The impressions interview

[MIKEW-UK]

Prior to their recent London show, The Impressions were interviewed by David Nathan of Soulmusic.com. A very interesting and informative AUDIO interview of Sam, Fred and Reggie in which they choose their seven favourite songs from their catalogue and talk a little of each song prior to it being played. In the interview we learn that Sam Gooden was actually scheduled to be doing the lead on "For Your Precious Love" but Jerry Butler did the lead instead. [[Perhaps the fact that the group was 'Jerry Butler and The Impressions carried some weight here).
http://soulmusic.com/imwidana.html

[arrr&bee]

I don't think there was a[jerry butler and the impressions]but after the success of[your precious love]jerry's name was promoted and his buddies didn't like it so after some other leads which didn't do much jerry went solo.

[MIKEW-UK]

Here's a second reference to Jerry Butler and The Impressions, this time from expedia...

Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield met while singing in the same Chicago church choir. After singing in a number of local gospel groups, the two of them joined a doo-wop group called "The Roosters" in 1957, whose members included Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks, and his brother Arthur Brooks. By 1958, The Roosters had a new manager in Eddie Thomas, a record deal with Vee-Jay Records, and a new name: "Jerry Butler & the Impressions".
The group's first hit single was 1958's "For Your Precious Love", which hit #11 on the US pop charts and #3 on the R&B charts. However, soon after the release of the R&B Top 30 hit "Come Back My Love", Butler left the group to go on to a successful solo career. After briefly touring with the now-solo Butler as his guitarist, Curtis Mayfield became the group's new lead singer and songwriter, and Fred Cash, a returning original Roosters member, was appointed as the new fifth member.

try this URL.. look at the images of 45s at the top of the page for the VeeJay and Abner releases to see the credits...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=for+your+precious+love+jerry+butler+and+t he+impressions&hl=en&prmd=ivnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=7pMUTs2TJ8mWhQfTk-TqDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CAsQ_AUoAQ&biw=1551&bih=908