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Ridin' High is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions, released in 1966.[4]

Ridin' High
Studio album by The Impressions
Released	1966
Genre	Chicago soul
Label	ABC-Paramount[1]
Producer	Johnny Pate
The Impressions chronology
One by One (1965) Ridin' High (1966) The Fabulous Impressions (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

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

The Impressions

• 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[5]

References

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