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![Temptations - 1964 - 1998 - 1986 [MY GIRL - STAY - LADY SOUL]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130207144939im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/C42NK9-Zm9Y/default.jpg "My Top 3 Picks Of The Temptations From 1964 - 1998 - 1986 Mixed Together In A Medley. MY GIRL - STAY - LADY SOUL Enjoy!!!")
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/ˈbɒltɨmɔr/, colloquially /ˈbɔl.mɔr/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is located in the central area of the state along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The independent city is often referred to as Baltimore City to distinguish it from surrounding Baltimore County.
Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the largest seaport in the Mid-Atlantic United States and is situated closer to Midwestern markets than any other major seaport on the East Coast. Baltimore's Inner Harbor was once the second leading port of entry for immigrants to the United States and a major manufacturing center. After a decline in manufacturing, Baltimore shifted to a service-oriented economy.
At 620,961 residents in 2010, Baltimore's population has decreased by one-third since its peak in 1950. The Baltimore Metropolitan Area has grown steadily to approximately 2.7 million residents in 2010; the 20th largest in the country. Baltimore is also a principal city in the larger Baltimore–Washington combined statistical area of approximately 8.4 million residents.
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i/kælɨˈfɔrnjə/) is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area), and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach and Oakland). The capital city is Sacramento.
California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the third-longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually.
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Detroit
Detroit ( /diˈtrɔɪt/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the seat of Wayne County. It is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people, and serves as a major port on the Detroit River connecting the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the French explorer, adventurer, and nobleman Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac.
In 2010, the city had a population of 713,777 and ranked as the 18th most populous city in the United States. The name Detroit sometimes refers to the Metro Detroit area with a population of 4,296,250 for the six-county Metropolitan Statistical Area, the United States' eleventh-largest, and a population of 5,218,852 for the nine-county Combined Statistical Area as of the 2010 Census. The Detroit–Windsor area, a critical commercial link straddling the Canada–U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000.
Known as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames arose in the 20th century, including City of Champions beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport,The D, D-Town, Hockeytown (a trademark owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings), Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"), and The 313 (its telephone area code) Detroit became known as the "great arsenal of democracy" for its support of the U.S. role among the Allied powers during World War II.
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All of the island is territory of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and most of the United Kingdom's territory is in Great Britain. Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island of Great Britain, as are their respective capital cities: London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.
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Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world, being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair. Michigan is one of the leading U.S. states for recreational boating. The state has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. A person in the state is never more than six miles (9.7 km) from a natural water source or more than 85 miles (137 km) from a Great Lakes shoreline. It is the largest state by total area east of the Mississippi River.
Michigan is the only state to consist of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is often noted to be shaped like a mitten. The Upper Peninsula (often referred to as "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile (8 km) channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The two peninsulas are connected by the Mackinac Bridge. The Upper Peninsula is economically important due to its status as a tourist destination. There is also a variety of natural resources to be found there, including a sizable amount of iron ore.
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New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or The City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. As a global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which comprises a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest, with 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km2), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.1 million people as of the 2010 Census.
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Philadelphia ( /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,526,006 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Philadelphia is also the commercial, cultural, and educational center of the Delaware Valley, home to 6 million people and the country's fifth-largest metropolitan area. The Philadelphia metropolitan division consists of five counties in Pennsylvania and has a population of 4,008,994. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia are Philly and The City of Brotherly Love, the latter of which comes from the literal meaning of the city's name in Greek (Greek: Φιλαδέλφεια ([pʰilaˈdelpʰeːa], Modern Greek: [filaˈðelfia]) "brotherly love", compounded from philos (φίλος) "loving", and adelphos (ἀδελφός) "brother").
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The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.
Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from several performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. Each year it hosts more than 350 events including classical concerts, rock and pop, ballet and opera, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets.
The hall was originally supposed to have been called The Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed by Queen Victoria to Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences when laying the foundation stone as a dedication to her deceased husband and consort Prince Albert. It forms the practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by the road Kensington Gore.
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The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Al McKay
Al McKay (born February 2, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a guitarist, songwriter, producer and former member of the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. Al used to lead his own group Al McKay's L.A. All Stars with former EWF members Johnny Graham, Fred White (younger brother of EWF founders Maurice White and Verdine White), Rahmlee Michael Davis and Michael Harris of the former Phenix Horns, and Andrew Woolfolk. An album, entitled Al Dente, from this group was released through import.
Throughout most the 70's and 80's, Al has been hired for numerous studio sessions from different artists, and produced/composed for various projects, including The Temptations (Truly for You - 1984 / Motown), A Taste of Honey (Ladies of the Eighties - 1982 / Capitol), Finis Henderson (Finis - 1982 / Motown), among many others. His instructional video for Star Licks Productions appeared on VHS in the mid-80's. With a re-designed video-sleeve it was re-issued again on VHS during the 90's.
He now performs with his band The Al McKay Allstars, performing a show called The Earth, Wind & Fire Experience and tours along the major jazz festivals in the world with this fourteen-piece ensemble. There is also a live-DVD from this project, which is filmed in Eastern-Europe.
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Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong (born February 5, 1941, West Point, Mississippi) is an American singer and songwriter. Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best remembered for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield.
Strong was among the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown corporation, and is the performer on the company's first hit, "Money (That's What I Want)," which reached No. 2 U.S. R&B in 1960. Written by Gordy and Janie Bradford, the single was originally released on the Tamla record label, a forerunner of Motown, but was then leased to the Anna label as it was getting airplay, and it was on Anna label that it was a hit. "Money", which gave Strong his only major hit as a vocalist, was later recorded by a number of acts, including The Beatles, The Kingsmen, Richard Wylie and His Band, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Searchers, The Flying Lizards, The Sonics and Buddy Guy.
In the mid 1960s, Strong became a Motown staff lyricist, teaming with producer Norman Whitfield. Together, Strong and Whitfield wrote some of the most successful and critically acclaimed soul songs ever to be released by Motown, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight & the Pips; "War" by Edwin Starr; "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth; and the long line of "psychedelic soul" records by The Temptations, including "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "Psychedelic Shack", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", amongst others. Strong received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1973 for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Strong and Whitfield also co-wrote the ballad "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)", a 1971 Billboard No. 1 that also marked the last Temptations single to feature charter members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.
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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. (born November 28, 1929) is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label, as well as its many subsidiaries.
Berry Gordy, Jr. (born in Detroit, Michigan) was the seventh of eight children (Fuller, Esther, Anna, Loucye, George, Gwen, Berry and Robert), born to the middle-class family of Berry Gordy II (a.k.a. Berry Gordy, Sr.) and Bertha Fuller Gordy (1899–1975), who had relocated to Detroit from Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1922. Gordy was brought up in a tight-knit family with strong morals.[citation needed] Berry Gordy II (1888–1978) was the son of Berry Gordy I and a woman named Lucy Hellum. Berry Gordy I was the son of James Thomas Gordy, a white plantation owner in Georgia, and his female slave Esther Johnson. Berry Gordy, Jr. is distantly related to former president Jimmy Carter through Carter's mother, Bessie Lillian Gordy.
Berry Gordy II was lured to Detroit by the many job opportunities for black people offered by booming automotive businesses.
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Bette Midler
Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys. During her more than forty-year career, Midler has been nominated for two Academy Awards, and won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Her voice type is categorized as deep mezzo soprano.
Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her parents moved from Paterson, New Jersey to Honolulu before she was born, and hers was one of the few Jewish families in a mostly Asian neighborhood. Her mother, Ruth (née Schindel), was a seamstress and housewife, and her father, Fred Midler, worked at a Navy base in Hawaii as a painter. She was named after actress Bette Davis, though Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one, /ˈbɛt/. She was raised in Aiea and attended Radford High School, in Honolulu. She was voted "Most Talkative" in the 1961 school Hoss Election, and in her Senior Year (Class of 1963), "Most Dramatic". Midler majored in drama at the University of Hawaii, but left after three semesters. She earned money in the 1966 film Hawaii as an extra, playing an uncredited seasick passenger named Miss David Buff.
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Betty McGlown
Betty McGlown-Travis (born 1943 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American singer, a member of The Primettes, later known as The Supremes.
In 1959, McGlown started dating future Temptations member Paul Williams who was then singing with the Primes. Around the same time, the Primes' booking agent and manager Milton Jenkins was scouting the Detroit neighborhoods looking for girls to become part of the Primes' sister act. After discovering Florence Ballard, Ballard set on recruiting other girls she knew, quickly asking Mary Wilson, who asked Diana Ross to join. Due to her connection with Williams, McGlown became the last to join the Primettes.
Along with their guitarist, Marv Tarplin, the girls performed for Berry Gordy who, although impressed, told them they were too young for the business and encouraged them to finish school. On Lupine Records, McGlown sang backing vocals for Mary Wilson on "Pretty Baby" and backing vocals for Diana Ross on "Tears of Sorrow". These became the only known recordings of McGlown, although her voice does not stand out by itself in either song (and some have disputed that her voice is not even on these songs).
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Billy Bass Nelson
William "Billy Bass" Nelson (born January 28, 1951) is a U.S. musician, who was the original bassist for Funkadelic. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
Billy was born in Plainfield, New Jersey and as a teenager worked at George Clinton's barbershop, sweeping the floor and singing and dancing for the customers. Clinton was a member of the doo wop vocal group The Parliaments, who scored a nationwide hit in 1967 with the song "(I Wanna) Testify". Clinton put together a backing band as musical support for a tour and recruited Nelson, originally as guitarist. Nelson later switched to bass when his good friend Eddie Hazel joined as lead guitarist. The backing band was originally unnamed, but Nelson later coined the name "Funkadelic" to reflect the style (funk) and connect it with the then-burgeoning psychedelic music scene.
By 1970, Funkadelic was a full band consisting of Nelson, Hazel, drummer Tiki Fulwood, guitarist Tawl Ross, and keyboardist Mickey Atkins (later replaced by Bernie Worrell). Since 1967 the band had been billed as the musical backing for The Parliaments. Due to legal problems, in the early 1970s Clinton had temporarily lost the rights to the name "The Parliaments" and instead signed the entire ensemble to Westbound Records under the name Funkadelic. Nelson was a prominent contributor to the first three Funkadelic albums, Funkadelic (1970), Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow (1970), and Maggot Brain (1971).
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Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers (born Robert E. Rogers on February 19, 1940) is an American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a member of Motown Records' first signed act and first million selling group The Miracles from 1956 to present. He is also the grandfather of R&B singer Brandi Williams from R&B girl group Blaque
Rogers is the son of the late Robert & Lois Rogers. He was born on February 19, 1940 the same day and in the same Detroit hospital as fellow Miracles member Smokey Robinson, although the two would not meet until 15 years later.
On December 18, 1963 Rogers married Wanda Young, the lead singer of Motown group The Marvelettes. They had several children together and divorced in 1975 after twelve years of marriage. In 1981 Rogers married Joan Hughes on his birthday. The wedding ceremony was officiated by the late Cecil Franklin (older brother of Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin). Rogers and his wife Joan reared four children (Bobbae, Gina, Kimberly & Robert III) all are now adults. Rogers currently resides between his primary residence in suburban Detroit, Michigan and a Beverly Hills, California piedaterre with wife Joan.
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Brian Holland
Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Holland, along with Lamont Dozier, served as the team's musical arranger and producer.
For a short time, Holland partnered with Robert Bateman, together known as "Brianbert", collaborating on such hits as "Please Mr. Postman" for the The Marvelettes.
Holland has also had an on-and-off career as a performer. He released a solo single in 1958 under the name of "Briant Holland". He and longtime friend and future songwriting partner Freddie Gorman were in a short-lived group called The Fidalatones, and was later (1960–62) a member of Motown recording act The Satintones as well as being a member of The Rayber Voices, a quartet that backed up several early Motown recording acts. He partnered with Lamont Dozier under the name "Holland-Dozier", releasing a lone single for Motown in 1963, then was inactive for a number of years, and was then revived in the early and mid-1970s, scoring a number of medium-sized R&B hits. Holland resumed his solo recording career in 1974, hitting the charts as a solo artist in '74 and '75.
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Cholly Atkins
Charles “Cholly” Atkins (13 September 1913 – 19 April 2003) was an American dancer and vaudeville performer, who later became noted as the house choreographer for the various artists on the Motown label.
Born Charles Sylvan Atkinson, a native of Pratt City, Alabama, Atkins first found fame as one-half of a top vaudeville tap dancing act with partner Charles "Honi" Coles. After working as a freelance choreographer for The Miracles, Atkins was hired by Berry Gordy to work as a Motown choreographer in 1964, and set about developing the routines that would later become the trademark moves of other Motown acts like The Supremes, The Temptations (Atkins was also featured in the video for their hit single "Lady Soul"), The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & The Pips and others. Atkins would, in fact, continue working with Motown artists well into the 1980s. He choreographed for non-Motown artists as well, namely the dance routines of The Cadillacs in the 1950s, and the Sylvers and The O'Jays during the mid-1970s. He also worked with Detroit rock band DC Drive and is featured in the "You Need Love" video.
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Cornelius Grant
Cornelius Grant (born April 27, 1943) in Fairfield, Texas, a small town 80 miles south of Dallas. Raised by his grandmother, who he adored, he taught himself how to play guitar at the age of nine. When he was 13, his family moved to Detroit.
At 15, he was playing in clubs, bars, talent shows, and other functions. Within three years he was playing with Mary Wells, then Marvin Gaye before The Temptations snatched him up. Grant used a Gibson Birdland and a Fender Telecaster. He created the opening guitar riff on "I Know I'm Losing You". He wrote the hit song with Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield. He also wrote "You're My Everything" with the late Roger Penzabene and Norman Whitfield. Penzabene, a close friend of Grant's, wrote "I Wish It Would Rain" and "I Could Never Love Another". Grant also wrote "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" and "Ain't No Sun (Since You Been Gone)" (performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips); "You Got to Earn It", and "I Got to Find a Way to Win You Back" (performed by the Temptations); and "My Weakness Is You" and "I Want My Baby Back" (performed by Edwin Starr); Grant also co-wrote "I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)" for Stevie Wonder, and "Love and Affection" for Marvin Gaye.
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an African-American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano, saxophone, and drums. Curtis Mayfield is a winner of both the Grammy Legend Award (in 1994) and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (in 1995), and was a double inductee into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted as a member of The Impressions into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, and again in 1999 as a solo artist. He is also a two-time Grammy Hall of Fame inductee.
Born on June 3, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, Mayfield was the son of Marion Washington and Kenneth Mayfield. Mayfield's father left the family when Mayfield was five and his mother moved Curtis and his siblings into various Chicago projects before settling at the Cabrini–Green projects when Mayfield reached his teenage years. Mayfield attended Wells Community Academy High School. He dropped out of high school early to become lead singer and songwriter for The Impressions, then went on to a successful solo career. Perhaps most notably, Mayfield was among the first of a new wave of mainstream African-American R&B performing artists and composers injecting social commentary into their work. This "message music" became extremely popular during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Damon Harris
Damon Harris (born Otis Robert Harris, Jr. on July 17, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a three-time Grammy Award-winning African-American soul and R&B singer. He is most notable as a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975. Twenty years old when he joined the group, Harris was the youngest member of The Temptations during his tenure in the group. As a teenager Harris had formed a Temptations tribute band named The Young Tempts (aka The Young Vandals). The group had charted singles released on T-Neck Records, and later had a few minor hits under the name Impact. Harris is now the founder and CEO of The Damon Harris Cancer Foundation dedicated to promoting the awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer.
As a teenager growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, Otis Harris, Jr. was a major Temptations fan, and idolized in particular the group's falsetto, Eddie Kendricks. Patterning himself after Kendricks, Harris and his friends John Quinton Simms, Charles Timmons (actually name was/is Kareem Ali, who went on to perform with Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue), and Donald Knute Tighman, formed a Temptations-inspired vocal group during his high school years called The Young Tempts ("Tempts" being a nickname for the Temptations). The Young Tempts recorded covers of two 1966 Temptations' songs, "I've Been Good to You" (a song originally recorded by The Miracles), and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," for The Isley Brothers' T-Neck Records in 1970. Motown Records filed an injunction against T-Neck because of the group's name; the 45 was withdrawn and re-issued with the group credited as The Young Vandals, and reached #46 on the R&B charts. At about this time, Billy Griffin joined the Young Vandals' lineup.
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David Ruffin
Davis Eli "David" Ruffin (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations from 1964 to 1968 (or the group's "Classic Five" period as it was later known). He was the lead voice on such famous songs as "My Girl" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." Known for his unique raspy and anguished tenor vocals, Ruffin was ranked as one of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2008. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 for his work with the Temptations. Fellow Motown recording artist Marvin Gaye once said admiringly of Ruffin that, "I heard in [his voice] a strength my own voice lacked."
Ruffin was born Davis Eli Ruffin on January 18, 1941 in the rural unincorporated community of Whynot, Mississippi, the son of Eli, a Baptist minister, and Ophelia Ruffin (née Davis). His father was strict and at times violently abusive. Ruffin's mother died just months after his birth and his father married a schoolteacher, Earline, in 1942. As a young child, Ruffin, along with his other siblings (older brothers Quincy and Jimmy, and sister Rita Mae), traveled with their father and their stepmother as a family gospel group opening shows for Mahalia Jackson and The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi among others. He also had an older sister Rosetta who died as a child. Ruffin sang in the choir at Mount Salem Methodist Church, talent shows, and wherever else he could. In 1955, at the age of fourteen, he left home under the guardianship of a minister and went to Memphis, Tennessee with the purpose of pursuing the ministry.
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Dennis Edwards
Dennis Edwards (born February 3, 1943) is a soul and R&B singer, most noted for being one of Motown act The Temptations' lead singers replacing David Ruffin. He is the father of Issa Pointer, whose mother is Ruth Pointer of The Pointer Sisters.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama to Reverend and Mrs. Dennis Edwards Sr., he began singing as a toddler, just two years old, in his fathers' church. His family moved to Detroit when he was seven. As a high school student, Edwards sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy gospel group, then in 1961 he organized his own soul/jazz group, Dennis Edwards and the Fireballs. Before joining The Contours in 1967, Edwards recorded a single for the obscure Detroit label, International Soulville Records. The single was a track called I Didn't Have to (But I Did) with Johnnie on the Spot. The record is very rare and sought after by Northern soul fans.[citation needed]
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Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, record producer, and actress.
Diana Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that has included successful ventures into film and Broadway. She received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), for which she won a Golden Globe award. She has won seven American Music Awards, was honored with a 2012 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, and won a Tony Award for her one-woman show, An Evening with Diana Ross, in 1977.
In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the "Female Entertainer of the Century." In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Diana Ross the most successful female music artist in history due to her success in the United States and United Kingdom for having more hits than any female artist in the charts with a career total of 18 number one records in the United States. Diana Ross has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
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Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."
His collaborations with Roberta Flack scored high on the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the duet, "Where Is the Love" in 1973.
His body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
Hathaway, the son of Drusella Huntley, was born in Chicago. He lived with his grandmother, Martha Pitts, also known as Martha Crumwell, in the Carr Square housing project, in St Louis. Hathaway began singing in a church choir with his grandmother, a professional gospel singer, at the age of three. He graduated from Vashon High School in 1963. He studied music on a fine arts scholarship at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He also formed a jazz trio to work around the local area with drummer Ric Powell while there, but during 1967 left Howard without a degree, after receiving job offers in the music business.
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Eddie Hazel
Edward Earl "Eddie" Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1950, Hazel grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey because his mother, Grace Cook, wanted her son to grow up in an environment without the pressures of drugs and crime that she felt pervaded New York City. Hazel occupied himself from a young age by playing a guitar, given to him as a Christmas present by his older brother. Hazel also sang in church. At age 12, Hazel met Billy "Bass" Nelson, and the pair quickly became close friends and began performing, soon adding drummer Harvey McGee to the mix.
In 1967, The Parliaments, a Plainfield-based doo wop band headed by George Clinton, had a hit record with "(I Wanna) Testify." Clinton recruited a backing band for a tour, hiring Nelson as bassist, who in turn recommended Hazel as guitarist. Hazel was in Newark, New Jersey working with George Blackwell and couldn't be reached. After Nelson returned from the tour, he tried to recruit Hazel. His mother at first vetoed the idea since Hazel was only seventeen, but Clinton and Nelson worked together to change her mind.
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Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992) was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination". As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the 1970s, including the number-one single "Keep On Truckin'".
Edward James Kendrick was born in Union Springs, Alabama on December 17, 1939, the son of Johnny and Lee Bell Kendrick. He had one sister, Patricia, and three brothers, Charles, Robert, and Clarence. His family moved to Birmingham, where he met and began singing with his best friend Paul Williams in their church choir in the late 1940s. In 1955, Kendricks, Williams, and friends Kell Osborne and Jerome Averette formed a doo-wop group called The Cavaliers, and began performing around Birmingham. The group decided to move for better opportunities in their musical careers, and in 1957 the group moved to Cleveland, Ohio. In Cleveland, they met manager Milton Jenkins, and soon moved with Jenkins to Detroit, Michigan, where the Cavaliers renamed themselves 'The Primes'. Under Jenkins' management, the Primes did well for themselves in the Detroit area, eventually creating a female spin-off group called The Primettes (later The Supremes). In 1961, Osbourne moved to California, and the Primes disbanded. Kendricks and Paul Williams joined forces with members Otis Williams and Melvin "Blue" Franklin of Otis Wiliiams and the Distants after three members quit and became The Elgins, who on the same day changed their name to "The Temptations" and signed to Motown.
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Elbridge Bryant
Elbridge "Al" Bryant (September 28, 1939 – October 26, 1975) was an American tenor, and one of the founding members of Motown singing group The Temptations.
Bryant (nicknamed "Al" or "Bones") was born in Thomasville, Georgia and later moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he met best friend Otis Williams. Williams and Bryant were in a number of groups together, including Otis Williams & the Siberians, the El Domingoes, and The Distants before forming The Elgins in 1960 with fellow Distants Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams, and Primes Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams. The Elgins would re-christen themselves as The Temptations before signing with Miracle Records, a subsidiary of Motown Records. After releasing two of the group’s singles, the label was closed and all following singles were released under the Gordy Records label.
On The Temptations’ studio recordings using this lineup, Paul Williams and Kendricks would split most of the leads, while Otis Williams, Franklin and (the rarely recorded) Bryant were usually called upon to sing background vocals and deliver ad-libs, harmony vocals, and occasionally a few lead lines. However all five group members got a chance to sing lead when they performed live on stage; most of which was handled by Bryant, Kendricks and Paul Williams (the latter would serve as the Temptations main lead, both on stage and in the studio, for most of this period). Bryant would also sometimes sing the lead on "May I Have This Dance" (led by Kendricks - in his natural voice - on the studio recording), and was a co-lead on "I Want a Love I Can See" (led only by Paul Williams on the studio version) during live performances the group made in 1963. They also served as background singers for various Motown acts, including Mary Wells and Marvin Gaye.
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Florence Ballard
Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman (June 30, 1943 – February 22, 1976) was an American singer and a founding member of the Motown group The Supremes. From 1963 until 1967, Ballard sang on 16 Top 40 hit Supremes' singles, ten of which hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1967, Motown CEO Berry Gordy decided to remove Ballard from the Supremes. After being dropped from the group, Ballard struggled with a solo career in the late 1960s and spent much of the last five years of her life in relative poverty. In 1976, Ballard died of cardiac arrest at the age of thirty-two. Her death has been called "one of rock's greatest tragedies".
Florence Ballard was born in Detroit in 1943. The ninth of fifteen children, Ballard's parents Lurlee (née Wilson) and Jessie Lambert Ballard had migrated from Rosetta, Mississippi, to participate in Detroit's then booming job market. Jessie Ballard eventually found work at General Motors but still struggled to take care of his growing brood. The Ballards moved constantly around Detroit, living in 7 Mile for a brief time and then living at the Black Bottom projects. Ballard's family eventually settled at the then-newly developed Brewster-Douglass housing projects by the time Ballard was fifteen.
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Glenn Leonard
Glenn Carl Leonard (born June 11, 1947 in Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B and soul singer best remembered for serving as the first tenor/secondary lead singer of the Motown quintet The Temptations from 1975 to 1983.
Leonard recorded with the groups the Chancellors, Instant Groove and True Reflection before he was asked to replace ousted Temptations member Damon Harris (who'd replaced Eddie Kendricks). Leonard joined the group in 1975, just before they recorded the hit Shaky Ground. Leonard's most notable Temptations leads were on the 1980 single Power, and on the Christmas classic Silent Night from their 1980 Christmas album. He was replaced by Ron Tyson in 1983.
Leonard is a native of Washington D.C., second oldest of 8 children born 1947 to Gennie and Pearlie Leonard, natives of North Carolina. As a child, he was raised between Washington and North Carolina. He started singing at the age of six, and by age 13 he began to earn a living performing on stage, at parties and concerts, and as a recording artist. Leoard successfully established 3 groups by the time he was in his early 20s: The Chancellors, The Instant Groove, and The True Reflections. He was also a member of another popular and successful recording group from Washington called The Unifics. He recorded his first record with his first group, The Chancellors, on Cap City Records, a subsidiary of Septar Records, and later his third group, The True Reflection, on Atlantic Records.
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Harry McGilberry
Harry McGilberry (January 19, 1950 – April 3, 2006) was an American R&B and soul singer and latter-day bass singer for The Temptations between 1995 and 2003.
Born Harry McGilberry, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGilberry was a member of the R&B group The Futures and later the Temptations, replacing ailing bassist and former P-Funk member Ray Davis to join the quintet in 1995 and recorded the albums Phoenix Rising, Ear-Resistible and Awesome with them.
McGilberry was fired from the group in 2003 by Temptations leader Otis Williams for a reported drug habit (he was replaced by Joe Herndon of The Spaniels). He later joined a Temptations splinter group, 'The Temptations Experience', replacing the then recently departed Ray Davis.
McGilberry died of an apparent drug overdose on April 3, 2006 at the age of 56. He was known by family members and friends as "Boom-Boom".
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Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others.
The hit song "Soul Man", written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by "Sam & Dave", has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as one of the Songs of the Century.
During the late 1960s, Isaac Hayes also began recording music and he had several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, he worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures.
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Jackie Wilson
Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American singer and performer. Known as "Mr. Excitement", Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. He was considered a master showman, one of the most dynamic and influential singers and performers in R&B and rock history. Gaining fame in his early years as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes, he went solo in 1957 and recorded over 50 hit singles that spanned R&B, pop, soul, doo-wop and easy listening. During a 1975 benefit concert, he collapsed on-stage from a heart attack and subsequently fell into a coma that persisted for nearly nine years until his death in 1984. By this time, he had become one of the most influential artists of his generation.
A two-time Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee, Jackie Wilson was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jackie Wilson #69 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance.
In a career that spanned decades, Brown profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moved on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music making. Brown performed in concerts, first making his rounds across the Chitlin' Circuit, and then across the country and later around the world, along with appearing in shows on television and in movies. Although he contributed much to the music world through his hitmaking, Brown holds the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number one on that chart.
For many years, Brown's touring show was one of the most extravagant productions in American popular music. At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. The bands that he maintained during the late 1960s and 1970s were of comparable size, and the bands also included a three-piece amplified string section that played during ballads. Brown employed between 40 and 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330 shows a year with almost all of the shows as one-nighters. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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James Jamerson
James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) was an American bass player. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and he is now regarded as one of the most influential bass players in modern music history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
A native of Edisto Island (near Charleston), South Carolina, Jamerson moved with his mother to Detroit, Michigan in 1954. He learned to play the double bass at Northwestern High School, and he soon began playing in Detroit area blues and jazz clubs.
Jamerson continued performing in Detroit clubs after graduating high school, and his increasingly solid reputation started providing him opportunities for sessions at various local recording studios. Starting in 1959 he found steady work at Berry Gordy's Hitsville U.S.A. studio, home of the Motown record label. There he became a member of a core of studio musicians who informally called themselves The Funk Brothers. This small, close-knit group of musicians performed on the vast majority of Motown recordings during most of the 1960s. Jamerson's earliest Motown sessions were performed on double bass, but in the early 1960s he switched to mostly playing electric bass - a Fender Precision.
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Jeffrey Bowen
Jeffrey Bowen was a songwriter and record producer, notable for his work at both Motown Records and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. He is best known for his work with the Detroit male vocal groups Chairmen of the Board and The Temptations. Bowen produced three albums for the Temptations: The Temptations in a Mellow Mood, A Song for You, and Wings of Love.
In 1978 Bowen met and married Bonnie Pointer and became her producer. He produced Bonnie Pointer's 1978 Red Album (Motown), 1979 Purple Album (Motown), and her 1984 album "If The Price Is Right" on Private I Records.
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Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin (born May 7, 1939) is an American soul singer, and elder brother of David Ruffin of The Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted."
Jimmy Ruffin was born in Collinsville, Mississippi, the son of a minister, and was approaching his second birthday when his brother David was born. As children, the brothers began singing with a gospel group, the Dixie Nightingales. In 1961, Jimmy became a singer as part of the Motown stable, mostly on sessions but also recording singles for its subsidiary Miracle label, but was then drafted for national service. After leaving the Army in 1964, he returned to Motown, where he was offered the opportunity to join the Temptations to replace Elbridge Bryant. However, after hearing his brother David, they hired him for the job instead so Jimmy decided to resume his solo career. Jimmy Ruffin recorded for Motown's subsidiary Soul label, but with little success.
In 1966, he heard a song about unrequited love written for The Spinners, and persuaded the writers that he should record it himself. His recording of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" became a major success and he felt he was on his way to becoming a star. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the R&B Chart. It also initially reached #10 in the UK singles chart, rising to #4 when it was reissued in the UK in 1974. "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remained Ruffin's best-known song. The intended follow-up, "East Side West Side," written by Ron Welser and Flamingos' member Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, was released only in Australia, due to an argument with Motown head Berry Gordy.[citation needed] Nevertheless, follow-ups in the US were successful, with "I've Passed This Way Before" and "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" reaching the US charts in late 1966 and early 1967.
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Joe Herndon
Walter Joseph Herndon (born January 5, 1949) is an American R&B and soul singer, former bass singer of a version of doo-wop group The Spaniels and the current bass singer for The Temptations.
Herndon was born in Washington, D.C. and began his career joining the D.C.-based version of The Spaniels in the 1970s. He would remain singing with this version of the group until the late-1990s when he joined forces with former Temptations singer Glenn Leonard to form the splinter group The Temptations Experience. Upon the dismissal of Temptations bass singer Harry McGilberry in late 2003, Herndon was asked to replace McGilberry as a featured member of the legendary Motown quintet by Otis Williams. Herndon accepted and made his official Temptations debut on their last Motown album, 2004's Legacy.
He is still a current member of the group alongside Otis Williams, Bruce Williamson, Ron Tyson and Terry Weeks.
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Johnnie Mae Matthews
Johnnie Mae Matthews (December 31, 1922 – January 6, 2002) was an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from Bessemer, Alabama. Known as the “Godmother of Detroit Soul” and as the first African American female to own and operate her own record label (Northern Recording Company) she was an early influence on the careers of many of the now-famous recording stars who began their careers in Detroit, Michigan such as Otis Williams, David Ruffin, and Richard Street of the Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, Joe Hunter of the Funk Brothers Band, Richard Wylie, Norman Whitfield, Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records, Timmy Shaw, Barbara Lewis, Bettye LaVette and many more.
Johnnie Mae Matthews was born December 31, 1922, in Bessemer, Alabama. She learned to sing in her church choir, and also performed with her mother at military bases throughout the Deep South. When she was twelve years old, the family relocated to New Jersey, and in 1947 Matthews left her parents home and moved to Detroit, Michigan where she married and started her own family. In 1957 she joined a local quintet called the Five Dapps, assuming lead vocals on "You're So Unfaithful," which was the B-side of their 1958 debut single, "Do Wop a Do". The Instrumental backing on the record was done by pianist Joe Hunter, who would frequently collaborate with Matthews in the years to follow, and later led Motown's famed studio band, the Funk Brothers.
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Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill (born May 22, 1966) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic compilations.
Gill was born on May 22, 1966 in Washington, D.C, the son of a minister. He started singing at the age of five in a family gospel group called "Wings Faith" which included his brothers Bobby, Jeff, and Randy Gill (himself a solo recording artist and member of the group II D Extreme). His recording career began in 1983 when his childhood friend, singer Stacy Lattisaw, convinced him to record a demo. This demo fell into the hands of the president of Atlantic Records, and his self-titled debut album was released shortly thereafter, featuring the minor hit, "Super Love". On this album, Gill played guitar, bass, bongos, and drums in addition to performing lead and background vocals. Gill then teamed up with Stacy for a duet album, which featured their first hit together, "Perfect Combination". A second album on Atlantic Records yielded the song "Half Crazy", which is still a fan favorite.
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Kell Osborne
Kell Osborne (March 12, 1939 – January 29, 2012) was an American singer best known as a member of The Primes, a group which would later be known as The Temptations.
Kell Osborne was born in Birmingham, Alabama on March 12, 1939, he was raised by his deeply religious stepfather. His stepfather had wanted him to become a minister. However, he decided to be a singer. In 1955 he and his friends Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Willy Waller started a singing group known as The Cavaliers, and they began performing in Birmingham. In 1957 Waller left the group, and they were reduced to a trio. In 1958 they left Birmingham to break out into the music business. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where Milton Jenkins would become their manager.
They later moved to Detroit, Michigan, not too long after that Jenkins changed the groups name to The Primes, and they got a spin-off group known as The Primettes, members of that group included Diane (later Diana) Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Betty McGlown. In 1960 Kell left the group and moved to Los Angeles, California to start a solo career, and as a result the group disbanded, Kendricks, and Williams would go on to become members of The Temptations.
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Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier (born June 16, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.
Dozier is best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha & the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Along with Brian Holland, Dozier served as the team's musical arranger and producer. After H-D-H left Motown in 1967 to form the Invictus/Hot Wax labels, Dozier began recording as an artist on their labels. Dozier departed from H-D-H in the mid-1970s, and was replaced by new arranger/producer Harold Beatty.
Dozier had another #1 hit as a songwriter in the 1980s, combining with Phil Collins to write the song "Two Hearts" from the movie soundtrack for Buster. "Two Hearts" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song. Collins and Dozier also co-wrote "Loco in Acapulco" for The Four Tops, which is also featured on the Buster soundtrack.
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Leon Robinson
Leon Preston Robinson IV (born March 8, 1962) usually credited as simply Leon, is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as an actor in 1983.
Leon had a relationship with The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 3 star Cynthia Bailey, with whom he has an 11 year old daughter, Noelle Robinson. More recently,he was in a relationship with Australian fashion model Ebony Mciver. And
Before striking it on the big screen, Leon amassed numerous small screen credits, notably in a 1989 episode of the NBC series Midnight Caller, in which he played an athlete who falls victim to crack cocaine. He also co-starred in the 1989 ABC miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, as the boyfriend of a suburbanite (played by Robin Givens). He became a part of popular music history when he was cast as Saint Martin de Porres in Madonna's controversial 1989 music video "Like a Prayer".
Leon's early film roles included a football teammate of Tom Cruise in All the Right Moves (1983) and as Fortune Smith, the Notre Dame-bound basketball playing co-worker of Matt Dillon, in The Flamingo Kid (1984). After his exposure in the 1989 video for the song "Like a Prayer" by Madonna, Leon's roles became more substantial. In 1993, he played a leading role in the film Cool Runnings. That same year, he co-starred as John Lithgow's henchman out to get Sylvester Stallone in Renny Harlin's Cliffhanger and followed with a turn as a disillusioned ex-jock in Above the Rim (1994). Leon also appeared as Lela Rochon's married lover in 1995's Waiting to Exhale and co-produced as well as co-starred in the 1997 romantic drama The Price of Kissing. He also starred in the movie Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, directed by Tim Reid. baby
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Leon Russell
Claude Russell Bridges (born April 2, 1942), known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, he began playing piano at the age of four. Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At this time he was already performing at Tulsa nightclubs. After moving to Los Angeles, he became a session musician, working as a pianist on the recordings of many notable musical artists since the 1960s. By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, becoming successful as an arranger and wrote/co-wrote songs. As a musician, he worked his way from gigs as a sideman to well known performers. By 1970 he had graduated to solo recording artist, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry.
Russell was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 14, 2011, at a black-tie dinner at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan.
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Louis Price
Louis Bernhardt Price (born March 29, 1953) is an American R&B, soul singer, and actor notable for being the lead singer of the first post-Dennis Edwards led version of The Temptations from 1977 to 1980.
Price lived in Chicago as a child and attended John Marshall High School. Price moved to Los Angeles and sung in various groups before being asked to replace Dennis Edwards of The Temptations after group leader Otis Williams fired Edwards. Price joined the group just as they were leaving their longtime label Motown for Atlantic Records. Price was the principal lead vocalist on "Hear to Tempt You" and one of the featured lead vocalists on "Bare Back". The Atlantic-era Temptations records fizzled on the charts and Price's tenure was short-lived. He was replaced by a returning Dennis Edwards as the group returned to Motown in 1980.
He then joined The Drifters and remained with them through the first half of the 1980s, while also doing occasional studio singing with groups like Heatwave on their album, "Current." In the late 1980s, Price signed with Motown and recorded his self-titled debut album, Louis Price, which was released in 1991. The album didn't sell well and he was dropped by Motown.
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times. He won four Grammy Awards in 2004 including the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the track "Dance with My Father", co-written with Richard Marx.
Luther Vandross was born on April 20, 1951 at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, United States. He was the fourth child and second son to Mary Ida Vandross and Luther Vandross, Sr.
Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City in the NYCHA Alfred E. Smith Houses public housing development, Vandross began playing the piano at the age of three. He grew up in a musical family that moved to the Bronx when he was thirteen. His sister, Patricia, sang with the vocal group The Crests, who had a number two hit in 1958 with "16 Candles", though she left the group before the recording. Vandross's father died of diabetes when Vandross was eight years old. Luther Vandross was in a high school group, Shades of Jade, that once played at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. He was also a member of a theater workshop, "Listen My Brother" who released the singles "Only Love Can Make a Better World" and "Listen My Brother", and appeared on the second and fifth episodes of Sesame Street in November 1969.
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Melvin Franklin
David Melvin English (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin, was an American bass singer. Franklin is best known for his role as a member of Motown singing group The Temptations from 1960 to 1994.
David English was born in Montgomery, Alabama to Rose English, a teenage mother from nearby Mobile. His biological father was the preacher of the English family's church in Mobile, who, according to his mother, impregnated her through non-consensual relations. Following David's birth, Rose English married Willard Franklin and moved to Detroit, her grandmother insisting young David be left behind in her care. David English finally moved to Detroit with his mother and stepfather in 1952 at age ten.
Taking on his stepfather's surname for his stage name as a teenager, David English - now Melvin Franklin - was a member of a number of local singing groups in Detroit, including The Voice Masters with Lamont Dozier and David Ruffin, and frequently performed with his best friend, Richard Street. Franklin often referred to Street - and Ruffin, another childhood friend - as his "cousins".
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Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine.
The program was well known for "torn-from-the-headlines" stories and blatant political satire. It achieved a high level of political notoriety in the 1992 presidential election when Dan Quayle mentioned the show in a campaign speech, afterwards known as the "Murphy Brown speech".
The show began in the Monday 9/8PM timeslot and remained there until its final season when it was moved to Wednesday at 8:30/7:30PM. The series finale aired in its original Monday timeslot.
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic, who, in the show's first episode, returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. Over forty and single, she is sharp-tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered "one of the boys", having shattered any and all "glass ceilings" encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.
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Norman Whitfield
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s. He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and as an instrumental figure in the development of the late-60s sub-genre of psychedelic soul.
During his 25-year career, Whitfield co-wrote and produced many enduring hits for various Motown artists, including "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "War", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", "Smiling Faces Sometimes", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Car Wash". Whitfield worked extensively with The Temptations as a producer and songwriter; he solely produced eight of their albums between 1969 and 1973. Alongside his Motown lyrical collaborator Barrett Strong, he was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Otis Williams
Otis Williams (born October 30, 1941) is an American baritone singer. Nicknamed "Big Daddy", he has also acted as a sporadic songwriter and record producer. Williams co-founded the Motown vocal group The Temptations in early 1960 as The Elgins, a group in which he continues to perform. Williams is the group's only surviving original member.
Williams was born in Texarkana, Texas, to Otis Miles and Hazel Louise Williams, an unmarried couple who separated shortly after their son's birth. As a child, he went by "Otis Miles, Jr." until learning Williams was his legal last name. While Williams was still a toddler, his mother married and moved to Detroit, Michigan, leaving the boy to be raised by both of his grandmothers in Texarkana. Williams' mother moved him to Detroit when he was ten years old, where he lived with his mother and his stepfather, Edgar Little.
Williams became interested in music as a teenager. He loved music and put together a number of singing groups, among them Otis Williams and the Siberians, the El Domingoes and the Distants. The Distants had a local hit, co-written by Williams and manager/producer Johnnie Mae Matthews, called "Come On", with lead vocals by Richard Street. Future Distants recordings were not as successful, and after an offer from Berry Gordy of Motown Records, Williams and his friends/bandmates Elbridge "Al" Bryant and Melvin Franklin quit the Distants. (Best friends for over thirty years, Williams and Franklin were the only two Temptations to never quit the group.) Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams from The Primes later joined Williams, Bryant, and Franklin to create the Elgins, who signed to Motown in March 1961 as "The Temptations".
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Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), and who afterwards had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.
Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, and was raised by his aunt. He began to sing and learn guitar at an early age, inspired by American radio stations. After a notable career with The Wailers and as a solo musician, he was murdered at his home during a robbery.
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Richard Street
Richard Allen Street (born October 5, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1993. Street was the first member of the Temptations to actually be a native of Detroit; all of the previous members were born and at least partially raised in the southern United States.
Street was the lead singer of an early Temptations predecessor, Otis Williams & the Distants, and takes the spotlight on their local hit "Come On". The Distants also included future Temptations Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Elbridge "Al" Bryant, who left The Distants and their record deal with Johnnie Mae Matthews' Northern Records to form The Elgins (later The Temptations) with Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams. After their departure, Matthews had Street briefly lead a new Distants group in the early 1960s.
During the mid-1960s, Street performed with a Motown act called The Monitors, who had only one minor hit, 1966's "Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)", to its name.
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Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B. Among his well known songs are "Super Freak", "Mary Jane" and "You and I".
In addition to his music, James gained notoriety for his wild lifestyle, which led to widely publicized legal problems, and which was famously satirized by Chappelle's Show in 2004.
Rick James was born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. in Buffalo, New York. He attended Orchard Park High School and Bennett High School before dropping out at the age of 15. One of eight children, his father, an autoworker, abandoned him and his siblings when Rick was a child. His mother, a former vaudeville dancer, later reportedly ran errands for a Mafia family to make ends meet.[citation needed]
James grew up singing on street corners with fellow neighborhood boys. James' early idols included Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and The Temptations (particularly his uncle, Melvin Franklin). After briefly being involved in street crime, James dropped out of high school at 15 to avoid a possible draft and joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. A year later, James left the Reserve after he began to miss weekend training, because it interfered with his music career.[not in citation given]
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Ricky Owens
Ricky Owens (born Richard Edgar Owens in St. Louis, Missouri) (April 24, 1939 - December 6, 1996) was an African-American R&B and soul singer better known as the first tenor and lead singer of the doo-wop/R&B group The Vibrations and, briefly, as member of The Temptations, the first replacement of original Temptations founding member Eddie Kendricks. He was then soon afterwards replaced by Damon Harris in the group while he returned to The Vibrations.
Owens died in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1996 at the age of 57.
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Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, England, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces influenced heavy metal genres.
With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. In the UK, he has had six consecutive number one albums, and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the U.S, with four of these reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists". He was voted at #33 in Q Magazine's list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and #59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and was inducted a second time, as a member of Faces, in April 2012.
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Roger Penzabene
Roger Penzabene (d. December 31, 1967) was a songwriter for the Motown label. Among his most notable compositions are "The End of Our Road" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye, and a trilogy of hits for the Temptations: "You're My Everything", "I Wish It Would Rain", and "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)".
The mournful break-up song "I Wish It Would Rain" in particular drew from Penzabene's real-life pain & suffering. The songwriter found out that his wife was cheating on him, but could not bring himself to leave her, and his emotions on the situation are present in both of his final compositions, "I Wish It Would Rain" and "I Could Never Love Another". However the lyrics to the song were changed from the original one. On New Year's Eve 1967, a week after the release of "I Wish It Would Rain", Penzabene committed suicide.
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Ron Tyson
Ron Tyson (born February 8, 1948) is an American tenor/falsetto singer and songwriter. Tyson is the current tenor for long-lived singing group The Temptations, filling the role made famous by Eddie Kendricks in the 1960s.
Tyson was born Ronald Tyson Presson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Monroe, North Carolina. Before joining the Temptations in 1983, he wrote for them on their 1977 Atlantic album, Hear to Tempt You. That album (and the one after it) stiffed and they returned to Motown Records for four more albums with tenor Glenn Leonard before Tyson joined them.
