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Keep On Pushing
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Keep On Pushing was released in 1964 on ABC-Paramount and is The Impressions' most successful album. It reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the R&B chart. Curtis Mayfield's title song reached number 10 on the Hot 100 and topped the R&B chart.
Johnny Pate wrote the horn arrangements, and the smooth harmony singing gives the album its colour. For Amen, Mayfield took inspiration from the film Lilies of the Field, in which Jester Hairston sang the spiritual. In the studio they began with a swing low sweet chariot and moved into a march-like rhythm. On the sleeve the trio is pushing Mayfield's Jaguar. The album can be seen on the cover of Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home, and Bob Marley included Amen and I Made a Mistake in the Wailers' regular setlist. In 2017 Pitchfork put it at number 167 of the best albums of the 1960s.
Listening
Track list
- 1Keep On Pushing2:36Apple Music ↗
- 2I've Been Trying2:51Apple Music ↗
- 3I Ain't Supposed To2:29Apple Music ↗
- 4Dedicate My Song To You1:57Apple Music ↗
- 5Long Long Winter2:51Apple Music ↗
- 6Somebody Help Me3:17Apple Music ↗
- 7Amen3:32Apple Music ↗
- 8I Thank Heaven2:44Apple Music ↗
- 9Talking About My Baby2:34Apple Music ↗
- 10Don't Let It Hide2:16Apple Music ↗
- 11I Love You (Yeah)2:10Apple Music ↗
- 12I Made a Mistake2:36Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