The Young Mods' Forgotten Story
The Young Mods' Forgotten Story is an album by the American soul music group the Impressions. It was released in 1969 via Curtom Records.
Production
Donny Hathaway worked as an arranger on the album.Critical reception
Billboard deemed The Young Mods' Forgotten Story a "smooth soul sampler of choice tunes." Colin Larkin called it "quintessential," writing that it "set the framework for solo work." The Edmonton Journal, reviewing a reissue, wrote that "the music, save for touches of wah-wah and proto-funk on 'Mighty Mighty', was in many ways a step behind similar groups of the time."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 " – 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 |
| 1969 | Black Albums | 21 |
| 1969 | Pop Albums | 104 |
USA - Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
| 1969 | Choice of Colors | Black Singles | 1 |
| 1969 | Choice of Colors | Pop Singles | 21 |
| 1969 | My Deceiving Heart | Black Singles | 69 |
| 1969 | Seven Years | Pop Singles | 84 |
| 1969 | Seven Years | Black Singles | 15 |