Tyson was lead singer of a Philadelphia soul group called The Ethics, which later changed its name to Love Committee. His brother David Tyson is a member of singing group The Manhattans. In addition to his work as a singer, Tyson has written songs for artists such as The O'Jays, First Choice, Eddie Kendricks, Archie Bell & The Drells, The Four Tops, The Dells, Eddie Holman and Gloria Gaynor. Additionally, Tyson served as lead vocals for Tom Moulton's 12" releases on Casablanca Records, "I Don't Need No Music" and "Put Yourself in My Place."
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Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and influence on the modern world of music. His contribution in pioneering soul music led to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown.
Cooke had 29 top-40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964. Major hits like "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Twistin' the Night Away" are some of his most popular songs. Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career. He founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. He also took an active part in the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Siedah Garrett
Siedah Garrett (born June 24, 1960, Los Angeles, California) is a Grammy winning and two-time Oscar nominated American songwriter and singer.
She appeared as a contestant on Password Plus in 1980.
She performed "One Man Woman" on Quincy Jones' Grammy-Award winning "Back on the Block."
She joined the soul / funk outfit Plush, their self titled album was issued in 1982 on RCA Records.
Her hits include "Don't Look Any Further" with Dennis Edwards (#72 pop, #2 R&B in 1984); "Do You Want It Right Now?" in 1985 from the Fast Forward soundtrack (#3 Hot Dance Music/Club Play and #63 R&B), which was covered by Taylor Dayne in 1988 and later covered by Armand Van Helden in 2007 under the title "I Want Your Soul"; "Everchanging Times" from the movie Baby Boom (#30 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987), and "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." (#97 in 1988). The latter song went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
In 1987 Garrett was involved in Michael Jackson's Bad album, singing a duet with Jackson on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" and co-writing the #1 single "Man in the Mirror". The association with Jackson enabled her to sing on several Quincy Jones albums of the 1980s and 1990s, co-writing his hit songs "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)", "Back On The Block," and "The Secret Garden." Garrett also toured with Michael Jackson from 1992 to 1993 on his Dangerous World Tour, singing backing vocals and duetting with him for "I Just Can't Stop Loving You".
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Skyler Jett
Skyler Jett is a singer who has worked with many top musicians, such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin. He also was briefly the lead singer in The Commodores, touring with them around the world. He is Grammy recognized for his performance with Celine Dion in "My Heart Will Go On".
Skyler Jett was born in Oakland, California in the 50's. He comes from a musical family, with his Grandmother, Mom and Aunt all gospel vocalist back in the 40's and 50's. Skyler's Aunt, Elsie Davis, was the first black woman to hire entertainment for San Francisco's Presidio Army base where she booked mega artist like Bob Hope, Sammy Davis Jr, Bing Crosby, The Rat Pack and many others.
Skyler's uncles, Arif Khatib and Capus Hope were also Promoters and Personal Managers for artist such as Ike and Tina Turner and jazz acts including Donald Byrd and The Blackbyrds, Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Pharoah Sanders, Michael White and many others in the '60s.
As a child, Skyler started singing in church and by age ten he fell in love with jazz and R&B. By age thirteen he was performing on stages all over the SF Bay Area and traveling up and down the northern states and Canada. Just out of high school, Skyler moved to New Jersey for three years gigging up and down the coast opening for superstars like Bruce Springsteen. Following those formative years on the road Skyler turned to rock music and fostered his talents as a song writer.
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Sly Stone
Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, March 15, 1943, Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his role as frontman for Sly and the Family Stone, a band which played a critical role in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1993, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Stewart family was a deeply religious middle-class household from Denton, Texas. The parents, K.C. and Alpha Stewart, held the family together as Christians, part of the doctrines of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and encouraged musical expression in the household. Born 15 March 1943, Sylvester Stewart was the second of five children raised in Vallejo, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. After the family moved from Denton, Texas to Vallejo, Sylvester and his brother Freddie and their sisters Rose and Vaetta formed "The Stewart Four" as children, performing gospel music in the Church of God in Christ and even recording a single local release 78 rpm single, "On the Battlefield" b/w "Walking in Jesus' Name", in 1952. The eldest sister, Loretta, was the only Stewart child not to pursue a musical career. All of the other Stewart children would later adopt the surname "Stone" and become members of Sly & the Family Stone.
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Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is most notable for being the founder and front man of the popular Motown vocal group, The Miracles, for which he also served as the group's chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as The Five Chimes until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the stage to focus on his role as Motown's vice president.
However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year, later having solo hits such as "Baby That's Backatcha", "Quiet Storm", "The Agony and the Ecstasy", "Cruisin'", "Being With You" and "Just to See Her". Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left Motown in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Robinson was born in Detroit and raised in the city's North End section. At one point, he and Diana Ross were next-door neighbors; he said he has known Ross since she was eight. Robinson later told reporters when he was a child, his uncle christened him "Smokey Joe", which Robinson assumed was a "cowboy name for me" until he was later told that smokey was a pejorative term for dark-skinned Blacks. Robinson, who is mainly of African American descent and is light-skinned, remembers his uncle saying to him, "I'm doing this so you won't ever forget that you're black." Robinson grew up as a fan of Western films.
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Tammi Terrell
Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, known as Tammi Terrell (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American recording artist and songwriter most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter–Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in April 1965 and enjoyed modest success as a solo singer. Once she was paired with Gaye in 1967, her stardom grew, but on October 14 of that year she collapsed on stage into Gaye's arms during a performance. She was soon thereafter diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor which eventually led to her death at age 24.
Tammi Terrell was born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery in Philadelphia. Members of her family have said her parents figured their eldest child would be a son and had settled on "Thomas". After Terrell's birth, they added in "-ina". Terrell was called "Tommie" by family. Terrell has a younger sister, Ludie (born 1949). Terrell began singing in church at an early age. Terrell developed a rebellious, free-spirited streak and changed her name to "Tammy" after seeing the film Tammy and the Bachelor in the summer of 1957 and hearing its theme song "Tammy". Around this time, Terrell began complaining of migraines and headaches. Terrell's family said that this foreshadowed her later struggle with brain cancer but that at the time they did not regard it as a major issue.
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Terry Weeks
Terry Wayne Weeks (born December 23, 1963) is an American R&B and soul singer who is currently one of the lead singers of the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations.
Weeks was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Serving in the Air Force, including involvement with Tops In Blue for eight years. Upon his retirement in the early-1990s, Weeks began singing locally around his home base in Alabama. After giving an impromptu audition to Temptations member Otis Williams, he was placed in a Williams/Motown side project, For Lovers Only. Following that group's only release, he was a fill-in for the Temptations, taking the place of Temptations lead Ali-Ollie Woodson, who was battling throat cancer. He would replace Woodson permanently in 1997, joining the Temptations lineup that included Williams, Ron Tyson, Theo Peoples and Harry McGilberry in 1996.
Weeks sung co-lead on the group's latter day hits, "Stay" (1998) and "I'm Here" (2000).
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The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers ( /ˈaɪzliː/ YZ-lee) are an American musical group consisting of brothers Ron and Ernie Isley. The founding members of the band were Ronald Isley, older brothers Rudy and Kelly and younger brother Vernon. Originally formed as a gospel quartet, following the death of brother Vernon, the remaining trio launched a career into doo-wop scoring with their first million-selling hit single, "Shout", in 1959. Follow-up successes came with the 1962 single, "Twist and Shout" and the 1966 Motown single, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)".
Following the release of their 1969 Grammy Award winning hit, "It's Your Thing" and subsequent other hits on their own label, the family eventually grew to include younger brothers Ernie and Marvin Isley as well as brother-in-law Chris Jasper. From 1973 until 1983, the group would release a successive string of hit albums and singles on the R&B charts, becoming one of the few successful black groups to successfully cross over into the pop charts due to their mixture of soul, funk and rock thanks to the albums, 3 + 3 and The Heat Is On and also helped pioneer the quiet storm format with a string of ballads on their 1970s and 1980s albums.
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The Parliaments
The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the cigarette brand. After some early personnel changes their lineup solidified with George Clinton, Ray Davis, Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas. Clinton was group leader and manager, and part owner of the barbershop where the group convened to entertain customers.
The group was originally based on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, but by the 1960s had developed a unique sound based on emerging styles of soul and funk music, with a notable penchant for bizarre lyrics. The group struggled for hits during most of the 1960s, recording singles on a variety of small record labels. They switched labels many times, and released several double-sided singles without success, including "Poor Willie" (on Apt Records), "Lonely Island" (on Flipp) and "Heart Trouble" (on Golden World Records). Eventually, Clinton gained employment at Motown Records as a songwriter and producer, making weekly trips to Detroit to produce for The Pets, Roy Handy, and other acts. In 1967 the Parliaments released "(I Wanna) Testify" on Revilot and finally achieved a hit single, with the song reaching #3 R&B and #20 Pop on the Billboard charts. In reality, Clinton was the only member of the Parliaments to appear in the song, as the other members were unable to travel to Detroit for the recording session (session singers and musicians rounded out the recording). To capitalize on the single's success, Clinton put together a backing band for a tour, expanding the Parliaments to the five singers plus five backing musicians.
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Theo Peoples
Theo Peoples (born Theopolis Peoples, III on January 24, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an African-American R&B/soul singer. The son of a preacher, he was discovered by Ron Tyson and tapped to replace Richard Street in the long-lived Motown group The Temptations in 1992.
His first recordings with the group were released in the box set Emperors of Soul (1994) where he sang lead on "Givin' U The Best," "Elevator Eyes" and "Blueprint For Love." On the album For Lovers Only, Peoples sang lead vocals for "Night and Day," which was featured in the 2000 film What Women Want. After Ali-Ollie Woodson left the Temptations in 1996 due to his battle with throat cancer, Peoples assumed the role of lead second tenor/baritone for the group. Although he was replaced by Barrington "Bo" Henderson before the album's release, Peoples made significant contributions to the multi-platinum and Grammy Award nominated Phoenix Rising, singing lead on the group's #1 hit "Stay" and composing the single "This Is My Promise."
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Thom Bell
Thomas Randolph "Thom" Bell (born January 26, 1943 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American songwriter and producer, best known as one of the creators of the Philadelphia style of soul music in the 1970s. He moved to Philadelphia as a child.
Bell was classically trained, but as a teenager had sung with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates fame). Bell's first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia in 1967, where he was introduced to a local group called The Delfonics. Bell brought a smooth, lush style to soul and his production talents yielded several big hits for the group on the Philly Groove label run by their manager Stan Watson, including "La-La (Means I Love You)" and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," the latter nominated for a Grammy Award in 1970.
By 1971, Bell had left the Delfonics to produce another local group, The Stylistics, this time on Avco Records. By then he had teamed up with the Philadelphia born songwriter Linda Creed and Russell Thompkins, Jr., lead singer of the Stylistics. This partnership generated three albums full of memorable tracks. Bell and Creed became one of the era's dominant soul songwriting teams, penning hits such as "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)", "You Are Everything", "Betcha by Golly, Wow", "Break Up to Make Up", and "You Make Me Feel Brand New".
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Willie Hutch
William McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch (December 6, 1944 — September 19, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s.
Born William McKinley Hutchinson in 1944 in Los Angeles, California, Hutch was raised in Dallas, Texas and joined a doo-wop group, The Ambassadors, as a teenager. After graduating from Booker T. Washington High, Hutch shortened his last name as he started his music career in 1964 on the Soul City label with the song, "Love Has Put Me Down."
Moving to Los Angeles, his music eventually caught the eye of the mentor for pop/soul quintet The 5th Dimension, and Hutch was soon writing, producing, and arranging songs for the group. In 1969, he signed with RCA Records and put out two albums before he was spotted by Motown producer Hal Davis, who wanted lyrics to his musical composition "I'll Be There," which was to be for The Jackson 5. The song was recorded by the group the next morning after Hutch received the call. Motown CEO Berry Gordy signed Hutch to be a staff writer, arranger, producer, and musician shortly there afterward.
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.
A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway".
The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Pickett was born March 18, 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, and grew up singing in Baptist church choirs.
He was the fourth of 11 children and called his mother "the baddest woman in my book," telling historian Gerri Hirshey: "I get scared of her now. She used to hit me with anything, skillets, stove wood — (one time I ran away and) cried for a week. Stayed in the woods, me and my little dog." Pickett eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955.
Pickett's forceful, passionate style of singing was developed in the church and on the streets of Detroit, under the influence of recording stars such as Little Richard, whom he later referred to as "the architect of rock and roll.
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Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Actors
Director
Temptation Filmography
- Cum Filled (2005)
- The 69 Club (2005)
- Dearest Diary (2004)
- Cum Dumpsters 2 (2003)
- Amateur Angels 9 (2003)
- Charm School Brats (2003)
- Cock Swallowers (2003)
- Cum Swapping Sluts 3 (2003)
- Envy (2003)
- Hook-ups 2 (2003)
- I'll Do Anything (2003)
- Jack's Playground 7 (2003)
- One True Chance (2003)
- Pussy Foot'n 8 (2003)
- Summer Mischief (2003)
- Teens in Toyland (2003)
- The Best of Brittney Skye (2003)
- When the Boyz Are Away the Girlz Will Play 10 (2003)
- Witch Coven College (2003)
- Barely Legal 28 (2002)
- Chica Boom 15 (2002)
- Pussy Playhouse 4 (2002)
- Big Blowout (2002)
- Wicked Auditions (2002)
- Girls Home Alone 19 (2002)
- Handjobs 11 (2002)
- Heaven (2002)
- Teen Dreams 2 (2002)
- Teen Perversions (2002)
- Teen Tryouts Audition 17 (2002)
- North Pole #32 (2002)
- Young as They Cum 8 (2002)
Temptations, The Filmography
- The Best of 'The Temptations' on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (2011)
- Motown Gold from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (2011)
- My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind (2010)
- My Music: Motown Memories (2009)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006)
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
- Motown Christmas (2002)
- Super Bowl XXXII (1998)
- Rock & Roll (1995)
- Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (1990)
- Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits (1988)
- Motown on Showtime: Temptations and Four Tops (1986)
- Super Night of Rock 'n' Roll (1984)
- The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (1972)
- G.I.T. on Broadway (1969)
- Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations on Broadway (1969)
Temptation Filmography
- I Wish You Love - The Temptations
- You're Not an Ordinary Girl - The Temptations
- Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go?) - The Temptations
- Who You Gonna Run To - The Temptations
- Way over There - The Temptations
- The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations
- The Further You Look, the Less You See - The Temptations
- Take a Stroll Through Your Mind - The Temptations
- Someday at Christmas - The Temptations
- Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Temptations
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Temptations
- Runaway Child, Running Wild - The Temptations
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - The Temptations
- Plastic Man - The Temptations
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
- No Man Can Love Her Like I Do - The Temptations
- My Christmas Tree - The Temptations
- My Baby - The Temptations
- Ma - The Temptations
- Lonely, Lonely Man Am I - The Temptations
- Just One Last Look - The Temptations
- Just Let Me Know - The Temptations
- It's Summer - The Temptations
- Isn't She Pretty - The Temptations
- I've Got Heaven Right Here On Earth - The Temptations
- I'm the Exception to the Rule - The Temptations
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - The Temptations
- I'll Be In Trouble - The Temptations
- I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
- I Need Your Lovin - The Temptations
- I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back) - The Temptations
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - The Temptations
- Hello Young Lovers - The Temptations
- Happy Landing - The Temptations
- Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got - The Temptations
- Glasshouse - The Temptations
- Get Ready - The Temptations
- Friendship Train - The Temptations
- Everybody Needs Love - The Temptations
- Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me - The Temptations
- Cloud Nine - The Temptations
- Check Yourself - The Temptations
- Born To Love You - The Temptations
- Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
- Angel Doll - The Temptations
- Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone - The Temptations
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That - The Temptations
- A Place In The Sun - The Temptations
- (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations
- Say You - The Temptations
- Save My Love for a Rainy Day - The Temptations
- Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) - The Temptations
- You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Temptations
- No More Water in the Well - The Temptations
- My Girl - The Temptations
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) - The Temptations
- Then - The Temptations
- Masterpiece - The Temptations
- The Christmas Song - The Temptations
- That's the Way Love Is - The Temptations
- That's Life - The Temptations
- What Love Has Joined Together - The Temptations
- Your Wonderful Love - The Temptations
- You're My Everything - The Temptations
- You'll Lose a Precious Love - The Temptations
- You Don't Love Me No More - The Temptations
- You Beat Me to the Punch - The Temptations
- Yesterday/What Now My Love - The Temptations
- With These Hands - The Temptations
- Who's Lovin' You - The Temptations
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - The Temptations
- White Christmas - The Temptations
- What's So Good About Goodbye? - The Temptations
- What Now My Love - The Temptations
- Hey Girl - The Temptations
- Try To Remember - The Temptations
- Try It Baby - The Temptations
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - The Temptations
- This Guy's in Love With You - The Temptations
- Fading Away - The Temptations
- The Rhythm of Life - The Temptations
- The Impossible Dream - The Temptations
- The Girl's Alright With Me - The Temptations
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - The Temptations
- Sweet Inspiration - The Temptations
- Sorry Is a Sorry Word - The Temptations
- Somewhere - The Temptations
- Silent Night - The Temptations
- Shakey Ground - The Temptations
- Slow Down Heart - The Temptations
- Since I've Lost You - The Temptations
- Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
- Silver Bells - The Temptations
- Run Charlie Run - The Temptations
- Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations
- Please Return Your Love to Me - The Temptations
- (You Can) Depend on Me - The Temptations
- Paradise - The Temptations
- Ol' Man River - The Temptations
- Not Now (I'll Tell You Later) - The Temptations
- Message from a Black Man - The Temptations
- Memories - The Temptations
- May I Have This Dance? - The Temptations
- Little Miss Sweetness - The Temptations
- Little Green Apples - The Temptations
- Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow - The Temptations
- Law of the Land - The Temptations
- Fan the Flame - The Temptations
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
- Just Another Lonely Night - The Temptations
- Its Your Thing - The Temptations
- It's Growing - The Temptations
- I've Passed This Way Before - The Temptations
- I Second That Emotion - The Temptations
- I've Been Good To You - The Temptations
- I'm Ready For Love - The Temptations
- I'm a Bachelor - The Temptations
- Ill Try Something New - The Temptations
- I'll Love You Till I Die - The Temptations
- How Can I Forget - The Temptations
- You've Got to Earn It - The Temptations
- I Want A Love I Can See - The Temptations
- I Truly, Truly Believe - The Temptations
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine - The Temptations
- I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To - The Temptations
- Hey Jude - The Temptations
- I Can't Think Of A Thing At All - The Temptations
- I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations
- I Ain't Got Nothing - The Temptations
- Hum Along and Dance - The Temptations
- He Who Picks a Rose - The Temptations
- Happy People - The Temptations
- Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love - The Temptations
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) - The Temptations
- G.I.T. On Broadway - The Temptations
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - The Temptations
- Funky Broadway - The Temptations
- For Once in My Life - The Temptations
- FIREFLY - The Temptations
- Finale: Let the Sunshine In - The Temptations
- Farewell My Love - The Temptations
- Dream Come True - The Temptations
- Don't Send Me Away - The Temptations
- Don't Look Back - The Temptations
- Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down - The Temptations
- Dinah - The Temptations
- Cindy - The Temptations
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations
- Camouflage (Version 2) - The Temptations
- Camouflage (Version 1) - The Temptations
- (You're My) Dream Come True - The Temptations
- Baby, Baby I Need You - The Temptations
- All I Need - The Temptations
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - The Temptations
- A Tear From A Woman's Eyes - The Temptations
- A Taste Of Honey - The Temptations
- A Song For You - The Temptations
- The Temptations - The Lads
- The Temptations - Lads
I Wish You Love Lyrics
English lyrics by Albert A. Beach
French lyrics and music by Charles L. Trenet
Goodbye, no use leading with our chins
This is where our story ends
Never lovers, ever friends
Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day
But before you walk away
I sincerely want to say
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this
I wish you love
And in July a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health
But more than wealth
I wish you love
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never be
So with my best
My very best
I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
But most of all when snowflakes fall
I wish you love
I wish you love
I wish you love, love, love, love, love
I wish you love
You ain't got no halo
hanging over your head
You ain't got no wings
that you can spread
You ain't got no harp so you can play me a song so sweet (Oh yeah)
You ain't got no golden slippers on your pretty little feet (Oh yeah)
Oh, but to me you're an angel
To me you're an angel
You're not an ordinary girl because you're an angel to me, yeah
Angel, Baby
Now you don't have sugar (Sugar)
sprinkled all over you (No sugar all over you)
You're not made of peppermint - ewwww -
(Peppermint) thru and thru (Not peppermint thru & thru)
You don't come in assorted flavors(uh huh)like a package of Charms (Oh yeah)
And you won't stain my shirt (uh huh) if you melt in my arms (Oh yeah)
Oh, but to me you're candy
To me you're candy
You're not an ordinary girl because you're candy to me, yeah
Candy, Baby
Now I haven't carved (I haven't carved)
our initials on trees (Our initials on trees)
You might not know all the facts (All the facts)
about the birds and the bees (About the birds & the bees)
You don't send me sweet love letters with the smell of perfume (Oh yeah)
My photogragh may not be plastered all over your room (Oh yeah)
Oh oh ohhh, but to me you're a sweetheart
To me you're a sweetheart
You're not an ordinary girl, yes you're a sweetheart to me, yeah
Sweet, sweet, Baby
You're not an ordinary girl, yes you're a sweetheart to me, yeah
Sweet, sweet, Baby
There were times I knew
But I found it hard to say
You were special in my life
Never thought youd go away
I'll be strong
I'll get by
Without you in my life
I can see
Through your lies
Did you ever love me
I never found your love
You and I know
Love is leaving
And you don't want me anymore
Why should I
Even try
You and I know
Love is leaving
Now you're the last thing on my mind
Someone else
I will find
A memory I've left behind
If I ever made you cry
Any reason I can't find
It was lonely by your side
Like a fool, I stood by you
I'll be strong
I'll get by
Without you in my life
I can see
Through your lies
Did you ever love me
I never found your love
You and I know
Love is leaving
And you don't want me anymore
Why should I
Even try
You and I know
Love is leaving
Now you're the last thing on my mind
Someone else
I will find
A memory I've left behind
Is there something I could do
Is there something I should say
Is there someone else to keep you from
And now (Woah, woah, yeah, yeah yeah-yeah-yeah)
You and I know
Love is leaving
And you don't want me anymore
Why should I
Even try
You and I know
Love is leaving
Now you're the last thing on my mind
Someone else
I will find
A memory I've left behind
You and I know
Love is leaving
And you don't want me anymore
Why should I
Even try
You and I know
Love is leaving
Now you're the last thing on my mind
Why should I
Even try
When you're feeling alright, I never see you coming.
But when you're hurt, you always come a-runnin';
But one of these days I know, I gonna have to let you go
Then, tell me, who you gonna to run to (baby) where you gonna hide
I wanna know-who you gonna tell that you're hurting-ing inside
When you're going strong,(when you're going strong)I don't see
you at all (I don't see you at all); But when something goes wrong,
(when something goes wrong)that's when you call (that's when you call)
But if you keep doing me like you do, then I'm gonna turn my back on you
Then tell me, who you gonna run to (repeat chorus)Hmmm mm
When you climbed love's tree, you thought that love was a game;
but now you're out on a limb, oh yes, and you're calling my name.
But one of these days I'm bound, to let you come tumbe-ling down
Then tell me who you gonna run to (Repeat chorus to a harmonic fade out)
"Way Over There"
(William "Smokey" Robinson- Berry Gordy Jr.)
I've got a lover way over ther, on the mountain side and i know that's where i should be
don't you know i've got a lover way over there across the river wide and i can hear her calling to me
she's calling my name, so sweet and so plain and i can hear her saying
come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby
they tell me that the river's to deep and it's much to wide for you can't get across to the other side
but they don't know i got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time like a did before when she mine all mine, cause i can hear her saying
come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby
i'm gonna get to you
come to me baby
no matter what i have to do
come to me baby
they tell me that the river's to deep and it's much to wide for you can't make it over to the other side
but they don't know i got to get there and hold her in my arms just one more time like a did before when she mine all mine, cause i can hear her saying
come to me baby
i'm on my way
come to me baby
i'm gonna stay
come to me baby
ooh, baby when i get there, i ain't going nowhere, because a river in't deep enough, a mountain ain't steap enough to keep me from your side
Lead: Eddie Kendricks
You've got a smile so bright,
you know you could have been a candle.
I'm holding you so tight,
you know you could have been a handle.
The way you swept me off my feet,
you know you could have been a broom.
The way you smelled so sweet,
you know you could have been some perfume.
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to,
amd I can tell the way you do the things you do.
*Eddie: Ah, baby.
*Other Tempts:(The way you do the things you do)
(The way you do the things the do)
As pretty as you are,
you know you could have been a flower.
If good looks was a minute,
you know that you could be an hour.
The way you stole my heart,
you know you could have been a cool crook.
And, baby, you're so smart,
you know you could have been a schoolbook.
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to,
and I can tell the way you do the things you do.
*Eddie: Ah, baby, yeah
*Other Tempts:(The way you do the things you do)
(The way you do the things you do)
You made my life so rich,
you know you could have been some money.
And, baby, you're so sweet,
you know you could have been some honey.
Well, you could have been anything that you wanted to,
and I can tell the way you do the things you do.
(The way you do the things you do)
You really swept me off my feet (the way you do the things you do)
You made my life complete
(the way you do the things you do)
You made my life so bright
(the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel all right
(the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel all right
(the way you do the things you do)
You make me feel all right
(the way you do the things you do)
Come on, now, baby.
*indicates simultaneous singing
Many a man has gone away
Many a man has gone astray
Searching for the treasures of a love that's true
I'm hoping that my treasure can be you
Cause I believe, I believe
The further you look
Show love now
The less you see
I'm hoping you'd be the treasure meant for me
I've seen men carry their hopes from town to town
Trying to track lost treasures down
Some find true love before their hopes are gone
Others lose hope and they have to --yes, now -- move on
And I can hear them say as they go down
The further you look,
You better know that
The less you see
So I'm hoping you'd be the treasure meant for me
Oh-oh-oohhh-oh
Travel, travelling on
Wondering if they've done something wrong
Moving on becoming a rover
But if you'll be mine, my searching is all over because now
The further you look,
Show love now
The less you see
I'm hoping you'll be the treasure meant for me
And I know, I know, I know
The further you look,
the less you're gonna see
so I'm hoping you'd be the treasure meant for me
And I believe, I believe right now
The further you look,
the less you're gonna see
so I'm hoping you'll be the treasure meant for me
One drag, that's all it took....
One drag, that's all it took....
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find.
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find. Yea.
people I got sunshine on a cloudy day. Ya.
I got sunshine, sunshine, on a cloudy day. Have mercy.
people im grooving, groovin...me and myself, dig?
Im just groovin, groovin...me and myself...oh lord have mercy
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find.. Hmmm
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find. Yea. Just me...
callin on the group to give me a little whoop-whoop
callin on the group to give me a little whoop-whoop
whoop-whoop. Yeaaa whoop
whoop-whoop. Yeaaa whoop
whoop-whoop. Yeaaa whoop
hmmm mhm
whoop-whoop. Yeaaa whoop
take out your crayon and coloring book, and color me out...
my mind sleeping but im wide awake
my mind sleeping but im wide awake
one drag, that's all it took....
welcome to the circle, ya, we'll decide. You dig? Cause you people look at us like we're freaks. Dingdongdang. Aint no thang baby...
there is no young, there is no old, reach and touch your soul.
tell me, have you ever been off the ground for a long, nice and slow, here we go...
seems like every monday morning ive got the blues.
And every tuesday I get some bad news
wednesday worse cause I aint got a dime to my name
I done worked so hard all week, thursday, my body iust racked with pain
here come the good part...
friday the eagle flies and so do I
I wonder if you hear me when i say
the eagle flies on friday and so do I
yea, just listen...
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find
Take a stroll through your mind, you'll be surprised at what you might find. Yea...
SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS
WRITERS RONLAD MILLER, BRYAN WELLS
Someday at Christmas men won't be boys
Playing with bombs like kids play with toys
One warm December our hearts will see
A world where men are free
Someday at Christmas there'll be no wars
When we have learned what Christmas is for
When we have found what life's really worth
There'll be peace on earth
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime
Someday at Christmas we'll see a Man
No hungry children, no empty hand
One happy morning people will share
Our world where people care
Someday at Christmas there'll be no tears
All men are equal and no men have fears
One shinning moment my heart ran away
From our world today
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime
Someday at Christmas man will not fail
Take hope because your love will prevail
Someday a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart
Someday all our dreams will come to be
Someday in a world where men are free
Maybe not in time for you and me
But someday at Christmastime
Someday at Christmastime
SMILING FACES SOMETIMES
WRITERS NORMAN WHITFIELD, BARRETT STRONG
Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes They don't tell the truth uh Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell lies and I got proof The truth is in the eyes Cause the eyes don't lie, amen Remember a smile is just A frown turned upside down My friend let me tell you Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes They don't tell the truth, uh Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell lies and I got proof Beware, beware of the handshake That hides the snake I'm telling you beware Beware of the pat on the back It just might hold you back Jealousy (jealousy) Misery (misery) Envy I tell you, you can't see behind smiling faces Smiling faces sometimes they don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell lies and I got proof Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell lies and I got proof (Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes) (Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes) I'm telling you beware, beware of the handshake That hides the snake Listen to me now, beware Beware of that pat on the back It just might hold you back Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell lies and I got proof Your enemy won't do you no harm Cause you'll know where he's coming from Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya Take my advice I'm only try' to school ya
Dennis: well boys and girls, it's christmas time again
so you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout
im telling you why
santa clause is coming to town
he's making a list
and checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa clause is coming to town
he sees you when you're sleeping
he knows when you're awake
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake
oh, you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout
im telling you why
santa clause is coming to town
(instrumental)
(now listen) he sees you when you're sleeping (he sees you when you're sleeping)
oh yeah, and he knows when you're awake (and he knows when you're awake)
he knows if you've been bad or good
so be good for goodness sake
oh, so you better watch out
you better not cry
better not pout
im telling you why
santa clause is coming to town
with little tin horns
and little toy drums
rootie-toot-toot
and rum-pa-tum-tum
santa clause is coming to town
oh (instumental)
RUNAWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD
WRITERS NORMAN WHITFIELD, BARRETT STRONG
You played hooky from school And you can't go out to play, yeah Mama said for the rest of the week In your room you gotta stay, yeah Now you feel like The whole world's pickin on you But deep down inside you know it ain't true You've been punished cause your mother Wants to raise you the right way, yeah But you don't care Cause you already made up your mind You wanna run away, yeah You're on your way Run away child, running wild Run away child, running wild Better come back home Better come back home Where you belong Where you belone Roaming through the city Going nowhere fast You're on your own at last Hey it's getting late, where will you sleep Gettin kind-a hungry You forgot to bring something to eat Oh lost with no money, you start to cry But remember you left home Wanting to be grown So dry your weepin eyes Siren screamin down, neon light is flickin You want your mama Ah there's nothing for you You're frightened and confused I want my mama But she's much too far away She can't hear a word you say You heard some frightening news on the radio About little boys running away from home And their parents don't see them no more You wanna hitch a ride and go home But your mama told you never trust a stranger And you don't know which way to go Streets are dark and deserted Not a sound nor sign of life How you long to hear your mother's voice Cause you're lost and alone But remember you make the choice Run away child, running wild Better go back home where you belong Run away child, running wild Better go back home where you belong You're lost in this great big city (Go back home where you belong) Not one familiar face Ain't it a pity (Go back home where you belong) Oh run away child, running wild You better go back home where you belong Mama, mama please come and see about me But she's much too far away She can't hear a word you say I want my mama You're frightened and confused Which way will you choose
Paul:
You Know theres Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen.
Dennis:
Comet and Cupid an Donner and Blitzen.
Eddie:
Oh, but do you recall...
Otis:
The most famous reindeer of all?
Eddie:
Whoa-o-o-o-o
Melvin:
His name is...
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
Had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw it.
You would even say it glows.
All of the other, other, other reindeer.
Used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph.
Join in any reindeer games.
(Then one foggy Christmas eve)
You know (Santa came to say...)
(Hey Rudolph)
You, with your nose so bright.
Melvin: Come on, come on, come on, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Then how the reindeer loved him.
As they shouted out with glee. (Hey Rudolph)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
You'll go down in history.
(Then one foggy Christmas eve)
Santa came to say...
(Hey Rudolph)
You, with your nose so bright.
Melvin: Come on, come on, come on, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Then how the reindeer loved him.
As they shouted out with glee. (Hey Rudolph)
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.
You'll go down in history.
Ooo, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh.
Ooo, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh.
Hey, hey, hey, Rudolph, come on and guide my sleigh tonight.
Hey, hey, hey, Rudolph, with your nose so bright.
Well he specializes in talking trash;
Calls himself the worlds biggest spender,
but ain't never got no cash
The clothes he wears are second to none
He a jack of all trades and master of none
Agrees with everything he knows nothing about
So he doesn't feel left out
Secondary are the things in life he really wants
Being in his thing so he got to keep up his front
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
He's a self preservationist yes he is
Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea
And a super conversationalist yes he is
Let me hear you say yea, yea, yea
Well he always borrows, never lends
He says you know me man, I'm with him let me in
Says he is willing to stick through thick and thin
But when the chips are down you can find him if you can
Plastic Man, Claim to fame he has none
Friends in this world maybe one
He may just another face in the crowd
Giving another brother five and talking loud
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Ooooo
You know he does a little dipping and dabbing
In the game they call back stabbing
You better stop your fantasizing
Start to a ba boo boo realizing
Black is black and white is white
Wrong is wrong and right is right
trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
Plastic Man, trying to get over any way he can
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
I never got a chance to see him
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Momma just hung her head and said, son
(Chorus)
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
and when he died, all he left us was alone
(Repeat Chorus)
Hey Momma!
Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town sayin' that Papa had three outside children
And another wife, and that ain't right
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Talked about saving souls and all the time reaching
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the law
Momma just hung her head and said...
(Chorus) x 2
Hey Momma,
I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal
To pay his bills
Hey Momma,
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son...
(Chorus) x 4
NO MAN CAN LOVE HER LIKE I DO!
Ah, he can buy her diamonds, he can buy her pearls,
He can send her on a trip, all around this world.
He can buy her anything her little heart desires
But he don't know how to set that little girl's soul on fire
Even though he drives a big fine Cadillac car,
And he keeps her dressed up (ah!) like a movie star.
Anything she asks of him, his money can buy
But when it comes down to love, she gives me a try!
No man can love her like I do€
Tell the truth, no man can love her like I do,
No man can love her like I do€
Even though I don't have one thin dime,
Everytime I call her, you know she's right on time.
No man can love her like I do€
Ain't no man in this land who can love her like I do!
No man can love her like I do!
there's a christmas tree in a window frame
just inside my door
but my christmas tree doesn't look the same
as it always has before
there's just one lonely present
beneath my christmas tree
cause the best little present a guy could have
has gone away from me
oh my christmas tree isn't very big
in fact it's kind of small
oh it's funny when she'd pick them out
they'd always seem so tall
the light doesn't seem so bright this year
it's hard for me to see
the smile that made my christmas right
has gone away from me
i have been so lonely
since you left me all alone
all i want for christmas
is my baby, my baby back home
oh my christmas tree is so sad and bare
my roon so big and cold
oh they wish me happy new year
but the new year's already old
there's no, no little angel
on top where she used to be
cause the angel that made my christmas right
has gone away from me
cause the angel that made my christmas right
has gone away from me
cause the angel that made my christmas right
has gone away from me
cause the angel. . .
My Baby - The Temptations
(R.Rogers,W.Robinson & W.Moore)
Whose hair styles are out of this world
whether it's straight or be fond of it's curls
My Baby My Baby My Baby ... hey hey hey
My Baby, Baby pretty Baby
Hair soft like a baby lamband I love to run my fingers through it.
I hope she digs me the way I am, cause if I have to change.
You know I'm gonna do it for my baby,
(I'm gonna do it for my baby)
Personality containing more gold,there is no bank in this world could hold.
My Baby, My Baby, My Baby, hey hey hey
My Baby, Baby, pretty Baby
Enough gold in her personality, to set Ft.Knox to shame.
this gold girl has proved to me,Yet no guy could try
To stake his claim on my baby.
(My baby) she's cute as can be (my baby) this girl's got a hold on me
(My baby) has a kiss so sweet, she knocks me off my feet,
she makes my life complete
Oh yeah, she's my baby
Oh yeah, she's my baby
and I love her soooooo
Yeah, I love my baby sooooo
My baby, she's cute as can be, my baby, this girl's got a hold on me
My baby, has a kiss so sweet, she knocks me off my feet,
she makes my life complete
Who has my mind in a kind of haze,Who has me walkin' around in a daze.
My Baby, My Baby, My Baby, hey hey hey
My Baby, Baby, pretty Baby
She gives me a feelin I can't explain,She sets my soul on fire.
But I don't feel hurt and I don't feel pain.
All I feel is strong desire for my baby,
Oh yeah my baby, that personality to satisfy me
woooo that's my baby, My baby, My baby
(fade out)
BORN IN A LOG CABIN IN THE BACK WOODS, THE BACK WOODS OF MISSISSIPPI, SHE DRANK MOONSHINE, CHEWED TOBACCO, RAISED 16 CHILDREN ALL BY HERSELF, NEVER LOOKED MUCH LIKE A LADY YOU SEE MAMA RUINED HER BODY RAISIN HER BABIES.SPEND HER EVENINGS SITTING IN A ROCKIN CHAIR NEVER HAD MUCH O NOTHIN BUT WAS ALWAYS WILLIN TO SHARE .TALKING BOUT MA ,TALKIN BOUT MA. YEAH YEAH YEAH, TALKING BOUT MA, TALKIN BOUT MAAAA. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN MA WOULD GET DEPRESSED, SHED GO TO THE CABNIT AND GET PAWS GUITAR ,SIT HERSELF DOWN IN THE ROCKIN CHAIR START STRUMMIN AND HUMMIN HA HA YEAH, THAT WAS MA"S WAY OF LETTIN OFF STEAM IN PLAN OLD ENGLISH YOU COULD SEE THAT MA WAS DOIN HER THING. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE SHE,D SHOUT,"LET IT ALL HANG OUT"! OOOW TALKIN BOUT MA, TALKING BOUT MA YEAH YEAH YEAH TALKING BOUT MA TALKING BOUT MAAAAAAAA
(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need Lyrics
Oooooooooohhhooooooo
Lonely man am I
ever since you said goodbye.
girl I know that i should have woke up
Cause it seems now that we broke up
your fairwell kiss is haunting me
my two lips cry out constantly
let your heart, let your heart be your guide
forget about your foolish pride
starting tomorrow i keep telling myself
i'm gonna get out and find somebody else
somebody that's sweet and kind
who will erase you out of my mind
but tell me how can i find somebody new baby
when my two arms keep reaching out for you
and my two lips keep right on repeating
it's you that i need
oooooooooohhhh
you know that even when I close my eyes to forget you
i see your face and your memories too
girl I've never felt this loneliness before
and ooooh girl I just can't take it no more
every night a million tears i shed
girl every morning going out of my head
just take a good look and you'll see
what this loneliness is doing to me
(it's you that I need) oooooohhhhoooooo
(don't you know that it you that i need)oooh I can't take this loneliness
( you that I need) oooh baby i need you
(you that I need) ooooooooh
so a fool i'm gonna be no more
cause i'll soon be knocking knocking on your door
gonna get down on my bended knees
beggin' please girl come back to me
its you that I need
girl it's you that I need
girl take a good look and you'll see
what this loneliness is doing to me
Stop right there.
Let me picture you in my mind for the last time.
Soon you'll be walking out of my life.
Let me gaze upon you for the last time.
I need something to hold on to.
Something to carry me through.
All I need is one last look before you go.
So I'll have memories where ever I go.
One last look before you're gone.
So in my heart you'll live on and on.
Just one last look before we part.
So memories of you will fill my heart.
Let me remember my whole life through.
'Cause my happiest days, I've spent with you.
I remember your eyes that was my treasure.
Your tender lips that brought me pleasure.
Oh, loving you, I don't regret.
And all these things I don't want to forget.
How being without you will be hard to do.
But I want, I want what's best for you.
I rather see you happy with someone new, baby.
Than to bring, bring sorrow to you.
As you leave.
If you see tears in my eyes, just keep on walking.
Don't you worry.
All these tears you see, are tears of joy.
The joy of loving you and knowing you'd loved me.
It's given me enough happiness, so true.
To last my whole life through.
Just one last look before you go.
Let sweet memories overflow.
So the thought of you will live on and on.
Long after, after you're gone.
If I never see your face again.
Never feel your, your embrace again.
The happiness I've known with you,
Will stay with me, baby.
My whole through.
Just, just one last look before we part.
Just one last look to fill my heart.
Just one last look...
I heard that... you were lonely.
Ever since... you sent me away. (Away)
I'm lonely too, baby. (I'm lonely too)
Just like you.
So, all you got to do is-uh
Just let me know and I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
Just let me, just let me know.
And I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
As fast as I can, baby. (Straight to you-ou-ou)
Hmm
I told my friends to wait and see.
That some day you'll be crawling, crawling back to me.
Oh, but I was wrong.
'Cause love is much too strong.
So, all you got to do is-uh
Just let me know and I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
Just let me, just let me know.
And I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
As fast as I can, baby. (Straight to you-ou-ou)
Hmm, yeah (Straight to you-ou-ou)
Baby, baby clap your hands. (Clap... clap,clap)
If you understand. (Clap...clap,clap)
Give me some kind of sign. (Clap...clap,clap)
If you want to be mine.
So, all you got to do is-uh
Just let me know and I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
Just let me, just let me know.
And I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
As fast as I can. (Straight to you-ou-ou)
Hmm (Yea, yea)
'Cause I love you. (Straight to you-ou-ou)
Hmm
Clap... clap,clap
Clap... clap,clap
Clap... clap,clap
(Just let me know)
And I'll (ah, come back) come running back.
Just let me know.
(Just let me know and I'll come back)
'Cause I love you, yes indeed.
I'll come, come running back. (Back)
Straight (straight to...) you.
Hmm (Yea, yea. Straight to you-ou-ou)
Staright to you. (Yea, yea. Straight to you-ou-ou)
'Cause I love ya, I need ya.
Just say you want me.
Outside my window a robin builds a nest.
At last winter's gone away to rest.
Once again the leaves has return to the trees.
I can just feel that soft summer breeze.
There's magic in the air.
Winter disappear, it's summer.
Children will be playing in the park.
Days will be longer till the dark
Nights will be warm with star filled skies.
A perfect setting for a girl and a guy.
There's magic in the air.
Green grass every-everywhere.
It's summer.
[Instrumental]
Don't you know it's summer time... (Time) (Time) (Time)
And the livin' is easy. Oh, so easy.
Everybody sing summer time... (Time) (Time) (Time)
Now that summer's here there be million things to do.
Vacation near or far, whatever pleases you.
Melvin: Summer is the happiest season of them all.
So everybody get together and have yourselves a ball.
There's magic in the air.
Green grass every-everywhere.
It's summer.
Oh
There's magic in the air.
Green grass every-everywhere.
It's summer.
Woo
It's summer time. (Magic in the air, green grass everywhere)
Oh, it's summer.
Take a look around you.
It's summer time. (Magic in the air, green grass everywhere)
Oh, it's summer.
Hmm
It's summer time.
Oooh
Oooh, isn't she pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, pretty
Oooh, isn't she a doll (She's a doll, now)
Uh huh, she's so fine. (So fine)
Gee, I wish she was mine.
Oooh, isn't she pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, pretty
Oooh, isn't she a doll (Hey, she's a natural doll, now)
She's the kind of girl all of my life, now.
I wanted it, to be my wife.
Because...
She's got it, without a doubt.
She really knocks me out.
I can't do without her love.
Oooh
Oooh, isn't she pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, pretty
Oooh, isn't she a doll? (Hey, she's a natural doll, now)
"Oh do you know, you know you're a pretty little thing?"
"I really want to be your man."
"No, no, no... do you know why?"
"Why?"
"You ain't got just what it takes."
Oooh
Oooh, isn't she pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, pretty
Oooh, isn't she a doll (Hey, she's a natural doll, now)
Everytime she comes near me.
My words just-a disappear.
Here she comes now.
Jus' the walk.
Listen to her sweet, sweet talk.
I can't do without her love.
Oooh
Oooh, isn't she pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, ah pretty, pretty
Oooh, isn't she a doll (She's a doll, now)
She... so fine, so fine, so fine.
I... I wish she were mine, all mine.
She... so fine, so fine, so fine.
I... I wish she were mine, all mine.
She... so fine, so fine, so fine.
I... I wish she were mine, all mine.
Got myself an angel.
Straight from the heavens above.
And I'm truly, truly thankful (Thankful)
For having such a heavenly love.
Just standing she's got it. (Tell the world about it)
Found a four leaf clover. (You put all over)
And I love her. (And I love her)
Listen to me now, she's in love with me.
