People Get Ready

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People Get Ready is a classic 1965 soul and gospel-influenced song by Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions, celebrated for its uplifting message and enduring influence on popular music and civil rights culture.

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People Get Ready canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album People Get Ready self-link
artist The Impressions
associatedWithMovement American civil rights movement
bSide I've Found That I've Lost
chartPositionUSPop 14
chartPositionUSRB 3
composer Curtis Mayfield
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre R&B
gospel
soul
grammyHallOfFameInductionYear 1998
hasInstrumentation bass
drums
guitar
horns
vocals
hasLyricTheme civil rights
hope
redemption
spirituality
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Al Green
Aretha Franklin
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Curtis Mayfield
surface form: Curtis Mayfield and Jeff Beck

Dionne Warwick
Eva Cassidy
Jeff Beck
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Rod Stewart
The Chambers Brothers
The Staple Singers
U2
includedInList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
inductedInto Grammy Hall of Fame Award
surface form: Grammy Hall of Fame

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
surface form: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
influencedBy African-American spirituals
gospel music
isConsidered civil rights anthem
gospel-soul standard
labelCatalogNumber ABC-10622
language English
leadVocalist Curtis Mayfield
length 2:38
performer The Impressions
producer Johnny Pate
publisher Curtom Records
surface form: Curtom Music
rankInRollingStone2004List 24
rankInRollingStone2010List 24
rankInRollingStone2021List 20
recordingYear 1964
recordLabel ABC Records
surface form: ABC-Paramount Records
releaseDate 1965-02-15
releaseYear 1965
writer Curtis Mayfield

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Curtis Mayfield notableWork People Get Ready
Lovetown Tour includesCoverSong People Get Ready
One Love featuresPortionOfWork People Get Ready
subject surface form: One Love/People Get Ready
Man in the Hills hasTrack People Get Ready
Russell Watson notableWork People Get Ready
Lady Soul hasTrack People Get Ready
Mayfield notableWork People Get Ready
subject surface form: Curtis Mayfield
The Impressions notableWork People Get Ready
People Get Ready album People Get Ready self-link
London 0 Hull 4 hasPart People Get Ready