The Impressions - We're A Winner / It's All Over mp3

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Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor, Producer – Johnny Pate
• Written-By – Curtis Mayfield

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A Product Of ABC Records Inc., New York, N.Y. 10019
Side A: Curton/Jalynne BMI
Side B: Chi-Sound Corp. - BMI

"It's All Over" taken from ABC LP 606 "The Fabulous Impressions"

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• Rights Society: BMI
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AMP 45-14403
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): AMP 45-13084
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Etched)): 45-ABC-14403 .../... ABC-14404(scratched out) .../... ABC-(???? scratched out) .../... ┌Σ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (Etched)): 45-ABC-13084 .../... ABC-13083(scratched out) .../... Σ┌

Companies

• Published By – Chi-Sound Corp.
• Published By – Curtom
• Published By – Jalynne

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We're a Winner is a 1967 single recorded by The Impressions for the ABC-Paramount label. Written and produced by Impressions lead singer Curtis Mayfield, the song is notable as one of the most prominent popular recordings dealing with the subject of black pride. The phrase We're a Winner was later used as the motto of Mayfield's record label Curtom Records. Album: Were A Winner ABC Paramount Records 1968. Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions - We're A Winner, Movin' On Up. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 1970. Fabulous ImpressionsWe're a Winner. It's All Over is the Impressions' version of a song that had already been a hit for Walter Jackson, and the cover of Gene McDaniels' One Hundred Pounds of Clay the only selection not written by Mayfield is filler. Its All Over. We're a Winner, included on a 1968 Impressions LP of the same name, became a virtual anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, and its success resulted not only in similar follow-ups from the Impressions among them Choice of Colors and This is My Country, but also marked the beginning of a trend towards increasing social consciousness in soul music. During and after We're a Winner's chart run in 1968, several other acts, including James Brown Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud and Sly & the Family Stone. We're a winner And never let anybody say Boy, you can't make it 'Cause a feeble mind is in your way No more tears do we cry And we have finally dried our eyes And we're movin' on up movin' on up Lawd have mercy We're movin' on up movin' on up. We're living proof in alls alert That we're two from the good black earth And we're a winner And everybody knows it too We'll just keep on pushin' Like your leaders tell you to At last that blessed day has come And I don't care where you come from We're all movin' on. Watch the video for We're A Winner from The Impressions's Definitive Impressions for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. From The Album. Play album. Definitive Impressions. The Impressions were an American music group from Chicago, Illinois, active from 1958 until 1983, whose repertoire included doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B. The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago, Illinois and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their lineup to become Jerry Butler & the. We're A Winner is loaded from the word go and was one of the most anticpated albums of 1968. The title track is an all time classic that rang around the world for those who were oppressed and in dire straits. My favorite songs on here are You always hurt me, IT's all over, you ought to be in heaven, I loved and I lostmy favorite song by them, ever,I can'T stay away from you, We're a winner, little brown boy, romancing to the folk song, no one to love And I'M Still waitin'. That's almost half of the CD. You can buy Album The Fabulous Impressions & We're A Winner 1998 - The Impressions. Listen online top songs The Impressions. Download the latest song of The Fabulous Impressions & We're A Winner: Little Girl. Release type: Album. Release source: CD. Year: 1998. We're A Winner is a track by The Impressions from the album Definitive Impressions released in 1989. THE IMPRESSIONS We're A WinnerIt's All Over 45 7 R&B SOUL 1967 ABC Records Condition: Used. Time left: 5d 4h 3m 10s Ships to: Worldwide. Listen to We're A Winner on YouTube. Loading content from YouTube. It's not 'we are winners,' it's 'we're a winner. It's let's come together. It's an upbeat song about doing something, about being proud of who you are, about lifting yourself. For especially young African Americans, it became a very positive message. I later learned Mayfield only sang those lines on a 1971 concert recording from the album CurtisLive: There'll be no more Uncle Tom - at last, that blessed day has come And we're a winner, and everybody knows it too We just keep on pushing, Like Martin Luther told you to And I don't mind leaving here, to show the world we have no fear