I got a girl, won't trade her for the world.
'Cause nothing can match what she's worth.
She's sweet as can be and she's crazy about me.
I've got heaven right here on earth.
She's got eyes, that sparkle like diamonds, yeah.
Listen to me, she's got a heart.
Talkin' about her heart, that's made of pure gold.
Woo
She's sugar and spice, baby. (Everything nice)
Peaches and cream. (The little, little things)
And I love her. (And I love her)
I want to tell you that, she's in love with me.
I got a girl, won't trade her for the world.
'Cause nothing can match what she's worth.
She's sweet as can be and she's crazy about me.
I've got heaven right here on earth.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ye-ye-ye-yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ye-ye-ye-yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ye-ye-ye-yeah)
Whenever we go steppin' out.
I can't tell you how proud I feel.
Her beauty so passes for Mona Lisa.
Sometimes I can't believe she's here.
She's a living dream. (She's my protection)
From lonely night nights. (She's my protection)
And I love her. (And I love her)
Listen to me, she's in love with me.
Let me tell you, 'bout girl won't trade her for the world.
'Cause nothing can match what she's worth.
She's sweet as can be and she's crazy about me.
I've got heaven right here on earth.
Listen to me now, I got a girl won't trade her for the world.
Listen, nothing can match what she's worth.
She's sweet as can be and she's crazy about me.
I've got heaven right here on earth.
I'M THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE
WRITERS NORMAN WHITFIELD, BARRETT STRONG
Each day you've got someone new
A new heart to break
And leave feeling blue
For you're a handsome guy
Girls just can't pass you by
But I can, my friend
I'm the exception to the rule
I know you think I'm just acting the part
Of the girl with the cold, cold heart
And it won't take long
For you to capture me
With your innocent but meaningful plea
But you won't capture me
I'm the exception to the rule
You tell me
Darling that's where you're wrong
That your love for me is oh so strong
That you will soon, very soon
Make me give in
I know that nine girls out of every ten
Wants you to be their man
But there I am again
That one in ten
So it's useless
For you to try and change me
Because I won't give in, my friend
You could fool all the girls
With your lies
About you being so sweet and kind
But oh no, not me
I'm the exception to the rule
Give it up
I'm the one you can't fool
I'm the one
I'm the exception to the rule
Give it up
I'm the one you can't fool
I'm the one
The exception to the rule
Give it up
I'm the one you can't fool
I'm the one
I'm the one you can't fool
Eddie:
I'm gonna do all the things for you, a girl wants a man to do.
Oh, baby (Oh, baby)
I'll sacrifice for you, I'll even do wrong for you.
Oh, baby (Oh, baby)
Every minute, every hour.
I'm gonna shower you with love and affection.
Look out it's coming in your direction.
And I'm... I'm gonna make you love me.
Oh, yes I will.
Yes I will.
I'm gonna make you love me.
Oh, yes I will.
Yes I will.
Diana:
Look it here.
My love is strong, you see.
I know you'll never get tired of me.
Oh, baby (Sho' won't) (Oh baby)
And I'm gonna use every trick in the book.
I'll try my best to get you hooked.
Hey, baby (Take me I'm yours) (Hey, baby)
And every night, every day.
I'm gonna say.
I'm gonna get you, I'm gonna get you.
Look out boy, 'cause I'm gonna get you.
I'm gonna make you love me.
Ooo, yes I will.
Yes I will.
And I'm gonna make you love me.
Ooo, yes I will
You know I will.
Every breathe I take.
And each and every step I make.
Brings me closer, baby.
Closer to you.
Otis:
And with each beat of my heart.
For every day we are apart.
I'll hunger for every wasted hour.
Eddie:
And every night and every day.
I'm gonna get you, I'm gonna get you.
Look out 'cause I'm gonna get you.
And I'm gonna make...
I'm gonna make you love me.
Oh, oh. (Yes I will)
I'm gonna make you love me.
Ooo, yes I will. Yes I will.
I'm gonna make you love me.
Yes I will. (Yes I will)
Ooo, I'm gonna make you love me.
Yes I will.
Yes I will.
If you decide to make me blue, I'll be in trouble.
If you decide to be untrue, I'll be in trouble.
'Cause no matter what you do or say, I know I'm gonna love you anyway.
So if that's what you wanna do, I'll be in trouble.
If you decide one day you want to make a change, love.
You want to leave me here and love a total stranger.
Well, no matter what you do or say, I know I'm gonna love you anyway.
So if that's what you wanna do, I'll be in danger.
I'll do everything I can to make you stay.
Keep you by my side. (By my side)
'Cause I love you in such a way.
Melvin:Your leaving would hurt my pride. (?)
If you decide you want to go, I'll be in trouble.
I can't prepare myself and soul, I'll be in trouble.
So no matter what you do or say, I know I'm gonna love you anyway.
So I just want you to know, I'll be in trouble.
Oh, yeah.
[Instrumental]
If you decide you want to go, I'll be in trouble.
I can't prepare myself and soul, I'll be in trouble.
So no matter what you do or say, I know I'm gonna love you anyway.
So I just want you to know, I'll be in trouble.
I'll be in trouble. (So much trouble)
If you ever leave me, baby. (I'll be in trouble)
If you deceive me. (So much trouble)
I must confess. (I'll be in trouble)
My life will be a mess. (So much trouble)
I'll be in trouble, baby. (I'll be in trouble)
So much trouble. (So much trouble)
Hmmm, everyday, trouble. (I'll be in trouble)
And everyway, so much trouble. (So much trouble)
Hmmm, baby. (I'll be in trouble)
So much trouble. (So much trouble)
Hmmm
Sunshine, blue skies, please go away.
My girl has found another and gone away.
With her went my future, my life is filled with gloom.
So day after day, I stayed locked up in my room.
I know to you it might sound strange.
But I wish it would rain. (How I wish that it would rain)
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause so badly I wanna go outside. (Such a lovely day)
But everyone knows that a man ain't suppose to cry, listen.
I gotta cry 'cause cryin' eases the pain, oh yeah.
People this hurt I feel inside, words can never explain.
I just wish it would rain. (Oh, how I wish that it would rain)
Oh, let it rain.
Rain, rain, rain (Oh, how I wish that it would rain)
Ooo, baby. Let it rain.
(Let it rain) Oh yeah, let it rain.
[Instrumental]
Day in, day out, my tear stained face
Pressed against the window pane.
My eyes search the skies, desperately for rain.
'Cause raindrops will hide my teardrops.
And no one will ever know.
That I'm cryin'... cryin' when I go outside.
To the world outside my tears, I refuse to explain.
Oh, I wish it would rain. (Oh, how I wish that it would rain)
Ooo, baby.
Let it rain, let it rain.
I need rain to disguise the tears in my eyes.
Oh, let it rain.
Oh, yeah, yeah listen.
I'm a man and I got my pride.
Give me rain or I'm gonna stay inside.
Let it rain.
(Let it rain)
(Let it (rain) (rain) (rain) rain, rain)
Da-da-da-daa-da-da-hoo
Da-da-da-daa-da-da-da-hoo-hoo
You say you gonna leave me, for the arms of another.
You say my love for you is no good and we can't go any further.
But have pity on me.
I was blind but know I see.
Stay with me and never walk out of my life.
Because...
Ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin')
Oh, ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin', baby)
Inspite of all the wrong I've done, I'll make it up to ya.
Even if it takes all my life, I'll prove my love to ya.
So please don't go away.
With me always stay, 'cause I love you.
And I couldn't stand it being away, girl.
Ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin')
Oh, ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin', baby)
Girl, restore the faith you had in me.
I'm beggin' you down on my knees.
Please don't take your love from me.
Don't leave me, don't leave.
Forgive this fool, for causing your heart to suffer.
Remember two wrongs don't make a right, it'll only make things tougher.
So have little sympathy, on a poor fool like me.
And stay with me, please don't walk out of my life.
Because...
Ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin')
Oh, ooo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin', baby)
Oh baby, baby, baby. (I need your lovin')
Oh, woo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin', baby)
Oh-oh-oh (I need your lovin')
I need your lovin' baby, baby, baby. (I need your lovin', baby)
Oh, woo, I need your lovin'. (I need your lovin')
I need it, I need it.
Woo
Since you've been gone, girl.
Said that, I've been so all alone, girl.
You've got me afraid, afraid to close my eyes.
Each time I do it's you I visualize.
Baby, baby, I can see you walking away. (Walking away, girl)
Just like you did that day, girl. (Did that day, girl)
The same hurt that I felt when we parted.
Baby, baby, once again I started.
So don't you know that I... (I gotta find a way...)
Ooo, I gotta find a way. (...to get you back, girl)
Ooo (I'm so lonely)
Nights I can't sleep, girl.
I tell you without ya, I'm weak girl.
Listen, not one single day, day goes by.
Can I wake up without tear-filled eyes.
Listen, I'm very seldom leave my lonely room. (Leave my lonely room, girl) (?)
'Cause without ya my life is filled with gloom. (Filled with gloom, girl)
There is no inch of the tears that I shed.
Girl, I'm slowly going out of my head.
So don't you know that I... (I gotta find a way...)
Ooo, gotta get you back. (...to get you back, girl)
Oh yeah. (I'm so lonely)
I gotta get ya back, girl.
(Gotta find a way to get you back, oh baby.)
(Gotta find a way to get you back, oh baby.)
Ooo, girl, I, girl, girl, ooo
Now when I'm out walking.
Huh girl, I always wind up on your street.
Look it here, I'm just a broken hearted guy.
In a dark and lonely world.
In need of a love you took from me.
Baby, baby all I do is think about you, baby. (Thinking about you)
It's a cold, lonely world without you. (Cold world without you)
Girl, my heart ain't getting no stronger.
I just can't carry on very much longer.
So don't you know that I... (I gotta find a way...)
Ooo (...to get you back, girl)
Got to get you back.
I, I, I, I (I'm so lonely)
I gotta get you back. (I gotta find a way to get you back)
Oh baby, baby (Oh, baby)
I gotta get you back. (I gotta find a way to get you back)
Woo, look it here. (Oh, baby)
I got to find a way to get you back... (girl)
Woo (I'm so lonely)
I gotta find a way. (I gotta find a way to get you back)
Oh baby, baby, baby (Oh, baby)
I gotta find a way. (I gotta find a way to get you back)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Oh, baby)
I got to find a way to get you back... (girl)
Oh, ooo (I'm so lonely)
Girl, I can't believe my ears.
Are you really telling my goodbye?
See, you've taken away my reason for livin'
And you won't even tell me why.
Before you walk out the door
There's something I want you to know.
That I could never, ever love another, after loving you.
Ooo-hoo
No other love will I share 'cause none could compare
After loving you.
It was only yesterday.
Your words are still fresh in my mind.
Baby, you said,
Long as rivers flow
Each day you'd love me more.
Now you wanna leave me behind.
Listen baby, I don't know what it's gonna take to make you stay.
I just know I've got to find a way.
'Cause I could never, never, never ever love another, after loving you.
Ooo-hoo
No other love will I share 'cause none, none could compare
After loving you.
So baby, please stay beside me.
I need your sweet love to guide me.
Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
Ooo, after loving you.
(I could never love another, after loving you)
Baby, baby, baby
It was only, only, only, only yesterday.
Your words are still fresh in my mind.
I remember you said,
Long as rivers flow.
Each day you'd love me more.
Now you wanna leave, leave me behind.
Listen baby, I don't know what it's gonna take to make you stay.
I just know I've got to find a way.
'Cause I could never...
Never, never, never, ever love another, after loving you.
Ooo-hoo
No other love will I share 'cause none, none could compare
After loving you.
Ooo, baby.
On my bended knees
I'm begging you to stay here with me.
Oh, oh, baby, baby, baby, baby
I could never, never, never, never love another, after loving you.
Ooo-hoo
No other love will I share 'cause none could compare
After loving you.
Baby, baby, baby, baby.
(Never love another, after loving you)
Hello, young lovers whoever you are.
I hope your troubles are few.
All my good wishes go with you tonight.
I've been in love like you.
Be brave. (Be brave)
Young lovers, why don't you come home,
Follow your sorrow. (Oh, yeah)
Be brave and faithful and true. (Be brave and faithful and true)
Be very close to each other tonight. (Whoa, yeah)
I've been in love like you.
[Instrumental]
I know how it feels to have wings on your heels.
And to fly, and to fly, and to fly down the street in a trance.
David: In a trance, in a trance, in a trance.
Fly down the street on a chance that you'll meet.
And you'll meet, not ready by chance. (?)
Don't cry, young lovers, whatever you do.
Don't cry because I'm alone.
David: Don't cry because I'm all alone, now.
All of my memories are happy tonight.
I had a love of my own.
I had a love of my own, like yours.
I had a love of my own.
Hello, young lovers, whatever you do.
Don't cry because I'm alone.
David: Don't cry because I'm all alone, now.
All of my memories are happy tonight.
I had a love of my own.
I had a love of my own, like yours.
I had a love of my own, like yours.
I had a love of my own, like yours.
I had a love of my own.
Eddie: Hello young lovers whoever you are.
Paul: Hello young lovers whoever you are.
Otis: Hello young lovers whoever you are.
David: Hello young lovers whoever you are.
Hello.
Hello.
Hello.
You better beware, my friends all told me.
When they saw that I was falling for you. You better beware.
Now, they told me that girl ain't gonna be true.
She'll have you walking with your head in the air.
Have you thinking that she really, really care.
Then-a, then she'll let you down, she'll really let you down.
She's a girl with no understanding.
And when she's getting tired of you hanging around
She'll let you drop and say... have a happy landing.
Oh but I fell for you anyway.
I didn't care what my friends have to say.
'Cause I was so glad that I had found you.
I build my whole world right around you.
You had me hope on a lie for awhile. (?)
Have me thinking you'd be mine for awhile.
Then-a, then you let me down, you really let me down.
'Cause you're a girl with no understanding.
And when you're getting tired of me hanging around
You let me drop and said... come on, have a happy landing.
(Hap-Happy landing)
Melvin: Yeah
Paul: Walking around... (Woo)
Paul: Ye-ye-yeah, alright
Melvin: I luv ya, baby (Woo)
Paul: Sounding good, baby. (Alright)
Paul: Temptations right here.
Paul: Look it here, listen, listen... (Hey)
So now you want me to take you there.
Staying away for a long, long time.
You won't call it a lost of loving.
Now ya coming back to the scene of your crime.
Gonna keep you in suspense for awhile, yeah.
Keep you hanging on a fence for awhile.
Then-a, then I'll let you down, I really let you down.
I ain't gonna have no understanding.
And when I get tired of you hanging around
I'll let you drop and say... girl, you've had your happy landing.
(Hap-Happy landing)
Have a happy landing, now. (Hap-Happy landing)
I've got to put you down. (You better have a happy landing)
Don't want ya hanging around, now. (You better have a happy landing)
You know that you better (have a happy landing)
You know that you better (have a happy landing)
So come on and have (have a happy landing)
Don't you know that I ought to...
There's a train leaving here tomorrow. (Leaving here)
And I'll be a free, free man once again. (A free man)
I'm so glad I served my time, I'm gonna meet the girl that I left behind.
And when I see her, I'm gonna give her all the love I've got.
Ooo, when I see her, I'm gonna give her, little girl, all the love I've got.
There were times, there were times when each day seems like a year.
But the sweet things she said in her letters, made the times disappear, oh yeah.
She said, No one's arms will I let hold me 'cause in your arms is where I want to be.
So when I see her, I'm gonna give her, little girl, all the love I've got.
Ooo, when I see her... (I'm gonna give her all) all the love I've got.
Ooo, baby, baby, baby, I miss you so. Ugh!
Hmmm (Aw)
Countless nights I stared out my window at the moonlight, yes I did now.
Thinking about the way I used to hold her tight, oh yeah.
I must've been out of my mind to do the wrong I did and leave her behind.
So when I see her, I'm gonna give her all the love I've got.
Woo, when I see her, I'm gonna give her, little girl, all the love I've got.
Believe me when I tell ya
When I see her, I'm gonna give her all the love I've got.
Nyah Ha, Ah Ha, Ah Ha Yeah Nah Nah
If you're living in a glasshouse (Watch out, watch out)
Don't throw no stones (Watch out, watch out)
If you're living in a glasshouse (Watch out, watch out)
Don't throw no stones
Who, Whoo whoo whooo, Whoo whooo whooo
We're all made with 3 plays apiece...
We're born alone, and we die alone
Why can't we live in-between?
I don't care what goes on in your house when you close your door
If you quit lookin' in my bedroom window, I'll quit lookin' in yours
My Girl came home and she caught me with Alice
and she threw me out the door, nah, nah, nah
But the real reason that she was so mad
was that she was with Alice before (Say what?!)
(See there? People always doin' that)
If you're living in a glasshouse (Yeah, y'all)
Don'tcha throw no stones (It's a shame)
If you're living in a glasshouse (Whoa, whoa)
Don'tcha throw no stones
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Wooo, ewwww
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Wooo, ewwww
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh, I ain't no fool
Who, Whoo whoo whooo, Whoo whooo whooo
Sweet-talkin', Bar-hoppin', Pill-poppin', Wife-swappin'
Swapping...
Swapping...
Swapping
Sweet-talkin', Bar-hoppin', Pill-poppin', Wife-swappin'
Swapping...
Swapping...
Swapping
Hey, Ayy!
Doobie doo doo, doo doo doo
If you're living in a glasshouse (Hey, ayyy)
You don't throw no stones
If you're living in a glasshouse
Don't throw no stones
If you're living in a glasshouse
Don't throw no stones
Sweet-talkin', Bar-hoppin', Pill-poppin', Wife-swappin'
Swapping...
Swapping...
Swapping
Sweet-talkin', Bar-hoppin', Pill-poppin', Wife-swappin'
Swapping...
Swapping...
Swapping (Heyyy, hey)
I said livin', I said livin'
If you're living in a glasshouse.......
I never met a girl who makes me feel the way that you do. (You're alright)
Whenever I'm asked who makes my dreams real, I say that you do. (You're outta sight)
So, fee-fi-fo-fum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.
(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
If you wanna play hide and seek with love, let me remind you (It's alright)
But the lovin' you're gonna miss and the time it take to find you (It's outta sight)
So, fiddley-dee, fiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.
(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
(Ger ready)
[Instrumental]
If all my friends should want you too, I'll understand it. (Be alright)
I hope I get to you before they do, the way I planned it. (Be outta sight)
So tiddley-dee, tiddley-dum
Look out baby, 'cause here I come.
And I'm bringing you a love that's true.
So get ready, so get ready.
I'm gonna try to make you love me too.
So get ready, so get ready 'cause here I come.
(Get ready 'cause here I come) I'm on my way.
(Get ready 'cause here I come)
(Get ready 'cause here I come-a)
(Get ready)
Calling out to everyone across the nation
Said the world is in a desperate situation
Stealing, burning, fighting, killing
Nothing but corruption
It looks like mankind in on the eve of destruction
Oh yes it is now people let me tell you now
We've got to learn to live with each other
No matter what the race, creed or color
I just got to tell you what the world needs now
Is love and understanding get aboard the friendship train
Everybody shake a hand make a friend now
Listen to us now, we're doing our thing
On the friendship train
We've got to start today to make tomorrow
A brighter day for our children
Oh calm down people now we can do it
I can prove it but only if our hearts are willing
Now get aboard the friendship train
Everybody, shake a hand, shake a hand
Yes I'm talking about the friendship train
It don't matter what you look like
People or who you are
If your heart is in the right place
In the right place
Talking about the right palce
You're welcome aboard now
This train stands for justice,
This train stands for freedom
This train stands for harmony and peace
This train stands for love
Come on get on the friendship train
People listen to me now
Harmony is the key my sisters and brothers
Oh yes it is I say
Harmony is the key my sisters and brothers
People can't wait cause another day might be too late
Come on get on the friendship train
Say you wanna be loved?
But you won't let me love ya
Say you want someone to trust in you?
Can't you see that's what I'm trying to do
I know you've been hurt before
And you're afraid to try love once more
Without love by your side, you're only half alive (Doo doo doo)
Cause everybody needs love, oh yeah
Everybody needs love
Say you wanna be kissed? (Wanna be kissed)
But you won't let me kiss you (No no no)
Say you wanna be missed?
Can't you see how my arms are missing you
It's got you hurtin' so inside...
that now from love you're trying to hide
Without love by your side - without love you can't survive (Doo doo doo)
Cause everybody needs love, oh yeah
Everybody needs love, yeah yeah yeah
Eww ewww You need love
And I need love
Everybody needs love
So you wake up in the morning (Wake up in the morning)
Feeling all empty inside (Yeah yeah yeah)
I'll bet you I know what your trouble is...
You need someone like me by your side
And I know you've been hurt before
But don't be afraid to try love once more
Cause without love you'll find you'll have no peace of mind (Doo doo doo)
Cause everybody needs love, oh yeah
Everybody needs love - Hey
You need love (yeah)
I need love (yeah)
Everybody needs love, love
Now now now now
You need love (yeah)
I need love (yeah)
Everybody needs love
Hey hey hey
You need love (yeah)
I need love (yeah)
Everybody needs love
Now now now now
You need love (yeah)
I need love (yeah)
Everybody needs love
Hmm, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
You don't have to tell me you've gone to found someone new.
'Cause I can feel his presence, whenever I'm-a kissing you.
How can you ask me to try, try and understand
Well, just put yourself in my place.
Go on, just see if you can.
I'm-a begging you. (Don't, don't you let him)
Baby, please. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
I'm begging you, baby. (Don't, don't you let him)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
So what if he whispers how much he loves you in your ear.
But pay no mind 'cause I love you much more my dear, huh.
My love are like mountains.
That's how strong it is for you.
If you ever walk away in to his arms
Which will surely break my heart in two.
I'm begging you. (Don't, don't you let him)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Baby, baby, I'm begging. (Don't, don't you let him)
No, no, no, no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Oh, I couldn't stand it, baby.
[Instrumental]
If you leave me for him you would truly be unfair.
Now, just ask yourself, whenever you needed me, wasn't I always there
Now, I'm begging you, baby, baby, down on my bended knees.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, please stay here with me.
Baby, please. (Don't, don't you let him)
Oh no. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
Baby, baby, please. (Don't, don't you let him)
I couldn't stand it. (Don't let him, don't let him take your love from me)
I ain't too proud to beg. (Don't, don't you let him)
A-who, who, awho, who...
Dennis:
The childhood part of my life wasn't very pretty.
You see, I was born and raised in the slums of the city.
It was a one room shack we slept in, other children beside me.
We hardly had enough food or room to sleep.
It was a hard times, needed something to ease my troubled mind.
Paul:
Ooo, listen.
My father didn't know the meaning of work.
He disrespected Mama and treated us like dirt.
I left home seekin' a job that I never did find.
Depressed and down-hearted, I took to Cloud 9.
I'm doing...(fine)
Up here. (On cloud nine)
Listen one more time.
I'm doing...(fine)
Up here. (On cloud nine)
Dennis:
Folks now they tell me.
They say, give yourself a chance and don't let life pass you by.
But the world around you is a rat race.
Where only the strong survive.
It's a dog-eat-dog world and that ain't no lie. (Ain't no lie)
Listen, it ain't even safe no more, to walk the streets at night.
Eddie: I'm doing fine on Cloud 9.
Dennis: Let me tell you about Cloud 9.
(Cloud 9)Paul: You can be what you wanna be.
(Cloud 9)Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility.
(Cloud 9)Eddie: Every man, every man is free.
(Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.
(Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9.
Eddie:
I wanna say I love the life I live.
And I'm gonna live the life I love.
Up here on Cloud 9.
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I'm riding high on Cloud 9.
Dennis: You're as free as a bird in flight.
(Cloud 9)Melvin: There's no diff'rence between day and night.
(Cloud 9)Eddie: It's a world of love and harmony.
(Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.
(Reality) I'm gonna sail (up, up) higher (up, up... up, up and away) Cloud 9.
Paul: You can be what you wanna be.
(Cloud 9)Dennis: You ain't got no responsibility.
(Cloud 9)Eddie: Every man in his mind is free.
(Cloud 9)Dennis: You're a million miles from reality.
(Cloud 9)Paul: You can be what you wanna be.
Boom-boom-boom-boom-boom...
Eddie: I'm feeling fine on Cloud 9.
Otis (& then Melvin - spoken)
By and by, you knew that you make me cry. (By and by, knew you'd make me cry)
And my love for you will never die. (My love will never, never die)
But I had to find out on my own.
(Check yourself, check yourself)
Paul:
Aww, that's what they told me. (Check yourself, check yourself)
I paid no mind. (Check yourself, check yourself)
I kept on breaking hearts, (Check yourself, check yourself)
All down the line. (Check yourself, check yourself)
Sometimes you just got to lose.
That's when you pay your dues.
I guess I was a fool, I guess I was a fool,
To think that... you'd stayed so true.
Aww, I really played in the game. (Check yourself, check yourself)
I'd always win. (Check yourself, check yourself)
Now the tables turn. (Check yourself, check yourself)
And I'm on the losing end. (Check yourself, check yourself)
Oh don't, feel sorry.
I had it coming, it's true.
'Cause I'm losing, yes, I'm losing, I'm losing you.
Before I go, I'd like for you to know.
You've had my heart from the very start.
But there's one more thing, before we part.
And that's I'm sorry, sorry, sorry to my heart.
Aww, I'm on my sad way. (Check yourself, check yourself)
Because I know I'd lost your love. (Check yourself, check yourself)
I'll kick it, like a pass. (Check yourself, check yourself)
But I'll be thinking of....
The good times. (The good times)
The bad times. (The bad times)
But good or bad, happy or sad,
Of memories. (Memories)
Sweet, sweet memories. (Memories)
Aww, memories... are all I have.
Aww, that's what they told me. (Check yourself, check yourself)
That's what they told me. (Check yourself, check yourself)
That's what they... what they told me. (Check yourself, check yourself)
Hmmm...
Eddie:
Girl, as you walk by... I breathe a sigh.
And deep inside I knew it had to be.
This little girl is mine.
And for a little while I heard a strange rhapsody.
Hmmm
So lovely and so fair. (Fair)
I knew right then and there. (There)
That you were made for me.
And it wasn't hard to see.
I guess I was born to love you. (Born to love you)
Born to love you. (Born to love you)
Hmmm (Born to love you)
(Honey I, I was born to love you. Give my love to no one but you.)
David:
Here stands a man, with his future in your hands.
Don't let go. (Don't let go)
Don't let go. (Don't let go)
Baby, don't let her go. (Don't let go)
Please (Don't let go)
Eddie:
You better come on and take my hand.
'Cause I don't understand, this crazy feeling in my soul.
But I know that I would rather die, then let this feeling go.
Now girl can't you see (See)
That this was meant to be. (Be)
It's funny but it's true.
I guess I was just born to love you. (Born to love you)
David:
Darling... (Born to love you)
Darling I... (Born to love you)
I was born... (Born to love you)
Born to love only you. (Born to love you)
Why don't you believe... (Born to love you)
Believe what I tell you, baby (Born to love you)
I was born to love only you. (Born to love you)
(Born to love you)
Eddie:
Darling... (Born to love you)
I... (Born to love you)
Oh, our love is true. (Born to love you)
1, 2... 1, 2, 3, 4, Ow!
Eddie:
People moving out, people moving in.
Why, because of the color of their skin.
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Vote for me and I'll set you free.
Rap on, brother, rap on.
Dennis:
Well, the only person talking about love thy brother is the...(preacher.)
And it seems nobody's interested in learning but the...(teacher.)
Segregation, determination, demonstration, intergration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.
Ball of confusion.
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today.
Woo, hey, hey.
Paul:
The sale of pills are at an all time high.
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky.
The cities ablaze in the summer time.
And oh, the beat goes on.
Dennis:
Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul.
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon.
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything.
Melvin:
And the band played on.
So, round and around and around we go.
Where the world's headed, nobody knows.
[Instrumental]
Oh, great googalooga, can't you hear me talking to you.
Just a ball of confusion.
Oh yeah, that's what the world is today.
Woo, hey, hey.
Eddie:
Fear in the air, tension everywhere.
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record's a gas.
Dennis:
And the only safe place to live is on an indian reservation.
Melvin:
And the band played on.
Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors,
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand, suicide, too many bills,
Hippies moving to the hills. People all over the world are shouting, 'End the war.'
Melvin:
And the band played on.
[Instrumental]
Great googalooga, can't you hear me talking to you.
Sayin'... ball of confusion.
That's what the world is today, hey, hey.
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya.
Sayin'... ball of confusion.
That's what the world is today, hey, hey.
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya.
Sayin'... ball of confusion.
(Angel doll)
(Angel doll)
You excite me everytime you speak.
When you touch me I get, oh, so weak.
I have never met a girl like you, baby.
You're the one that I'll give my whole life to.
All I wanna say is angel doll.
When I met you there with holiness.
You're my everything I must confess.
I have never known such tenderness.
Baby, you can't compare this love we share
That takes away my feels, yeah.
This love and real I can't conceal
And I'm so, so, so glad you're here.
Angel doll, it will be a great catastrophe, baby.
And my whole world would comin' down on me.
If our love would ever seize to be.
That's why I call you, angel doll.
You're the substance of my every prayer, baby.
I'll be happy with you anywhere.
Let me shield you with my loving care.
Heaven must have sent you, honey.
You're an angel in disguise, yeah.
'Cause all the love I wanted so long,
I can see it in your eyes.
Angel doll, you're the reason that I carry on, baby.
I can't make it, I can't make it by myself alone.
You're the one that I'm depending upon.
Angel doll, you know that I love you.
Angel doll, I put no one above you.
Angel doll, you knock me off of my feet.
Angel doll, you make my whole life complete.
Angel doll...
Into my life you bought a glowin love,
like a ray of sunshine from up above, ha
One day out of the clear blue sky,
You darkened my world with the words good-bye.
That's the day you left me for a stranger yeah baby baby
When you left my life you've gone an you changed ah....baby I'm a tellin' you it Ain't no sun since you been gone....Ooo ooo....
Theres a big black cloud hanging over my head,
its a cloud of lonliness and I feel like I'm dead, Ha!
Ain't no flowers bloomin' down at the shore
Since you chose to love me no more.
I guess you know you took my sunshine away from me baby ya did,
Girl ya took the light from my world crushed my dreams and I don't mean maybe, yeah
An imma tellin' you there
Ain't no sun since you been gone gone gone gone gone
My future, my future was as bright as the sun yes it was
I aint got no future now that your gone.
ooooo, oooo
Ahh I guess you know you took my sunshine away from me baby, (took away my sunshine)
Girl you took the light from my world (took away my sunshine)
Crushed my dreams and I don't mean maybe
Aww baby it seems like night in the middle of the day
everything around me is faded and grey.
Cold are the days Dark creeps the night
Never bringing you back into my life
And there ain't no sun since you been gone gone gone gone gone
(Ain't no sun since you been gone)
its just a dark lonely world without you girl.....(fade)
(Loneliness Made Me Realize)It's you that I need
Ooooh Lonely man in my eye, ever since you said goodbye, girl I know that I should have woke up, cuz i see ya now that we've broke up,
your fairwell kiss is haunting mee, my tootin lips cry out constantly,
let your heart let your heart be your guide,
(forget about your foolish prid)
forget about your foolish pride,
(Baby I keep tellin, I keep tellin, baby I keep tellin)
starting tomorrow I keep telling myself,
im gonna get out and find somebody else,
somebody thats sweet and kind who will erase you out of my miiind,
but tell me how could I find somebody new baby,
when my two arms keep reaching out for you,
and my two lips keep right on repeating,
its you that I need oooooohh,
you know that even when I close my eyes to forget ya,
I see your face and your memories too,
girl I've never felt this lonelyness before, and hooo girl I just cant take it anymore,
Every night a million tears I shed, Giirl
next morning goin out of my head, just take a good look and you'll see what this lonelyness is doin to meee,
(paul) (uh baby its you that need) ooooh (paul) dont you know that its you that I need (eddie) (baaaby) Oh I cant take this lonelyness, (its you that I need) Awww baby I need ya, (Its you that I need) oooooh (?? Baby)
(You that I need)Some fool im gonna be no more,
cuz ill soon be knockin knocks on your door,
gonna get down on my bendin knees,
daddy pleease giiirl come back to me,
its you that I need (ever night a million tears I shed) giirl its you that I need (every morning goin out of my head) girl take a good look and you'll see a , what does this lonelyness
A PLACE IN THE SUN
WRITERS RONALD MILLER, BRYAN WELLS
Like a long lonely stream I keep runnin' towardas a dream
Movin' on, movin' on
Like a branch on a tree I keep reachin' to be free
Movin' on, movin' on.
'Cause there's a place in the sun
Where there's hope for ev'ryone
Where my poor restless heart's gotta run.
There's a place in the sun
And before my life is done
Got to find me a place in the sun.
Like an old dusty road I get weary from the load.
Movin' on, movin' on
Like this tired troubled earth
I've been rollin' since my birth
Movin' on, movin' on
'Cause there's a place in the sun
Where there's hope for ev'ryone
Where my poor restless heart's gotta run.
There's a place in the sun
And before my life is done
Got to find me a place in the sun.
ooooh oooh oooh
Your love is fading,
I can feel your love fading
girl it's fading away frome me
Cause your touch,your touch has grown cold
As if someone else controls your very soul
I've fooled myself long as I can
I can feel the presence of another man
It's there when you speak my name
It's just not the same
Ooh baby,I'm losing you
It's in the air
it's everywhere.
Ooh baby I'm losing you
When I look into your eyes
A reflection of a face I see
I'm hurtin',downhearted and worried girl,
Cause that face doesn't belong to me
It's no longer your face
Someone's taken my place
Ooh baby I'm losing you
You try hard to hide
The emptiness inside,
Ooh I can tell I'm losing you.
I don't want to lose you
Ooh,I can tell when we kiss
From the tenderness I miss
Ooh,little girl I'm losing you
Girl I can feel it in my bones
in a day you'll be gone
Ooh baby,I'm losing you
Ooh now dear
what happened to the love we shared
oooh oooh baby i'm losing you
I know it's true
there's someone new
Say, you
Who do you belong to?
Say, you
I've been hoping to meet you
Baby (Baby)
You've caught my eye
I can't deny
I realize it's you
I like what I see
You're perfect for me
Fast and fancy
Say, you
Who do you love? (Say, you)
I don't want to be friends if my heart kept seein'
Watching you play around (You play around)
This would make me sad
Hurt so bad
Drag my spirit down
Girl...Say, you
Who do you love? (Say, you)
(Baby) Give me the key to your heart.
Baby, say you
Who do you belong to?
(Give me the key to your heart)
Baby, baby, you, Lil' Girl
(Give me the key to your heart)
Baby, you.
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
Oh girl why won't you talk to me on the phone
Every time I call you disguise your voice
and tell me you're not at home
And girl this cold shoulder you're giving me
I don't understand
Could it be that you've already got yourself a man
If not
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get now
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get
Could it be, could it be
That you're afraid of me
If so I never recall giving you a reason
You know how much I love you
I've over exposed myself
My heart has so much joy
that there is room for no one else
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
Oh girl why won't you talk to me on the phone
Every time I call you disguise your voice
and tell me you're not at home
And girl this cold shoulder you're giving me
I don't understand
Could it be that you've already got yourself a man
If not
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get now
Running away sure ain't gonna help you
I'm gonna get you girl, I'm gonna get
Could it be, could it be
That you're afraid of me
If so I never recall giving you a reason
You know how much I love you
i dont like you/ but i love you/ seems that im always thinking of you/ though you treat me badly/ i love you madly/ you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me (you really got a hold on me)/ baby
i dont want you/ but i need you/ dont want to kiss you/ but i need to/ though you do me wrong now/ my love is strong now/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ baby
i love you and all i want you to do is just/ hold me hold me hold me hold me/ tighter/ tighter
i wanna leave you/ dont wanna stay here/ dont wanna spend another day here/ though i wanna split now/ i cant quit now/ you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you really got a hold on me/(you really got a hold on me)
baby/ i love you and all i want you to do is just/ hold me (please)hold me (squeeze) hold me hold me/ you really got a hold on me( you really got a hold on me)/ i said you really got a hold on me(you really got a hold on me)/ you know you really got a hold on me
NO MORE WATER IN THE WELL
WRITERS WILLIAM €œSMOKEY€ ROBINSON, WARREN MOORE, ROBERT ROGERS
No more water in the well, no more.
No more water in the well, no more.
You take my love for granted
like water, water you spill and you waste.
Though love is thicker than water
it spills quicker than water
and you'll lookup one of these days,
and there'll be no more water in the well.
How long do you think my love can last
through sorrow pain and mistrust?
Today my love is strong,
but keep doing me wrong
and tomorrow it may turn to dust.
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooooh.
I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, mt girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).
I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
with my girl.
I've even got the month of May
with my girl (fade)
Hey girl, I want you to know
I'm going to miss you so much if you go.
And hey girl, I'll tell you no lie
Something deep inside of me is going to dye.
If you say so long, if this is goodbye.
Whoa
Hey girl, this can't be true
How am I suppose to exist without you?
And hey girl, now don't put me on
What's going to happen to me when you're gone?
How will I live, how can I go on?
How can I go on, hey girl
[Instrumental]
Hey girl, now sit yourself down.
I'm not ashame to get down on the ground
And beg you, baby. Beg you to stay.
Don't go away.
Hey girl.
Naw, naw, don't go away.
Hey girl, little girl, don't go away.
I'm beggin' you to stay.
Little girl, don't go away.
Hey girl, little girl, don't go away.
THEN
WITH THE SUPREMES
WRITERS
WILLIAM €œSMOKEY€ ROBINSON
ROBERT ROGERS
WARREN MOORE
If Columbus never sailed the sea
]If Longfellow never wrote a rhyme
If leaves have never grown upon a tree
And if the sands have never told the time
Then I guess I don't love you
Love you like I do
Then I guess I'll have to find me someone new
Then I guess this love I feel couldn't possibly be real
If Beethoven never wrote a song
And if Shakespeare never wrote a play
If a man has never done a wrong
And if night has never followed day
Then I guess I don't love you
Love you like I do
Then I guess I'll have to find me someone new
Then I guess this love for you couldn't possibly be true
If high is low
And up is down
And if love is not considered an emotion
If yes is no
And square is round
And if waves had never rode across the ocean
If Michaelangelo could never paint
And if Jezebel was a saint
Then I guess I don't love you
Love you like I do
Then I guess I'll have to find me someone new
Then I guess this love is wrong couldn't possibly be strong
Then I don't love you
Love you like I do
Then I guess I'll have to find me someone new
Then I guess this love I feel...
Where I was born ev`rything was dull and dingy
I lived in a place they called "The Inner City"
Getting ahead was strictly a no no
'Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks
That live in the ghetto
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It`s a challenge just staying alive
`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive
Money I ain`t got none, job can`t find one
The streets raised me from a baby, ooh
Thousands of lives wasting away
People living from day to day
It`s a challenge just staying alive
`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive
Broken down homes, kids strung out
They don`t even know what life`s all about
Stealin` cars, robbin` bars
Mugging, drugs, rat infested
And no one`s interested
Kids dodging cars for recreation
Only adds to a mother`s frustration
Break-ins, folks comin` home
And finding all their possessions gone
Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto
Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing in the ghetto
THE CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE)
WRITERS MEL TORME, ROBERT WELLS
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide songs being sung by a choir, And folks dressed up like Eskimos. Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright. Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow Will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Santa's on his way, He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh. And every mother's child will want to spy To see if reindeer really know how to fly. And so I'm offering this simple phrase For kids from one to ninety-two, Although it's been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you. They know that Santa's on his way
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS
WRITERS NORMAN WHITFIELD
BARRETT STRONG
Ah baby
After many tears fall from your eyes
A thousand times you ask yourself why
The one guy you love has departed
You're left alone and broken-hearted
Love just comes and goes
How long it's gonna last nobody knows
CHORUS:
That's the way love is, baby [or honey, or other endearing term]
(That's the way love is, sugar, how it is)
That's the way love is, baby
(That's the way love is, sugar, how it is)
That's how it is
I know you're walkin' down a lonesome road
And your heart is carryin' a heavy load
I know you feel like you ain't got a friend (ain't got a friend)
And your whole world's cavin' in (cavin' in)
Ah, but now is the time to be strong (to be strong)
You better forget him now that he's gone (now that he's gone)
Remember...
(chorus)
(instrumental)
Listen to me, little darlin'
The road of love is rough sometimes
But don't let it get the best of you
I've been hurt by love so many times
I know just what you're goin' through
You wish you were never born
You better forget him now that he's gone
(chorus)
Wipe away your tears
Love is here today and gone tomorrow
(That's the way love is, sugar, how it is)
All your joys turn to sorrow
(That's the way love is, sugar, how it is)
One day gladness, and the next day sadness
(That's the way love is, sugar, how it is)
...and fade
THAT'S LIFE
WRITERS DEAN KAY, KELLY GORDAN
That's life, that's what people say. You're riding' high in April, Shot down in May. But I know I'm gonna change that tune, When I'm back on top in June. That's life, funny as it seems. Some people get their kicks, Steppin' on dreams; But I don't let it get me down, 'Cause this ol' word keeps getting around. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, A poet, a pawn and a king. I've been up and down and over and out And I know one thing: Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race. That's life, I can't deny it, I thought of quitting, But my heart just won't buy it. If I didn't think it was worth a try, I'd roll myself up in a big ball and die.
WHAT LOVE HAS JOINED TOGETHER
WRITERS WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON, ROBERT ROGERS
It would be easier to take the wet from water or the dry from sand
Than for anyone to try to separate us or stop us from holding hands, 'cause...
CHORUS:
I love you, I love you from the bottom of my heart
And what love has joined together, what love has joined together
Can nobody take it apart
It would be easier to take the cold from the snow or the heat from fire
Than for anyone to take me love from you 'cause you're my heart's desire, &...
(chorus)
Even if they separate us 1000 miles apart
We will still be together in each other's hearts
It would be easier to change all the seasons of the year
Than for anyone to change the way I feel about you; I love you dear
(chorus)
(title twice, then fade)
just for your/ wonderful love/ wonderful love/ i'd give anything/ in this whole wide world/ just believe in me/ please have a little faith in me/ darling i'll never/ i'll never let you down/ now that i have
your wonderful love/ your wonderful love/ your wonderful love/ your wonderful love
darling darling darling darling/ im so happy/ but i cant tell my friends that/ you're my girl/ im so proud/ yes so proud/ i just wanna fall on my knees and cry/ cry out loud/ that i have
chorus
(im so glad, im so glad, im so glad, im so glad)
Eddie K. & David R.
You surely must know magic girl cause you've changed my life it was dull and ordinary you made it sunny and bright
Now i was blessed the day i found you gonna build my whole world around you, your every thing good and your all that mattres to me
when my way was dark and troubles were near your love provided the light so i could see girl just knowing your love was near when times were bad kept the world from closing in on me girl
(chourus)
baby your part of every thought i think each day your name is in evry phrase my lips say every dream i dream is about you honey i can't live without you
baby,baby,baby,baby,baby
your my everything your my everything
your the girl i sing about in every love song i sing your my winter baby my summer my fall and spring now
(chourus)
your my everything your my everything
when my way was wrong, and trouble was near, dont you know baby your my everything
YOU'LL LOSE A PRECIOUS LOVE
WRITER WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON
One Day, You will be cared to realize
by the look that's in my eyes
[Chorus:]
How much I love you
(Love you)
And if you leave you'll lose a precious love
(You'll lose a precious love)
Somehow, these arms of mine cant let you go
The touch of my hand baby should let you know
[Chorus]
We go together like hand and glove
[Melvin:] Don't Destroy our precious love...
Somehow these arms of mine cant let you go
the touch of my hand should let you know
[Chorus]
eddie kendricks - lead singer
12 measure musical intro-
a tender love we once shared
a joyous love we once cared
now our love is just a shattered dream
so far away from me you're driftin'it seem
so hard to try hide
you don't love me no more
you don't love me no more
you love more
you once said your love for goes beyond compare
the esctasy we once felt in our hearts we no longer share
and each kiss seem to say farewell my dear
there's nothing left of this love is oh so clear
so hard to try hide
you don't love me no more
you don't love me no more
you love me no more
you just don't love me no more, awww
you don't love me no more
owwwww baby
I can tell that someone else has taken my place
though you keep the truth from showing on your face
you think you have me fooled but you don't realize
I can see the truth when I look into your eyes
I can see it your eye
I can see it your eye
I can see it your eye
you don't love me no more
you don't love me no more
you don't love me no more - owwww
IIIIIIIIIII-
I can see it, see it, see it
you don't love me no more
I, I oh I i can see it, see it, see it
you don't love me no more
YOU BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH
WRITERS WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON, RONALD WHITE
That day, I first saw you passing by
I wanted, to ask your name but I...was much too shy
But I was looking at you so hard
That you must have had a hunch.
So you came up to me and asked me my name.
You beat me to the punch
That time
You beat me to the punch
Yes you did.
