We're a Winner

1967 single by The Impressions

"We're a Winner"

Single by The Impressions

from the album We're a Winner

B-side

"It’s All Over"

Released

1967

Recorded

RCA Victor Studios, Chicago; Universal Studios, Chicago: 1967

Genre

Soul

Length

2:24

Label

ABC-Paramount 11022

Songwriter(s)

Curtis Mayfield

Producer(s)

Johnny Pate

The Impressions singles chronology

"You Ought to Be in Heaven"
(1967)

"We're a Winner"
(1967)

"We're Rolling On"
(1967)

"We're a Winner" is a 1967 single recorded by The Impressions for the ABC-Paramount label. Written and produced by Impressions lead singer Curtis Mayfield, the song is notable as one of the most prominent popular recordings dealing with the subject of black pride. The phrase "We're a Winner" was later used as the motto of Mayfield's record label Curtom Records.

Personnel

Lead vocals and guitar^[1] by Curtis Mayfield
Background vocals by Sam Gooden and Fred Cash
Guitar by Phil Upchurch
Bass guitar by Lenny Brown
Drums by Billy Griffin
Produced, arranged, and conducted by Johnny Pate

Chart performance

The single peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was the number-one single on the Billboard R&B Chart during the week of March 1, 1968.^[2]

Chart (1967–68)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	14
US Best Selling R&B Singles (Billboard)	1

References

^ "Forgotten Heroes: Curtis Mayfield". 6 October 2014.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 272.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 406.