Keep_On_Pushing_(song)

Keep On Pushing (song)

Keep On Pushing (song)

1964 single by The Impressions


"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.

Quick Facts Single by The Impressions, from the album ...

Chart history

The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, and a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the Cash Box R&B chart.[3]

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Use in presidential campaigns

  • The title was mentioned in-between the lyrics, by Curtis Mayfield in the Impressions rendition of the Negro Spiritual "Amen". (1964).
  • The album (cover) is one of several featured on the front cover art of the Bob Dylan's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
  • It was featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents.
  • It was also heard in the 2021 biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah.

Samples

See also


References

  1. Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
  2. Harrington, Jon (2015). "The Impressions - "People Get Ready". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 162.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 272.
  4. "Pushin'". Who Sampled. Retrieved 12 March 2021.




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