After, I had known you for what seems like a long, long time
I wanted, wanted to ask you would you please, please be mine
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound
So you must have had a hunch.
So you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
You beat me to the punch
One more time
You beat me to the punch
Yes you did.
Since I loved you
I thought you would be true
And love me tender
So I let my heart surrender
To you, yes I did.
But I found out
Beyond a doubt
One day, boy
You were a playboy
Who would go away and leave me
Blue.
So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down
This time I'm gonna play my hunch
And walk away this very day.
And beat you to the punch
Yes I will
I'll beat you to the punch
This time.
Yesterday, what and easy game to play. Now it seems to hide away. Oh I believe in yesterday. Suddenly, I'm not have the man I use to be. There's a shadow hanging over me. I believe in yesterday. Why she had to go? I don't know she wouldn't say. I said something wrong now I long for yesterdaaaay.
Yesterday love was such and easy game to play. Now it seems to hide away. Oh I believe in yesterday. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
(then it goes into "What now my love").
WITH THESE HANDS
WRITERS BENNY DAVIS, ABNER SILVER
With these hands, I will cling to you
I'm yours forever and a day.
With these hands, I will bring to you
A tender love as warm as May.
With this heart I will sing to you
Long after stars have lost their glow
And with these hands, I'll provide for you
Should there be a stormy sea
I'll turn the tide for you
And I'll never
No, I'll never let you go
WHO'S LOVIN' YOU
WRITER WILLIAM "SMOKEY" ROBINSON
When I had you here
I treated you bad
And wrong my dear
And since
Oh, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder
Who is loving you
I, I, I should have never, ever, ever made you cry
And since, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder
Who is loving you
Life without love
Don't you know it's oh so lonely
I don't think
I don't think I'm gonna make it
Well my life
All my love I devote to you only
Come on and take it
Come on and take it
Because all
All I can do
All I can do since you've been gone is cry
And since, boy, since you went away
Don't you know I sit around with my head hanging down
And I wonder, who is loving you
Wonder who is loving you
WHO CAN I TURN TO
WRITERS LESLIE BRICUSSE, ANTHONY NEWLEY
Who can I turn to
When nobody needs me
My heart wants to know
So I must go
Where destiny leads me
With no star to guide me
And no one beside me
I'll go on my way
And after the day
The darkness will hide me
But maybe tomorrow
I'll find what I'm after
I'll throw off my sorrow
Beg, steal or borrow
My share of laughter
'Cause with you I could learn to
With you on a new day
But who can I turn to
If you turn away
With you I could learn to
With you on a new day
But who can I turn to
If you turn away
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WRITER IRVING BERLIN
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Ooh, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Ooh, white Christmas
Sleigh bells in the snow
Ooh, I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
WHAT'S SO GOOD ABOUT GOODBYE
Writer William €œSmokey€ Robinson
What's so good about goodbye
All it does is make you cry
Well if leavin' causes grief
Goodbye can break your heart
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
I could have done without it
Ah, you and I could never say this is goodbye
Girl, well it makes me so sad
Until it's got to be bad
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
What's so good about goodbye
Baby, baby what's so good about goodbye
You said goodbye to me
All I've known is misery
But if everything goes wrong lovers stay so long
Tell me what's so good about goodbye
I could have done without it
Won't somebody tell me now
How can goodbye be good to a lover who really cares
And another thing I would like to clarify
Is how can farewell be fair
I could have done without it
What now my love? now that you left me? How can i live, through another day? Watching my tears turning to ashes and mold into bits of clay.
Hey girl, I want you to know
I'm going to miss you so much if you go.
And hey girl, I'll tell you no lie
Something deep inside of me is going to dye.
If you say so long, if this is goodbye.
Whoa
Hey girl, this can't be true
How am I suppose to exist without you?
And hey girl, now don't put me on
What's going to happen to me when you're gone?
How will I live, how can I go on?
How can I go on, hey girl
[Instrumental]
Hey girl, now sit yourself down.
I'm not ashame to get down on the ground
And beg you, baby. Beg you to stay.
Don't go away.
Hey girl.
Naw, naw, don't go away.
Hey girl, little girl, don't go away.
I'm beggin' you to stay.
Little girl, don't go away.
Hey girl, little girl, don't go away.
TRY TO REMEMBER
WRITERS TOM JONES, HARVEY SCHMIDT
Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and oh so mellow Try to remember the kind of September When grass was green and grain so yellow Try to remember the kind of September When you were a young and a callow fellow Try to remember and if you remember Then follow--follow, oh-oh Try to remember when life was so tender That no one wept except the willow Try to remember when life was so tender That dreams were kept beside your pillow Try to remember when life was so tender That love was an ember about to billow Try to remember and if you remember Then follow--follow, oh-oh (brief instrumental interlude) Deep in December it€™s nice to remember Although you know the snow will follow Deep in December it€™s nice to remember Without a hurt, the heart is hollow Deep in December it€™s nice to remember The fire of September that made you mellow Deep in December our hearts should remember Then follow--follow, oh-oh Follow, oh-oh
Now you're moving on up, pretty baby
You're leaving me behind
Everybody seems to love you
Ooh, you're doing just fine, fine, fine
Take away your good looks
And all your fancy clothes
I bet you want to try it baby
And you'll see
That nobody loves you but me
Now what do you think about that?
Hey, Melvin
Now you tell me that you so busy
Ooh, baby you ain't got much time
Oh, how will I remember, babe
When all your time was mine, mine, mine
Well move on back cross the track
Yeah, where you came from
Yeah, why don't you just try it baby
And you'll see
Nobody loves you but me
Yeah, nobody but me
Try it
If you think I'm lying
Try it
Try it baby
Ooh, well move on back cross the track, baby
Yeah, where you came from
Come on and try, try it honey, try it baby, try it sweet
And you'll see
Nobody loves you but me
Nobody loves you but me
Listen, I really want to hold you, pretty baby
In my arms again
But I can't get close to you
For all your love afraid
But take your name from the bad list
And tear me your arms through
Come on and try it baby
I'm gonna try it sweetheart
Try it honey
You'll see, nobody loves you but me
Nobody but me
I Ain't got time to think about money,
Or what it can buy (ah ah ah ah)
And I ain't got time to sit down and wonder,
At what makes a birdie fly (ah ah ah ah)
I dont have time to think about what
Makes a flower grow
And I never given a thought
To where rivers flow
(Too Busy Thinking about my baby)
O Yeah,
Aint got time for nothing else
I Ain't got time to discuss the weather,
Or how long its gonna last (ah ah ah ah)
And I ain't got time to do no studying,
Once I get out of class (ah ah ah ah)
And Im just a fella,
With a one, a one track mind
And when it comes to thinking about,
anything but my baby,
I just dont have time!
(Too Busy Thinking about my baby)
O Yeah,
Aint got time for nothing else
And I know it's all, Its alright
(Instrumental)
I Ain't got time to read a newspaper,
Or look at TV (ah ah ah ah)
Cause' I'm not concerned with what the future holds,
Instore for me (ah ah ah ah)
Im just a fella,
With a one, a one track mind
And when it comes to thinking about,
anything but my baby,
I just dont have time!
(Too Busy Thinking about my baby)
O Yeah,
Aint got time for nothing else
You know I'm too, too busy
(Too Busy Thinking about my baby)
O Yeah,
Aint got time for nothing else (Fades out)
You see this guy,
This guy's in love with you
Yes I'm in love,
I love you the way I do
When you smile I can tell
We know each other very well,
How can I show you?
I'm glad, I got to know you 'cause
I heard some talk,
They say you think I'm fine
Yes, I'm in love,
And what I'd do to make you mine
Tell me now, is it so,
Don't let me be the last to know
My hands are shaking,
Don't let my heart keep breaking 'cause
I need your love, I want your love
Say you're in love, in love, with this guy
If not I'll just die
Tell me now, is it so,
Don't let me be the last to know,
My hands are shaking,
Don't let my heart keep breaking 'cause
I need your love, I want your love
Say you're in love, in love, with this guy
If not I'll just die
The feeling we used to get, whenever our lips met.
Like smoke from a cigarette, it's fading away.
Fading away, fading away.
It hurts me to think about, how love where there was no doubt.
Like a cloud when the sun comes out, it's fading away.
Fading away, fading away.
Hmm, you've changed and it's showing, baby.
You've changed and it's showing.
Tell me, where is your love going?
The plans we were making up, for I'll never breaking up.
Like dreams when you're waking up, are fading away.
Fading away, fading away.
The good times we shared alot, when you really cared alot.
Like steam from a coffee pot, it's fading way.
Fading away, fading away.
You've changed and it's showing, baby.
You've changed and it's showing.
Tell me, where is your love going?
[Instrumental]
Like smoke from a cigarette, of dreams that you soon forget.
Our love from the day we met, it's fading away.
Fading away, fading away.
You've changed and it's showing, baby.
You've changed and it's showing.
Tell me, where is your love going?
Going.
You've changed and it's showing, baby.
You've changed and it's showing.
Tell me, where is your love going?
Going.
Daddy started out in San Francisco,
Tootin' on his trumpet loud and mean,
Suddenly a voice said, "Go forth Daddy,
Spread the picture on a wider screen."
And the voice said, "Brother, there's a million pigeons
Ready to be hooked on new religions.
Hit the road, Daddy, leave your common-law wife.
Spread the religion of The Rhythm Of Life."
And The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet,
Rhythm in your bedroom,
Rhythm in the street,
Yes, The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat,
To feel The Rhythm Of Life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet,
Daddy, spread the gospel in Milwaukee,
Took his walkie talkie to Rocky Ridge,
Blew his way to Canton, then to Scranton,
Till he landed under the Manhattan Bridge.
Daddy was the new sensation, got himself a congregation,
Built up quite an operation down below.
With the pie-eyed piper blowing, while the muscatel was flowing,
All the cats were go, go, go-ing down below.
Daddy was the new sensation, got himself a congregation,
Built up quite an operation down below.
With the pie-eyed piper blowing, while the muscatel was flowing,
All the cats were go, go, go-ing down below.
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Fly, fly, fly to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Swim, swim, swim to Daddy
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Crawl, crawl, crawl to Daddy,
And The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat,
Puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet,
Rhythm in your bedroom,
Rhythm in the street,
Yes, The Rhythm Of Life is a powerful beat,
To feel The Rhythm Of Life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet,
To feel The Rhythm Of Life,
To feel the powerful beat,
To feel the tingle in your fingers,
To feel the tingle in your feet,
Flip your wings and fly to Daddy,
Take a dive and swim to Daddy,
Hit the floor and crawl to Daddy,
Daddy we got The Rhythm Of Life,
Of life, of life, of life.
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Man!
Intro:
To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bare with unbarable sorrow, to run( where the brave) where the brave dare not go.
To right the unrightable wrong to love here and chaste from afar. To try when your arms are to weary to reach the unreachable star( that star above) this is my quest( this is my quest) to follow that star( to follow that star) no matter how hopeless, no matter how far, to fight for the right without question or pause, to be willing to march into Hell for a Heavenly cause, and I know if I only be true to this glorious quest that my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest( peace and quietness you're sure to find)
and the world will be better for this that one man scorned and covered with scars, still strolls with his last ounce of courage, to reach oh to reach, to reach the unreachable star.
end
this little girl of mine
i wanna say that she's so fine
and each and every day
i make sure she has her way
now we dont feel tied down
although our hearts are bound
i dont have to chase her all over town
my baby she's always around
chorus: the girl's alright with me
you know the girl's alright
(repeat)
now she's so good to me
i guess that's why i feel fancy free
just to see the glow in her eyes
makes me once again realize
i love her with all of my heart
and i know we'll never ever part
i never heard about or caught her playin
i guess that's why you always hear me sayin
chorus 2x
when i visit at her home
other fellas never, never ring her phone
she let's them know just where they stand
she tells them all that i'm her man
and when we're out on a date
all the fellas wait till i walk away
they try to beat my time
she tells them in a nice way she's mine, all mine
chorus (fade out)
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
WRITER EWAN MacCOLL
The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty skies, my love, To the dark and the empty skies. The first time ever I kissed your mouth And felt your heart beat close to mine Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love That was there at my command. The first time ever I lay with you I felt the earth move in my hand I thought our joy would fill the earth And last 'till the end of time, my love, And last
SWEET INSPIRATION
WITH THE SUPREMES
WRITERS DAN PENN, SPOONER OLDHAM
I need your sweet, sweet inspiration
I need you here on my mind every hour of the day
Without your sweet, sweet inspiration
The lonely hours of the day just don't go my way.
A woman in love needs sweet inspiration
And honey that's all I ask
You know that's all I ask from you
I gotta have your sweet inspiration, yeah
You know there just ain't no telling
What a satisfied woman might do.
When you call "Baby", baby
Is such a sweet inspiration
And when you call me "Darling", darling
Sets my heart a-skating
And if I'm out in the rain, baby
And in a bad situation
You know I just reach back in my mind
And there I find your sweet, sweet inspiration.
Inspiration, yeah, oh, what a power
And I got the power every hour of the day
I need your sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet inspiration, yeah
To go on living, to keep on giving this way.
I need your sweet, sweet inspiration
And I got the power every hour of the day
I need your sweet, sweet inspiration
To go on living, to keep on giving this way.
Remember me the one who heard your cries
And reached out and dried your eyes
Remember me the one who found you and wrapped all my love around you
When you were all alone and your dreams were all gone
When you were nothing but a tear stained face I did feel for you
Girl your broken wing is mended and your need for me has ended
Girl you say you must be free
You wanna fly away from me
You were lost and your yesterday is my tomorrow
And now you say you must be free, baby
Sorry is a sorry word after all I've done for you
Sorry is a sorry word when I need a love that's true
Out of sympathy and all you feel for me
After all the sweet love I've given to you (given you baby)
Girl you walk away with the best part of me
The love I gave to you to give it to someone new
And sorry won't ease the feeling.
Sorry is a sorry word after all I've done for you
Sorry is a sorry word when I need a love that's true
SOMEWHERE
WRITERS LEONARD BERNSTEIN, STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Someday, somewhere We'll find a new way of living Will find a way of forgiving Somewhere... There's a place for us Somewhere a place for us Peace and quiet and open air Wait for us Somewhere There's a time for us Someday there'll time for us Time together and time to spare Time to learn, time to care Someday, somewhere We'll find a new way of living Will find there's a way of forgiving Somewhere... There's a place for us A time and place for us Hold my hand and we're half way there Hold my hand and I'll take you there Somehow... Someday, somewhere...
SILENT NIGHT
WRITERS JOSEPH MOHR, FRANZ GRUBER
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin Mother and Child, holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia. Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light, Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. Silent night, holy night, wondrous star, lend thy light; With the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King. Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.
Lady luck and a 4 leaf clover
wanting this hurt I feel all over
my life was one special occasion
till your leavin ended the situation
thats why I'm standin on shakey ground
ever since you put me down
standin on shakey ground
ever since you put me down
my car got repossesed this morning
hardest times I've seen in years
lord, you got to throw me a life preserver
cause I'm about to drown in my own tears
thats why I'm standin on shakey ground
ever since you put me down
standin on shakey ground
ever since you put me down
Slow Down Heart
The Temptations
Slow down heart, you're beating much too fast.
Why don't you, slow down heart
As she goes walking, past you
When I first saw you (hey)my heart stood still (hey)
Down my spine,(hey) I felt cold chills(hey)
My head started spinning,(oooooo, ooooooo)my knees got weak.
Aw, I couldn't even speak.
When my heart started pounding,(heart started pounding, like a)
Like a, gavel of a judge.
I couldn't budge (I couldn't budge)
I couldn't budge (I couldn't budge)
I couldn't budge (I couldn't budge)
So I said, slow down heart,
A, Slow down a heart...
You're beating much too fast.
You know that you're beating too fast...
Slow down heart
As she goes walking..., past you
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey, Hey.
Everyday I wait outside my door.(hey)
(Hey) Hoping you'll come by just once more (hey)
That's when in a distance(oooooo, ooooo)I can see it's you
Aww, what could I do oo,
When my heart started pounding,(heart started pounding)
Like a, thousand drums(oooo, ooooo)
Here she comes (oh here she comes)
Oh, here she comes (oh here she, comes)
Oh, here she comes(oh here, she comes)
So I said, slow down heart,
Slow down heart...
You're beating much too fast.
You know that you're beating too fast...
Slow down heart
As she goes walking, past you
Why don't you, slow down heart......
The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (oh yeah)
A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (oh yeah)
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold, and the new day seems old
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
The birds are singing and the children are playing
There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should a young heart be saying
But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor.
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her)
Till I find her I'll be trying ta (Till I find her I'll be trying ta)
Everyday I'm more inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta find my baby
Been looking everywhere (ba--by)
Baby, I really, really care!
Oh, determination is fading fast (oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad and what's happy is sad
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
I feel so bad (since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong
This heart is hard to carry on (since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?
The Temptations (Lead: Otis Williams)
Words & Music by Smokey Robinson and Warren "Pete" Moore
The sun is shining, there's plenty of light (oh yeah)
A new day is dawning, sunny and bright (oh yeah)
But after I've been crying all night
The sun is cold, and the new day seems old
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
The birds are singing and the children are playing
There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying
Not a sad word should a young heart be saying
But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor.
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
Next time I'll be kinder (Next time I'll be kinder)
Won't you please help me find her (Won't you please help me find her)
Someone just remind her (Someone just remind her)
Of this love she left behind her (Of this love she left behind her)
Till I find her I'll be trying ta (Till I find her I'll be trying ta)
Everyday I'm more inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta
Find her
Inclined ta find my baby
Been looking everywhere (ba--by)
Baby, I really, really care!
Oh, determination is fading fast (oh yeah)
Inspiration is a thing of the past (oh yeah)
Can't see how my hope's gonna last
Good things are bad and what's happy is sad
Since I lost my baby. (Since I lost my baby.)
Oh, since I lost my baby. (Oh, since I lost my baby.)
I feel so bad (since I lost my baby)
I feel so sad (since I lost my baby)
Everything is wrong
This heart is hard to carry on (since I lost my baby)
I'm lost as can be (since I lost my baby)
What's gonna happen to me?
SILVER BELLS
WRITERS JAY LIVINGSTON, RAY EVANS
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style, In the air there's a feeling of Christmas. Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile, And on every street corner you hear Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmastime in the city. Hear the bells go ding-a-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day. Strings of street lights, even stop lights blink a bright red and green As the shoppers rush home with their treasures. Hear the snow crunch, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene, And above all this bustle you hear Silver bells, silver bells, it's Christmastime in the city. Hear the bells go ding-a-ling, hear them ring, Soon it will be Christmas day.
I watch you go to church on Sunday
But you forget all you learned on Monday
You see your smiling face can't hide
How you hate your brother inside
So Ima telling you
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
You built this great big beautiful city
But you ran away and left it to die. What a pity.
You could have made friends with your neighbor
But you are much too prejudiced to try; tell me why!
So Ima telling you
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
But the greatest wrong you know you've done
Is you passed this sickness onto your son
(your one and only boy)
He came into this world with a mind so clean
You took it, molded it, and made it mean!
So Ima telling you
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
Run, Charlie, run
Look! The niggers are coming!
(The niggers are coming?!)
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
People let me tell you about a place I know
To get in it don't take much dough
Where you can really do your thing, oh yeah
It's got a neon sign outside that says
Come in and take a look at your mind
You'd be surprised what you might find, yeah
Strobe lights flashin' way till after sundown
People gather there from all parts of town
Oh yeah, what do I call it
You know it's just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at, oh yeah
You can have your fortune told
You can learn the meaning of soul
There ain't no such thing as time
Incense in the air
'In" signs painted everywhere
I guarantee you this place will blow your mind
Music so high, you can't get over it
So low you can't get under it
Right around the corner just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Millionaires, kings and queens go there to do their things
You might see anybody there, yeah
Bear skin rugs, tails and beads
Don't really matter what you wear
You can take off your shoes, sit on the floor
Join in and be what you wanna be
Don't you know that it's right
Around the corner just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
Psychedelic shack, that's where it's at
They got a cat there shouting the blues
Talking about payin some dues
People walking around reciting poetry
Screamin guitars and a thousand colored lights
People I'm telling you this place is really out of sight
You can have your fortune told
You can learn the meaning of soul
I guarantee this place will blow your mind
Don't you know it's right around the corner
Just across the track
People I'm talking about the psychedelic shack
please return your love to me girl/ forgive me for the wrong i've done/ and oh baby
i cry myself to sleep at night/ with fear of another holdin you tight and oh baby/ oh baby/ i miss you more with each passin day/ every night on my knees i pray oh
please return your love to me girl/ forgive me for the wrong i've done/ without your love im just no good/ i am just a lonely one
im sorry for the wrong i've done/ now i know how it feels/ to lose that special someone/ and oh baby/ i need you more than words can say/ without your love i can miss another day oh
chorus
i want you to know as long as there's/ a heaven above/ you'll be my one and only love/ and oh baby/ i cant control this grow in me/ girl come and see what i need
chorus
Lead: Eddie Kendricks
Hmmmmmm.....
Yooooooooou....
need a love like mine
that you can depend on
when your whole world's falling in.
When you need a friend,
you can depend on me;
you can depend on me.
I'll be by your side...
when you need me...
when the whole world seems unfair...
when no one seems to care,
you can depend on me;
You can depend on me.
When life seems not worth living..
and nothing seems to be going right,
the comfort my love will be giving..giving
will change your darkness to light.
I--I---I--I
I'll be by your side
when you need me
when the whole seems unfair
when no one seems to care,
you can depend depend on
Yeah, yeah,
you can depend on me.
why dont you come, come back/ to my paradise/ baby/ to my paradise/ do do do do dooooo/ come back ooh/ to my paradise/ baby/ to my paradise
why dont you come/ to my island of paradise/ you know it'll be so nice/ when you're back in my arms again/ oh when you're back in my arms again/ and baby (baby)/ can you tell me when (baby)/ you'll be back in my arms again/ and you could make me so happy (happy)/ you could make me so happy/ hey/ i cry when i go to sleep/ so sorry that we broke up/ but then i dream that you're in my arms/ oh with all your charms/ and i i i i/ dont wanna wake up, dont wanna wake up, dont wanna wake up/ no no no noooo/ i was wrong from the start/ i hope you have a change of heart/ and come back to paradise/ come on back to paradise/ (each night i dream) i dream that you're in my arms/ with all your charms/ and i i i i/ dont wanna wake up, dont wanna wake up, dont wanna wake up/ no no no no noooo/ i was wrong from the very start/ i hope you have a change of heart/ and come back to paradise/ come on, come on back to paradise/ please come on back/ come back come on/ come on come on/ to my paradise baby/ baby come on/ to my paradise/ baby baby baby baby come on back/ come back come on/ come on come on...
OL' MAN RIVER
WRITERS OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 11, JEROME KERN
Here we all work 'long the Mississippi
Here we all work while the white boys play
Gettin no rest from the dawn till sunset
Gettin no rest till the judgment day
You don't look up, you don't look down
You don't dare make the rich boss frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
And tote that barge until you're dead
Let me go 'way from the Mississippi
Let me go 'way from the rich man boss
Show me that stream called the River Jordan
That's the old stream that I long to cross
Ol' Man River, Ol' Man River
He don't say nothin, he must know somethin
Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along
You know, you know he don't plant taters
And we all know the man don't plant no cotton
And then, and then what plants 'em, all know is soon forgotten
But Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along
You, you and me
You know sometimes we have to we have to sweat, sweat and strain
Our bodies, our bodies are all achin' and wracked with a whole lot of pain
Tote that barge, lift that bale, you get a little drunk
And you land in ja-ail
I get weary and so sick of tryin'
I'm tired of livin', and fraid of dyin'
But Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' a-
Ol' Man River, he just keeps rollin' along, ooh
Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do Do - Hey
When my Dad thought I had become of age
He said, "Son, you're getting to the Lovin' Stage"
I said, "Oh yeah, oh yeah"
"It's time you stopped being all alone
You've got to find a girl you can call your own"
I said, "Not now, I'll tell you later
Not now, I'll tell you when
Not now, I'll tell you later
When I'm gonna fall in love"
Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do Do - Yeah
I met a little girl - fine as could be
I said, "Girl, you're the girl that was made for me"
She said, "Oh yeah, oh yeah"
I thought if I tried, I just couldn't miss
So I asked the lil' girl for just one lil' kiss
She said, "Not now, I'll tell you later (Not now)
Not now, I'll tell you when (Not now)
Not now, I'll tell you later
When I'm gonna fall in love"
When it's time for you to fall in love
It won't make sense for you to hurry
Take you time and make up your mind
Cause the surer you are, the less you have to work
Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do
Do Do Do Do Do Do - Hey
Not now, I'll tell you later (Not now)
Not now, I'll tell you when (Not now)
Not now, I'll tell you later
(Everybody)
When I'm gonna fall in love
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
Yes, my skin is black
But that's no reason to hold me back
Oh think about it, think about it,
Think about it, think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it.
I have wants and desires just like you
So move on aside cause i'm a-comin' through
Oh no matter how hard you try you can't
Stop me now
No matter how hard you try you can't stop me now.
Yes, your skin is white
Does that make you right
Walk on and think about it, think about it
Think about it, think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it.
This is a message, a message to y'all
Together we stand divided we fall
Black is a color just like white
Tell me how can a color determine whether
You're wrong or right
We all have our faults yes we do
So look in your mirror
What do you see, two eyes a nose and a
Mouth just like me
Oh your eyes are open but you refuse to see
The laws of society were made for both
You and me
Because of my color I struggle to be free
Sticks and stones may break my bones
But in the end you're gonna see my friend
No matter how hard you try you can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try you can't stop me now.
verse 1:wish that i could wind/ like a spiral spare through time/ to your body next to mine/ warm and satisfied/ wish that i could catch/ a night train to the past/ climb aboard and hear you ask/ darling come inside
chorus 1:memories, memories/ sweet, sweet memories/ of days gone by/ that make me cry/ memories, memories, memories/ sweet memories/ that make me sad/ they take me back/ to you/ (memories, memories/ ah ah ah ah ah ah ah/ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
verse 2: watching falling stars/ on the grass by my own car/ making love there in the dark/ thinking we're alone/ old man shined his light/ trying not to act suprised/ he left hard and all uptight/ told us to get on home
chorus 2:memories, memories/ sweet sweet memories/ of love we shared/ of love we shared/ memories memories/ sweet memories/ of love we shared/ we will never/ share them again/ (memories memories/ ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah/ ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
verse 1
chorus 1
may i have this dance
i've been waitin for this chance
all night long (all night long)
and this night i'll always treasure
if i could have the pleasure
to excort you
dont you know i've bit my nails in to
wantin to dance with you
but i was much too shy
i never had the nerve
before you'd dance across the floor with another guy
the way he held you in his arms
with his many charms
i knew my chances were slim
in order to get to you
there's only one thing to do
so i got rid of him
hey
ooh hoo i told him that a girl
by the name of pearl
was looking for him
and when i turned around
he was nowhere to be found
so here i am
ooh i gotta have this dance (gotta have this dance with you)
honey i (gotta have this dance with you)
honey i, honey i, honey i, have this dance
honey i (gotta have this dance with you)
gotta have this dance
oh...
LITTLE MISS SWEETNESS LYRICS
Now I'm a guy who's fond of sweet things, sweet things I adore,
In coffee most take one or two lumps, but I use three or four.
But since I kissed your sweet, sweet lips, sugar ain't sweet no more,
Your kiss was sweeter than any cup of coffee, I ever made before!
You know you're Little Miss Sweetness, ah, you're Little Miss Sweetness
The sweetest girl in the world.
If ever a man had a sweet tooth, I have one indeed!
I order cookies and cakes, malts and shakes from the menus that I read!
But all the cakes and shakes and malts I've bought, put together don't exceed,
The sweetness in just one of your kisses, Baby you're the one I need!
You know you're Little Miss Sweetness, ah, you're Little Miss Sweetness
The sweetest girl in the world.
Now listen to me you sweet things, hear what I have to say.
If ever you need somebody, send for me without delay!
But do one thing for me, don't go out on a rainy day,
Cause if it's true that rain melts sugar, you will surely melt away!
You know you're Little Miss Sweetness, ah, you're Little Miss Sweetness
The sweetest girl in the world. Trying to tell you, you're Little Miss Sweetness
The sweetest girl in the world.
The sweetest girl in the world.
And I wake up in the mornin'
With my hair down in my eyes and she says "Hi"
And I stumble to the breakfast table
While the kids are goin' off to school€goodbye
And she reaches out 'n' takes my hand
And squeezes it 'n' says "How ya feelin', hon?"
And I look across at smilin' lips
That warm my heart and see my mornin' sun
And if that's not lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And there's no such thing as Doctor Seuss
Or Disneyland, and Mother Goose, no nursery rhyme
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And when my self is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow and ease my mind
Sometimes I call her up at home knowin' she's busy
And ask her if she could get away and meet me
And maybe we could grab a bite to eat
And she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'cause she's made that way
And if that ain't lovin' me
Then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't snow in Minneapolis when the winter comes
And there's no such thing as make-believe
Puppy dogs, autumn leaves 'n' BB guns
FADE
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis
oh the weather outside is frightful
but the fire is so delightful
and since we've no place to go
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
and it doesnt show signs of stopping
and i've brought some corn for popping
the lights are turned way down low
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
when we finally kiss goodnight
how i'll hate going out in the storm
but if you really hold me tight
all the way home i'll be warm
and the fire is slowly dieing
and my dear is still goodbyeing
but as long as you love me so
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
(instrumental)
and the fire is slowly dieing
and my dear is still goodbyeing
but as long as you love me so
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
let it snow
Law of the land
Some people are always heaven made
Some people will live impermanent for the rest of their days
Time marches on
Yesterday is better than tomorrow
Life is uncertain, let me hear you say 'yeah'
That is that, oh yes it is
There'll be days of sunshine and laughter
But don't forget you will have to shed some tears - oho
It's the law of the land - my brother - oh
Whether you like it or you'll understand - ah hey hey
It's the law of the land - hey hey hey hey
'Cause made by almighty men
Live by the good book if you're able
You must play your cards on top of the table
When you gather you either win or lose
In life's ev'rybody's got to pay some dues - well
It's the law of the land - well well well
Whether you'll like it or you'll understand - you can't change it
It's the law of the land - ah-how
'Cause made by almighty men - oh hey
Hey, it's the law, the law of the land
Whether you'll like it or you'll understand
It's the law, the law of the land
'Cause made by almighty men
A teacher man can't be found
Until you find yourself - think about it
You might not like being, well you ought, but you'd better start like it
But you sure can't be nobody else
In other words: I can't be you - ain't no quit, yeah - you can't be me
Well well, that's all with you, my sister an' brother
And that's the way that good life meant to be - hey-ho
It's the law of the land - well
Whether you like it or you'll understand - say say
It's the law of the land - hey yeah oh
'Cause made by almighty men
Look at here
The tools of a ????man's day has got him by corrupt????
For your own protection your Gods you must love
What goes around comes around
And what goes up, yeah, must come down - aha
It's the law of the land - well well well well
Whether you like it or you'll understand
It's the law of the land - well well well
'Cause made by almighty men - aha
It's the law of the land - ev'rybody else say
Whether you like it or you'll understand ...
Once a wiseman said to me. This advice I give you free. A woman is made of fantasy so fan the flame. Always keep her hopes up high. Make her laugh don't make her cry and don't let her love die, so fan the flame.
A woman needs love and affection and little things mean alot (little things mean alot). And when she has an emotional baby. That's why you got to fan the flame to keep it burning hot.
Make her feel she ten feet tall, even though she short and small. so fan the falme. Her love is your reality let her go and you will see just how lonely life can be. So fan the falme.
A woman needs love and praising so give her them each day. Tell her you love her, its added protection. That's why you got to fan the falme to keep it burning hot.
Once a wiseman said to me. This advice I give you free. A woman is made of fantsy so fan the flame.
Ooo
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by.
I say to myself, you're such a lucky guy.
To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true.
Out of all the fellas in the world, she belongs to me.
But it was just my 'magination, running away with me.
It was just my 'magination, running away with me.
(Soon) Soon we'll be married and raise a family. (Oh, yeah)
A cozy little home out in the country with two children, maybe three.
I tell you, I can visualize it all. This couldn't be a dream, for too real it all seems.
But it was just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.
Paul: Every night on my knees I pray.
Dear Lord, hear my plea.
Don't ever let another take her love from me.
Or I will surely die. Hmm
(Her love is) heavenly.
When her arms enfold me.
I hear a tender rhapsody.
But in reality, she doesn't even know me.
Just my 'magination, once again.
Running away with me.
Oh, tell you it was just my 'magination,
Running away with me.
I never met her but I can't forget her.
Just my 'magination,
Ooo yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Running away with me.
Ooo, just my 'magination running away with me.
She's in my mind and hard to find.
Just my 'magination...
Morning... (Mor-or-ning)
Seems to come so slow.
Knowing... (Know-ow-ing)
How I need this warming glow.
Foolishly, I've made you cried.
Confident, you never say goodbye.
Darling, that's the reason why,
That even in a crowd, laughing out loud, I'm lonely. (Lonely)
For I love you only. And without you,
Every night's... just another lonely night.
Falling. (Just another)
Tears are falling from my eyes.
I'm calling (Just another)
Out your name, tearful sigh.
How I pray it's not too late.
All my life for you I wait.
Just call me I won't hesitate,
For when you left you took the best of me.
I love you, can't you see?
Since you've been gone,
Every night's... just another lonely night.
(Just another)
Since you've been gone my life is so lonely, baby, baby.
It's just-a (Just another)
Even my sun is hoping. (?)
(Just another)
Oh, it's all I need is you only.
Hmmm
(Just another)
I'm just no good without you, baby.
I'm just-a lonely, lonely...
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing
Do what you wanna do now
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
If you want me to love you, maybe I will
I need you woman, it ain't no big deal
You need love now, just as bad as I do
Make's me no difference now, who you give your thing to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do now
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
I'm not trying to run your life,
I know you wanna do what's right,
Ah, give your love girl, do whatever you choose,
How can you lose, with the stuff you use?
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
I can't tell you
Who to sock it to
It's your thing (It's your thing)
Do what you wanna do
Don't let me tell you
Who to sock it to
Let me hear you say it's my thing (It's your thing),
I do what I wanna do......
Like a snowball rolling down the side of a snow covered hill, it's growing.
Like the size of a fish that the man claims broke his reel, it's growing.
Like a rosebud blooming in the warm of the summer sun, it's growing.
Like the tale by the time it's been told by more than one, wooo, it's growing.
Everyday it grows a little more than it was the day before.
My love for you just grows and grows.
Oh, how it grows and it grows.
And where it's gonna stop I'm sure, nobody knows.
(Hey, hey, hey, nobody knows)
How it grows, and it grows, and it grows.
(Nobody knows) Wooo, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Nobody knows. It grows, it grows, where is it gonna stop)
Wooo, like a need in a guy to see his girl.
When she's gone away, it's growing.
Like the sadness in his little heart
When he knows that she's gone to stay, wooo, it growing.
Everyday it grows a little more than it was the day before.
My love for you just grows and grows.
Oh, how it grows and it grows.
And where it's gonna stop I'm sure, nobody knows.
(Hey, hey, hey, nobody knows) It gets a little wider.
(Nobody knows) Oh, it gets a little stronger.
(Hey, hey, hey) The feeling for each kiss, baby.
(Hey, hey, hey) Oh, it lasts a little longer, yeah.
(Hey, hey, hey) Oooo, so much... oooo, so much.
Can't you see it's growing, baby
It grows, and it grows, and it grows, and it grows.
Melvin:
Life lands a freshing blow.
And once again our heart is broken.
And as history repeats itself.
These few words are sadly spoken.
David:
I've passed this way before.
I've felt this pain before.
A hurt that took so long to end.
Has found my poor heart again.
As I watch love walking away.
It brings back old memories.
But a familiar pain still feels the same.
Once again, heartache has found me.
A dark cloud covered my heart.
Oh, when she told me goodbye.
Now there's nothing left but emptiness.
And the tears that filled my crying eyes.
I've passed this way before.
I've felt this pain before.
A hurt that took so long to end.
Has found my poor heart again.
No matter how strong a man is.
Without a love he walks in the dark, baby.
If love deserts him it would surely hurt him.
'Cause his weakness is his heart.
A lonely journey now stands before me.
The endless pain has started.
But this time I know the way.
Walking alone and broken hearted.
Because I've passed this way before.
And I've felt this pain before.
A hurt that took so long to end.
Has found my poor heart again.
I've passed this way before.
I've felt this pain before.
A hurt that took so long to end.
Has found my poor heart again.
Maybe you want to give me kisses sweet
But only for one night with no repeat
Maybe you'd go away and never call
And a taste of honey is worse than none at all (oh little girl)
Oh little girl, in that case I don't want no part
That would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Maybe you think that love would tie you down
You ain't got the time to hang around
Maybe you think that love was made for fools
So it makes you wise to break the rules
Oh little girl, in that case I don't want no part
That would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Oh little boy, in that case I don't want no part
That would only break my heart
Oh, but if you feel like loving me
If you got the notion
I second that emotion
Said, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion
I second that emotion
Well, if you feel like giving me
A lifetime of devotion...
Look what you've done.
You made a fool out of someone. (Out of someone)
You thought love was true and found out that you were just having fun. (Just having fun)
And oh, why do you wanna make me blue?
After all, I've been good to you. (I've been good to you)
Oh, yes I have.
And I recall the time, hmmm, you needed somebody and I made you mine.
You needed a friend so I took you in and treated you so kind.
And oh, why do you wanna make me blue?
After... After all, I've been good to you. (I've been good to you)
Oh, yes I have.
And you know I've always been around.
And I never, never, never let you down.
And now you telling me that you must go.
You know that you're hurting me so-o-o-o-o.
But there, there come a time
One day, one day, one day you gonna wake up and find
You come back to me on your bending knee and you're gonna be crying.
And oh, believe me, what I say it true, baby.
After all, I've been good to you. (I've been good to you)
Everyday... and everyway. (I've been good to you)
Whoa, you know, you know, you know, baby, I've been so good. (I've been good to you)
As I stand alone on this moonful night.
For the first time I feel alone in life.
As I watched the moon kissed the star-lit skies.
I feel the need for your lips to press close to mine.
For so long, I've been afraid to love.
But right now I feel a need for love.
And you have the love, love I need. (Right now)
Aw, to comfort me.
Ooo, and I'm ready for love. (Ready for love)
I'm truly ready for love. (Ready for love)
Your wonderful sweet, sweet love. (Sweet, sweet love)
Ooo, and I'm ready for love.
I tried to shield my heart from love tender touch.
'Cause to lose a love, aw, would hurt so much.
But as I softly walked in my solitude.
I search my heart and I found there's a need for you.
And for the first time I feel alone.
'Cause I need a love, aw, to call my own.
And only you, have the love, the love I need.
Aw, to comfort me.
Ooo, and I'm ready for love. (Ready for love)
I'm truly ready for love. (Ready for love)
Your wonderful sweet, sweet love. (Sweet, sweet love)
Aw, and I'm ready for love.
I ready (right now.)
And for the first time I feel alive.
Have the tender love, deep down inside.
And just as soon as I see a smiling face,
I rush into your warm embrace.
Right now, I'm ready for love.
I'm truly ready for love.
Your wonderful sweet, sweet love.
Right now, I'm ready for love.
Comfort me, baby. (?)
Aw, I'm ready for love.
Wonderful sweet, sweet love.
Aw, I'm ready for love.
I'm a bachelor...It's not by choice
I'm a bachelor - I've got to speak my voice
Listen here...
I've been a lot of places in my lifetime
I've had a lot of women that I thought was mine - many times
There's not many things in life that I won't do - naw
But I'm still a lonely man, and I've got to tell you
That I'm a bachelor...It's not by choice
I'm a bachelor - I've got to speak my voice
Well...
I really want a girl I can bring my money to - yes I do
And do all the things that the sweet thing wants me to - yeah
But I'm not rushing, I'm taking it one step at a time
Cause when I find that girl, she'll know that she's mine
Until I do, I'm a bachelor...It's not by choice - naw
I'm a bachelor - I've got to speak my voice
(I want bachelors all over the world to say it with me)
I'm a bachelor (I'm a bachelor)...It's not by choice - Say it again
I'm a bachelor (I'm a bachelor) - I've got to speak my voice - yeah
Don't want nobody to feel sorry for me - naw
I ain't askin' for no charity
Ain't got but one goal, just one goal in life
I wanna be happy, and find myself a wife
Until I do, I'm a bachelor (I'm a bachelor)...But not by choice - naw
(I'm) I'm a bachelor (I'm a bachelor) - I've got to speak my voice
Sometimes it makes me wanna...
Woo eww eww, (well) dih dih dih dihhh
Woo eww eww, I can't help myself
Woo eww eww, dih dih dih dihhh
Woo eww eww
I'm a bachelor
All of you married men
I envy you (yes I do, yes I do)
I wish I was married too - yes I do
All of you married men
I envy you (yes I do, yes I do)
I wish I was married too - yes I do
Heyyy
Woo eww eww, dih dih dih dihhh
Woo eww eww, dih dih dih dihhh
Eddie:
I will build you a castle with a tower so high, till it reach as the moon.
I'll gather melodies from birdies that fly, and compose you a tune.
Give you lovin' as warm as Mama's oven.
And if that don't do, then I'll try something new. (I'll try something new)
Diana:
Oh, I will take you away with me as far as I can.
To Venus or Mars.
There we will love with your hand in my hand.
You'll be king of the stars.
Every day we can play on the Milky Way.
If that don't do.
I'll have to try something new. (I'll try something new)
Melvin:
I will bring you a flower from the floor of the sea...
(Yeah, to wear in your hair)
Diana:
Thank you.
I'll do anything and everything to make you happy, boy.
To show you that I care... I care.
Eddie:
I'll pretend I'm jealous of all the fellas and if that don't do.
I'll try something new.
Ooo, something new. (I'll try something new)
I'll try something new. (I'll try something new)
Something new. (I'll try something new)
I'll try something new. (I'll try something new)
If that boy don't suceed, try again and then you'll see. (I'll try something new)
Something new. (I'll try something new)
Something new.
Now that you've come back home to me.
I don't care what the people say.
'Cause I'm gonna love you. (Love you till I die)
Hey, love you baby. (Love you till I die)
With every little breath that I take, I'm gonna love you. (Love you till I die)
Hey, just as long as I can see you now. (Love you till I die)
As long as you stay with me, baby. (Love you till I die)
Well, I'm gonna lose my faith in you
If you ever leave me, my whole life would be through.
But right now I'm gonna love you. (Love you)
Hey (Love you, love you)
I'm gonna love you right now. (Love you till I die)
Yeah, love you baby. (Love you till I die)
Yeah, each and every day I'm gonna love you. (Love you till I die)
Just as long as I can put my arms around you, I'm gonna love you. (Love you till I die)
Yeah, loving you. (Love you till I die)
Well, I'm gonna lose every bit of my faith in you
If you ever leave me, my whole life would be through.
But right now I'm gonna love you. (Love you)
Hey (Love you, love you)
I'll love you right now. (Love you till I die)
Yeah, love you right now. (Love you till I die)
All you have to do is keep on loving me, baby.
And I'll love you. (Love you till I die)
Yeah...
You asked me to forget about you.
Go out and find someone knew.
That won't be easy you see.
After all the things you've done for me.
Though I'm a man, I ain't too proud to say.
With you I stand tall and strong.
Without you girl, I'm nothing at all.
Like a snowman in the sun, my life was wasting away.
Your love gave me hope and strength, you're the reason I'm alive today.
How, I wanna know.
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
You'll always be apart of me.
Girl, you don't realize what your love means to me.
It's more precious than the air I breathe.
I wanna know, how...
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
Girl, you'll always be apart of me.
How, I wanna know.
How can I forget ya, woman
After all you've done for me.
You'll always be apart of me.
How, how, how... how can I forget ya, woman
You've been so good, good baby.
How can I forget ya
It's impossible to do.
How can I forget ya, woman.
You've been so good, good, good to me.
How can I forget ya
I want to know.
Ha-ha-ha... how can I forget ya
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
To get stones from a rock, you've got to break it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
To get bread from dough, you've got to bake it
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
To get water from a faucet, you've got to turn it
And if you want my love, if you want my love
You've got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
To get fire from a match, you've got to strike it
(Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it)
To get the feeling from a kiss, you've got to like it
(Like it, like it, like it, like it)
To get ashes from wood, you've got to burn it
And if you want my love, if you want my love
You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)
You've got to treat me kind, all the time
Throw the other guys right out of your mind.
(Yeah,yeah)
(Instrumental)
Now listen
To make broken things work, you've got to fix them
(Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them)
To make two things one, you've got to mix them
(Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them)
To get butter from milk, you've got to chum it
And if you want my love, if you want my love
You've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)
If you deserve it you can get it
I'll be glad to see you with it
Just show me that you love me
And that you're thinking of me
You can get it in a...
