People Get Ready (song)
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| "People Get Ready" | ||
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| Single by The Impressions | ||
| from the album People Get Ready | ||
| Released | 1964 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | Chicago: 1964 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 2:38 | |
| Label | ABC-Paramount 10622 |
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| Writer(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |
| Producer(s) | Johnny Pate | |
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| The Impressions singles chronology | ||
| "Amen" (1964) |
"People Get Ready" (1965) |
"Woman's Got Soul" (1965) |
"People Get Ready" was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. The single is today the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition, and displayed the growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing.
Rolling Stone magazine named "People Get Ready" the 24th greatest song of all time. The song was included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
[edit] Cover versions
It has been covered by many musicians, including Bob Marley, Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart, Phil Collins, Jimmy Little, Eva Cassidy, John Denver, U2, Aretha Franklin, The Housemartins, Human Nature, Alicia Keys and Lyfe Jennings.
Bob Dylan also covered the song. His version was released in 1978 on a four song promotional record for his film Renaldo and Clara. His cover version was one of the 42 rarities on the iTunes anthology of Dylan's output.
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