Leroy Hutson With The Impressions

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Curtis Mayfield produced and wrote everything, except for a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues," and Leroy Hutson's "This Love's For Real," but didn't sing. As the Motown cover indicates, Mayfield's mostly following trails blazed in Detroit, and very often the group sounds exactly like the Whitfield-era Temptations, most notably on the six and a half minute "Stop The War," which borrows rhythm and string arrangements and even the title from an earlier Tempts effort.

(The liner notes hilariously allege that the phrase "Hell no, we won't go" was invented by Mayfield for this recording.)

[Edie Antoinette]

Mmmmm the harmony! I absolutely have always loved this man Leroy Hutson..and the Impressions too.
I never realized Leroy was Donny Hathaway's dormmate in college either. Whoa! His voice is angelic.

Thanks for this Sole!!!! Wonderful!!!!!! You can right-click on any song on the Group's Main Page too to save whatever you want.

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Even more incredible was that he only lasted for 2 albums with The Impressions, Curtis hurry up and made him a Solo Singer, it's just crazy that he never became a Super Star in the industry.

[Edie Antoinette]

Yeah..that's definitely crazy. He was a superstar in our little world though.

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Thats so very true and that is all that counts...I wonder what is the meaning behind that Album Cover? They in THE GHETTO.....LOL