I want a love I can see. (Ah-Pow-Pow)
That's the only kind that means a thing to me. (Ah-Pow-Pow)
Don't want a love you have to tell me about. (Ah-Pow-Pow)
That kind of loving I can sure do without. (I can sure do without)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I want a love I can feel. (Doo-Doo)
That's the only kind of loving I think it's real. (Doo-Doo)
Don't want to be quoted by something I heard now. (Doo-Doo)
'Cause baby action speaks louder than words. (Ah, louder than words)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I want a love that's mine. (I want a love, that's mine)
In the rain or in sun, sun, sunshine. (I want a love, that's mine)
A love to keep warm when it's cold. (I want a love, that's mine)
The kind of love that will never grow old. (Never grow old)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh-uh-huh
(Don't you know I want a love)
(Why don't you know I want a love)
(Why don't you know I want a love)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Want a love I can see. (I wanna love I can see)
The kind of love you can give to me. (Give to me)
The kind of kisses to make, make me melt. (Ooo, make me melt)
The kind of love that can really be felt, now. (Really be felt)
Yeah, yeah, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby... I
Yeah, I want her love now.
The kind of love that can be felt.
Uh-huh. Yeah
Yeah, yeah, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby... I
Yeah
No I, I, I, I... I wanna love her.
Uh-huh. Yeah
I'm sending you red roses and violets.
(Violets of...) blue, girl.
The roses mean I love you.
The violets mean I'll always be true, girl. (Be true, girl)
Because I really love you.
And I truly, truly believe, yes I do.
Inspite of the way you acting, that you love me too.
Come on and say it dear.
Hmm, you try, to keep me away, girl.
Just to prove you don't really care.
But I believe you feel the same way I do.
And this torture just ain't fair. (No, this torture just ain't fair)
I'm sending you a bracelet.
In grave in gold that, "I love you" girl. (Love you, girl)
And I'll send my heart if I could, to prove I'll always be true, girl.
Because I really love you.
And I truly, truly believe, yes I do.
Inspite of the way you acting, that you love me too.
Come on and say it dear.
Oh, say it dear.
[Instrumental]
I hope you'd understand.
That the red roses and violets of blue, girl, (Hope you'd understand)
And that bright shining bracelet, help me, baby, say 'I love you'. (I love you. Love you)
And I really love you.
And I truly, truly believe, yes I do. (Yes, I do)
I believe that you love me.
So baby, come on and say it.
A-Say it. (I truly believe, yes I do, yes I do, yes I do)
I truly, truly believe. (I truly believe, yes I do, yes I do, yes I do)
(I truly believe, yes I do, yes I do, yes I do)
I bet you're wondering how I knew.
Ah, what you're plans to make me blue.
With some other guy you knew before.
Between the two of us, you know I love you more.
Dennis:
It took me by surprise I must say, when I found out yesterday.
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
And I'm just about to lose my mind.
I know a man ain't supposed to cry.
But these tears I can't hold inside.
Losin' you would end my life you see.
'Cause you mean that much to me.
Eddie:
You could have told me yourself,
Oh, that you love someone else.
Instead I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Not much longer would you be mine)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Oh, and I am, and I am just about lose my mind.
Ah, boom, boom, boom,...(ect.)
Dennis:
People say believe half of what you see.
Oh, and none of what you hear.
Whoa, I jus' can't help being confused.
If it's true please tell me dear.
Eddie:
Do you plan to let me go
For the other guy you left me for
Don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it through the grapevine)
Not much longer would you be mine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, heard it through the grapevine.(Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Woo, I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
I heard it through the grapevine. (Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
Oh, heard it throught the grapevine.(Heard it, heard it, I heard it, yes I heard it)
You ask if I remembered, when we first met.
Girl, tell me how could I ever forget
There, you were standing there.
Aw, with ruby lips and the golden hair.
Your beauty seem to hypnotize me.
I had that feeling I was no longer free.
But when I ask you for a dance. (For a dance)
You wouldn't even give me a chance. (Me a chance)
And it hurt me through and through.
That was the first time I got over you.
You had my heart dingling,
Like a puppet on a string.
To you I meant nothing, darling.
But to me it meant everything.
Girl, you know since then through the years. (Through the years)
I've shed so many tears. (So many tears)
And all because of you, I couldn't cry if I wanted to.
I don't know why I still love you.
'Cause you don't even want me around.
Year after year it's the same o' thing.
You build me up, to let me down.
So go on and hurt me. (Hurt me)
Aw, like you did.
This time it'll be different.
Mmm, my tears you'll see no more.
'Cause I've cried so through the years. (Through the years)
Until I run out of tears. (Run out of tears)
And all because of you, I couldn't cry if I wanted to.
I'll never shed another tear.
I couldn't cry no more, darling.
Seems as though the pain
Have gone the tears from my eyes.
Never cry, never.
Never no more.
I'll never shed another tear.
HEY JUDE
WRITERS JOHN LENNON, PAUL McCARTNEY
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And anytime you feel the pain
Hey Jude refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Da da da da da
Da da da da
Hey Jude don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Da da da da da
Da da da da yeah
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better, better, oh
Da, da da da da da da
Da da da da, hey Jude
Da, da da da da da da
Da da da da, hey Jude
Da, da da da da da da
Da da da da, hey Jude
Now, if a rock, should separate us.
I'm gonna think of a way I can move that rock.
(Move the rock, move the rock)
And if a clock, should keep me waiting.
I'm gonna think of a way I can speed the clock.
(Speed the clock, speed the clock)
And if a wall is between us.
I'm gonna think of a way I can climb that wall.
I tried to think of something I wouldn't do.
Baby, to get a little closer to you.
You know what?
I couldn't think of a thing at all.
I couldn't think of a thing at all.
Now, if an opinion should become between us.
I'm gonna think of a way we can reach an agreement.
(An agreement, an agreement)
And if a brick floor, should be between us.
I'm gonna think of a way I can dig through the ceiling.
(Through the ceiling, through the ceiling)
If there's a ball of fire between us.
I'm gonna think of a way to get through that ball.
I tried to think of something I wouldn't do.
Baby, to get a little closer to you.
You know what?
I couldn't think of a thing at all.
Baby, I couldn't think of a thing at all.
Hmmm
Yeah, yeah.
Now if a million miles, should separate us.
I'm gonna think of a way I can cross those miles.
(Cross the miles, cross the miles)
And if my actions, begin to bore ya.
I'm gonna think of a way I can change my style.
(Change my style, change my style)
And if there's burning hall between us.
I'm gonna think of a way to get down that hall.
I tried to think of something I wouldn't do.
Hey, to get a little closer to you.
You know what?
I couldn't think of a thing at all.
Believe me. (I couldn't think of a thing at all)
Hear what I say. (I couldn't think of a thing at all)
Believe when I tell ya. (I couldn't think of a thing at all)
I tried and I tried. (I couldn't think of a thing at all)
I
Dennis: Can turn a gray sky blue.
Melvin: I can make it rain, whenever I wanted to.
Oh, I
Eddie: I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
Paul: I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.
Dennis: But my life is incomplete and I'm so blue. 'Cause I can't get next to you.
I can't get next to you, babe. (Next to you)
I can't get next to you. (I just can't get next you)
I can't get next to you, babe.
I can't get next to you.
I
Dennis: Can fly like a bird in the sky.
Eddie: Hey, and I can buy anything that money can buy.
Oh, I
Paul: I can turn a river into a raging fire.
Melvin: I can live forever if I so desired.
Eddie: Unimportant are all the things I can do. 'Cause I can't get next to you.
I can't get next to you, babe. (No matter what I do)
I can't get next to you.
Uh-ya
[Instrumental]
Ooo-Ooo
Ooo-Ooo
Chica boom, chica boom
Chica boom, boom, boom
Dennis: I can turn back the hands of time, you better believe I can.
I
Otis: I can make the seasons change, just by waving my hand.
Oh, I
Eddie: I can change anything from old to new.
Paul: The things I want to do the most, I'm unable to do.
Dennis: Unhappy am I with all the powers I possess. 'Cause girl you're the key to my happiness.
Eddie: And I
Can't get next to you.
Dennis:
Girl, you're blowing my mind 'cause I can't get...(Next to you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)
Girl, it's you that I need. I gotta get...(Next to you)
Can't you see these tears I'm crying? I can't get... (Next to you)
I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)
I, I, I, I... I can't get...(Next to you)
Girl, you're blowing my mind...
You know, every house has a door and every room has a floor.
Every fence has a gate and every beast has a mate.
Everybody, everybody's got something but me.
I ain't got nothing.
Every stove has a fire and every car has a tire.
Every fish has a bowl and every shoe has a sole.
Everybody, everybody's got something but me.
I ain't got nothing.
Now I don't care about politics and things across the sea.
All I want all I want to do is love
And have somebody love me. I need I need somebody.
Every lion has a den and every little pig has its pen.
Every road has a way and (they tell me) every dog has its day.
Everybody, everybody's got something but me.
I ain't got nothing I ain't got nothing. Oh no.
(repeat to fade)
Ain't no words to this song. you just dance an hum along. Ain't no words to this song. you just dance and hum along.
A rose is a beautiful flower. I mean the prettiest in the world. And that goes double, double for a girl. Cause she's like no other flower in the world. Remeber, they that first take the sweet. But you got to take the bitter with sweet. So remeber: he who picks a rose must accept the thorns it bear. yeah, yeah. Talking about the goood and the bad in a woman.
[instrumental]
(Duh-da-da-da, Duh-da-da-da, Duh-da-da-da-da-da-da)
Like the birds in the trees, my heart sings a rhapsody of love for you.
Girl, you won my heart the very first time I layed eyes on you.
I know your love belongs to someone else.
But girl, I got to have you for myself.
So, I'm gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love, woo.
Gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love, woo.
A fallen star that's what you are, from the heavens above.
There's no treasure on earth, that can match your worth.
You're a picture of love.
I know to you I'm just a love sick guy.
But you're wrong.
I love ya and I need you, by my side.
So, I'm gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love, woo.
I'm gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love, woo.
Aw, yeah.
Baby.
Keep on.
I can't help but thinkin' 'bout that guy. (?)
He jus' got you by his side.
He's got everything.
There's is no inch of his happiness to be in his place.
I'll be glad to give you anything.
I know your love belongs to him.
But girl, I can't be satisfied jus' being your friend.
So, I'm gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love, woo.
Gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love.
Everyday, baby.
Gonna keep on trying, got to just keep on trying till I win your love.
No matter what it takes.
I'm gonna keep on trying, just keep on trying till I win your love.
I love you girl, with all my heart and soul.
I can't understand why you treat me cold.
Your every wish, girl, is my command
And that's why I can't seem to understand why,
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
I'm askin' you girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
One day you say you love me too.
The next day you tell me that we are through.
My love for you is just a game.
But each time we play, girl, my heart feels the pain.
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? Oh
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? So blue
[Instrumental]
Woo girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? (Make me blue)
Oh girl, oh girl, oh girl tell me why can't you be true? (Can't be true)
The way you treat me it just isn't fair.
You make it so plain you just don't care.
You have a ball around my time.
Sleepless nights are getting me tired.
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
I'm askin' you girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue? Baby
Girl, girl, girl why you wanna make me blue?
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air
But when you're walking down the street
And you ain't had enough to eat
The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere (on Broadway)
They say the women treat you right on Broadway
But looking at them just gives me the blues
'Cause how you gonna make some time
When all you got is one thin dime
And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes (on Broadway)
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway
I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say
But They're dead wrong, I know they are
'Cause I can play this here guitar
And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway (on Broadway)
Dennis: Can turn a gray sky blue.
Melvin: I can make it rain, whenever I want it to.
Oh, I
Eddie: I can build a castle from a single grain of sand.
Paul: I can make a ship sail, uh, on dry land.
Every town I go, theres a street
Name of the street funky funky Broadway
Out on Broadway, theres a nightclub
Now now, name of the nightclub, now baby funky funky Broadway
Out on Broadway, theres a crowd
Name of the crowd, baby Broadway crowd
Out on Broadway, theres a dance, yeah
Name of the dance funky funky Broadway
Wiggle your legs now, baby; shake your head up
Do the shing-a-ling now, baby; shake shake shake now
You dont know, baby; you dont know now, woman
Do the funky Broadway
Dirty filthy Broadway, dont I like Broadway?
At Broadway, look here
Out on Broadway, theres a woman
Name of the woman Broadway woman
Out on Broadway, yeah, theres a man
Name of the man, now
For once in my life
I have someone who needs me.
Someone I needed so long.
For once unafraid
I can go where life leads me.
Some how I know I'll be strong.
For once I can touch
What my heart used to dream of.
Long before I knew.
Aww, someone like you
Would make my dream come true.
For once in my life
I won't let sorrow hurt me.
Not like it's hurt me before.
For once I have something
I know won't desert me.
I'm not alone anymore.
For once I can say
This is mine, you can't take it.
As long as I know
I have love I can make it.
For once in my life
I have someone who needs me.
For once I can say
This is mine, you can't take it.
Long as I know
I have love I can make it.
For once I can feel
That somebody heard my plea.
For once in my life
I have someone who needs me.
(For once in my life)
(In my life)
Firefly, Firefly
Shine your light tonight
Assist the Moon and Stars
In helping us
To ease our troubled minds
Firefly, Firefly
Golden night of serenity, yeah
show us the light naturally.
And maybe she wont worry
when there aint nothing I can do.
When sea runs dry
and the stars fall from the sky
She a vulnerable flower
and she believes in me
Even when I had to lie
I shouldn't have lie
To make the world feel alright
Firefly, Firefly
(Spoken)Um,Um,Um, Sometimes I feel
I have the weight of the world
on my shoulders. But knowing the
strength she sees in me
I smile because she believes me.
Firefly, Firefly
Golden night of serenity
show me the light naturally.
And maybe she wont worry
when aint nothing I can do.
When sea runs dry
and the stars fall from the sky
She a vulnerable flower
and she believes in me
Even when I had to lie
I shouldn't have lie
To make the world feel alright
Firefly, Firefly
Ooh,Ooh,Ooh,Ooh,Firefly
You make the world feel alright
We starve-look
At one another short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing-a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasy
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Somewhere
Inside something there is a rush of
Greatness
Who knows what stands in front of
Our lives
I fashion my future on films in space
Silence
Tells me secretly
Everything
Everything
Manchester England England
Manchester England England
[Eyes look your last]
Across the Atlantic Sea
[Arms take your last embrace]
And I'm a genius genius
[And lips oh you the doors of breath]
I believe in God
[Seal with a righteous kiss]
And I believe that God believes in Claude
[Seal with a righteous kiss]
That's me, that's me, that's me
[The rest is silence
The rest is silence
The rest is silence]
We starve-look
At one another Short of breath
Walking proudly in our winter coats
Wearing smells from laboratories
Facing a dying nation
Of moving paper fantasy
Listening for the new told lies
With supreme visions of lonely tunes
Singing
Our space songs on a spider web sitar
Life is around you and in you
Answer for Timothy Leary, dearie
Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine €
Melvin:
Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom (Ect.)
Farewell, my love.
Farewell, my love.
I love you more than anything.
No one knows the good you bring....
Eddie: to me.
Paul:
But I've got to set you free. (Boo-oo)
I've just got to set you free. (Boo-oo)
Eddie:
Aww, goodbye, (goodbye) my love. (My love)
I'm gonna cry, (gonna cry) my love. (My love)
The vow of love you broken.
The law of love has spoken....
Eddie: to you.
Paul:
Oh, why couldn't you be true? (Why couldn't you be true?)
Why couldn't you be true? (Why couldn't you be true?)
Paul:
So long, baby. You know, it's so hard...
It's really hard to find someone in this wide world, who's really true.
I guess it's just meant for me to be unhappy.
But I believe, I really do believe that somewhere someone is waiting for me.
Eddie:
Aww, she's there, (she's there) my love. (My love)
Somewhere, (somewhere) my love. (My love)
Someone who cares.
And still be there...
Eddie: with me.
Paul:
Oh, my darling can't you see? (Boo-oo)
How wonderful it would be, yeah. (Boo-oo)
Farewell, to you.
Farewell, my love.
Eddie: We're...
Through.
Eddie: We're through.
I don't care where you came from.
Oh no, I don't care where you've been.
All I know, is that I love you.
And I'm going to love you till the end. (Gonna love you until the end)
'Cause you're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
For every hand there's a glove.
For every, for every heart there should be love.
Yes, I've been waiting for such a long, long time.
Don't worry, nobody, nobody is gonna change my mind. (Nobody's gonna change my mind)
'Cause you're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
[Instrumental]
Yes, you're my...(Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
(Better than anyone, better than anyone...)
I love you (Better than anyone)
Than anyone before. (Better than anyone before)
A-Do me right because I love you. (Better than anyone)
Keep coming 'cause I love you. (Better than anyone)
Don't send me away. (Don't send me away)
I've hurt you it's true.
Don't close the door. (Don't close the door)
I'll make it up to you.
'Cause you know that I (need your) your wonderful love.
Whoa
Don't send me away. (Don't send me away)
I may have been wrong.
But please let me stay. (Please let me stay)
Here, where I belong.
Darling, you know that I (need your) your wonderful love.
(I need) I need your love. (your love)
Dear, through all my days of mine, I need your love.
Dear, through every phase of mine, I need you love.
Everyday and in everyway.
Hmmm
[Instrumental]
Don't send me away. (Don't send me away)
For I surely be lost.
I'm willing to pay. (Willing to pay)
My life as the cost.
'Cause you know that I (need your love.)
Oh, you know I do. (I need your love)
Oh, I'll cherish you. (I need your love)
Oh, don't be cruel. (I need your love)
If it's love that you're running from, there's no hiding place.
(You can't run it, you can't hide it, you can't run it)
Love has problems I know but there problems, we'll just have to face.
Oh yeah, yeah.
If you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
We're gonna walk and don't look back. (Don't look back)
And don't look back. Oh yeah, yeah.
And don't look back, baby. (Don't look back)
(The places behind you let them re-remind you.)
If your first lover broke your heart,
There's something that can be done.
(You don't run it, you don't hide it, you don't run it)
Don't end your faith in love because of what he's done.
So if you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
Keep on walking and don't look back.
Forget about the past now.
Don't look back, baby.
Keep on walking and don't look back. Hmmm
(The places behind you let them re-remind you.)
[Instrumental]
Love can be a beautiful thing.
Though your first love let you down.
Oh yeah, yeah
'Cause I know we can make love bloom, baby.
The second time around.
Oh yeah, yeah
So if you just put your hand in mine,
We're gonna leave all our troubles behind.
Keep on pushing and don't look back.
Now, till I say, we won't look back, girl.
Keep on walking and won't look back.
Forget about the past now, baby.
And don't look back.
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, don't look back.
Dennis: Ow, people gather round me, it's whom it may concern.
I'm not trying to run your life.
Melvin: But you're never too old to learn, huh.
Dennis: Stop worrying about your neighbors and the fancy things they got.
'Cause if you do you'll find it sure, you're gonna wind up on the spot.
Eddie: Don't let the Jones
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Melvin: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Dennis: One more time.
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Woo, woo-oo-oo-oo
Paul: Huh, you may not believe it but nine times out of ten it's true.
The people you're trying to keep up with...
Melvin: Are trying to keep up too.
Eddie: Remember that old saying, "All that glitters ain't gold".
Take heed, don't ignore it until your money time will hold. Oh
Eddie: Don't let the Jones
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Melvin: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Eddie: Hear me now, now.
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Who-har-har-who-who, Who-har-har-do-do-do-do
Dennis: You're lying to yourself but you don't even know it.
You're so busy following the Joneses, you ain't got time to show it.
Keeping up with the Joneses, it'll only makes your life a mess.
Bill collectors, tranquilizers and getting deeper in debt.
Eddie: You better leave...
Group: The Joneses alone.
Dennis: Tell 'em one more time.
Eddie: You better leave, oh leave...
Group: The Joneses alone.
Otis: Joneses got a new car today.
Dennis: Here's what you should say...
Group: Harray for the Joneses!
Dennis: Instead you worry till your whole head turns gray.
Group: Worry 'bout the Joneses.
Melvin Remember it's their car and they're the ones who had to pay.
Group: So leave Jo-Jo-Joneses alone.
Dennis: Listen, your car might be old, but remember it never fails to get you where you want to go.
Eddie: Oh, don't let the Jones
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Melvin: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Eddie: Hear me now, now.
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Do-do-do-do-do-do...(ect.)
Group: You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down.
Paul: Now listen, if you see something you want and you know you can't afford it,
The very next thing for you to do is start saving towards it.
Dennis: The Joneses have been a downfall for many persons, you see.
So people, take my advice and let the Joneses be. Ow.
Eddie: Don't let the Jones
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Melvin: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Eddie: Hear me now, now.
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Dennis: Don't let the Jones
Group: Don't let the Joneses
Group: Get you down, oh down.
Group: You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down. (Whoo)
You're doing fine.
Don't let the Joneses get you down. (Whoo)
Do-do-do-do-do-do...(ect.) Boom-boom-boom-boom...(ect.)
Hmmm, wooo
D is for devastating double dose of dynamite. (Dynamite)
I is for instance in I'm irritated, you make me feel alright. (Yeah, feel alright)
N is for now. (Now) Now. No hesitating.
A is for at. (At) At no sense in waiting. And
H is for hold me. Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me.
Dinah hold me tight. (Whoa, hold me tight)
D is for daily demonstration starring all your deep devotion. (Deep devotion)
I is for illustrating intimate interest in my mixed emotions. (Yeah, mixed emotions)
N is for next. (Next) Yeah, next time you come my way.
A is for all. (All) All I'm gonna ever say
H is for hold... Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me.
Dinah hold me close. (Whoa, hold me close)
Hmmm, wooo
Dinah girl, you dynamite. (Dinah girl, you dynamite)
And took some time for me to light your fuse.
(I really had to pay some dues.)
But if I had to do it again (If I had to do it again)
I'll prove that I will do it again.
If I can choose, my choice will be the same.
You'll know that it will work for me.
Come on and spell a name.
(D) Darling, darling, darling.
Why don't you come on and spell a name
(I) Indeed I'll idealize you.
You gotta come on and spell her name.
(N) Now.
(A) Always, Dinah.
H is for hold me. Hold me, hold me... Come, baby... hold me, hold me.
Dinah hold me. (Whoa, hold me)
H is for hold me. Hold me, hold me.
Dinah hold me tight. (Whoa, hold me tight)
H is for hold me, baby.
ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS ARE FORGOTTEN NOW
ALL THE APPLES IN BARREL ARE ROTTEN NOW
STANDING ON A MOUNTAIN OF MISERY
LONLINESS IS MY ONLY COMPANY
OH, WHEN ARE GONNA COME CINDY
WHEN WILL YOU BE HOME ON BOUND
I'M IN NEED OF YOU AND THE LOVE WE KNEW
CINDY
I THOUGHT WE WERE BIRDS OF A FEATHER NOW
AND WILL ALWAYS BE TOGATHER NOW
AND WERE EVER I GO YOU WILL FOLLOW ME
A LIF O F LOVE WITH YOU AS MY DESTINY
OH, WHEN YOU GONNA COME COME HOME CINDY
WHEN WILL YOU BE HOME ON BOUND
THERE AN EMPTY SPACE SINCE YOU LEFT THIS PLACE
CINDY, MY CINDY
COME BACK CINDY COMEBACK
CINDY YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT MISTAKE
BUT MISTAKES WERE SOMETIMES MADE TO BREAK
CINDY LOVE IS MADE OF GIVE AND TAKE
LET ARE MOVE BE MADE FOR LOVE'S SAKE
COME ON HOME
CANT YOU SEE I WAS MADE FOR YOU, YOU WERE MADE FOR ME!
PEOPLE TELL ME I'M NOT THE SAME NOW
I ONLY RESPOND TO MY NAME NOW
BUT NO ONE KNOWS IT BETTER THAN ME MYSELF
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE I CAN NEVER BE MYSELF
OHHHHHH, WHEN YOU GONNA COME HOME CINDY
CINDY, MY CINDY
So in love, sad as could be
'Cause a pretty face got the best of me.
Suddenly, you came into my life
And gave it meaning and pure delight.
Now, good looks, I've learned to do without.
'Cause now I know it's love that really counts.
'Cause I know that...
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
I know that...
Beauty's only skin deep, yes indeed.
Now you speak your words warm and sincere.
And let's me know that your love is near.
A pretty face you may not possess
But what I like about you is your tenderness.
A pretty face maybe some guys taste
But I'll take lovin' in it's place.
'Cause I know that...
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
And you know that...
Beauty's only skin deep, oh baby, oh yeah.
(Oh yeah, Oh yeah)
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah.)
Ooo
(Beauty's only skin deep, oh yeah.)
Yes it is.
My friends ask, what do I see in you
But it goes deeper than the eye can view.
You have a pleasin' personality
And that's an ever lovin' rare quality.
Now show me a girl, a girl that's fine
And I'll choose the one with true lovin' every time.
I know that...
(Beauty's only skin deep, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And I believe that...
Beau- know that beauty's only skin deep.
So if you're lookin' for a lover. (Oh yeah)
Don't judge a book by it's cover. (Oh yeah)
She may be fine on the outside (Oh yeah)
But so untrue on the inside. (Oh yeah)
Ooo
Yes, I'm smiling.
Everytime you pass me by.
I know you wonder, why I never cry.
But let me tell you, happiness. (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Is just a camouflage. (Camouflage)
They call me the joker. (I'm a joker)
'Cause I... I always play.
But I'm just a clown. (I'm a clown)
'Cause I'm really not that way.
'Cause all my happiness, (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Oh, is just a camouflage.
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying)
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying)
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying)
Wee-Ooo (Hey, hey, hey)
[Instrumental]
They call me the joker. (The joker)
'Cause I... I always play.
But I'm just a clown. (I'm just a clown)
'Cause I'm really not that way.
'Cause all my happiness, (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Oh, is just a camouflage.
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying) I love you.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) Oh, yes I do.
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying) Ooo, baby.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) Ooo, baby.
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying) I gotta broken heart.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) I've got a broken heart.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) Just a care of love.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) Just a care of love.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) I gotta broken heart.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) I've got a broken heart.
(Open your eyes and see I'm crying) Just a care of love.
(Open your eyes and see I'm dying) Ooo
["Gay" as in "Cheerful"]
Yes, I'm smiling.
Everytime you pass me by.
I know you wonder, why I never cry.
But let me tell you, happiness. (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Is just a camouflage. (Camouflage)
Just a camouflage
For a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
I said it is now.
A-Yes, it is now.
For a broken heart.
They call me the joker.
'Cause I... I'm so gay.
But I'm just a clown.
'Cause I'm really not that way.
'Cause all my happiness, (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Is just a camouflage. (Camouflage)
Just a camouflage
For a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
I said it is now.
A-Yes, it is now.
For a broken heart.
[Instrumental]
They call me the joker.
'Cause I... I'm so gay.
But I'm just a clown.
'Cause I'm really not that way.
'Cause all my happiness, (Happiness)
My happiness (Happiness)
Is just a camouflage. (Camouflage)
Just a camouflage
For a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
A-Yes it is now.
A-Yes it is now.
For a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
Oh baby, for a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
A-Yes it is now.
I said it is now.
For a broken heart. (Hey, hey, hey)
YOU€™RE MY DREAM COME TRUE
WRITER BERRY GORDY
I don't care where you came from.
Oh no, I don't care where you've been.
All I know, is that I love you.
And I'm going to love you till the end. (Gonna love you until the end)
'Cause you're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
For every hand there's a glove.
For every, for every heart there should be love.
Yes, I've been waiting for such a long, long time.
Don't worry, nobody, nobody is gonna change my mind. (Nobody's gonna change my mind)
'Cause you're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
[Instrumental]
Yes, you're my...(Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
You're my... (Dream come true.)
And I love you better than anyone before.
(Better than anyone, better than anyone...)
I love you (Better than anyone)
Than anyone before. (Better than anyone before)
A-Do me right because I love you. (Better than anyone)
Keep coming 'cause I love you. (Better than anyone)
I need you.
Whoa, I need you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I need you (so), (so), (so), (so)
I want you.
Whoa, I want you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I want you (so), (so), (so), (so)
Paul:
You knew my lips were lonely for, the kisses you could give to me.
Ever since the first day, baby, that we met.
Eddie:
So if you say you're mine and let our hearts combine.
I swear I'll never let you forget how much...
I love you.
Whoa, I love you.
Baby, baby, baby don't you know
That I love you (so), (so), (so), (so)
I need you.
Whoa, I want you.
Paul: Baby, baby, baby.
Eddie: Baby
Whoa, I love you.
Paul: Darling, darling
Eddie: Oh, darling
Whoa, whoa
Come home, come home, come home, come home.
Paul: Can't you see that I need it.
Eddie: Bring it home to me, baby.
Come home, come home, come home, come home.
(Forgive this fool, my darling.)
Oh, this heart of mine, carries a heavy load.
When I think about how I've hurt you so.
After you've been, been so good to me.
I've been unfaithful, darling, I've caused you misery.
The feeling of guilt, oh, it tortures me.
And only you, my darling, oh, can set me free.
And darling, all, all I need
Is just to hear you say,
You'll forgive me, forgive me baby.
All, all I need, to have you touch my hand,
Say you'll understand, baby.
A moment of weakness, darling, caused me to stray.
Your trust in me, dear, I threw away.
When I look, look into your eyes.
I can see the hurt, baby, that you feel inside.
Although I hurt you baby, you never once complained.
It makes me feel, sweet darling, that much more ashamed.
Tears of guilt, tears of guilt running down my face.
Tears that only you baby, only you can erase.
And darling, all, all I need
Is just to hear you say,
You'll forgive me, forgive me baby.
All, all I need, to have you touch my hand,
Say you'll understand, ooo.
[Instrumental]
(Forgive this fool, my darling.)
I know, I made a big mistake.
When all your love, darling, yes I did forsake.
It's on my mind, it's in my heart.
This guilty feeling tearing me apart.
With every step I make, every breath I take.
I'll make it up to you, I'll make it up to you.
Undo the wrong I've done, undo the wrong I've done.
I've been unfaithful, I know it's true.
But I'll make it up to you.
Baby, all, all I need
Is just to hear you say,
You'll forgive me, forgive me baby.
All, all I need
To have you touch my hand,
Say you'll understand.
Baby, all, all I need
Is just to hear you say,
You'll forgive me, forgive me baby.
I know you want to leave me.
But I refuse to let you go.
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me.
Ain't too proud to beg, and you know it.
Please don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead baby, baby.
Please don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Now I heard a crying man,
Is half a man with no sense of pride.
But if I have to cry to keep you,
I don't mind weepin' if it will keep you by my side.
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darling.
Ooo, don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead baby, baby.
Please don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day.
Just to keep you from walking away.
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand.
'Cause I want to keep you anyway I can.
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darling.
Ooo, don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead baby, baby.
Please don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Woo, alright.
[Instrumental]
Now I got a love so deep in the pit of my heart.
And each day it grows more and more.
I'm not a shame to come and plead to you baby.
If pleading keeps you from walking out that door.
Ain't too proud to beg, and you know it.
Ooo, Don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead baby, baby.
Ooo, don't leave me girl. (Don't you go)
Baby, baby, baby... baby, baby
Ooo, don't leave me girl.
listen baby aint no mountain high ,aint no valley low,
aint no river wide enough baby
If you need me call me
no matter where you are,
no matter how far (don't worry baby)
just call my name.
I'll be there in a hurry
you don't have to worry
chorus:
'Cause baby there
Ain't no mountain high enough
Ain't no valley low enough
Ain't no river wide enough
To keep me from getting to you babe
Remember the day
I set you free
I told you could always count on me,darling
From that day on
I made a vow
I'll be there when you want me
some way,somehow
Chorus
No wind,
No rain,
Or winter's cold.
Can stop me baby.
ooooh no
Cause you are my goal
If you're ever in trouble
I'll be there on the double
just send for me
oooh baby
send for me oooh baby
My love is alive
Deep down in my heart
Although we are miles apart
If you ever need a helping hand
I'll be there on the double
just as fast as I can
don't you know that ;
there ain't no mountain high enough,
ain't no valley low enough,
ain't no river wide enough,
to keep me from getting to you babe
I saw the saddest thing, other day.
When an old man pass my way.
Walking the streets so all alone.
All because he had no home.
But the saddest thing I've ever seen,
Is a tear from a woman's eye.
A tear from a woman's eye.
Hmmm
I saw a man, no shoes on his feet.
But the saddest thing is to see a woman weep.
A woman is tender thing.
To see her cry, a sad, sad thing.
Nothing touches me deeper inside,
Than a tear from a woman's eye.
A tear from a woman's eye.
Hmmm
[Instrumental - Humming]
A woman's tears dropping on her cheek,
Is like a sound of thunder, that loudly it rings.
'Cause when I see her cry, I know she hurts inside.
Yes, the saddest thing I've ever seen.
Is a tear from a woman's eye.
A tear from a woman's eye.
Hmmm
Sad, sad thing is a tear from a woman's eye.
A sad, sad thing is to see a woman cry.
Sad, sad, sad thing is a tear from a woman's eye.
Sad, sad, sad thing is to see a woman cry.
A TASTE OF HONEY
WRITERS RIC MARLOWE, BOBBY SCOTT
Winds may blow over the icy sea I'll take with me the warmth of thee A taste of honey A taste much sweeter than wine I will return I'll return I'll come back for the honey and you I'll leave behind my heart to wear And may it e'er remind you of A taste of honey A taste much sweeter than wine I will return I'll return I'll come back for the honey and you He ne'er came back to his love so fair And so she died dreaming of his kiss His kiss of honey A taste more bitter than wine I will return I will return I'll come back for the honey and you I'll come back for the honey and you!
A SONG FOR YOU
WRITER LEON RUSSELL
I've been so many places in my life and time I've sung a lot of songs, I've made some bad rhyme I've acted out my love in stages With ten thousand people watching But we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you I know your image of me is what I hope to be I've treated you unkindly but baby can't you see (baby can't you see now) There's no one more important to me (baby) Baby can't you please see through me 'cause we're alone now and I'm singin' this song for you You taught me precious secrets of the truth, withholdin' nothin' You came out in front and I was hiding But now I'm so much better and if my words don't come together Listen to the melody (listen to the melody) cause my love's in there hiding I love you in a place where there's no space or time I love you for my life, you are a friend of mine (you are a friend of mine) And when my life is over, remember when we were together We were alone and I was singin' this song for you We were alone and I was singin' this song for you We were alone and I was singin' this song, singin' this song for you
(V1)
Standing in line at Burger King
My hunger€™s growing and my stomach€™s rumbling
The queue€™s as long as you can see
This big guy pushes in
Then turns and laughs at me
My temperature rises as I clench my fist
I can feel my knickers as they€™re starting to twist
My brain is scheming revenge somehow
Should I smash his head in now
(CH)
I€™m not gonna throw it all away to please today
Cos I€™ve seen your schemes before
But I choose to walk along the pathway that I know
Will lead me to my goal
(V3)
It€™s getting late the party€™s through
We€™ve had a good time now
It€™s time to say too-roo
My best friend€™s left to catch some zzz€™s
His girlfriend stayed and now she€™s
Making eyes at me
I suddenly realise that we€™re all alone
My mind is saying that I should go home
She slides in closer on the big settee
Is this really where I want to be
(BRIDGE)
(It€™s just passing like the wind)
You say to me, I live for the moment
You say take all you can today
I don€™t want to live just for the moment
There is a better way
And every day we see this generation
Throw their lives away
It€™s like we bow down to temptation
And let it have its way
Where are our dreams and where is God
Can anybody see
I€™m not ashamed to say
I chase the plans He has for me
(V1)
Standing in line at Burger King
My hunger's growing and my stomach's rumbling
The queue's as long as you can see
This big guy pushes in
Then turns and laughs at me
My temperature rises as I clench my fist
I can feel my knickers as they're starting to twist
My brain is scheming revenge somehow
Should I smash his head in now
(CH)
I'm not gonna throw it all away to please today
Cos I've seen your schemes before
But I choose to walk along the pathway that I know
Will lead me to my goal
(V3)
It's getting late the party's through
We've had a good time now
It's time to say too-roo
My best friend's left to catch some zzz's
His girlfriend stayed and now she's
Making eyes at me
I suddenly realise that we're all alone
My mind is saying that I should go home
She slides in closer on the big settee
Is this really where I want to be
(BRIDGE)
(It's just passing like the wind)
You say to me, I live for the moment
You say take all you can today
I don't want to live just for the moment
There is a better way
And every day we see this generation
Throw their lives away
It's like we bow down to temptation
And let it have its way
Where are our dreams and where is God
Can anybody see
I'm not ashamed to say
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Can I Get a Witness
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Hold on I'm Comin'
- My Girl
- This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- I'll Be There
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
- Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
- Get Ready
- Cloud Nine
- Respect Yourself
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I'll Be in Trouble
- The Girl's Alright With Me
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- My Girl
- It's Growing
- Since I Lost My Baby
- My Baby
- Don't Look Back
- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- All I Need
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl
- It's Growing
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Don't Look Back
- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- You're My Everything
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Cloud Nine
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Shakey Ground
- Treat Her Like a Lady
- Stay
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
- Hold On I'm Comin'
- Wake up evrybody
- Minute By Minute
- I'm In Love
- Don't Ask My Neighbors
- Love Ballad
- Let It Be Me
- How Deep Is Your Love
- (Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again
- Respect Yourself
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl
- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- You're My Everything
- I Wish It Would Rain
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Masterpiece
- Let Your Hair Down
- Happy People
- Shakey Ground
- Stay
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Get Ready
- My Girl
- Just My Imagination
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- Beauty's Only Skin Deep
- I Can't Get Next to You
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Ball of Confusion
- Cloud Nine
- Old Timer
- Finish Up
- Pokey
- Bangs
- Big Day
- Can I Get a Witness
- Reflections
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
- I Hear a Symphony
- Try It Baby
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- Ooo Baby Baby
- What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- I'll Be There
- Neither One of Us
- Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
- Dream Come True
- I Want a Love I Can See
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl
- It's Growing
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Don't Look Back
- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- All I Need
- You're My Everything
- I Wish It Would Rain
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Cloud Nine
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Papa Was A Rolling Stone
- Ball Of Confusion
- Cloud Nine
- I'm Losing You (I Know)
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Just My Imagination
- Runaway Child
- Keep On Trucking
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Get Ready
- Masterpiece
- Psychedelic Shack
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- My Girl
- My Girl
- It's Growing
- What Love Has Joined Together
- The Girl's Alright With Me
- My Baby
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Two Sides To Love
- You're My Everything
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
- Heavenly
- Firefly
- A Song For You
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Cloud Nine
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- My Girl
- Keep on Truckin'
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Get Ready
- Masterpiece
- Psychedelic Shack
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Cindy
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- Fan the Flame
- He Who Picks the Rose
- Why Did You Leave Me Darling
- I Truly, Truly Believe
- This Is My Beloved
- Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got
- I've Passed This Way Before
- No Man Can Love Her Like I Do
- Hello, Young Lovers
- A Taste of Honey
- For Once in My Life
- Somewhere
- Ol' Man River
- I'm Ready for Love
- Try to Remember
- Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
- What Now My Love
- That's Life
- With These Hands
- The Impossible Dream
- Introduction
- Get Ready
- You're My Everything
- I Truly, Truly Believe
- I Wish It Would Rain
- For Once in My Life
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Introduction of the Band and Group
- Hello, Young Lovers
- With These Hands
- Swanee
- The Impossible Dream
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
- All I Need
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
- No More Water in the Well
- Save My Love for a Rainy Day
- Just One Last Look
- Sorry Is a Sorry Word
- Now That You've Won Me
- Two Sides to Love
- Don't Send Me Away
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Want a Love I Can See
- Dream Come True
- Paradise
- May I Have This Dance
- Isn't She Pretty
- Just Let Me Know
- Your Wonderful Love
- The Further You Look, the Less You See
- Check Yourself
- Slow Down Heart
- Farewell My Love
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- My Girl
- What Love Has Joined Together
- You'll Lose a Precious Love
- It's Crowing
- Who's Lovin' You
- What's So Good About Goodbye
- You Beat Me to the Punch
- Way Over There
- You've Really Got a Hold on Me
- (You Can) Depend on Me
- I'll Just Go Crazy (intro)
- I'm Here
- Your Love
- Elevator Eyes
- Selfish Reasons
- Kiss Me Like You Miss Me
- Party
- It's Alright to Be Wrong
- Proven & True
- Got to Get on the Road
- I'll Just Go Crazy
- A Little Bit Lonely
- One Love One World (interlude)
- Error of Our Ways
- Introduction (Scott Regen)
- Medley: Girl (Why You Wanna' Make Me Blue) / The Girl's Alright With Me / I'll Be in Trouble / I Want a Love I Can See
- What Love Has Joined Together
- My Girl
- Yesterday / What Now My Love
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Group Introduction
- I Wish You Love
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Old Man River
- Get Ready
- Fading Away
- My Baby
- You'll Lose a Precious Love
- Baby, Baby I Need You
- Don't Look Back
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl
- I'll Be in Trouble
- (Girl) Why You Wanna Make Me Blue
- The Girl's Alright With Me
- Get Ready
- (You're My) Dream Come True
- I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
- You're the One I Need
- You'll Lose a Precious Love
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Who's Lovin' You
- Nobody but You
- I Gotta Know Now
- Too Busy Things About My Baby
- You've Got to Earn It
- Everybody Needs Love
- It's Growing
- Don't Look Back
- Since I Lost My Baby
- The Girl's Alright With Me
- Just Another Lonely Night
- My Baby
- You've Got to Earn It
- Everybody Needs Love
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- Don't Look Back
- I Gotta Know Now
- Born to Love You
- I'll Be in Trouble
- You're the One I Need
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
- All I Need
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
- No More Water in the Well
- Save My Love for a Rainy Day
- Just One Last Look
- Sorry Is a Sorry Word
- You're My Everything
- Now That You've Won Me
- Two Sides to Love
- Don't Send Me Away
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- Just My Imagination (Runing Away with Me)
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Masterpiece
- Cloud Nine
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- My Girl
- Keep on Truckin'
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Get Ready
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Psychedelic Shack
- My Girl
- I'm Ready for Love
- Don't Look Back
- You've Really Got a Hold on Me
- Paradise
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- My Baby
- Two Sides to Love
- I've Passed This Way Before
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- The End of Our Road
- Introduction
- Get Ready
- You're My Everything
- I Truly, Truly Believe
- I Wish It Would Rain
- For Once in My Life
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Introduction of Band and Group
- Hello, Young Lovers
- With These Hands
- Swanee
- Impossible Dream
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe
- Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)
- Hoops of Fire
- We Should Be Makin' Love
- The Jones'
- Get Ready
- Corner of My Heart
- Whenever You're Ready
- Do It Easy
- Wait a Minute
- Celebrate
- Cloud Nine
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
- Hey Girl
- Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go)
- I Need Your Lovin'
- Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me
- I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back)
- Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
- Psychedelic Shack
- You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth
- Hum Along and Dance
- Take a Stroll Through Your Mind
- It's Summer
- War
- You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)
- Friendship Train
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
- Run Charlie Run
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning
- I Ain't Got Nothin'
- The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)
- Mother Nature
- Do Your Thing
- Friends
- Special
- All I Want From You
- She's Better Than Money
- One Step at a Time
- Fill Me Up
- Go Ahead
- Loveline
- Soul to Soul
- O.A.O. Lover
- Running
- Treat Her Like a Lady
- How Can You Say That It's Over
- My Love Is True Truly for You
- Memories
- Just to Keep You in My Life
- Set Your Love Right
- I'll Keep My Light in My Window
- Introduction
- Get Ready
- You're My Everything
- I Truly, Truly Believe
- I Wish It Would Rain
- For Once in My Life
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Introduction of Band & Group
- Hello Young Lovers
- With These Hands
- Swanee
- The Impossible Dream
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
- All I Need
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
- Mo More Water in the Well
- Save My Love for a Rainy Day
- Just One Last Look
- Sorry Is a Sorry Word
- You're My Everything
- Now That You've Won Me
- Two Sides to Love
- Don't Send Me Away
- Look What You Started
- I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now
- 10 X 10
- Do You Wanna Go With Me
- Little Things
- I Got Your Number
- Everytime I Close My Eyes
- Lucky
- Put Your Foot Down
Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special
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- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- My Girl
- I Can't Get Next to You
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- I Wish It Would Rain
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Ball of Confusion (That's the Way the World Is Today)
- Cloud Nine
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Happy People
- Glasshouse
- Shakey Ground
- The Prophet
- Happy People (instrumental)
- A Song for You
- Memories
- I'm a Bachelor
- Firefly
- Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
- Masterpiece
- Ma
- Law of the Land
- Plastic Man
- Hurry Tomorrow
- Cloud Nine
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- Love Is a Hurtin' Thing
- Hey Girl
- Why Did She Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go)
- I Need Your Lovin'
- Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me
- I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back)
- Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Hey Jude
- Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
- Message From a Black Man
- It's Your Thang
- Little Green Apples
- You Don't Love Me No More
- Since I've Lost You
- Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)
- That's the Way Love Is
- Slave
- Magic
- Givehersomeattention
- Deeper Than Love
- I'm Fascinated
- Touch Me
- Don't Break Your Promise to Me (With Alfie)
- She Got Tired of Loving Me
- Do You Really Love Your Baby
- Oh Lover
- Happy People
- Glasshouse
- Shakey Ground
- The Prophet
- Happy People (instrumental)
- A Song for You
- Memories
- I'm a Bachelor
- Firefly
- Cloud Nine
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- I Can't Get Next to You
- You're My Everything
- Psychedelic Shack
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- I Could Never Love Another
- Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Hey Jude
- Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
- Message From a Black Man
- It's Your Thing
- Little Green Apples
- You Don't Love Me No More
- Since I've Lost You
- Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)
- That's the Way Love Is
- Slave
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Cindy
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Please Return Your Love to Me
- Fan the Flame
- He Who Picks the Roses
- Why Did You Leave Me Darling
- I Truly, Truly Believe
- This Is My Beloved
- Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got
- I've Passed This Way Before
- No Man Can Love Her Like I Do
- Hello Young Lovers
- A Taste of Honey
- For Once in My Life
- Somewhere
- Ol' Man River
- I'm Ready for Love
- Try to Remember
- Who Can I Turn To
- What Now My Love
- That's Life
- With These Hands
- The Impossible Dream
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Cloud Nine
- I'm Losing You (I Know)
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- Keep on Trucking
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Get Ready
- Masterpiece
- Psychedelic Shack
- Ain't to Proud to Beg
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- My Girl
- My Girl
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Get Ready
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Cloud Nine
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Masterpiece
- Superstar
- Keep on Truckin'
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- Psychedelic Shack
- Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- My Girl
- Get Ready
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I'll Be in Trouble
- The Girl's Alright With Me
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- Don't Look Back
- It's Growing
- Since I Lost My Baby
- My Baby
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- All I Need
- You're My Everything
- (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
- All I Need
- (Loneliness Made Me Realise) It's You That I Need
- Don't Look Back
- My Girl
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Get Ready
- What Am I Gonna Do Without You
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- That'll Be the Day
- Give It Up
- Forever in My Heart
- Ain't No Sunshine Since You've Been Gone
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- I Wish It Would Rain
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Cloud Nine
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
- Psychedelic Shack
- Runnaway Child Running Wild
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Want a Love I Can See
- Dream Come True
- Paradise
- May I Have This Dance
- Isn't She Pretty
- Just Let Me Know
- Your Wonderful Love
- The Further You Look, The Less You See
- Check Yourself
- Slow Down Heart
- Farewell My Love
- Oh, Mother of Mine
- Romance Without Finance
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Psychedelic Shack
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- Run Away Child Running Wild
- You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth
- Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)
- Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
- Message From a Black Man
- Law of the Land
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
- Smiling Faces Sometimes
- Shakey Ground
- You've Got My Soul on Fire
- Happy People
- Masterpiece
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Cloud Nine
- My Girl
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Cloud Nine
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- Runaway Child (Running Wild)
- Keep on Trucking
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Get Ready
- Masterpiece
- Psychedelic Shack
- Dream Come True
- I Want a Love I Can See
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- My Girl
- It's Growing
- Since I Lost My Baby
- Don't Look Back
- Get Ready
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- All I Need
- You're My Everything
- I Wish It Would Rain
- I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)
- Cloud Nine
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
- Runaway Child, Running Wild
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Wish It Would Rain
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- My Girl
- Can't Get Next to You
- Runaway Child
- Cloud 9
- I Could Never Love Another
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- Just My Imagination
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
- Psychedelic Shack
- Smiling Faces Sometimes
- Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)
- Love Can Be Anything (Can't Nothing Be Love but Love)
- Take a Look Around
- Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Plastic Man
- Masterpiece
- Ain't No Justice
- 1990
- Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
- Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
- My Girl
- I Can't Get Next to You
- Superstar
- Get Ready
- Just My Imagination
- Masterpiece
- Psychedelic Shack
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg
- Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
- Cloud Nine
- I Wish It Would Rain
- (I Know) I'm Losing You
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- Run Away Child, Running Wild
- Keep on Trucking
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The Temptations 1998
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- Duration: 166:52
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
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The Temptations (1998) - trailer
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- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
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The Temptations - My Girl ( TV Movie 1998 )
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- Duration: 2:56
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
The Temptations - My Girl HQ
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Oh Mother Of Mine - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:05
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. I know there are others but I had to upload a clearer version that I felt was befitting of such an EPIC moment in an EPIC movie. Lol
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From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. I know there are others but I had to upload a clearer version that I felt was befitting of such an EPIC moment in an EPIC movie. Lol
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 3937
- author: lineotype
The Temptations - How Could he Hurt You
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- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
The second single off the Temptations platinum certified and two time Grammy nominated album, Phoenix Rising, released in 1998. 1998 Tempts Line Up: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Harry McGilberry, Terry Weeks, Barrington Henderson Current Tempts Line Up: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Bruce Williamson
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The second single off the Temptations platinum certified and two time Grammy nominated album, Phoenix Rising, released in 1998. 1998 Tempts Line Up: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Harry McGilberry, Terry Weeks, Barrington Henderson Current Tempts Line Up: Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Bruce Williamson
- published: 24 Dec 2011
- views: 15824
- author: Kyle McCarty
Get Ready - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 1:00
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. There are two versions from the movie, this one is from the Tempts Reunion. I like this one because clearly aging 'Eddie' has his 'Cool Daddy' Swag on lol. Great transitional acting/singing from Terron Brooks.
