The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
1969 studio album by The Impressions
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The Young Mods' Forgotten Story is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions.[3][4] It was released in 1969 via Curtom Records.[5]
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| Released | May 1969 | |||
| Genre | Chicago soul | |||
| Length | 25:26 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Producer | Curtis Mayfield | |||
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| Singles from The Young Mod's Forgotten Story | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
Production
Donny Hathaway worked as an arranger on the album.[6]
Critical reception
Billboard deemed The Young Mods' Forgotten Story a "smooth soul sampler of choice tunes."[7] Colin Larkin called it "quintessential," writing that it "set the framework for [Curtis Mayfield's] solo work."[2] The Edmonton Journal, reviewing a reissue, wrote that "the music, save for touches of wah-wah and (prescient) proto-funk on 'Mighty Mighty', was in many ways a step behind similar groups of the time."[8]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield
- "The Young Mods' Forgotten Story" – 2:00
- "Choice of Colors" – 3:15
- "The Girl I Find" – 2:37
- "Wherever You Leadeth Me" – 2:32
- "My Deceiving Heart" – 2:49
- "Seven Years" – 2:21
- "Love's Miracle" – 2:24
- "Jealous Man" – 2:34
- "Soulful Love" – 2:30
- "Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey)" – 2:21
Personnel
- Curtis Mayfield – lead vocals, guitar, producer
- Fred Cash and Sam Gooden – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Donny Hathaway and Johnny Pate – arranger
Charts
USA - Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1969 | Black Albums | 21 |
| Pop Albums | 104[9] |
USA - Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1969 | Choice of Colors | Black Singles | 1 |
| Pop Singles | 21 | ||
| My Deceiving Heart | Black Singles | 69 | |
| Seven Years | Pop Singles | 84 | |
| Black Singles | 15 |