Ridin' High (The Impressions album)

Ridin' High
Studio album by The Impressions
Released	1966
Genre	Chicago soul
Label	ABC-Paramount
Producer	Johnny Pate
The Impressions chronology
One by One (1965) Ridin' High (1966) The Fabulous Impressions (1967)

Ridin' High is an album by American soul music group The Impressions, released in 1966.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Curtis Mayfield unless noted. "I Need To Belong To Someone" was recorded by the group three times: first, when they backed Jerry Butler on 1963 solo single (titled "Need to Belong"); second on this LP; and third on the Times Have Changed LP in 1972 featuring LeRoy Hutson (spoken intro) and Sam Gooden (lead).

Side One

1. "Ridin’ High" 2:25
2. "No One Else" 2:37
3. "Gotta Get Away" 2:28
4. "I Need to Belong to Someone" 3:25 (Curtis and Sam lead)
5. "Right on Time" 2:43
6. "I Need a Love" 2:25

Side Two

1. "Too Slow", 2:44
2. "Man’s Temptation" 4:45
3. "That’s What Mama Say" 2:34
4. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Mann Curtis) 3:02
5. "I’m a Telling You" 2:41

Personnel

• Curtis Mayfield - lead vocals, guitar
• Fred Cash - tenor vocals
• Sam Gooden - bass vocals

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1966	Black Albums	4
	Pop Albums	79

External links

• Ridin' High at Allmusic