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From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. There are two versions from the movie, this one is from the Tempts Reunion. I like this one because clearly aging 'Eddie' has his 'Cool Daddy' Swag on lol. Great transitional acting/singing from Terron Brooks.
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 283
- author: lineotype
Temptations - 1964 - 1998 - 1986 [MY GIRL - STAY - LADY SOUL]
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- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
My Top 3 Picks Of The Temptations From 1964 - 1998 - 1986 Mixed Together In A Medley. MY GIRL - STAY - LADY SOUL Enjoy!!!
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My Top 3 Picks Of The Temptations From 1964 - 1998 - 1986 Mixed Together In A Medley. MY GIRL - STAY - LADY SOUL Enjoy!!!
- published: 11 Dec 2009
- views: 8754
- author: DISCOANONYMOUS
My Girl - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
From the miniseries 'The Temptations' 1998.
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The Girl's Alright With Me - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 1:58
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
From the miniseries 'The Temptations' 1998.
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The Temptations - 1998 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Audio HQ)
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- Duration: 3:21
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Téléfilm de Allan ARKUSH Charles Malik WHITFIELD (Otis Williams),DB WOODSIDE (Melvin Franklin),Terron BROOKS (Eddie Kendricks),Christian PAYTON (Paul Williams), LEON (David Ruffin),Charles LEY (Dennis Edwards),Mel JACKSON (Norman Whitfield),Obba BABATUNDÉ (Berry Gordy),
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Téléfilm de Allan ARKUSH Charles Malik WHITFIELD (Otis Williams),DB WOODSIDE (Melvin Franklin),Terron BROOKS (Eddie Kendricks),Christian PAYTON (Paul Williams), LEON (David Ruffin),Charles LEY (Dennis Edwards),Mel JACKSON (Norman Whitfield),Obba BABATUNDÉ (Berry Gordy),
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 5
- author: Jean-Loup Ponchau
Allan Arkush's 'The Temptations' 1998
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- Duration: 166:52
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown muisical act, The Temptations. Read more at www.imdb.com Please subscribe to my channel people, and don't forget to leave your comments and feedback. Thank you.
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Biography of the singers who formed the hit Motown muisical act, The Temptations. Read more at www.imdb.com Please subscribe to my channel people, and don't forget to leave your comments and feedback. Thank you.
- published: 07 Jan 2013
- views: 18
- author: Starspin99
The Temptations 1998 - Just My Imagination (Running away with me)
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- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Téléfilm de Allan ARKUSH Charles Malik WHITFIELD (Otis Williams),DB WOODSIDE (Melvin Franklin),Terron BROOKS (Eddie Kendricks),Christian PAYTON (Paul Williams), LEON (David Ruffin),Mel JACKSON (Norman Whitfield)
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Téléfilm de Allan ARKUSH Charles Malik WHITFIELD (Otis Williams),DB WOODSIDE (Melvin Franklin),Terron BROOKS (Eddie Kendricks),Christian PAYTON (Paul Williams), LEON (David Ruffin),Mel JACKSON (Norman Whitfield)
- published: 05 Feb 2013
- views: 7
- author: Jean-Loup Ponchau
Keep On Truckin' - You're My Everything - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 3:21
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
From 'The Temptations' Miniseries 1998. HD
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11/1/1998 NBC/WMAQ commercials (part 7 of 7)
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 25 Jul 2012
Includes the following commercials/promos: - NBC News 5 teaser - 1999 Pontiac Sunfire - 409 - Advil Liqui-Gels - Dirt Devil - KFC - GM Goodwrench Service Plus - Temptations promo - Promos for Exiled: A Law & Order movie, The Tonight Show, and NBC 5 News teaser (during The Temptations end credits) Aired during "The Temptations".
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Includes the following commercials/promos: - NBC News 5 teaser - 1999 Pontiac Sunfire - 409 - Advil Liqui-Gels - Dirt Devil - KFC - GM Goodwrench Service Plus - Temptations promo - Promos for Exiled: A Law & Order movie, The Tonight Show, and NBC 5 News teaser (during The Temptations end credits) Aired during "The Temptations".
- published: 14 Jun 2010
- views: 5149
- author: barber747
11/1/1998 NBC/WMAQ commercials (part 4 of 7)
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
Includes the following commercials/promos: - Whirlpool (contains the Temptations song, "The Way You Do The Things You Do", which is very fitting considering the program it's aired on) - Chapstick (with Picabo Street) - Progresso Soup - Jeep Grand Cherokee - Burger King - MCI (with Michael Jordan and Taz) - Mad About You Promo - Just Shoot Me! Promo - NBC The More You Know PSA (with David Schwimmer of Friends) Aired during "The Temptations".
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Includes the following commercials/promos: - Whirlpool (contains the Temptations song, "The Way You Do The Things You Do", which is very fitting considering the program it's aired on) - Chapstick (with Picabo Street) - Progresso Soup - Jeep Grand Cherokee - Burger King - MCI (with Michael Jordan and Taz) - Mad About You Promo - Just Shoot Me! Promo - NBC The More You Know PSA (with David Schwimmer of Friends) Aired during "The Temptations".
- published: 13 Jun 2010
- views: 3586
- author: barber747
The Temptations Movie Trailer (1998).wmv
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 20 Apr 2012
© Copyright 1998 by UMG Entertainment. UMG Entertainment ® is a registered trademark under license. All rights reserved. I do not own the rights.
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© Copyright 1998 by UMG Entertainment. UMG Entertainment ® is a registered trademark under license. All rights reserved. I do not own the rights.
- published: 19 Apr 2012
- views: 544
- author: LBrooks2213
The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
'The Way You Do The Things You Do' from 'The Temptations' miniseries.1998 First half is the studio version and second half are the actors.
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'The Way You Do The Things You Do' from 'The Temptations' miniseries.1998 First half is the studio version and second half are the actors.
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 2329
- author: lineotype
11/2/1998 NBC/WMAQ commercials (part 7/7)
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- Duration: 4:34
- Updated: 24 Jul 2012
Includes the following: - Drano Foamer - US Postal Service - Jeep - The Temptations on VHS - Exiled: A Law & Order Movie and NBC 5 teaser (shown during The Temptations end credits) - Walgreens Aired during The Temptations.
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Includes the following: - Drano Foamer - US Postal Service - Jeep - The Temptations on VHS - Exiled: A Law & Order Movie and NBC 5 teaser (shown during The Temptations end credits) - Walgreens Aired during The Temptations.
- published: 02 Feb 2011
- views: 3116
- author: barber747
My Girl (Reprise) - The Temptations Movie (HQ) HD
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- Duration: 3:32
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. I know there are others but I had to upload a clearer version that I felt was befitting of such an EPIC moment in an EPIC movie. Lol
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From 'The Temptations' miniseries 1998. I know there are others but I had to upload a clearer version that I felt was befitting of such an EPIC moment in an EPIC movie. Lol
- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 452
- author: lineotype
Paradise - I Want A Love I Can See - The Temptations Movie (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:45
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
'Paradise' and 'I Want A Love I Can See' from 'The Temptations' movie.
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'Paradise' and 'I Want A Love I Can See' from 'The Temptations' movie.
- published: 18 Oct 2012
- views: 10449
- author: lineotype
![The Temptations-Stay [Remix]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130207144939im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/V56qjkM3F6U/default.jpg "The Temptations-Stay [Remix]")
The Temptations-Stay [Remix]
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- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
From the 1998 album 'Pheonix Rising'
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The Temptations. Just My Imagination
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- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
from the 1998 movie. The Temptation
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The Temptations - Shout
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- Duration: 2:45
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
Shout - Video tratto dal Film: The Temptations di Allan Arkush con C. Malik Whitfield, DB Woodside, T. Brooks, C. Payton, Leon, O. Babatundé - 1998
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Shout - Video tratto dal Film: The Temptations di Allan Arkush con C. Malik Whitfield, DB Woodside, T. Brooks, C. Payton, Leon, O. Babatundé - 1998
- published: 02 Nov 2010
- views: 10947
- author: franco58napoli
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The Temptations - Live In Concert
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- Duration: 59:25
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
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The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 224329
- author: onemediamusic
THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE ON STAGE LAST PERFORMANCE MY GIRL
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- Duration: 7:42
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
VERY LAST PERFORMANCE LIVE ON STAGE WITH ALL "THE TEMPTATIONS" EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN 1987 in the 'GREAT WESTERN FORUM' LOS ANGELES
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VERY LAST PERFORMANCE LIVE ON STAGE WITH ALL "THE TEMPTATIONS" EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN 1987 in the 'GREAT WESTERN FORUM' LOS ANGELES
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 558458
- author: Rosita PMJ
The Temptations Vs The Four Tops live Motown
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- Duration: 5:55
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Great video of The Temptations and The Four Tops!
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Great video of The Temptations and The Four Tops!
- published: 06 May 2009
- views: 506781
- author: MICHAELSTEMMLER
The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (Live HQ)
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
Hollywood Palace - January 19, 1968
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Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans - Live at the BBC
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- Duration: 6:26
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
This video features Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans. This was shot Live at the BBC in London in 1991. This was one of David Ruffin's last live performances. For more information about The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans click on his website: www.turboproductions.org
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This video features Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans. This was shot Live at the BBC in London in 1991. This was one of David Ruffin's last live performances. For more information about The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans click on his website: www.turboproductions.org
- published: 16 Aug 2010
- views: 239463
- author: turboproductionscr
The Temptations Live Paris 1973 Part I
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- Duration: 10:06
- Updated: 03 Feb 2013
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THE TEMPTATIONS - PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE.LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1972
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- Duration: 2:34
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
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The Temptations -I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
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- Duration: 2:23
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
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The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 126235
- author: TheSoulKings
The Temptations Live
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 29 Jan 2013
Classic footage of The Temptations live in concert at the 1972 Save the Children benefit gig in Chicago.
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Classic footage of The Temptations live in concert at the 1972 Save the Children benefit gig in Chicago.
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 248668
- author: dpdaniel2
DAVID RUFFIN LAST PERFORMANCE WITH ALL THE TEMPTATIONS
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
DAVID RUFFIN & EDDY KENDRICKS WITH THE TEMPTATIONS...... LIVE @ LOS ANGELOS 1987 MY WHOLE WORLD
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DAVID RUFFIN & EDDY KENDRICKS WITH THE TEMPTATIONS...... LIVE @ LOS ANGELOS 1987 MY WHOLE WORLD
- published: 26 Oct 2008
- views: 1167386
- author: Rosita PMJ
The Temptations LIVE at Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2012
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- Duration: 3:14
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
R&B; hit makers The Temptations perform LIVE at the 2012 installment of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
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R&B; hit makers The Temptations perform LIVE at the 2012 installment of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
- published: 29 May 2012
- views: 1834
- author: VIBESJAMAICAJTB
The Temptations - My Girl
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- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
The temptations sing My Girl on David Letterman Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron Tyson, and GC Cameron. retrieved from www.rontyson.com
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The temptations sing My Girl on David Letterman Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron Tyson, and GC Cameron. retrieved from www.rontyson.com
- published: 03 Oct 2008
- views: 36666
- author: SammyJoeH
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN LIVE @ LA 1987 IMAGINATION
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- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN & ALL THE TEMPTATIONS LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE @ LOS ANGELES 1987 - JUST MY IMAGINATION
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EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN & ALL THE TEMPTATIONS LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE @ LOS ANGELES 1987 - JUST MY IMAGINATION
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 197082
- author: Rosita PMJ
The Temptations - Cloud nine
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- Duration: 2:04
- Updated: 03 Feb 2013
The Temptations Live in Paris 1973 Otis Williams Melvin Franklin Richard Street Damon Harris Dennis Edwards
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The Temptations Live in Paris 1973 Otis Williams Melvin Franklin Richard Street Damon Harris Dennis Edwards
- published: 27 Mar 2010
- views: 15417
- author: whatiship73
The Temptations - Can't Get Next To You (Live TOTP 1970)
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- Duration: 2:10
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
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THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE #2
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- Duration: 5:30
- Updated: 05 Mar 2012
The second video of the Temptations live at the Durham Performing Arts Center enjoy!
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The second video of the Temptations live at the Durham Performing Arts Center enjoy!
- published: 25 Feb 2012
- views: 207
- author: Jake Wallin
The Temptations-your my everything live
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- Duration: 3:18
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
The Temptations singing your my everything live at the copa the line up is, Eddie kendricks, Paul williams, Otis williams, Melvin franklin and Dennis edward. excuse me for the song skip at the end
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The Temptations singing your my everything live at the copa the line up is, Eddie kendricks, Paul williams, Otis williams, Melvin franklin and Dennis edward. excuse me for the song skip at the end
- published: 22 Mar 2009
- views: 49405
- author: simonsez0800
The Temptations - Touch Me (LIVE! 1985)
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
The Temptations singing their 1985 release "Touch Me". Written by Ali-Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams. The Temptations by the time of this clip consisted of : Melvin Franklin, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Richard Street, Ron Tyson and Otis Williams.
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The Temptations singing their 1985 release "Touch Me". Written by Ali-Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams. The Temptations by the time of this clip consisted of : Melvin Franklin, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Richard Street, Ron Tyson and Otis Williams.
- published: 10 Sep 2009
- views: 151087
- author: DetroitLives313
The Temptations Vs The Four Tops LIVE ! ( 1985 )
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- Duration: 6:14
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
Sometimes you have to see it to believe it. This really happened on a night very special night in 1985. It was a celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of the Apollo theater.
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Sometimes you have to see it to believe it. This really happened on a night very special night in 1985. It was a celebration honoring the 50th anniversary of the Apollo theater.
- published: 14 Jan 2009
- views: 60352
- author: george corneliussen
The Temptations
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- Duration: 8:35
- Updated: 09 Dec 2012
Cut from The Temptations Live in Concert, performing "My Girl" and "Just my Imagination".
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Cut from The Temptations Live in Concert, performing "My Girl" and "Just my Imagination".
- published: 14 Nov 2006
- views: 75604
- author: EdilsonFabre
The Temptations - You're My Everything
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- Duration: 2:55
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
YouTube removed this version, i'm guessing from corporate suits pressure. Please YouTube and the suits i brought it back to COMMENT on how great this song is with no expecations of anything. Yes, I am CRITICIZING them for their actions but also am TEACHING, I hope, that music should not be censored by greed in this forum of us little people and "et al". This song was written by Roger Penzabene as a testament to his love for his wife. After learning of her cheating he was heartbroken. He then wrote "I Wish It Would Rain' describing his pain, then finally "I Could Never Love Another" to finish the trilogy of how he felt. Unable to handle the extreme pain and unwilling to leave his wife, he wrote the last two songs as personal statements to her, publicizing the pain she caused him. After both songs were completed and recorded, tragically Roger committed suicide. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as CRITICISM, COMMENT, news reporting, TEACHING, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Lyrics: You surely must know magic girl Cause you changed my life It was dull and ordinary But you make it sunny and bright Now, I was blessed the day I found you Gonna build my whole world around you You're everything good girl and you're all that matters to me When ...
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YouTube removed this version, i'm guessing from corporate suits pressure. Please YouTube and the suits i brought it back to COMMENT on how great this song is with no expecations of anything. Yes, I am CRITICIZING them for their actions but also am TEACHING, I hope, that music should not be censored by greed in this forum of us little people and "et al". This song was written by Roger Penzabene as a testament to his love for his wife. After learning of her cheating he was heartbroken. He then wrote "I Wish It Would Rain' describing his pain, then finally "I Could Never Love Another" to finish the trilogy of how he felt. Unable to handle the extreme pain and unwilling to leave his wife, he wrote the last two songs as personal statements to her, publicizing the pain she caused him. After both songs were completed and recorded, tragically Roger committed suicide. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as CRITICISM, COMMENT, news reporting, TEACHING, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Lyrics: You surely must know magic girl Cause you changed my life It was dull and ordinary But you make it sunny and bright Now, I was blessed the day I found you Gonna build my whole world around you You're everything good girl and you're all that matters to me When ...
- published: 29 Nov 2009
- views: 996649
- author: latour90
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Dennis Edwards's Temptations)
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Although I really don't like Dennis Edwards and the Temptations review, I thought this one sounded really good, and the dance moves are far superior to the real Temptations moves for this song. EDIT: after watching the video "Temptations Live March 2008" a couple of dozen times, I realized the real Tempts are better and dance better.
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Although I really don't like Dennis Edwards and the Temptations review, I thought this one sounded really good, and the dance moves are far superior to the real Temptations moves for this song. EDIT: after watching the video "Temptations Live March 2008" a couple of dozen times, I realized the real Tempts are better and dance better.
- published: 05 Nov 2008
- views: 54497
- author: SammyJoeH
MARTHA REEVES and THE TEMPTATIONS & THE FOUR TOPS (Live)
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- Duration: 5:12
- Updated: 05 Feb 2013
I wish that Martha's performance was a little longer. She looks and sounds great..
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I wish that Martha's performance was a little longer. She looks and sounds great..
- published: 24 Jul 2008
- views: 83494
- author: luckysmusic
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The Temptations - Live In Concert
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- Duration: 59:25
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
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The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 224329
- author: onemediamusic
The Temptations Legends In Concert
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- Duration: 59:26
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
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The Temptations of Leadership - Pastor James Craft Jan. 25, 2013
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- Duration: 53:08
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
School of Church Leadership Jan. 25, 2013 enewhope.org
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School of Church Leadership Jan. 25, 2013 enewhope.org
- published: 25 Jan 2013
- views: 113
- author: NewHopeOahu
The Temptations of the Dunya - Shaykh Hasan Ali
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- Duration: 70:24
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
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- published: 02 Jan 2012
- views: 32495
- author: HikmahOnline
The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1988 - (part 1).
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- Duration: 21:49
- Updated: 02 Feb 2013
The Temptations Live in Concert. Year: 1988. Location: London. Track Listing: Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Psychedelic Shack, Ball Of Confusion, Just My Imagination, The Way You Do The Things You, Beauty's Only, Since I Lost My Baby, You're My Everything, All I Need, Get Ready, Heavenly, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, Ol' Man River, Cloud Nine, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl, I Can't Get Next To You, Thank You, I Wonder. 1988: - The Temptations are: Otis Williams, Melvyn Franklin, Ron Tyson, Dennis Edwards, and Richard Street.
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The Temptations Live in Concert. Year: 1988. Location: London. Track Listing: Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Psychedelic Shack, Ball Of Confusion, Just My Imagination, The Way You Do The Things You, Beauty's Only, Since I Lost My Baby, You're My Everything, All I Need, Get Ready, Heavenly, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, Ol' Man River, Cloud Nine, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl, I Can't Get Next To You, Thank You, I Wonder. 1988: - The Temptations are: Otis Williams, Melvyn Franklin, Ron Tyson, Dennis Edwards, and Richard Street.
- published: 13 Jan 2013
- views: 463
- author: ArlenTheParlan
Maintaining a Spiritual Life: Navigating the Temptations of a Competitive Society
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- Duration: 29:08
- Updated: 24 Jun 2012
The temptations of a competitive society can distance us from our best self working for the highest good of those we love and serve. What are some of those temptations: fascination with endless accumulations, extended working hours, the drumming up of novel need fulfillments and the touting of economic comparisons, the craving for legitimacy through money and possessions, and the unrelieved competition of every level of life. How can the Gospel values move us away from such superficialities to true joy, meaning and life purpose? Moderator: Monsignor Michael Heintz '08 Ph.D, director, master of divinity program Panelists: Dean Carolyn Woo, Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza School of Business; Timothy J Gilbride, Associate Professor of Marketing
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The temptations of a competitive society can distance us from our best self working for the highest good of those we love and serve. What are some of those temptations: fascination with endless accumulations, extended working hours, the drumming up of novel need fulfillments and the touting of economic comparisons, the craving for legitimacy through money and possessions, and the unrelieved competition of every level of life. How can the Gospel values move us away from such superficialities to true joy, meaning and life purpose? Moderator: Monsignor Michael Heintz '08 Ph.D, director, master of divinity program Panelists: Dean Carolyn Woo, Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza School of Business; Timothy J Gilbride, Associate Professor of Marketing
- published: 10 Jan 2011
- views: 442
- author: NDdotEDU
THE TEMPTATIONS MEET THE COMMISSION ALBUM STREAM
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- Duration: 33:36
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
www.meetthecommission.com The Temptations Meet The Commission-Instrumental Album Released By The Commission All Tracks Produced By The Commission Contact thecommission2k10@gmail.com
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www.meetthecommission.com The Temptations Meet The Commission-Instrumental Album Released By The Commission All Tracks Produced By The Commission Contact thecommission2k10@gmail.com
- published: 28 Jul 2011
- views: 1699
- author: TheCommissionSounds
The Pharaoh's Curse: Muhammad Morsi and the Temptations of Power
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- Duration: 70:52
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Lecture Series: Middle East Initiative Speaker Series A lecture by Ellis Goldberg, professor of political science at the University of Washington. Lunch will be served. Ellis Goldberg is a professor of political science at the University of Washington where he teaches Middle East politics. Most of his work has been on the political economy of Egypt in the 20th century including two monographs, Tinker, Tailor and Textile Worker and Trade, Reputation and Child Labor. His articles have appeared in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and Political Theory. He has been a visiting faculty member at Princeton University, the American University in Cairo and a visiting research fellow at Harvard. He lived in Cairo during the first six months of 2011 where he attended most of the major demonstrations and rallies before and after the collapse of the Mubarak government. He is now working on two books. One is a study of political theory by influential Arab intellectuals and its relation to the revolutionary uprising of 2011. The other is a study of the origins of the concept of the rule of law in Egypt and its impact on the structure of the court system. In 2007 Goldberg was a Carnegie Scholar and in 2012 he is a Guggenheim Fellow. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
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Lecture Series: Middle East Initiative Speaker Series A lecture by Ellis Goldberg, professor of political science at the University of Washington. Lunch will be served. Ellis Goldberg is a professor of political science at the University of Washington where he teaches Middle East politics. Most of his work has been on the political economy of Egypt in the 20th century including two monographs, Tinker, Tailor and Textile Worker and Trade, Reputation and Child Labor. His articles have appeared in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and Political Theory. He has been a visiting faculty member at Princeton University, the American University in Cairo and a visiting research fellow at Harvard. He lived in Cairo during the first six months of 2011 where he attended most of the major demonstrations and rallies before and after the collapse of the Mubarak government. He is now working on two books. One is a study of political theory by influential Arab intellectuals and its relation to the revolutionary uprising of 2011. The other is a study of the origins of the concept of the rule of law in Egypt and its impact on the structure of the court system. In 2007 Goldberg was a Carnegie Scholar and in 2012 he is a Guggenheim Fellow. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
- published: 16 Nov 2012
- views: 352
- author: BelferCenter
The Temptations of Michael *Full Album* Adam Michael Carr
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- Duration: 21:48
- Updated: 27 Jun 2012
As was were in the ghost halls of the haunted nights surjoin upon the lisp of mandates curchew.
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As was were in the ghost halls of the haunted nights surjoin upon the lisp of mandates curchew.
- published: 01 Oct 2011
- views: 386
- author: Adam Michael Carr
Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan
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- Duration: 23:08
- Updated: 03 Jan 2011
Imam Mohammad Khalid gives a lecture titled "Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan" at Al-Farooq Masjid on Friday, December 31, 2010.
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Imam Mohammad Khalid gives a lecture titled "Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan" at Al-Farooq Masjid on Friday, December 31, 2010.
- published: 02 Jan 2011
- views: 638
- author: AlFarooqMasjid
The Temptations of Christ - Jake Kail
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- Duration: 53:10
- Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Jake Kail speaks on the Temptations on Christ at the Spirit and Truth Gathering on August 10, 2012. His website is www.jakekail.com and leads Mantle of Restoration Ministries.
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Jake Kail speaks on the Temptations on Christ at the Spirit and Truth Gathering on August 10, 2012. His website is www.jakekail.com and leads Mantle of Restoration Ministries.
- published: 13 Aug 2012
- views: 31
- author: GLOWAustin
The Temptations
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- Duration: 166:52
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
The full thing :D!
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The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1985 - (part 3) + Four Tops Live.
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- Duration: 21:53
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Seperate concert The Four Tops starts at 05:38 min.
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Seperate concert The Four Tops starts at 05:38 min.
- published: 14 Jan 2013
- views: 233
- author: ArlenTheParlan
Where's Jesus in our Darkest Temptations? Exodus 34: 10-14
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- Duration: 38:24
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
Humans are strangely attracted to shiny things, whether it be gold, jewelry, and money or flirtation with the opposite sex. Two things that tempt us the most are bling and fling. We all have a weakness for either of these things, and that is where the temptations come the most strongly. How do we embrace these weaknesses of ours so that we can overcome the temptations that lead us to spiritual obesity and ultimately, death? Listen in as Pastor Sam asks, "Where is Jesus in our Darkest Temptations?"
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Humans are strangely attracted to shiny things, whether it be gold, jewelry, and money or flirtation with the opposite sex. Two things that tempt us the most are bling and fling. We all have a weakness for either of these things, and that is where the temptations come the most strongly. How do we embrace these weaknesses of ours so that we can overcome the temptations that lead us to spiritual obesity and ultimately, death? Listen in as Pastor Sam asks, "Where is Jesus in our Darkest Temptations?"
- published: 01 Aug 2011
- views: 154
- author: livingroomnyc
The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert by Karlo Broussard
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- Duration: 57:06
- Updated: 15 Jun 2012
In this talk, Karlo draws out the various details that reveal the temptations of Jesus in the desert to be a recapitulation of the temptations both Adam and the Israelites faced in salvation history.
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In this talk, Karlo draws out the various details that reveal the temptations of Jesus in the desert to be a recapitulation of the temptations both Adam and the Israelites faced in salvation history.
- published: 06 Apr 2012
- views: 69
- author: Karlo Broussard
The Temptations 1998
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- Duration: 166:52
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
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Best Of Motown Part 2
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- Duration: 20:07
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Video Mix of My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder), I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Diana Ross & The Supremes with the Temptations), What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) Love Child (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Runaway Child Running Wild (The Temptations), For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder}, I'm Losing You (The Temptations), What Does It Takes (Jr Walker & The All Stars), Stop In The Name Of Love (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Reach Out I'll Be There (Four Tops), I Can't Help Myself (Four Tops), Get Ready (The Temptations), Dancing In The Street (Martha & The Vandellas) and I Hear A Symphony (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
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Video Mix of My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder), I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Diana Ross & The Supremes with the Temptations), What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) Love Child (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Runaway Child Running Wild (The Temptations), For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder}, I'm Losing You (The Temptations), What Does It Takes (Jr Walker & The All Stars), Stop In The Name Of Love (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Reach Out I'll Be There (Four Tops), I Can't Help Myself (Four Tops), Get Ready (The Temptations), Dancing In The Street (Martha & The Vandellas) and I Hear A Symphony (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
- published: 03 Jul 2012
- views: 139653
- author: Arturo Laurel
What Parents Should Know About Media Schools
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- Duration: 28:34
- Updated: 02 Dec 2012
www.filmconnection.com If your son or daughter is considering going to film school, audio school or broadcasting school, here's some advice you might want to take into account. The reality is only two things matter 1) who endorses the school and 2) do they connect you with the industry so you can get hired post graduation. If the school isn't endorsed by professionals in the industry or if it doesn't provide an opportunity to connect with industry professionals, then the chances of your son or daughter finding employment in the industry are slim. We humbly suggest that you include the Film Connection in your list of choices. Not only do hundreds of industry professionals endorse us because they know our mentor approach to media education works; but our courses are designed to put each student in front of industry professionals from day one so that they can make connections that will lead to employment.
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www.filmconnection.com If your son or daughter is considering going to film school, audio school or broadcasting school, here's some advice you might want to take into account. The reality is only two things matter 1) who endorses the school and 2) do they connect you with the industry so you can get hired post graduation. If the school isn't endorsed by professionals in the industry or if it doesn't provide an opportunity to connect with industry professionals, then the chances of your son or daughter finding employment in the industry are slim. We humbly suggest that you include the Film Connection in your list of choices. Not only do hundreds of industry professionals endorse us because they know our mentor approach to media education works; but our courses are designed to put each student in front of industry professionals from day one so that they can make connections that will lead to employment.
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 219
- author: FilmConnection2008
A Walk with the Messiah: The Temptations of Jesus in the desert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 55:12
- Updated: 03 Sep 2012
In this second part of lesson 1 of the seminar "A Walk with the Messiah," Karlo gives a biblical exegesis of Jesus' temptations in the desert.
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In this second part of lesson 1 of the seminar "A Walk with the Messiah," Karlo gives a biblical exegesis of Jesus' temptations in the desert.
- published: 21 Apr 2012
- views: 42
- author: Karlo Broussard
Dennis Edwards
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 52:07
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
...THE LAST MAN STANDING Dennis Edwards is the soul surviving lead singer of The Temptations. Dennis' easily recognizable voice is the only link to the memory of this fabled group. GET READY... to meet Dennis Edwards!
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...THE LAST MAN STANDING Dennis Edwards is the soul surviving lead singer of The Temptations. Dennis' easily recognizable voice is the only link to the memory of this fabled group. GET READY... to meet Dennis Edwards!
- published: 27 Oct 2011
- views: 29051
- author: rocknrolluniverse
TOP HITS OF 1969 PART-18
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 27:39
- Updated: 29 Jan 2013
THIS VIDEO SERIES IS FOR LOVERS OF 60'S MUSIC AND TRIVIA. THIS SERIES PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE PLAYLIST OF THE MUSIC AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS DURING 1969.THIS VIDEO IS FOCUSED ON MOTOWN. IT FEATURES MARVIN GAYE, TAMMI TERRELL, THE TEMPTATIONS, DIANA ROSS AND THE TEMPTATIONS, MADELINE BELL, ARETHA FRANKLIN, RB GREAVES AND THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION.
http://wn.com/TOP_HITS_OF_1969_PART-18
THIS VIDEO SERIES IS FOR LOVERS OF 60'S MUSIC AND TRIVIA. THIS SERIES PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE PLAYLIST OF THE MUSIC AT THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS DURING 1969.THIS VIDEO IS FOCUSED ON MOTOWN. IT FEATURES MARVIN GAYE, TAMMI TERRELL, THE TEMPTATIONS, DIANA ROSS AND THE TEMPTATIONS, MADELINE BELL, ARETHA FRANKLIN, RB GREAVES AND THE FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION.
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 726
- author: oldiesfan1968
AJ Dugger III Interviews Terron Brooks
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 20:56
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks in the hit movie, "The Temptations." In this exclusive and rare interview, Terron discusses the Temptations movie, his upcoming album, the recent death of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other subjects. Part 2 www.youtube.com terronbrooks.com ajdugger.weebly.com tntribune.com
http://wn.com/AJ_Dugger_III_Interviews_Terron_Brooks
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks in the hit movie, "The Temptations." In this exclusive and rare interview, Terron discusses the Temptations movie, his upcoming album, the recent death of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other subjects. Part 2 www.youtube.com terronbrooks.com ajdugger.weebly.com tntribune.com
- published: 06 Apr 2012
- views: 853
- author: DuggerMan
CGrant Motown Cover Group Pt 1&2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 50:25
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
www.thedeborahshow.com Former music director for Marvin Gaye and later for the Temptations, Mr. Cornelius Grant was featured on The Debor'ah Show (formerly Valley Gold Show with Debor'ah Benton) along with Motown Tribute Artists and a former bass singer of The Temptations, Harry 'Berry' McGilberry. Watch Parts 1 & 2. Please leave a comment and share this video.
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www.thedeborahshow.com Former music director for Marvin Gaye and later for the Temptations, Mr. Cornelius Grant was featured on The Debor'ah Show (formerly Valley Gold Show with Debor'ah Benton) along with Motown Tribute Artists and a former bass singer of The Temptations, Harry 'Berry' McGilberry. Watch Parts 1 & 2. Please leave a comment and share this video.
- published: 14 Mar 2012
- views: 182
- author: DeborahBentonShow
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The Temptations BBC interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:12
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
http://wn.com/The_Temptations_BBC_interview
Dick Clark Interviews the Temptations - American Bandstand 1983
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
Dick Clark interviews the Temptations on American Bandstand. License American Bandstand Clips Here: dickclarklicensing.com
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Dick Clark interviews the Temptations on American Bandstand. License American Bandstand Clips Here: dickclarklicensing.com
- published: 19 Apr 2012
- views: 13292
- author: AwardsShowNetwork
Gino Washington TV Show interview With Eddie,Dennis,David (fommer Members of the Temptations 1991
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:59
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
The Gino Washington TV Show-Atac International
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The Gino Washington TV Show-Atac International
- published: 26 Sep 2012
- views: 1348
- author: george washington
Four Tops and The Temptations - BBC interview (2012)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:57
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
This piece first broadcast on 14 Mar 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
http://wn.com/Four_Tops_and_The_Temptations_BBC_interview_2012
This piece first broadcast on 14 Mar 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
- published: 14 Mar 2012
- views: 11893
- author: BhamUrbanNewsUK
EDDIE KENDRICKS - the Urban Street interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:10
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
THE LOST 1991 URBAN STREET INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGEND EDDIE KENDRICKS. This is all there is
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THE LOST 1991 URBAN STREET INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGEND EDDIE KENDRICKS. This is all there is
- published: 18 Dec 2008
- views: 357114
- author: themastersellers
Post Unsung David Ruffin family radio interview 1.wmv
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 11:30
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
David's youngest Daughter Kimberly Ruffin discusses the allegations on Unsung about her father abusing her brother. The first and former Mrs. Ruffin talks about what she thought about his early rise w/ The Temptations. Also, eldest daughter, Cheryl Ruffin speaks as well. ****These interviews are not in any particular order & due to the upload, it has a 'tinny' sound. Sorry about that. Also tried to capture as much of this radio interview as possible which is why it is kind of choppy. Real player kept cutting off during the recording process****
http://wn.com/Post_Unsung_David_Ruffin_family_radio_interview_1wmv
David's youngest Daughter Kimberly Ruffin discusses the allegations on Unsung about her father abusing her brother. The first and former Mrs. Ruffin talks about what she thought about his early rise w/ The Temptations. Also, eldest daughter, Cheryl Ruffin speaks as well. ****These interviews are not in any particular order & due to the upload, it has a 'tinny' sound. Sorry about that. Also tried to capture as much of this radio interview as possible which is why it is kind of choppy. Real player kept cutting off during the recording process****
- published: 31 Mar 2012
- views: 8260
- author: Sara Smiles
Otis Williams of The Temptations Interview With YouKnowIGotSoul
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:02
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
www.YouKnowIGotSoul.com What can you say about The Temptations except that since their inception 50 years ago and success that has followed, they've been the template for which after group after has strived to achieve. Despite the tons of accolades the group has received over the years, possibly one of their greatest accomplishments is that The Temptations has remained intact all of these years to continue building on their great legacy. Otis Williams, one of the founding members and leader of the group, took some time out to speak with YouKnowIGotSoul upon this half century achievement. During this interview, we talk about what he remembers most about originally signing to Motown in 1961, what it means to have had such a great influence on music, the biggest difference in music 50 years ago, what it took to prevent the group from ending, his best accolades, and much more.
http://wn.com/Otis_Williams_of_The_Temptations_Interview_With_YouKnowIGotSoul
www.YouKnowIGotSoul.com What can you say about The Temptations except that since their inception 50 years ago and success that has followed, they've been the template for which after group after has strived to achieve. Despite the tons of accolades the group has received over the years, possibly one of their greatest accomplishments is that The Temptations has remained intact all of these years to continue building on their great legacy. Otis Williams, one of the founding members and leader of the group, took some time out to speak with YouKnowIGotSoul upon this half century achievement. During this interview, we talk about what he remembers most about originally signing to Motown in 1961, what it means to have had such a great influence on music, the biggest difference in music 50 years ago, what it took to prevent the group from ending, his best accolades, and much more.
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 8242
- author: TheDJSlam
Temptations Interview - 1966
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:27
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
http://wn.com/Temptations_Interview_1966
Cloud Nine: The Temptations
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
One of my favorites. from the temptations show
http://wn.com/Cloud_Nine_The_Temptations
One of my favorites. from the temptations show
- published: 25 Jul 2010
- views: 136746
- author: Desdemona202
Temptations interview- "Berkshire Soundstage" preview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:21
- Updated: 06 Sep 2012
Here is an interview with Dennis Edwards, former lead singer with the Temptations, for a program I am putting together on Motown. As you can see I made a pilgrimage to Hitsville, the original headquarters/recording studio for the record company back in the 1960s and 70s (man, I swear I felt some very soulful ghosts in that building!). I'm still working on this piece, but here is a sneak preview, with the interview and a performance I recorded of the Temptations Revue singing "Ball of Confusion." The program will also feature interviews/performances with the Four Tops, Temptations, Otis Williams, the Funk Brothers, and Mary Wilson (of the Supremes).
http://wn.com/Temptations_interview_Berkshire_Soundstage_preview
Here is an interview with Dennis Edwards, former lead singer with the Temptations, for a program I am putting together on Motown. As you can see I made a pilgrimage to Hitsville, the original headquarters/recording studio for the record company back in the 1960s and 70s (man, I swear I felt some very soulful ghosts in that building!). I'm still working on this piece, but here is a sneak preview, with the interview and a performance I recorded of the Temptations Revue singing "Ball of Confusion." The program will also feature interviews/performances with the Four Tops, Temptations, Otis Williams, the Funk Brothers, and Mary Wilson (of the Supremes).
- published: 03 Sep 2006
- views: 36126
- author: jcloweproductions
The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans - Interview with CBS
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:22
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
Much more than a tribute! This show is a musical extravaganza dedicated to the late Temptations... filled with songs from the library of one of the greatest Motown acts of all time... and featuring Nate Evans, a former lead singer with the Temptations. After the deaths of David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards became the group leader and chose Nate Evans (former lead singer of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions) to replace the departed Eddie Kendricks. Therefore, the moves and arrangements performed by this group are a replica of (or perhaps better than) the original Temptations show. For more information or to book The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans, check out their website: www.turboproductions.org
http://wn.com/The_Temptations_Revue_A_Tribute_featuring_Nate_Evans_Interview_with_CBS
Much more than a tribute! This show is a musical extravaganza dedicated to the late Temptations... filled with songs from the library of one of the greatest Motown acts of all time... and featuring Nate Evans, a former lead singer with the Temptations. After the deaths of David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards became the group leader and chose Nate Evans (former lead singer of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions) to replace the departed Eddie Kendricks. Therefore, the moves and arrangements performed by this group are a replica of (or perhaps better than) the original Temptations show. For more information or to book The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans, check out their website: www.turboproductions.org
- published: 16 Aug 2010
- views: 4802
- author: turboproductionscr
AJ Dugger III Interviews Terron Brooks
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 20:56
- Updated: 10 Dec 2012
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks in the hit movie, "The Temptations." In this exclusive and rare interview, Terron discusses the Temptations movie, his upcoming album, the recent death of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other subjects. Part 2 www.youtube.com terronbrooks.com ajdugger.weebly.com tntribune.com
http://wn.com/AJ_Dugger_III_Interviews_Terron_Brooks
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks in the hit movie, "The Temptations." In this exclusive and rare interview, Terron discusses the Temptations movie, his upcoming album, the recent death of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other subjects. Part 2 www.youtube.com terronbrooks.com ajdugger.weebly.com tntribune.com
- published: 06 Apr 2012
- views: 812
- author: DuggerMan
The Temptations - Richard Street Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:22
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
The Temptations original singer Richard Street tells about the early days of The Temptations and his first girlfriend - Diana Ross in this clip from the spacepootv video interview. See more in higher quality at www.spacepoo.tv on-line pay per view tv entertainment.
