People Get Ready (cover)

People Get Ready..Written By Curtis Mayfield

Birth name Curtis Lee Mayfield
Born June 3, 1942(1942-06-03)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died December 26, 1999 (aged 57)
Roswell, Georgia, United States


Mayfield's career began in 1956 when he joined The Roosters with Arthur and Richard Brooks and Jerry Butler. Two years later The Roosters, now including also Sam Gooden, became The Impressions.[4] The band had one big hit with "For Your Precious Love". After Butler left the group and was replaced with Fred Cash, Mayfield became lead singer, frequently composing for the band, starting with "Gypsy Woman". Their hit "Amen," an updated version of an old gospel tune, was included in the soundtrack of the 1963 MGM film Lilies of the Field, which starred Sidney Poitier. The Impressions reached the height of their popularity in the mid to late 1960s, with a string of Mayfield compositions that included "Keep On Pushing," "People Get Ready," "It's All Right", "Woman's Got Soul", "Choice of Colors," "Fool For You," "This is My Country" and "Check Out Your Mind." Mayfield had written much of the soundtrack of the civil rights movement in the early 1960s, but by the end of the decade he was a pioneering voice in the black pride movement, in the company of James Brown and Sly Stone. Mayfield's "We're a Winner", a Number 1 soul hit which also reached the Billboard pop Top 20, became an anthem of the black power and black pride movements when it was released in late 1967,[5] much as his earlier "Keep on Pushing" (whose title is quoted in the lyrics of "We're a Winner") had been an anthem for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.[6]

Independent from his work with The Impressions, Mayfield became a songwriting powerhouse in Chicago, writing and producing scores of hits for other artists. He also owned the Mayfield and Windy C labels, distributed by Cameo-Parkway, and was partners in the Curtom label (first independent, then distributed by Buddah then Warner Bros and finally RSO.)

Lyrics
People get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

People get ready for the train to Jordan
It's picking up passengers from coast to coast
Faith is the key, open the doors and board 'em
There's hope for all among those loved the most.

There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner
For there's no hiding place against the Kingdom's throne

So people get ready, there's a train a comin'
You don't need no baggage, you just get on board
All you need is faith to hear the diesels hummin'
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord

Cover and all Instruments Played by Me

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• Blues
• Gospel
• Curtis
• Mayfield
• The
• Impressions

[cameragirlJane]

Popped back in for another listen today! Very uplifting one Carl!  Now maybe I can get some work done;))

[Carlfgauge]

THanks Jane !!! I Know its a Slow Day here too..draggin myself to Earn that days pay..Hey i got a Vid Im Workin On You'll like..The Softer Side.. Trying to get in touch with My Femine side Again. Hope it Dont Slap Me!!LOL!!!! But Really I Know your Into All Kinds of Stuff But This guy is Loved by You Ladies..should have it up sat/sun...stay Well.... Carl

[HDenBlues]

Great vid, Carl !!!

*****

Kurt

[Carlfgauge]

Thanks Kurt!! Appreciate it!!!

[badboyboogie20080212]

I know this song with a cover by Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck in 80's.fantastic.

[Carlfgauge]

Exactly!! Thats what I was Shooting For.... a Cross Between that cover and The Original ....

[Carlfgauge]

Thanks Frank!!! Appreciate It!!!!!

[allshookup77]

Excellent! A terrific song choice Carl, it's a classic! And you did a super job on it too, sounded great! Cool video too! Well done, I enjoyed it very much! ... FrAnK (★★★★★)

[chirogirl67550]

You are such a Brat!!! Stop it....lol

[carlguage]

Rest Up!!.. Get Better..My Last words..