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The Temptations original singer Richard Street tells about the early days of The Temptations and his first girlfriend - Diana Ross in this clip from the spacepootv video interview. See more in higher quality at www.spacepoo.tv on-line pay per view tv entertainment.
- published: 17 Feb 2009
- views: 24305
- author: spacepootv
The Temptations Pt 1 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:05
- Updated: 29 Apr 2012
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 1 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
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djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 1 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- published: 28 Nov 2010
- views: 470
- author: djbig6
The Temptations Pt 2 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:05
- Updated: 30 Apr 2012
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 2 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
http://wn.com/The_Temptations_Pt_2_@_Kuumba_Festival_2010_@DJBig6_TV_Exclusive
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 2 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- published: 28 Nov 2010
- views: 459
- author: djbig6
(12.19.1995) MTV Jams Interview - 2Pac Interview (The Temptations Video)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:28
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
www.bomb1st.com
http://wn.com/12191995_MTV_Jams_Interview_2Pac_Interview_The_Temptations_Video
Interview with David ruffian
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 26 Oct 2011
Girard interviews one of the temptations
http://wn.com/Interview_with_David_ruffian
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on Soul Train (1989)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:52
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on a special Temptations episode of Soul Train in 1989 from their "Special" album. The group also gets interviewed by Don Cornelius. Don tries to sing "Soul to Soul" with the group in the interview...this was Don's best vocal ever.
http://wn.com/The_Temptations_performs_Special_and_Soul_to_Soul_on_Soul_Train_1989
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on a special Temptations episode of Soul Train in 1989 from their "Special" album. The group also gets interviewed by Don Cornelius. Don tries to sing "Soul to Soul" with the group in the interview...this was Don's best vocal ever.
- published: 04 Jul 2012
- views: 645
- author: howieandkeyshia
Buster Jones Interviews Eddie Kendricks - Soul Unlimited Show 1973
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:50
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Buster Jones interviews Eddie Kendricks at the Soul Unlimited Show 1973. Eddie talks about the studio and how he was with the temptations.
http://wn.com/Buster_Jones_Interviews_Eddie_Kendricks_Soul_Unlimited_Show_1973
Buster Jones interviews Eddie Kendricks at the Soul Unlimited Show 1973. Eddie talks about the studio and how he was with the temptations.
- published: 03 Oct 2012
- views: 3052
- author: AwardsShowNetwork
Temptations Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 02 Nov 2012
Backstage at the Motown Christmas special
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Backstage at the Motown Christmas special
- published: 24 Oct 2009
- views: 5970
- author: TheMotownMoments
The Temptations - Entertainment Tonight
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:05
- Updated: 21 Aug 2012
2006. The Temptaions appear on Entertainment Tonight. Includes interview, classic and backstage clips. (Copyright CBS)
http://wn.com/The_Temptations_Entertainment_Tonight
2006. The Temptaions appear on Entertainment Tonight. Includes interview, classic and backstage clips. (Copyright CBS)
- published: 07 Nov 2009
- views: 5205
- author: TheMotownMoments
Damian Marley, Cee Lo Green, The Temptations and Destra Garcia LIVE at Jamaica Jazz & Blues 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:03
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Performances and interviews from the 3rd and final night of the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Featuring Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, Cee Lo Green, The Temptations and Earl Klugh.
http://wn.com/Damian_Marley,_Cee_Lo_Green,_The_Temptations_and_Destra_Garcia_LIVE_at_Jamaica_Jazz_Blues_2012
Performances and interviews from the 3rd and final night of the 2012 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival. Featuring Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, Cee Lo Green, The Temptations and Earl Klugh.
- published: 05 Feb 2012
- views: 10410
- author: VIBESJAMAICAJTB
Post Unsung David Ruffin family radio interview 5.wmv
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 13:23
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Late Temptations member, Paul Williams is briefly discussed and David's granddaughter talks about being related to a legend. ****Sorry for the choppy audio. Uploading it changes the audio quality significantly.****
http://wn.com/Post_Unsung_David_Ruffin_family_radio_interview_5wmv
Late Temptations member, Paul Williams is briefly discussed and David's granddaughter talks about being related to a legend. ****Sorry for the choppy audio. Uploading it changes the audio quality significantly.****
- published: 01 Apr 2012
- views: 2065
- author: Sara Smiles
59:25
The Temptations - Live In Concert
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at ...
published: 28 May 2012
author: onemediamusic
The Temptations - Live In Concert
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 224329
- author: onemediamusic
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THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE ON STAGE LAST PERFORMANCE MY GIRL
VERY LAST PERFORMANCE LIVE ON STAGE WITH ALL "THE TEMPTATIONS" EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFF...
published: 23 Oct 2008
author: Rosita PMJ
THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE ON STAGE LAST PERFORMANCE MY GIRL
VERY LAST PERFORMANCE LIVE ON STAGE WITH ALL "THE TEMPTATIONS" EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN 1987 in the 'GREAT WESTERN FORUM' LOS ANGELES
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 558458
- author: Rosita PMJ
5:55
The Temptations Vs The Four Tops live Motown
Great video of The Temptations and The Four Tops!...
published: 06 May 2009
author: MICHAELSTEMMLER
The Temptations Vs The Four Tops live Motown
Great video of The Temptations and The Four Tops!
- published: 06 May 2009
- views: 506781
- author: MICHAELSTEMMLER
2:55
The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (Live HQ)
Hollywood Palace - January 19, 1968...
published: 10 Apr 2012
author: Le Vilosophe
The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain (Live HQ)
Hollywood Palace - January 19, 1968
- published: 10 Apr 2012
- views: 133764
- author: Le Vilosophe
6:26
Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans - Live at the BBC
This video features Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans. This was s...
published: 16 Aug 2010
author: turboproductionscr
Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans - Live at the BBC
This video features Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards & Nate Evans. This was shot Live at the BBC in London in 1991. This was one of David Ruffin's last live performances. For more information about The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans click on his website: www.turboproductions.org
- published: 16 Aug 2010
- views: 239463
- author: turboproductionscr
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The Temptations Live Paris 1973 Part I
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published: 05 Sep 2010
author: reggiemobley
The Temptations Live Paris 1973 Part I
- published: 05 Sep 2010
- views: 135751
- author: reggiemobley
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THE TEMPTATIONS - PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE.LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1972
...
published: 15 Jul 2011
author: MOMOFUNKONE
THE TEMPTATIONS - PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE.LIVE TV PERFORMANCE 1972
- published: 15 Jul 2011
- views: 467869
- author: MOMOFUNKONE
2:23
The Temptations -I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)...
published: 24 Jun 2009
author: TheSoulKings
The Temptations -I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You Live (1970)
- published: 24 Jun 2009
- views: 126235
- author: TheSoulKings
3:48
The Temptations Live
Classic footage of The Temptations live in concert at the 1972 Save the Children benefit g...
published: 30 Dec 2007
author: dpdaniel2
The Temptations Live
Classic footage of The Temptations live in concert at the 1972 Save the Children benefit gig in Chicago.
- published: 30 Dec 2007
- views: 248668
- author: dpdaniel2
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DAVID RUFFIN LAST PERFORMANCE WITH ALL THE TEMPTATIONS
DAVID RUFFIN & EDDY KENDRICKS WITH THE TEMPTATIONS...... LIVE @ LOS ANGELOS 1987 MY WHOLE ...
published: 26 Oct 2008
author: Rosita PMJ
DAVID RUFFIN LAST PERFORMANCE WITH ALL THE TEMPTATIONS
DAVID RUFFIN & EDDY KENDRICKS WITH THE TEMPTATIONS...... LIVE @ LOS ANGELOS 1987 MY WHOLE WORLD
- published: 26 Oct 2008
- views: 1167386
- author: Rosita PMJ
3:14
The Temptations LIVE at Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2012
R&B; hit makers The Temptations perform LIVE at the 2012 installment of the Jamaica Jazz an...
published: 29 May 2012
author: VIBESJAMAICAJTB
The Temptations LIVE at Jamaica Jazz and Blues 2012
R&B; hit makers The Temptations perform LIVE at the 2012 installment of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.
- published: 29 May 2012
- views: 1834
- author: VIBESJAMAICAJTB
3:49
The Temptations - My Girl
The temptations sing My Girl on David Letterman Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, R...
published: 03 Oct 2008
author: SammyJoeH
The Temptations - My Girl
The temptations sing My Girl on David Letterman Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon, Ron Tyson, and GC Cameron. retrieved from www.rontyson.com
- published: 03 Oct 2008
- views: 36666
- author: SammyJoeH
3:55
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN LIVE @ LA 1987 IMAGINATION
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN & ALL THE TEMPTATIONS LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE @ LOS ANGELES 19...
published: 23 Oct 2008
author: Rosita PMJ
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN LIVE @ LA 1987 IMAGINATION
EDDY KENDRICKS & DAVID RUFFIN & ALL THE TEMPTATIONS LAST LIVE PERFORMANCE @ LOS ANGELES 1987 - JUST MY IMAGINATION
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 197082
- author: Rosita PMJ
2:04
The Temptations - Cloud nine
The Temptations Live in Paris 1973 Otis Williams Melvin Franklin Richard Street Damon Harr...
published: 27 Mar 2010
author: whatiship73
The Temptations - Cloud nine
The Temptations Live in Paris 1973 Otis Williams Melvin Franklin Richard Street Damon Harris Dennis Edwards
- published: 27 Mar 2010
- views: 15417
- author: whatiship73
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Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an origina...
published: 19 Jun 2009
author: Steve V
Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an original idea, but very fun to make.
http://www.ignitermedia.com/mini-movies/1350/The-Marshmallow-Test
Used in a series on temptation: http://www.watermarkradio.com/index.php?id=153&channel;=237&series;=150&message;=2
6:13
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day fr...
published: 02 Aug 2012
author: Locck9
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day from every corner of the world. Top Speed 190-206mph over a 38 mile road circuit.
Music By : Within Temptation http://t.co/7bHbHWJK - "Faster" - instrumental version,
with some sections from the original Vocal version inserted back in.
7:29
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note...
published: 09 Jun 2010
author: Leandro Copperfield
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note: Many friends after seeing my video "Tarantino vs Coen Brothers" requested me to do a new video duel of directors, so I decided to do now a tribute to my two favorite directors, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese, were 25 days re-watching 34 films, selected more than 500 scenes, and a hard work editing.
This video was purely non-profit and not Aimed at breaking copyright laws.
Editor's note #2: I know that they are different in many ways, this is not necessarily a comparison or "fight". It's just a hommage for two of my favorite directors.
Lists of films used ...
Dir.: Stanley Kubrick
Day of the Fight (1951)
Fear and Desire (1953)
Killer's Kiss (1955)
The Killing (1956)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dir.: Martin Scorsese
Mean Streets (1973)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The King of Comedy (1982)
After Hours (1985)
The Color of Money (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)
Kundun (1997)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
The Departed (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)
Audio Copyright Notices:
'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' performed by band Dropkick Murphys remains courtesy Hellcat Records, ® 2005
'Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing' by Chris Isaak remains courtesy Warner Music Group Corp, ® 1996
'Nude' by Radiohead remains courtesy XL Recordings, ® 2008
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/ (Other videos mashups)
2:19
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation...
published: 25 Sep 2012
author: Nick Khoo
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation to simply take a look.
//VIMEO STAFF PICK
Animated in After Effects.
Written, Directed and animated by Nick Khoo
Watch my other Staff Pick film "Road Rage"
https://vimeo.com/34460118
Music and mix by Josh Nickel
Starring Belinda Toulmin, Nick Khoo and Josh Nickel
Youtube results:
2:10
The Temptations - Can't Get Next To You (Live TOTP 1970)
...
published: 23 Apr 2010
author: MrBoxing215
The Temptations - Can't Get Next To You (Live TOTP 1970)
- published: 23 Apr 2010
- views: 92033
- author: MrBoxing215
5:30
THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE #2
The second video of the Temptations live at the Durham Performing Arts Center enjoy!...
published: 25 Feb 2012
author: Jake Wallin
THE TEMPTATIONS LIVE #2
The second video of the Temptations live at the Durham Performing Arts Center enjoy!
- published: 25 Feb 2012
- views: 207
- author: Jake Wallin
3:18
The Temptations-your my everything live
The Temptations singing your my everything live at the copa the line up is, Eddie kendrick...
published: 22 Mar 2009
author: simonsez0800
The Temptations-your my everything live
The Temptations singing your my everything live at the copa the line up is, Eddie kendricks, Paul williams, Otis williams, Melvin franklin and Dennis edward. excuse me for the song skip at the end
- published: 22 Mar 2009
- views: 49405
- author: simonsez0800
3:48
The Temptations - Touch Me (LIVE! 1985)
The Temptations singing their 1985 release "Touch Me". Written by Ali-Ollie Woodson and Ot...
published: 10 Sep 2009
author: DetroitLives313
The Temptations - Touch Me (LIVE! 1985)
The Temptations singing their 1985 release "Touch Me". Written by Ali-Ollie Woodson and Otis Williams. The Temptations by the time of this clip consisted of : Melvin Franklin, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Richard Street, Ron Tyson and Otis Williams.
- published: 10 Sep 2009
- views: 151087
- author: DetroitLives313
59:25
The Temptations - Live In Concert
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at ...
published: 28 May 2012
author: onemediamusic
The Temptations - Live In Concert
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B;, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock. Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2010, the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup. The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations helped put Motown Records on the map in 1964, with their song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" rising to the top of the charts. Live on stage, they ...
- published: 28 May 2012
- views: 224329
- author: onemediamusic
59:26
The Temptations Legends In Concert
...
published: 15 Aug 2012
author: onemediamusic
The Temptations Legends In Concert
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 1883
- author: onemediamusic
53:08
The Temptations of Leadership - Pastor James Craft Jan. 25, 2013
School of Church Leadership Jan. 25, 2013 enewhope.org...
published: 25 Jan 2013
author: NewHopeOahu
The Temptations of Leadership - Pastor James Craft Jan. 25, 2013
School of Church Leadership Jan. 25, 2013 enewhope.org
- published: 25 Jan 2013
- views: 113
- author: NewHopeOahu
70:24
The Temptations of the Dunya - Shaykh Hasan Ali
Thislecture has been brought to you exclusively by Hikmah. Subscribe for updates on new up...
published: 02 Jan 2012
author: HikmahOnline
The Temptations of the Dunya - Shaykh Hasan Ali
Thislecture has been brought to you exclusively by Hikmah. Subscribe for updates on new uploads. For more information visit: www.hikmah.co.uk or email us on: mail@hikmah.co.uk Like our page on Facebook - www.facebook.com/hikmahonline Follow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/hikmahonline
- published: 02 Jan 2012
- views: 32495
- author: HikmahOnline
21:49
The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1988 - (part 1).
The Temptations Live in Concert. Year: 1988. Location: London. Track Listing: Papa Was A R...
published: 13 Jan 2013
author: ArlenTheParlan
The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1988 - (part 1).
The Temptations Live in Concert. Year: 1988. Location: London. Track Listing: Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Psychedelic Shack, Ball Of Confusion, Just My Imagination, The Way You Do The Things You, Beauty's Only, Since I Lost My Baby, You're My Everything, All I Need, Get Ready, Heavenly, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, Ol' Man River, Cloud Nine, Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl, I Can't Get Next To You, Thank You, I Wonder. 1988: - The Temptations are: Otis Williams, Melvyn Franklin, Ron Tyson, Dennis Edwards, and Richard Street.
- published: 13 Jan 2013
- views: 463
- author: ArlenTheParlan
29:08
Maintaining a Spiritual Life: Navigating the Temptations of a Competitive Society
The temptations of a competitive society can distance us from our best self working for th...
published: 10 Jan 2011
author: NDdotEDU
Maintaining a Spiritual Life: Navigating the Temptations of a Competitive Society
The temptations of a competitive society can distance us from our best self working for the highest good of those we love and serve. What are some of those temptations: fascination with endless accumulations, extended working hours, the drumming up of novel need fulfillments and the touting of economic comparisons, the craving for legitimacy through money and possessions, and the unrelieved competition of every level of life. How can the Gospel values move us away from such superficialities to true joy, meaning and life purpose? Moderator: Monsignor Michael Heintz '08 Ph.D, director, master of divinity program Panelists: Dean Carolyn Woo, Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, Martin J. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza School of Business; Timothy J Gilbride, Associate Professor of Marketing
- published: 10 Jan 2011
- views: 442
- author: NDdotEDU
33:36
THE TEMPTATIONS MEET THE COMMISSION ALBUM STREAM
www.meetthecommission.com The Temptations Meet The Commission-Instrumental Album Released ...
published: 28 Jul 2011
author: TheCommissionSounds
THE TEMPTATIONS MEET THE COMMISSION ALBUM STREAM
www.meetthecommission.com The Temptations Meet The Commission-Instrumental Album Released By The Commission All Tracks Produced By The Commission Contact thecommission2k10@gmail.com
- published: 28 Jul 2011
- views: 1699
- author: TheCommissionSounds
70:52
The Pharaoh's Curse: Muhammad Morsi and the Temptations of Power
Lecture Series: Middle East Initiative Speaker Series A lecture by Ellis Goldberg, profess...
published: 16 Nov 2012
author: BelferCenter
The Pharaoh's Curse: Muhammad Morsi and the Temptations of Power
Lecture Series: Middle East Initiative Speaker Series A lecture by Ellis Goldberg, professor of political science at the University of Washington. Lunch will be served. Ellis Goldberg is a professor of political science at the University of Washington where he teaches Middle East politics. Most of his work has been on the political economy of Egypt in the 20th century including two monographs, Tinker, Tailor and Textile Worker and Trade, Reputation and Child Labor. His articles have appeared in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, and Political Theory. He has been a visiting faculty member at Princeton University, the American University in Cairo and a visiting research fellow at Harvard. He lived in Cairo during the first six months of 2011 where he attended most of the major demonstrations and rallies before and after the collapse of the Mubarak government. He is now working on two books. One is a study of political theory by influential Arab intellectuals and its relation to the revolutionary uprising of 2011. The other is a study of the origins of the concept of the rule of law in Egypt and its impact on the structure of the court system. In 2007 Goldberg was a Carnegie Scholar and in 2012 he is a Guggenheim Fellow. Co-sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
- published: 16 Nov 2012
- views: 352
- author: BelferCenter
21:48
The Temptations of Michael *Full Album* Adam Michael Carr
As was were in the ghost halls of the haunted nights surjoin upon the lisp of mandates cur...
published: 01 Oct 2011
author: Adam Michael Carr
The Temptations of Michael *Full Album* Adam Michael Carr
As was were in the ghost halls of the haunted nights surjoin upon the lisp of mandates curchew.
- published: 01 Oct 2011
- views: 386
- author: Adam Michael Carr
23:08
Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan
Imam Mohammad Khalid gives a lecture titled "Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan" at Al-F...
published: 02 Jan 2011
author: AlFarooqMasjid
Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan
Imam Mohammad Khalid gives a lecture titled "Insan and the Temptations of Shaitan" at Al-Farooq Masjid on Friday, December 31, 2010.
- published: 02 Jan 2011
- views: 638
- author: AlFarooqMasjid
53:10
The Temptations of Christ - Jake Kail
Jake Kail speaks on the Temptations on Christ at the Spirit and Truth Gathering on August ...
published: 13 Aug 2012
author: GLOWAustin
The Temptations of Christ - Jake Kail
Jake Kail speaks on the Temptations on Christ at the Spirit and Truth Gathering on August 10, 2012. His website is www.jakekail.com and leads Mantle of Restoration Ministries.
- published: 13 Aug 2012
- views: 31
- author: GLOWAustin
166:52
The Temptations
The full thing :D!...
published: 18 Jan 2013
author: Malik Jones
The Temptations
The full thing :D!
- published: 18 Jan 2013
- views: 129
- author: Malik Jones
21:53
The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1985 - (part 3) + Four Tops Live.
Seperate concert The Four Tops starts at 05:38 min....
published: 14 Jan 2013
author: ArlenTheParlan
The Temptations Live in Concert - London - 1985 - (part 3) + Four Tops Live.
Seperate concert The Four Tops starts at 05:38 min.
- published: 14 Jan 2013
- views: 233
- author: ArlenTheParlan
38:24
Where's Jesus in our Darkest Temptations? Exodus 34: 10-14
Humans are strangely attracted to shiny things, whether it be gold, jewelry, and money or ...
published: 01 Aug 2011
author: livingroomnyc
Where's Jesus in our Darkest Temptations? Exodus 34: 10-14
Humans are strangely attracted to shiny things, whether it be gold, jewelry, and money or flirtation with the opposite sex. Two things that tempt us the most are bling and fling. We all have a weakness for either of these things, and that is where the temptations come the most strongly. How do we embrace these weaknesses of ours so that we can overcome the temptations that lead us to spiritual obesity and ultimately, death? Listen in as Pastor Sam asks, "Where is Jesus in our Darkest Temptations?"
- published: 01 Aug 2011
- views: 154
- author: livingroomnyc
Vimeo results:
3:45
Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an origina...
published: 19 Jun 2009
author: Steve V
Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an original idea, but very fun to make.
http://www.ignitermedia.com/mini-movies/1350/The-Marshmallow-Test
Used in a series on temptation: http://www.watermarkradio.com/index.php?id=153&channel;=237&series;=150&message;=2
6:13
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day fr...
published: 02 Aug 2012
author: Locck9
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day from every corner of the world. Top Speed 190-206mph over a 38 mile road circuit.
Music By : Within Temptation http://t.co/7bHbHWJK - "Faster" - instrumental version,
with some sections from the original Vocal version inserted back in.
7:29
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note...
published: 09 Jun 2010
author: Leandro Copperfield
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note: Many friends after seeing my video "Tarantino vs Coen Brothers" requested me to do a new video duel of directors, so I decided to do now a tribute to my two favorite directors, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese, were 25 days re-watching 34 films, selected more than 500 scenes, and a hard work editing.
This video was purely non-profit and not Aimed at breaking copyright laws.
Editor's note #2: I know that they are different in many ways, this is not necessarily a comparison or "fight". It's just a hommage for two of my favorite directors.
Lists of films used ...
Dir.: Stanley Kubrick
Day of the Fight (1951)
Fear and Desire (1953)
Killer's Kiss (1955)
The Killing (1956)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dir.: Martin Scorsese
Mean Streets (1973)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The King of Comedy (1982)
After Hours (1985)
The Color of Money (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)
Kundun (1997)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
The Departed (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)
Audio Copyright Notices:
'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' performed by band Dropkick Murphys remains courtesy Hellcat Records, ® 2005
'Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing' by Chris Isaak remains courtesy Warner Music Group Corp, ® 1996
'Nude' by Radiohead remains courtesy XL Recordings, ® 2008
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/ (Other videos mashups)
2:19
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation...
published: 25 Sep 2012
author: Nick Khoo
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation to simply take a look.
//VIMEO STAFF PICK
Animated in After Effects.
Written, Directed and animated by Nick Khoo
Watch my other Staff Pick film "Road Rage"
https://vimeo.com/34460118
Music and mix by Josh Nickel
Starring Belinda Toulmin, Nick Khoo and Josh Nickel
Youtube results:
57:06
The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert by Karlo Broussard
In this talk, Karlo draws out the various details that reveal the temptations of Jesus in ...
published: 06 Apr 2012
author: Karlo Broussard
The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert by Karlo Broussard
In this talk, Karlo draws out the various details that reveal the temptations of Jesus in the desert to be a recapitulation of the temptations both Adam and the Israelites faced in salvation history.
- published: 06 Apr 2012
- views: 69
- author: Karlo Broussard
166:52
The Temptations 1998
...
published: 03 Jul 2012
author: Breitner Dextre
The Temptations 1998
- published: 03 Jul 2012
- views: 5167
- author: Breitner Dextre
20:07
Best Of Motown Part 2
Video Mix of My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder), I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Diana Ross & The...
published: 03 Jul 2012
author: Arturo Laurel
Best Of Motown Part 2
Video Mix of My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder), I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Diana Ross & The Supremes with the Temptations), What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) Love Child (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Runaway Child Running Wild (The Temptations), For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder}, I'm Losing You (The Temptations), What Does It Takes (Jr Walker & The All Stars), Stop In The Name Of Love (Diana Ross & The Supremes), Reach Out I'll Be There (Four Tops), I Can't Help Myself (Four Tops), Get Ready (The Temptations), Dancing In The Street (Martha & The Vandellas) and I Hear A Symphony (Diana Ross & The Supremes).
- published: 03 Jul 2012
- views: 139653
- author: Arturo Laurel
28:34
What Parents Should Know About Media Schools
www.filmconnection.com If your son or daughter is considering going to film school, audio ...
published: 10 May 2012
author: FilmConnection2008
What Parents Should Know About Media Schools
www.filmconnection.com If your son or daughter is considering going to film school, audio school or broadcasting school, here's some advice you might want to take into account. The reality is only two things matter 1) who endorses the school and 2) do they connect you with the industry so you can get hired post graduation. If the school isn't endorsed by professionals in the industry or if it doesn't provide an opportunity to connect with industry professionals, then the chances of your son or daughter finding employment in the industry are slim. We humbly suggest that you include the Film Connection in your list of choices. Not only do hundreds of industry professionals endorse us because they know our mentor approach to media education works; but our courses are designed to put each student in front of industry professionals from day one so that they can make connections that will lead to employment.
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 219
- author: FilmConnection2008
2:33
Dick Clark Interviews the Temptations - American Bandstand 1983
Dick Clark interviews the Temptations on American Bandstand. License American Bandstand Cl...
published: 19 Apr 2012
author: AwardsShowNetwork
Dick Clark Interviews the Temptations - American Bandstand 1983
Dick Clark interviews the Temptations on American Bandstand. License American Bandstand Clips Here: dickclarklicensing.com
- published: 19 Apr 2012
- views: 13292
- author: AwardsShowNetwork
4:59
Gino Washington TV Show interview With Eddie,Dennis,David (fommer Members of the Temptations 1991
The Gino Washington TV Show-Atac International...
published: 26 Sep 2012
author: george washington
Gino Washington TV Show interview With Eddie,Dennis,David (fommer Members of the Temptations 1991
The Gino Washington TV Show-Atac International
- published: 26 Sep 2012
- views: 1348
- author: george washington
12:57
Four Tops and The Temptations - BBC interview (2012)
This piece first broadcast on 14 Mar 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. ...
published: 14 Mar 2012
author: BhamUrbanNewsUK
Four Tops and The Temptations - BBC interview (2012)
This piece first broadcast on 14 Mar 2012. Televised on UK's national television BBC One. Programme (Program) -- Breakfast.
- published: 14 Mar 2012
- views: 11893
- author: BhamUrbanNewsUK
10:10
EDDIE KENDRICKS - the Urban Street interview
THE LOST 1991 URBAN STREET INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGEND EDDIE KENDRICKS. This is all there is...
published: 18 Dec 2008
author: themastersellers
EDDIE KENDRICKS - the Urban Street interview
THE LOST 1991 URBAN STREET INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGEND EDDIE KENDRICKS. This is all there is
- published: 18 Dec 2008
- views: 357114
- author: themastersellers
11:30
Post Unsung David Ruffin family radio interview 1.wmv
David's youngest Daughter Kimberly Ruffin discusses the allegations on Unsung about her fa...
published: 31 Mar 2012
author: Sara Smiles
Post Unsung David Ruffin family radio interview 1.wmv
David's youngest Daughter Kimberly Ruffin discusses the allegations on Unsung about her father abusing her brother. The first and former Mrs. Ruffin talks about what she thought about his early rise w/ The Temptations. Also, eldest daughter, Cheryl Ruffin speaks as well. ****These interviews are not in any particular order & due to the upload, it has a 'tinny' sound. Sorry about that. Also tried to capture as much of this radio interview as possible which is why it is kind of choppy. Real player kept cutting off during the recording process****
- published: 31 Mar 2012
- views: 8260
- author: Sara Smiles
10:02
Otis Williams of The Temptations Interview With YouKnowIGotSoul
www.YouKnowIGotSoul.com What can you say about The Temptations except that since their inc...
published: 31 Oct 2011
author: TheDJSlam
Otis Williams of The Temptations Interview With YouKnowIGotSoul
www.YouKnowIGotSoul.com What can you say about The Temptations except that since their inception 50 years ago and success that has followed, they've been the template for which after group after has strived to achieve. Despite the tons of accolades the group has received over the years, possibly one of their greatest accomplishments is that The Temptations has remained intact all of these years to continue building on their great legacy. Otis Williams, one of the founding members and leader of the group, took some time out to speak with YouKnowIGotSoul upon this half century achievement. During this interview, we talk about what he remembers most about originally signing to Motown in 1961, what it means to have had such a great influence on music, the biggest difference in music 50 years ago, what it took to prevent the group from ending, his best accolades, and much more.
- published: 31 Oct 2011
- views: 8242
- author: TheDJSlam
2:27
Temptations Interview - 1966
...
published: 01 Apr 2011
author: 001chatlos001
Temptations Interview - 1966
- published: 01 Apr 2011
- views: 42455
- author: 001chatlos001
4:09
Cloud Nine: The Temptations
One of my favorites. from the temptations show...
published: 25 Jul 2010
author: Desdemona202
Cloud Nine: The Temptations
One of my favorites. from the temptations show
- published: 25 Jul 2010
- views: 136746
- author: Desdemona202
1:21
Temptations interview- "Berkshire Soundstage" preview
Here is an interview with Dennis Edwards, former lead singer with the Temptations, for a p...
published: 03 Sep 2006
author: jcloweproductions
Temptations interview- "Berkshire Soundstage" preview
Here is an interview with Dennis Edwards, former lead singer with the Temptations, for a program I am putting together on Motown. As you can see I made a pilgrimage to Hitsville, the original headquarters/recording studio for the record company back in the 1960s and 70s (man, I swear I felt some very soulful ghosts in that building!). I'm still working on this piece, but here is a sneak preview, with the interview and a performance I recorded of the Temptations Revue singing "Ball of Confusion." The program will also feature interviews/performances with the Four Tops, Temptations, Otis Williams, the Funk Brothers, and Mary Wilson (of the Supremes).
- published: 03 Sep 2006
- views: 36126
- author: jcloweproductions
2:22
The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans - Interview with CBS
Much more than a tribute! This show is a musical extravaganza dedicated to the late Tempta...
published: 16 Aug 2010
author: turboproductionscr
The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans - Interview with CBS
Much more than a tribute! This show is a musical extravaganza dedicated to the late Temptations... filled with songs from the library of one of the greatest Motown acts of all time... and featuring Nate Evans, a former lead singer with the Temptations. After the deaths of David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards became the group leader and chose Nate Evans (former lead singer of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions) to replace the departed Eddie Kendricks. Therefore, the moves and arrangements performed by this group are a replica of (or perhaps better than) the original Temptations show. For more information or to book The Temptations Revue - A Tribute featuring Nate Evans, check out their website: www.turboproductions.org
- published: 16 Aug 2010
- views: 4802
- author: turboproductionscr
20:56
AJ Dugger III Interviews Terron Brooks
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks...
published: 06 Apr 2012
author: DuggerMan
AJ Dugger III Interviews Terron Brooks
AJ Dugger talks to singer/actor Terron Brooks, known primarily for playing Eddie Kendricks in the hit movie, "The Temptations." In this exclusive and rare interview, Terron discusses the Temptations movie, his upcoming album, the recent death of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other subjects. Part 2 www.youtube.com terronbrooks.com ajdugger.weebly.com tntribune.com
- published: 06 Apr 2012
- views: 812
- author: DuggerMan
2:22
The Temptations - Richard Street Interview
The Temptations original singer Richard Street tells about the early days of The Temptatio...
published: 17 Feb 2009
author: spacepootv
The Temptations - Richard Street Interview
The Temptations original singer Richard Street tells about the early days of The Temptations and his first girlfriend - Diana Ross in this clip from the spacepootv video interview. See more in higher quality at www.spacepoo.tv on-line pay per view tv entertainment.
- published: 17 Feb 2009
- views: 24305
- author: spacepootv
9:05
The Temptations Pt 1 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 1 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @D...
published: 28 Nov 2010
author: djbig6
The Temptations Pt 1 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 1 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- published: 28 Nov 2010
- views: 470
- author: djbig6
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3:45
Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an origina...
published: 19 Jun 2009
author: Steve V
Oh, The Temptation
2 Hidden Cameras - HVX 200 and Sony Z1U
A bunch of Kids
1 Marshmallow each
Not an original idea, but very fun to make.
http://www.ignitermedia.com/mini-movies/1350/The-Marshmallow-Test
Used in a series on temptation: http://www.watermarkradio.com/index.php?id=153&channel;=237&series;=150&message;=2
6:13
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day fr...
published: 02 Aug 2012
author: Locck9
The Greatest Show On Earth【HD】320kph / 200mph Street Race ★ 'ISLE of MAN' TT ★
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MOTOR-SPORTING EVENT - The "ISLE of MAN" TT.
New TT Fans every day from every corner of the world. Top Speed 190-206mph over a 38 mile road circuit.
Music By : Within Temptation http://t.co/7bHbHWJK - "Faster" - instrumental version,
with some sections from the original Vocal version inserted back in.
7:29
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note...
published: 09 Jun 2010
author: Leandro Copperfield
Kubrick vs Scorsese
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/
25 days, 34 films, and 1 tribute.
Editor's note: Many friends after seeing my video "Tarantino vs Coen Brothers" requested me to do a new video duel of directors, so I decided to do now a tribute to my two favorite directors, Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese, were 25 days re-watching 34 films, selected more than 500 scenes, and a hard work editing.
This video was purely non-profit and not Aimed at breaking copyright laws.
Editor's note #2: I know that they are different in many ways, this is not necessarily a comparison or "fight". It's just a hommage for two of my favorite directors.
Lists of films used ...
Dir.: Stanley Kubrick
Day of the Fight (1951)
Fear and Desire (1953)
Killer's Kiss (1955)
The Killing (1956)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dir.: Martin Scorsese
Mean Streets (1973)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Taxi Driver (1976)
New York, New York (1977)
Raging Bull (1980)
The King of Comedy (1982)
After Hours (1985)
The Color of Money (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Goodfellas (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Casino (1995)
Kundun (1997)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Aviator (2004)
The Departed (2006)
Shutter Island (2010)
Audio Copyright Notices:
'I'm Shipping Up to Boston' performed by band Dropkick Murphys remains courtesy Hellcat Records, ® 2005
'Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing' by Chris Isaak remains courtesy Warner Music Group Corp, ® 1996
'Nude' by Radiohead remains courtesy XL Recordings, ® 2008
http://leandrocopperfield.blogspot.com/ (Other videos mashups)
2:19
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation...
published: 25 Sep 2012
author: Nick Khoo
Don't look!
A morality tale of what happens to a young man when he simply cannot resist the temptation to simply take a look.
//VIMEO STAFF PICK
Animated in After Effects.
Written, Directed and animated by Nick Khoo
Watch my other Staff Pick film "Road Rage"
https://vimeo.com/34460118
Music and mix by Josh Nickel
Starring Belinda Toulmin, Nick Khoo and Josh Nickel
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8:05
The Temptations Pt 2 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 2 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @D...
published: 28 Nov 2010
author: djbig6
The Temptations Pt 2 @ Kuumba Festival 2010 @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
djbig6.webs.com The Temptations Pt 2 performs live @ Kuumba Festival 2010 Knoxville, TN @DJBig6 TV Exclusive
- published: 28 Nov 2010
- views: 459
- author: djbig6
1:14
Interview with David ruffian
Girard interviews one of the temptations...
published: 26 Feb 2011
author: CollegeGirlsRock
Interview with David ruffian
Girard interviews one of the temptations
- published: 26 Feb 2011
- views: 264
- author: CollegeGirlsRock
10:52
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on Soul Train (1989)
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on a special Temptations episode of ...
published: 04 Jul 2012
author: howieandkeyshia
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on Soul Train (1989)
The Temptations performs "Special" and "Soul to Soul" on a special Temptations episode of Soul Train in 1989 from their "Special" album. The group also gets interviewed by Don Cornelius. Don tries to sing "Soul to Soul" with the group in the interview...this was Don's best vocal ever.
- published: 04 Jul 2012
- views: 645
- author: howieandkeyshia
photo: US Army / Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel McClinton
06 Feb 2013
"The art of war is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin." Sun Tzu, "The Art of War," 4th Century BCE. During confirmation hearings for the next U.S. Defense Secretary, it was appalling to observe several senators haggling with Chuck Hagel over whether the surge during the disastrous U.S.-Iraqi preemptive war and military occupation was a success or not ... The U.S ... Even today, the U.S....(size: 6.2Kb)
photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub
06 Feb 2013
A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, triggering a small tsunami and prompting alerts across the South Pacific that were later cancelled ... A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Wednesday, triggering a small tsunami that swept into isolated island communities and sparked tsunami alerts across the South Pacific that were later cancelled ... THE WEEK IN ASIA....(size: 8.1Kb)
photo: AP / Jerome Delay
06 Feb 2013
French-led forces have killed hundreds of Islamists in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels' last bastion secured, France said Tuesday it will begin withdrawing its troops from March ... The defence ministry said the Islamists died in French air strikes on vehicles transporting fighters and equipment, and in "direct combat in Konna and Gao", key central and northern towns ... "The combat isn't over....(size: 4.8Kb)
photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell
06 Feb 2013
Nigeria and Ghana may meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final – but only if they can beat teams bidding for a first victory. Ghana fans, here at the Cup of Nations quarter-final against Cape Verde, hope their side can win the tournament for the first time since 1982 ... As the dust settles after the quarter-finals, the landscape looks strangely unfamiliar ... "But the thing they tend to get is respect....(size: 8.2Kb)
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
05 Feb 2013
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Cairo, marking the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. Ahmadinejad flew into the capital, Cairo, to attend a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), which begins on Wednesday. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi kissed the Iranian leader as he got off the plane on Tuesday ... Zizek and the communist horizon ... The revolution, back in black....(size: 17.9Kb)
The Examiner
05 Feb 2013
The Temptations and the Four Tops will perform Wednesday night at the Palace Theater in Stamford. There should probably be quotation marks around the groups' names, though, since they are both down to just one individual member - Otis Williams for the Temptations and Abdul "Duke" Fakir for the Four Tops ... In 1965 "My Girl", cowritten and coproduced by Smokey Robinson went to Number One for the Temptations....(size: 6.3Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
15 Jan 2013
Remember the marshmallow experiment that tested the willpower of children to resist the temptation to eat a marshmallow placed on a table in front of them, so they could receive two marshmallows after they waited? suggests that if that one marshmallow was made more abstract—such as hiding it from view or just showing a picture of it—the reward ......(size: 7.5Kb)
Lower Hudson Online
03 Jan 2013
Yahoo Daily News
28 Dec 2012
Stamford Center for the Arts continues its stellar season with R&B; legends The Temptations and The Four Tops on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 8.00 PM at the Palace Theatre in Stamford. Stamford, CT (PRWEB) December 28, 2012 Stamford Center for the Arts continues its stellar season with R&B; legends The Temptations and The Four Tops on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 8.00 PM at the Palace Theatre in Stamford....(size: 5.5Kb)
The Hindu
26 Dec 2012
There could not have been a greater symbolic triumph for the vendors of street power ... The ugly and unpleasant standoff between the police and the largely spontaneous protesters over the weekend is only a precursor of things to come ... The all too powerful temptation to rush to enact harsh laws and their harsher enforcement can only end up with police raj with all its un-pretty ramifications....(size: 8.3Kb)
Seeking Alpha
25 Dec 2012
This is the fourth piece in Seeking Alpha's Positioning for 2013 series. This year we have taken a slightly different approach, asking experts on a range of different asset classes and investing strategies to offer their vision for the coming year and beyond. As always, the focus is on an overall approach to portfolio construction ... The Winning Strategy to Help You Achieve Your Financial and Life Goals ... And the latest S&P Active vs....(size: 22.2Kb)
Rollingstone
12 Dec 2012
The Recording Academy has announced the 2013 recipients of its Special Merit Awards, honoring the late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and Motown's Temptations with Lifetime Achievement Awards ... will receive the Trustees Award....(size: 1.2Kb)
Yahoo Music
12 Dec 2012
... of its Special Merit Awards, honoring the late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and Motown's Temptations with Lifetime Achievement Awards....(size: 0.7Kb)
noodls
12 Dec 2012
GLENN GOULD, CHARLIE HADEN, LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS, CAROLE KING, PATTI PAGE, RAVI SHANKAR AND THE TEMPTATIONS HONORED WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY® LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ... Recognized for their slick choreography, distinct harmonies and flashy attire, the Temptations are one of the most influential R&B; acts in music. A Motown staple, the Temptations ......(size: 16.0Kb)
PR Newswire
12 Dec 2012
Recognized for their slick choreography, distinct harmonies and flashy attire, the Temptations are one of the most influential R&B acts in music. A Motown staple, the Temptations pioneered their sound by focusing on songs that reflected social change, politics, love and a strong connection to their audience....(size: 15.3Kb)
Seeking Alpha
11 Dec 2012
However, it has come to my attention that the legacy of Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke has not only led to all-time low yields on U.S. Treasuries (TLT) and T-bills (BIL), but has created low yields in the higher risk world of investing in emerging and frontier market sovereign debt ... What The Yield?. It was announced on November 29, 2012, that the Mongolian government raised $1.5 billion dollars for sovereign bonds.....(size: 9.4Kb)
The Examiner
08 Dec 2012
There are not many groups that can rival The Temptations. Their rendition of "Silent Night" is one of the best there is ... The Temptations "Silent Night"The Temptations "Silent Night"....(size: 1.1Kb)
The Examiner
28 Nov 2012
While this is also true for teens, in some cases, holidays are also a time for great temptation. From block parties to small family gatherings, celebrations of all sizes can lead to underage drinking, while alcohol is more plentiful and accessible and parents are distracted by the festivities ... • Lose the booze ... It’s the best way to eliminate temptation and ensure that everyone (even adults) get home safely....(size: 3.3Kb)
For other uses, see Temptation (disambiguation).
The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success in the 60s and 70s at Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, the Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles are to pop and rock.[1]
Formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960 as The Elgins (not to be confused with another Motown group with the same name), the Temptations have always featured at least five male vocalists/dancers. Having sold tens of millions of albums,[2] the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.[3][4] As of 2010[update], the Temptations continue to perform and record for Universal Records with its one living original member, Otis Williams, still in its lineup.
The original lineup included members of two local Detroit vocal groups: from The Distants, second tenor Otis Williams, first tenor Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and bass Melvin Franklin; and from The Primes, first tenor/falsetto Eddie Kendricks and second tenor/baritone Paul Williams (no relation to Otis). Among the most notable future Temptations were lead singers David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards (both later solo artists), Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, Damon Harris, Ron Tyson, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples, and G. C. Cameron. Like its "sister" female group, the Supremes, the Temptations' lineup has changed frequently over the years.
Over the course of their career, the Temptations have released four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 14 Billboard R&B number-one singles. Their material has earned them three Grammy Awards, while two more awards were conferred upon the songwriters and producers who crafted their 1972 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". The Temptations were the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams, and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
History[link]
The Primes[link]
Childhood friends Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Kell Osborne, and Wiley Waller formed a doo-wop group called the Cavaliers in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, in 1955.[5] Reduced to a trio after Waller left the group in 1957, Kendricks, Williams, and Osbourne left Birmingham in order to break into the music business. After first moving to Cleveland, Ohio, they settled in Detroit. The Primes, as the doo-wop trio was now called, were well-known around Detroit for their meticulous performances.[6] Group manager Milton Jenkins even created a sister group for the Primes called the Primettes, who later became the legendary Supremes, recruiting Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diane (later Diana) Ross, and Betty McGlown for the spin-off act. Eddie Kendricks was already becoming a local "Matinee Idol", and Paul Williams was known for his powerful baritone voice, having an adult style even as a teenager.[5]
The Distants[link]
Otis Williams had moved from his native Texarkana, Texas to Detroit as a young boy, to live with his mother. By 1958, he was the leader of Otis Williams & the Siberians, a doo-wop group that included Williams, his friend Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James "Pee-Wee" Crawford, Vernard Plain, and Arthur Walton. This quintet recorded the single "Pecos Kid/Have Gun Will Travel"[7] backed with "All of My Life" for a label run by local radio deejay Senator Bristol Bryant. The single never took off outside the local Detroit market, and the Siberians changed their name to The El Domingoes shortly afterward.
At this time, more changes took place. Montgomery, Alabama native Melvin Franklin replaced Arthur Walton as the bass singer and Franklin's cousin, Detroit-born Richard Street, replaced Vernard Plain as lead singer. The group soon signed with Northern Records, run by Johnnie Mae Matthews, who renamed the group The Distants. The Distants recorded two singles for Northern, "Come On" (1959, featuring additional background vocals by the Andantes), and "Alright" (1960).[8] Between these two releases, Albert "Mooch" Harrell replaced Pee-Wee Crawford.[8] "Come On" was a local hit for the Distants, and the Warwick label picked the record up for national distribution.[8] After the release of "Alright", Matthews appointed Williams the group leader, and the group was renamed Otis Williams & the Distants. Though Otis Williams had a pleasant, but unremarkable, lead voice, he organized the group and so became the defacto leader, as he would later with the Temptations.[9][citation needed]
Influences and colleagues[link]
The Primes and the Distants were influenced by several Detroit groups, the most famous of which was the Miracles led by Smokey Robinson. The Miracles were known for their stage show, and their pop success was something for which both groups strived.[10] Other important inspirations included the Cadillacs, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the Drifters, and the Isley Brothers.[11]
The various members of the Primes and the Distants, who would later become part of the Temptations, met a number of their future Motown bandmates, labelmates, and producers during the early part of their careers. Melvin Franklin had been a member of the recording group the Voice Masters, which also included among its ranks Lamont Dozier, his cousin David Ruffin, and another cousin, Jackie Wilson.[8] The musicians at the recording session for the Distants' "Come On" included James Jamerson on bass, the Andantes on background vocals, and future Temptations producer Norman Whitfield on tambourine.[8]
Forming the Temptations[link]
File:Pre-ruffin-tempts.jpg
A promotional image of the original early 1960s Temptations lineup. Clockwise from top right: Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, and Elbridge "Al" Bryant.
Although "Come On" was a local hit in the Detroit area, the Distants never saw much from record sales, and the second single was not as successful. After receiving an offer from Berry Gordy, Jr. of Motown Records, the group got out of its contract with Matthews and left Northern. At the same time, it lost Mooch Harrell, Richard Street, and the rights to use its name. Street would front a new group of Distants on the local Thelma label during the early 1960s.
The Distants were acquainted with the Primes, as both groups made the same types of talent shows, and concerts. The two groups were friendly rivals, with the Primes being the more polished and stronger vocal performers. The Primes disbanded in 1960 when Kell Osborne moved to California, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams returned to Alabama. While in Detroit visiting relatives, Kendricks called Otis Williams who, desperately needing two more members for an audition for Gordy, offered Kendricks a lead singer place in the Distants. Kendricks agreed, with one condition—that he could bring Paul Williams with him. Otis Williams happily agreed, and Kendricks and Paul Williams moved back to Detroit to join the new group.
The new lineup of Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams took on the name The Elgins and auditioned for Motown in March 1961. As Gordy was already familiar with Kendricks and Williams from sessions they had done before he had formed Motown, upon which they had lent their talents as backup singers, he then agreed to sign the group to his Miracle Records label. However, just before signing The Elgins to Motown's Miracle Records, Berry Gordy discovered that there was already a singing group with that name. The quintet quickly began tossing about ideas for a new name on the steps of Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. headquarters and studio. On a suggestion from Miracle Records employee Billy Mitchell, songwriter Mickey Stevenson, and group members Otis Williams and Paul Williams, The Temptations became the group's new moniker. The "Elgins" name would re-surface at Motown in 1965, when Gordy renamed a quartet called The Downbeats as The Elgins.
Before the Miracle label was closed (to avoid confusion with the Miracles singing group) and merged with the Gordy label, The Temptations released two singles, "Oh Mother of Mine" and "Check Yourself" featuring Paul Williams' powerful lead. All seven of the Temptations' singles released between 1961 and 1963 failed to make it onto the U.S. Hot 100 pop singles chart; the two exceptions to missing all the U.S. charts was "Dream Come True", a single featuring Eddie Kendricks on lead, which made it to #22 on the R&B chart in 1962, and the Kendricks-led follow up "Paradise", which reached #22 on the Bubbling Under charts later that year. The group became known as one of the most talented and versatile groups in the country. Paul and Eddie split the leads during this period, with Eddie becoming the standard for all first tenor/falsetto singers. Al Bryant, Otis Williams, and Franklin occasionally sang lead, but the signature sound was the Kendricks/Williams duo.
Many songwriter and producer teams had been trying to craft a hit for the Temptations, including Berry Gordy, Mickey Stevenson, Clarence Paul, and Norman Whitfield. They tried to take the group in several different directions, all in order to find the perfect sound that would put them not only on the U.S. charts (both Pop and R&B), but in the Top 20 as well. One song "Isn't She Pretty" had all five members singing lead (and mainly showcased the lead vocals of ‘Al’ Bryant) and it was a precursor to the multi-lead songs the group would record in the late 1960s. The idea of having the group change their name to "The Pirates" was briefly discussed, and they would even record "Mind Over Matter" and "I'll Love You Till I Die" under this name, but to no avail.
In fact, Gordy had originally written "Do You Love Me" for the Temptations in 1961, but when he was unable to get a hold of the group, he recorded the song instead with another Motown-family group, the Contours. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr., lead singer/songwriter and producer of The Miracles proved to have the best rapport with the group and produced his first Temptations single, "I Want a Love I Can See" in 1963, featuring Paul Williams on lead. Despite their best efforts, however, the group was still unsuccessful in landing in the desired spot on any of the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in the U.S. As a result, the other acts at Motown would soon give the nickname "The Hitless Temptations" to the group.
About this time, David Ruffin, younger brother of Motown artist Jimmy Ruffin, demonstrated his superior performance skills when he joined the Temptations on-stage during a local Detroit performance.[12] Elbridge Bryant, who was frustrated with the group's lack of success, soon became restless and uncooperative, preferring the mundane routine of his day job as a milkman over the rigors of rehearsal and performing. After a heated quarrel with Paul and hitting him in the head with a beer bottle following a disastrous performance at the 1963 Motown company Christmas/New Years Eve party, Bryant was summarily fired from the group. As a result, David Ruffin was brought in as his replacement in the early part of 1964. Though both Ruffin brothers were considered for the slot, David was selected due to his superior performance at the local Detroit performance earlier that year. Bryant continued to perform in a number of other local groups, and died at the age of 36 in Flagler County, Florida of liver cirrhosis on October 26, 1975.
The "Classic Five" Era[link]
File:Tempts-page-display.jpg
The "Classic Five" lineup of the Temptations, c. 1965. Left to right: Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Paul Williams, and David Ruffin.
In January 1964, Smokey Robinson and Miracles bandmate Bobby Rogers co-wrote and produced "The Way You Do the Things You Do" with Eddie Kendricks on lead and the single became the Temptations' first Top 20 hit that April.
Shortly afterward, "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and several pre-David Ruffin singles were compiled into the group's first album, Meet The Temptations, released in early 1964. The next two Temptations singles in 1964, "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" along with "I'll Be in Trouble" and its B-side "The Girl's Alright With Me", all featured Kendricks on lead. However, producer Smokey Robinson saw potential in the "mellow" yet "gruff" voice of David Ruffin, and thought that if he could write the perfect song for his lead, then the group could have a Top 10 smash hit.[13]
While traveling as part of Motown's Motortown Revue later that year, Robinson and fellow Miracles member Ronnie White wrote "My Girl", which the Temptations recorded in the fall of 1964 with Ruffin singing his first lead vocal for the group. Released as a single on December 21, 1964, the song became the Temptations' first number-one pop hit in March 1965, and is their signature song to this day.
After the success of "My Girl", Ruffin sang lead on the next three singles: "It's Growing", "Since I Lost My Baby" and "My Baby", all of which made it to the Top 20 in 1965. The B-side to "My Baby", "Don’t Look Back", featured a stirring lead from Paul Williams, and was a sleeper hit on the R&B charts and a standard for vocal groups playlists.
Norman Whitfield had requested the opportunity to write for the group and in 1966, Berry Gordy promised him that if Robinson's "Get Ready", with Eddie Kendricks on lead, failed to chart in the Top 20, Whitfield would be allowed to produce the next song. "Get Ready" subsequently missed its mark, and Gordy issued the Whitfield-produced "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", with David Ruffin on lead, as the next single. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" outperformed "Get Ready" on the Billboard charts, and Whitfield became the Temptations' new main producer. He began pulling the group away from the ballad-based productions espoused by Robinson, toward a harder-edged and brass-heavy soul sound reminiscent of James Brown.
Nearly all of the singles produced by Whitfield prior to 1968 featured David Ruffin on lead, including the R&B number-one/pop Top 10 hits "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep", "(I Know) I'm Losing You"[14] and the early 1967 hit "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need". Other important singles from this period include "All I Need", produced by Frank Wilson, a Whitfield protégé, and the "You're My Everything", on which Kendricks and Ruffin share lead. Studio albums during the "Classic Five" period apart from Meet The Temptations include The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965), The Temptin' Temptations (1965), Gettin' Ready (1966), The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (1967), and The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968).
During this period, the various songwriting partners of Norman Whitfield included Roger Penzabene, Edward Holland, Jr. and Temptations road show manager and guitarist Cornelius Grant. Subsequently, Barrett Strong, who sang the very first hit at Motown in 1959, "Money (That's What I Want)", began working with Whitfield and Penzabene on Temptations material after Eddie Holland left Motown with the rest of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting/production team in 1967. Two of the Whitfield-Strong-Penzabene collaborations, "I Wish It Would Rain" and "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)", became hits in early 1968 after the untimely suicide of Roger Penzabene in December 1967. Subsequently, Barrett Strong became the sole collaborator of Norman Whitfield.
Exit David Ruffin, enter Dennis Edwards[link]
From early 1964 to mid 1968, the Temptations went from unknown hopefuls to international stars and as a result, appeared frequently on television shows such as American Bandstand and The Ed Sullivan Show. At the same time, the group began to achieve a crossover success, catering to middle America with a pop standards album (The Temptations in a Mellow Mood, 1967), the success of which resulted in performances at the famous Copacabana in New York City along with dates at other similar supper clubs. Outside of music, the Temptations were made honorary members of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
By 1967, David Ruffin had begun demanding special treatment as lead singer, riding to and from gigs in a private mink-lined limousine with his then-girlfriend, Motown singer Tammi Terrell, instead of in the group limousine used by the other four Temptations. The other members slowly became irritated and annoyed with Ruffin's behavior. Following Motown's decision to rechristen The Supremes as Diana Ross & the Supremes, Ruffin felt entitled to the same treatment and demanded that his group be renamed as well, to David Ruffin & the Temptations. Ruffin was also causing friction with Berry Gordy by demanding an accounting of the group's earnings.
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Live at the Copa (1968), the first Temptations album to feature new lead singer Dennis Edwards. Pictured left to right: Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and Eddie Kendricks.
Some of this behavior was attributed to the fact that by this time Ruffin had begun using cocaine regularly, building further tension within the group and causing him to miss a number of group meetings, rehearsals, and concerts. There was a general consensus among the rest of the group that Ruffin needed to be replaced. Otis Williams insists that Ruffin was given ample and fair warning that if he did not change his attitude he would be fired. However, when Ruffin missed a June 1968 engagement at a Cleveland supper club in order to attend a show by his new girlfriend Barbara Gail Martin (daughter of Dean Martin),[7] it was decided that he had crossed the line. The other four Temptations drew up legal documentation, officially firing Ruffin from the group. Dennis Edwards, formerly of the Contours, was hired to replace him. Edwards and Ruffin were good friends, and at first, Ruffin went along with the changing of the guard. After a short time, however, Ruffin began turning up at shows, jumping onstage during performances of the songs he once sang lead on, stealing the spotlight from Edwards.
Both the Temptations and Motown were forced to hire extra security guards to prevent Ruffin from attending other Temptations performances and providing further embarrassment to Edwards and the group. Ruffin then sued Motown in October 1968, seeking a release from the label, but Motown countersued to keep the singer from leaving and the case was eventually settled out of court. The settlement required Ruffin to remain with Motown as a solo artist to finish out his initial contract.
Edwards' first album with the Temptations was Live at the Copa, recorded at the group's return to the famous Copacabana nightclub, and later that year, Berry Gordy commissioned the first of a number of collaborations for the Temptations with Diana Ross & the Supremes. The results included two studio albums, Together and Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations, which featured the number-two hit single "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". The tracks for the latter included Dennis Edwards' first studio recordings with the Temptations and further results of this collaboration included a joint tour and two NBC television specials, TCB (aired December 9, 1968) and G.I.T. on Broadway (aired November 12, 1969).
Psychedelic soul[link]
The addition of Dennis Edwards to the Temptations coincided with the adoption of a new sound for the group by producer Norman Whitfield, and in the fall of 1968, Whitfield began producing psychedelic-based material for the Temptations, derived primarily from the sound of funk band Sly & the Family Stone. This new style, which debuted with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine"[14] in October 1968, was a marked departure from the David Ruffin-era ballads, leading the group to a new and higher plateau. The instrumentation was funkier, the beat was hard-driving, and all five Temptations traded lead vocals, similar to Sly & the Family Stone. "Cloud Nine", the centerpiece of the group's landmark Cloud Nine LP, was a Top 10 hit and won Motown its first Grammy Award, for Best R&B Vocal Group Performance of 1969.
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The Temptations during their psychedelic period of the late 1960s/early 1970s. Left to right: Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, and Dennis Edwards
The blending of the Motown sound and psychedelic rock sound resulted in a new subgenre of music called "psychedelic soul", also evident in the work of Diana Ross and the Supremes ("Reflections", "Love Child"), Marvin Gaye's version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and the music of The 5th Dimension, The Undisputed Truth and The Friends of Distinction. More Temptations psychedelic soul singles would follow in 1969 and 1970, among them "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (a number-one R&B hit), "I Can't Get Next to You" (a number-one pop hit), "Psychedelic Shack" and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", but the formula began to wear thin when "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)", only went to #33 Pop in the fall of 1970. The group's other important albums from this period include Puzzle People (1969) and Psychedelic Shack (1970), which includes the original version of "War".
Exit Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams[link]
Paul Williams, who suffered from sickle-cell disease, fell into depression because of the stress of touring and personal issues. By the late 1960s, he had developed a serious case of alcoholism.[15] As his physical and mental health began to decline sharply, it made performing more and more difficult. Williams began traveling with oxygen tanks,[15] and the other four Temptations made valiant efforts to raid and drain his alcohol stashes.[15]
By 1969, Richard Street, lead singer of Motown act The Monitors and a former Distant, was touring with the group as a backup replacement for Williams.[15] For most shows, save for his solo numbers, Williams would dance and lip-sync onstage to parts sung live by Street into an offstage mic behind a curtain. At other shows, and during most of the second half of 1970, Street substituted for Williams onstage.[16]
Eddie Kendricks became detached from the group after David Ruffin's firing and as the health of Paul Williams continued to fail. Kendricks began regularly fighting with Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin over leadership of the group. In addition, Kendricks preferred the ballad material from the earlier days and was uncomfortable with the psychedelic soul material the group was now performing. As a result, Kendricks rekindled his friendship with Ruffin, who persuaded him to quit the Temptations and go solo. After a November 1970 Copacabana engagement, another confrontation between himself, Otis Williams, and Franklin caused Kendricks to walk out in-between shows and not return. Both Kendricks and Williams then agreed that Kendricks would be leaving the group. Kendricks later stated that he actually considered leaving as early as 1965, but remained with the Temptations and unsuccessfully attempted to get permission to record a solo album without leaving the group.[17]
Before Kendricks officially left the Temptations, he and Paul Williams recorded the lead vocals for "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", a ballad that became Kendricks' final single with the group. Included on the Sky's the Limit LP along with the original album version of "Smiling Faces Sometimes", "Just My Imagination" was released as a single in January 1971, and the song began steadily climbing the U.S. pop singles chart, peaking at #1 two months later. By the time "Just My Imagination" topped the charts, Kendricks had negotiated his release from the group and signed a solo deal with Motown's Tamla label.
The Temptations originally hired Ricky Owens, from the Los Angeles-based vocal group the Vibrations, to replace Kendricks. However, Owens only played two dates with the group before he was fired for forgetting the words to his solo numbers.[18] For several weeks of the spring of 1971, the Temptations were without a fifth member. Owens meanwhile returned to the Vibrations and died in Los Angeles, California on December 6, 1996 at the age of 57.
Whitfield took the remaining Temptations quartet and re-recorded "It's Summer", the B-side to "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", as a replacement single. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" was released as a single for The Undisputed Truth instead, becoming a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Meanwhile, "It's Summer" peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Temptations single to miss the Top 40 since "Farewell My Love" eight years earlier.
After declaring a few weeks later that he was unable to continue performing due to medical reasons, Paul Williams quit the Temptations in May.[19] Richard Street officially took Williams' place, although Williams remained on the group's payroll as an adviser and choreographer. After Williams had recovered enough to record again, he recorded two sides for a debut solo single. However, on August 17, 1973, Williams died in Detroit at the age of 34, his death ruled a suicide by the Wayne County coroner.
The Temptations in the early 1970s[link]
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Solid Rock, the first studio album featuring Richard Street and Damon Harris, featured the new members prominently on its front cover. Pictured L-R: Damon Harris, Richard Street (top row), Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards (bottom)
A month later, in May 1971, The Temptations had finally found a permanent replacement for the first tenor position in twenty-year-old Baltimore native Damon Harris. Otis Williams, Edwards, Franklin, Street, and Harris continued recording and performing, and Norman Whitfield continued producing hits for them. Among these were Top 40 hits such as "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (1971), a message from the Temptations to David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, and "Take a Look Around" (1972).
Late 1972 saw the release of, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" a magnum opus written and produced by Norman Whitfield. Originally a three-minute record written and produced for the Undisputed Truth, Whitfield took the somber tune and created a sprawling, dramatic twelve-minute version for the Temptations---a forerunner of the extended single, soon to become popular in clubs and discothèques. An edited seven-minute version was released as a single and became one of the longest hit singles in music history: it hit #1 on the pop charts and #5 on the R&B charts. Radio DJs loved its length as much as its catchy beat and lyrics, as it allowed them to go across the street from the station for a sandwich during their shift and return before the record ended. In 1973, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" won the Temptations their second Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Group. Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser won the award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance for the instrumental version on the B-side, and Whitfield and Barrett Strong won the songwriting Grammy for Best R&B Song.
Dennis Edwards had a problem with the lyrics "It was the third of September/The day I'll always remember/'Cause that was the day that my daddy died" due to the fact that his father actually died on the third of September. He was livid with Whitfield, believing he did that on purpose. Whitfield insisted it was just a coincidence. Edwards demanded Whitfield change the date or he would not sing the song, but Whitfield refused.
After "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", Whitfield stopped working with Barrett Strong, and began writing the Temptations' material on his own. The success of "Papa" led Whitfield to create more elongated, operatic pieces, including the Top 10 hit "Masterpiece" (1973) and several of the tracks on the resulting Masterpiece album. Tensions developed between Whitfield and the group, who found Whitfield arrogant and difficult to work with, and the group citing his habitual tardiness, his emphasis of the instrumental tracks over the vocals on many of his productions, and the declining singles and albums sales as other sources of conflict, sought to change producers. Otis Williams complained about Whitfield's actions and the Temptations' stagnant sales to Berry Gordy, and as a result, the group was reassigned to Jeffrey Bowen, co-producer of the 1967 In a Mellow Mood album.
The final Norman Whitfield-produced Temptations album, 1990, was released very late in 1973, and included the Top 30 single "Let Your Hair Down". Shortly afterwards, Whitfield left Motown, and in 1975 established Whitfield Records, taking the Undisputed Truth and Willie Hutch with him, along with Rose Royce---who performed an instrumental track for "Let Your Hair Down" before recording their 1976 smash Car Wash.
Dry spell[link]
Bowen's first LP with the Temptations was January 1975's A Song for You, which included a cover of the titular Leon Russell tune (popularized with soul audiences by Donny Hathaway), along with the pop Top 40/R&B number-one hits "Happy People" (featuring the Commodores as the instrumentalists) and "Shakey Ground" (featuring instrumentation by Parliament-Funkadelic's Eddie Hazel along with Billy Bass Nelson). "Glasshouse", the group's final Top 40 Pop hit was also included. Damon Harris was fired from the group during the recording of A Song for You, as his behavior and work ethic were deemed unprofessional,[20] and his replacement was Washington, D.C. native Glenn Leonard, formerly of the Unifics.[21]
A number of producers, including Bowen, Brian Holland, James Carmichael, and even the Temptations themselves tried producing hits for the next three LPs, House Party (November 1975), Wings of Love (March 1976), and The Temptations Do the Temptations (August 1976). None of these recordings were as commercially successful as A Song for You however, and none of their associated singles entered the Billboard charts.[22]
As time progressed, Bowen pushed Dennis Edwards further to the front of the group. This was evident on Wings of Love, where several tracks featured Edwards' vocal more prominently than the other Temptations' backing vocals.[23] Otis Williams felt that this was hurting the group, accused Motown of inattention, and cited this as the reason for the group's declining sales and popularity. After The Temptations Do the Temptations was recorded in 1976, Edwards was fired from the group,[24] and with new lead Louis Price on board, they left Motown for Atlantic Records.[25]
Success continued to elude the group at Atlantic, however. Their two releases on Atlantic -- Hear to Tempt You (1977), and Bare Back (1978), along with their associated singles, had failed to perform any better at Atlantic than their last handful of singles had at Motown. As a result, in 1979, Atlantic released the group from its contract,[23] and shortly afterwards, the Temptations met once again with Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who re-signed the group to Motown in 1980.[26]
[edit] Return to Motown and Reunion
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Cover of the 1982 Reunion album. Pictured from top left: David Ruffin, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard.
Upon the return to Motown several lineup changes occurred. Louis Price departed from the group and joined the Drifters. Dennis Edwards---who had made an unsuccessful attempt at developing a solo career during his three-year exit from the group---returned to the lineup. And Berry Gordy co-wrote and produced "Power", the Temptations' first single under the new contract. "Power", from the album of the same name, hit #11 on the R&B charts but failed to chart in the Top 40. Two years of under-performing singles and albums followed, including an eponymous album with Philadelphia-based producer Thom Bell, until Motown began planning a Temptations reunion tour in 1982.
Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin agreed to rejoin the group for the new album, aptly titled Reunion, and its subsequent promotional tour. Rick James, Melvin Franklin's nephew and the Motown funk star who had previously used the Temptations as backup vocalists on his 1981 hit "Super Freak", wrote, produced, and guested on the Reunion album's lead single, "Standing on the Top". The single went to number-six on the R&B charts and featured Ruffin, Kendricks and Edwards trading back and forth on lead.
While the ensuing Reunion tour with all seven Temptations (Ruffin, Kendricks, Otis Williams, Franklin, Edwards, Richard Street, and Glenn Leonard) was financially successful, it ended up being a stressful venture. Kendricks' voice had weakened after decades of chain smoking, Ruffin, still addicted to drugs, missed a number of the performances due to being incapacitated, and current group members Dennis Edwards and Glenn Leonard were causing problems. At the conclusion of the Reunion tour, Ruffin and Kendricks departed, and they began touring and performing together as a duo.
One more album, Surface Thrills, released in 1983, featured a sharp departure in the group's sound by incorporating elements of then-current rock. Following its release, Glenn Leonard was let go and replaced by Ron Tyson, who was with the Philadelphia groups the Ethics and Love Committee. Tyson had been a staff songwriter at Atlantic during the Temptations' tenure at that label, and co-wrote several songs on the album Hear to Tempt You.
From the 1980s to the 1990s[link]
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The Temptations in 1984. Pictured L-R: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, (from top) Richard Street, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Ron Tyson
By this time, the Temptations' releases were no longer performing well on the pop charts, though some singles still made the R&B Top 20. "Love on My Mind Tonight," a single from Surface Thrills, charted at number 17.
The lineup of Franklin, Williams, Street, Tyson, and Edwards proved to be short-lived. The five performed on Motown 25 and released the direct to video The Temptations: Live in Concert (filmed at Harrah's Atlantic City). The album Back to Basics, released later in 1983, was the first album featuring Ron Tyson on lead. "Sail Away," produced by a returning Norman Whitfield and featuring Ron Tyson's first lead vocal, peaked at number 13. In addition, a then-relatively unknown singer/musician, Ali-Ollie Woodson was featured on one track, "Stop the World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)." Woodson was a Detroit native who had been a potential candidate to replace Dennis Edwards back in 1977. Meanwhile, Edwards (who also had his share of lead vocals on the Back to Basics album) was again fired in 1984, for missing rehearsals or showing up hungover. He then attempted a second solo career, scoring a hit with the 1984 single "Don't Look Any Further", a duet with Siedah Garrett. At this point, Woodson officially joined the group, taking Edwards' place. Woodson's first lead on a single was 1984's "Treat Her Like a Lady", co-written by himself and Otis Williams, and co-produced by former Earth, Wind & Fire members Al McKay and Ralph Johnson. The single became their biggest success on R&B radio since 1975, reaching number-two on the R&B charts, and just missing the Pop Top 40 at number 48. The group experienced similar success in 1986 with the single "Lady Soul", another Top 5 R&B smash.
Ollie Woodson remained with the Temptations until 1987, when he was fired for consistent lateness. He was replaced by the again-returning Dennis Edwards. The group recorded one album during Edwards' third tenure, Together Again, released in late 1987. The following year, Otis Williams published his autobiography, Temptations, co-written with Patricia Romanowski, chronicling the careers of the group from the Primes/Distants days and focusing on the lives of Williams and Melvin Franklin. (An updated version of the book was published in 2002.)
Edwards was fired from the group for the third and final time in late 1988, with Woodson re-joining the lineup. On January 18, 1989, the Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The event honored Edwards, Franklin, Otis Williams, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks (now performing as "Eddie Kendrick"), and, posthumously, Paul Williams. Most of the Temptations, present and former, showed no ill feelings towards one another, although Otis Williams reported that Kendricks would not speak to him during the ceremony.[26] The Temptations ended their induction ceremony with a performance of Paul Williams' signature song, "Don't Look Back", dedicated to his memory.
After reuniting at the induction ceremony, and much to the chagrin of Otis Williams and Motown, Edwards, Ruffin, and Kendrick made plans to tour and record as "Ruffin, Kendrick and Edwards, Former Leads of The Temptations". The tour was in fact carried out, but production on the accompanying album was terminated when 50-year-old David Ruffin died in Philadelphia after a cocaine overdose on June 1, 1991. Kendrick was diagnosed with lung cancer soon after; he continued to perform until his death on October 5, 1992 in his native Birmingham.
The Temptations in the 1990s[link]
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The album cover to the 1998 album Phoenix Rising. Pictured left to right: Terry Weeks, Barrington Henderson, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Harry McGilberry.
Richard Street missed a performance in 1992 after undergoing emergency surgery to remove kidneystones. Otis Williams, unaware of Street's surgery, called him angrily about his absence. Street felt Williams was unsympathetic, and as a result, he left the group in 1993 after twenty-two years. His replacement was St. Louis native Theo Peoples.
By the early 1990s, bass Melvin Franklin began missing performances due to failing health and Ray Davis, former bass man of Parliament-Funkadelic, began touring as a fill-in during 1993.[27] Franklin died after suffering a brain seizure at the age of 52 on February 23, 1995, and Davis was named his official replacement. The group subsequently finished production on For Lovers Only, an album of pop standards featuring two tracks recorded with Melvin Franklin prior to his death.
This lineup would not last, however, as Davis was diagnosed with lung cancer[27] and left shortly after completing the album. Davis died in New Brunswick, New Jersey of respiratory problems and complications of lung cancer on the evening of Tuesday July 5, 2005.
The group continued as a quartet for a short time before recruiting bass Harry McGilberry, a former member of the Futures. For Lovers Only would also be the last contribution for lead Ali-Ollie Woodson; he was released from the group shortly after McGilberry's hiring[28] due to health problems:[29] he suffered two bouts of throat cancer in a short time. He was replaced by new member Terry Weeks, who had served as his sub.
The Temptations' new lineup, consisting of Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Theo Peoples, and newcomers Harry McGilberry and Terry Weeks, toured throughout 1997, and was featured in the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXII in early 1998, which celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Motown. Later that year, The Temptations released Phoenix Rising, vocally arranged by 1980s producer Narada Michael Walden, Claytoven Richardson, Theo Peoples, Tony Lindsey and Skyler Jett, which became their first million-selling album in over twenty years. The album was anchored by "Stay", a single featuring Theo Peoples on lead and including a sample from "My Girl", which became a number-one hit on the adult contemporary charts. During the recording of Phoenix Rising, however, Theo Peoples departed, and was replaced by Barrington "Bo" Henderson. The completed album features lead vocals on different tracks by both Henderson and Peoples, who would join the Four Tops the following year.
[edit] The Temptations mini-series
Main article: The Temptations (miniseries)
Nineteen ninety-eight also saw the debut of The Temptations, a four-hour television miniseries based on Otis Williams' Temptations autobiography. It was broadcast in two parts on NBC on November 1 and November 2, 1998. The miniseries was a ratings success and won an Emmy award for Best Direction; it was subsequently rerun on the VH-1 cable television network and released to VHS and DVD.
Otis Williams' former wife, Josephine, Melvin Franklin's mother, Rose Franklin, and David Ruffin's family, filed a joint lawsuit against Williams, Motown, de Passe Entertainment, Hallmark Entertainment, and NBC for a number of charges, including defamation.[citation needed] The judges ruled in favor of the defendants, and the ruling was upheld when the plaintiffs appealed in 2001. Williams later claimed that, although his book was used as the source material for the film, he did not have a great deal of control over how the material was presented.
From 2000 to the present day[link]
The Temptations were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2001, their 2000 album Ear-Resistible won the group its third Grammy, this one for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. Bo Henderson was fired from the group in 2003, prompting a wrongful termination lawsuit.[30] His replacement was former Spinners lead G.C. Cameron. The lineup of Cameron, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Harry McGilberry, and Terry Weeks recorded for a short time before Harry McGilberry was dismissed;[31] his replacement was former Spaniels bass Joe Herndon. McGilberry died on April 3, 2006, at age 56.
The group's final Motown album, Legacy, was released in 2004. Later that year, the Temptations asked to be released from their Motown contract, and moved to another Universal Motown Records Group label, New Door Records. Their sole album with this lineup, Reflections, was released on January 31, 2006, and contains covers of several popular Motown songs, including Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Reflections", the Miracles' "Ooo Baby Baby", Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There".[32]
G. C. Cameron left the group in June 2007 to focus on his solo career.[33] He was replaced by new member Bruce Williamson. The new lineup recorded another album of soul covers, Back to Front,[34] released in October 2007. Former member Ali-Ollie Woodson died on May 30, 2010 after a long battle with leukemia.
On May 4, 2010, the group released their Still Here album. A song featured, "First Kiss", has been criticized for having instances of Auto-Tune.[35]
Splinter groups[link]
Several former Temptations continue to perform outside of the group in spin-off or offshoot acts.
Ruffin, Kendricks & Edwards[link]
The most well known splinter was "Ruffin, Kendricks & Edwards: Former Leads of the Temptations", which featured the three former Temptations and three other members, David Sea, who'd been a consideration to replace Edwards in 1984, Nate Evans, a former member of The Impressions, and a female vocalist.
Following the death of David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards and Eddie Kendricks began touring as "The Temptations", still with David Sea and Nate Evans, and bringing in another former Temptation, Damon Harris. The group had different sixth vocalists at different times, including Charles Blackmon (Blagman), from The Choice Four, and Curtis Taylor.[36] but their use of the Temptations name prompted a legal battle with Otis Williams. The legal battle was resolved in favor of Otis Williams who is still touring as the last original Temptation.
Dennis Edwards and Damon Harris form offshoot groups[link]
Following the death of Eddie Kendricks, the group splintered. Dennis formed "Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Revue", Damon formed "Damon Harris and the Temptations Revue" featuring future Temptation Joe Herndon, Evans and Taylor formed a Temptations tribute band[37] and David Sea went on to a solo career.
Edwards' group, whose lineup in 1993 featured Edwards, Mike Patillo (bass), Bernard Gibson (tenor), a fourth male member, and a female member, has appeared on several PBS music specials. The female member was replaced by the returning David Sea in 1999, and the remaining male member by falsetto Chris Arnold in the early 2000s (decade).
Bernard Gibson was fired in 2006,[38] and replaced by another former Temptation, Ali-Ollie Woodson. Woodson had previously fronted an act called Ali-Ollie Woodson & the Emperors of Soul, the name being drawn from the Temptations boxed set released in 1994. Woodson left the group briefly in 2008, joining a Broadway review of The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, and was replaced by Paul Williams, Jr., son of the late Paul Williams, Sr. Woodson briefly rejoined, but left again due to cancer, with Paul Williams Jr. again taking his place. Woodson died on May 30, 2010.
Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue[link]
Harris later split from his "Temptations Revue", with the other four members joining another former Temptation falsetto, Glenn Leonard, to become "Glenn Leonard and the Temptations Experience." Joe Herndon left this group to join the Temptations[39] and his spot was filled by former Temptations bass singer Ray Davis. Following Davis' death on July 5, 2005, the spot was filled by another former Temptations bass singer Harry McGilberry, who died of an apparent drug overdose at the age of 56 on April 3, 2006. Damon Harris would form a new group later, billed as "Damon Harris and the Temptations Tribute."
Glenn Leonard has maintained his lineup throughout the 2000-2011 decade, and is billing his show "Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue" http://www.glennleonardpromo.com His current lineup includes Kareem Ali, Pete Marshall from The Choice Four, Doc Devone, and Andre Jackson.
Richard Street's Temptations[link]
Richard Street also leads a group, billed as "Richard Street" or "Richard Street's Temptations".[40] Street is in the process of writing a book regarding his time with The Temptations entitled Ball of Confusion. If it is published, it will be the second autobiography regarding the group. In 1992, "Ruffin & Kendricks" roadie, Tony Turner, also wrote a book, assisted by Barbara Aria, contrasting Otis Williams' account of the group's glory days, entitled Deliver Us From Temptation.
"Legendary Lead Singers of The Temptations"[link]
Leonard, Woodson, and Henderson have toured as "Legendary Lead Singers of the Temptations" and "The Temptations Reunion Show" since 2004. This prompted a lawsuit by Otis Williams filed in October 2007, citing not just the three performers but their managers and every venue that hosted them. Williams' complaint deals with their use of the name, "The Temptations", as well as claims that the act accepted considerably lower fees than The Temptations, hurting the group's reputation as well as the ability to work. Also cited is advertising by the venues claimed to be misleading by billing Leonard, Woodson and Henderson's group as "The Temptations".[41]
Musical style[link]
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Unlike many other R&B groups, each member of the Temptations was a lead singer of some capacity, and The Temptations' songs depended upon the individual members' interaction as a group. Although the group always had an appointed main lead singer who dominated most of the lead vocals (from Paul Williams to David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, and later singers such as Louis Price, Ali-Ollie Woodson, and Terry Weeks), that singer was never given more of a promotional push than the other members. Co-lead songs, with two or more of the singers sharing the lead vocals, are common in the Temptations catalog, particularly among the psychedelic-era recordings of the late 1960s/early 1970s.
The "Motown Sound" (1961–1968)[link]
Following their first Motown hit, the group would alter their style several times over the ensuing years, adapting to the popular styles of the day while retaining their signature visual and vocal styles. The earliest Temptations recordings backed by Motown's stalwart studio band, the Funk Brothers, reflect the influence of producers Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, and featured a cohesive blend of black rhythm and blues along with elements of white pop music that later came to be known as the "Motown Sound". Recordings made prior to 1966 such as "My Girl", were built around songs with simple, direct lyrics supported by an R&B rhythm section with orchestral strings and horns added for pop appeal. During this period, each recording usually featured only one lead singer, usually David Ruffin or Eddie Kendricks, although Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams each had solo numbers of their own at various times during this period.
Melisma and other complicated vocalization techniques featured in the arrangements of most other Motown groups of the period were essentially eschewed by the Temptations for a more direct, yet obviously gospel-rooted vocal approach, in order to make the songs more palatable for white audiences. Creative control remained primarily in the hands of Smokey Robinson, although individual members of the Temptations periodically co-wrote some of their own songs, most frequently by Eddie Kendricks, who also handled the vocal arrangements for all of the Temptations' material.
In 1966, Norman Whitfield changed the group's dynamic, moving them away from the previous one lead singer model and adding elements derived from the rougher soul of artists such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, and the performers at Stax Records. Whitfield and his lyricists crafted Temptations songs with shifts of dynamics, syncopated horn stabs, and more intricate harmony arrangements which spotlighted each singer's unique vocal range. Onstage, this change was reflected in the group's use of a custom-made four-headed microphone stand, (invented by David Ruffin), which allowed each member freedom to perform without having to all crowd around one or two microphones. Under Whitfield's control, the Temptations retained their white pop appeal, but also gained popularity amongst black audiences as well.
Psychedelic and cinematic soul (1968–1973)[link]
When David Ruffin was replaced by Dennis Edwards, and Sly and the Family Stone became popular, Whitfield again restructured the Temptations' sound, this time driving the group almost completely into a "psychedelic soul" type sound. However, ballads in the traditional style of the group were still being recorded as B-sides and album fillers, with the lone exception being "Just My Imagination".
Most other recordings from this period in 1968–1970 such as "Cloud Nine" and "Psychedelic Shack" featured echoed vocal tracks, distorted guitar lines with prominent use of the wah-wah pedal, hard-hitting drums, and various stereo and other sound effects. The majority of these songs feature at least two lead singers and often, all five Temptations sang lead, trading bars à la the Family Stone. Dennis Edwards, whose vocal style had a rougher, more Southern-soul based sound than that of David Ruffin, was often featured prominently on most of these recordings.
Inspired heavily by the concurrent works of Sly Stone, the lyrics for these songs centered primarily around then-current social issues such as integration, the Vietnam War, and self-consciousness. In addition, in an attempt to get the social message contained therein across to their audiences more clearly, many of the psychedelic soul recordings of this period were presented in mixes of extended length, often up to twice, triple or quadruple the length of the typical three-minute Motown song.
Tracks such as the album version of "Run Away Child, Running Wild" from Cloud Nine, "Take a Stroll Thru Your Mind" from Psychedelic Shack, and "Smiling Faces Sometimes" from Sky's the Limit, all run at least eight minutes. At the insistence of Norman Whitfield, a large portion of the additional running time for each song consisted of instrumental passages without vocals. For example, the hit version of their smash 1972 single "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" was nearly seven minutes, featuring an instrumental intro that was almost two minutes, a rarity for songs of that era.
"Psychedelic soul" soon gave way to "cinematic soul", highlighting a further series of lengthy recordings featuring detailed orchestration, extended instrumental introductions and bridging passages. Often focusing on lyrics about the ghettos and inner cities of black America, these songs were heavily influenced by the work of singer-songwriters Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield. Unlike Hayes and Mayfield however, the Temptations had no creative control over their recordings, and were in no way fond of the twelve- and thirteen-minute long songs being forced upon them by Norman Whitfield, whose contributions were the focal point of Temptations albums such as Solid Rock, All Directions, and particularly Masterpiece.
From funk to disco to adult contemporary (1974 to present)[link]
In 1974, after Whitfield was dismissed as the producer for the Temptations, the group altered its sound to accommodate a balance of both up-tempo dance material as well as ballads. The vocal arrangements began to again focus primarily on one lead singer per track, although some leads were still being shared periodically. In addition, the Temptations themselves, after fighting Motown and Berry Gordy for creative control, began to write and produce some of their own material. From this point on, the Temptations focused almost exclusively on songs about romance. However, songs about social issues similar to the recordings made during the tenure of Norman Whitfield were periodically produced as well.
Temptations recordings of the mid `70's focused significantly on the influences of funk music from artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly and the Family Stone, and members of both acts contributed significantly to material recorded by the group during this period. In addition, their signature ballad sound, reduced to filler material during much of the Whitfield period, was restored to the lush, full productions of the earlier hits produced by Smokey Robinson. After a brief diversion into disco in the late-1970s, the Temptations settled into a form of an adult contemporary-rooted type of R&B, a style in which they continue to record.
Although the group continues to feature dancing as an important aspect of its act, as the ages of its members have increased, live shows have focused on less intricate choreography.
Legacy and influence[link]
With their tailored suits and detailed choreography, The Temptations set the bar high for male soul and R&B groups of the period. Before the Temptations became popular, most black vocal groups were rough, high-energy acts featuring vocals which were more raw and dance movements which were more improvisational. Only a few performers, including contemporaries Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and the Four Tops, showed the refined style that would be popularized by the Temptations.
Producer Berry Gordy insisted that all his acts be equally appealing to both white as well as black audiences, and employed an extensive creative team to help tailor Motown talent for the crossover success he desired. Motown choreographer Cholly Atkins along with Paul Williams created the trademark precise and energetic, yet refined, dance steps used by the Temptations onstage. The most famous of these, the "Temptation Walk", or "Temptation Strut", was adapted from similar moves by the Flamingos and the Vibrations and from those two sources, Cholly Atkins and Paul Williams crafted the resulting signature dance routine.
Like other similar independent companies of the period, Motown was neither a member of ASCAP nor BMI, preferring to stay independent and handling their own widely varied distribution through thousands of "Mom & Pop" record stores and small radio stations. Many singles that might have been charted higher did not have the data for the Billboard charts to evaluate, so it is quite possible that the Temptations sold more than a "Gold Record" number of most of their early records. Their stage work and depth of their lead singers made them legends throughout the northern cities as well as the southern "chitlin' circuit", before being acknowledged by most radio disc jockeys as the strongest group around.
During the 1960s and 1970s, a number of soul groups showed significant influence from the Temptations, among them the Delfonics, the Chi-Lites, Parliaments, featuring George Clinton, the Dramatics, Daryl Hall & John Oates (from 1965 to 1967 one of Daryl Hall's earliest bands was named The Temptones), and Motown labelmates the Jackson 5 and The Undisputed Truth. These acts, and others, showed the influence of the Temptations in both their vocal performances and their onstage choreography. Several more recent soul and R&B vocal groups, including the New Edition led by Johnny Gill, Jodeci, BLACKstreet, Dru Hill, and, most notably, Boyz II Men in the 1980s also showed significant influence from the Temptations.
It is interesting to note that during the early part of their career, their main competition came from Impressions featuring Curtis Mayfield; then during the phase of the group featuring alternating leads, competition came from Sam & Dave, the Chi-Lites. In their next phase, competition came from the O'Jays. In each case, each group alternated between love songs and songs with messages in their lyrics.
Temptations songs have been covered by scores of musicians, from R&B singers such as Luther Vandross ("Since I Lost My Baby"), to pop vocalists such as Bette Midler ("Just My Imagination"), to rock bands such as Rare Earth ("Get Ready"), Anthrax, Love and Rockets, Duran Duran ("Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)") and the Rolling Stones ("My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Just My Imagination") and Mick Jagger's collaboration with reggae artist Peter Tosh on ("Don't Look Back"). In 1991, British singer Rod Stewart collaborated with the Temptations on the single "The Motown Song".
The lives and careers of The Temptations were one of several inspirations for The Five Heartbeats, a 1991 film about a 1960s Motown-esque male group starring Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, and Harry J. Lennix.
In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Temptations #67 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[42]
Personnel[link]
- For a detailed listing of the various versions of The Temptations (and a timeline), see: Temptations chronology.
The Primes[link]
aka The Cavaliers
- Paul Williams (1955–1960)
- Eddie Kendricks (1955–1960)
- Kell Osborne (1955–1960)
- Wiley Waller (1955–1957)
The Distants[link]
aka Otis Williams & the Distants, Otis Williams & the Siberians
- Otis Williams (1958–1960)
- Elbridge "Al" Bryant (1958–1960)
- James "Pee-Wee" Crawford (1958–1959)
- Vernard Plain (1958–1959)
- Arthur Walton (1958–1959)
- Melvin Franklin (1959–1960)
- Richard Street (1959–1960)
- Albert "Mooch" Harrell (1959–1960)
The Temptations[link]
aka The Elgins
- Otis Williams (1960–present)
- Elbridge "Al" Bryant (1960–1963)
- Melvin Franklin (1960–1995)
- Eddie Kendricks (1960–1971, 1982 reunion)
- Paul Williams (1960–1971)
- David Ruffin (1964–1968, 1982 reunion)
- Dennis Edwards (1968–1977, 1980–1984, 1987–1989)
- Ricky Owens (1971)
- Richard Street (1971–1992)
- Damon Harris (1971–1975)
- Glenn Leonard (1975–1983)
- Louis Price (1977–1980)
- Ron Tyson (1983–present)
- Ali-Ollie Woodson (1984–1987, 1989–1997)
- Theo Peoples (1992–1998)
- Ray Davis (1994–1995)
- Harry McGilberry (1995–2003)
- Terry Weeks (1997–present)
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson (1998–2003)
- G. C. Cameron (2003–2007)
- Joe Herndon (2003–present)
- Bruce Williamson (2007–present)
Discography[link]
Main article: The Temptations discography
U.S. and UK Top Ten singles[link]
The following singles reached the Top Ten of either the United States pop singles chart or the United Kingdom pop singles chart. Also included are the singles that hit No. 1 on the US R&B charts.
| Year | Song title | US Top 10 | UK Top 10 | R&B No. 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965: | "My Girl" | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "Get Ready" | 29 | 10 | 1 |
| 1966: | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | 13 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | 3 | - | 1 |
| 1966: | "(I Know) I'm Losing You" | 8 | - | 1 |
| 1967: | "All I Need" | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| 1967: | "You're My Everything" | 6 | - | 3 |
| 1967: | "I Wish It Would Rain" | 4 | - | 1 |
| 1968: | "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" | 13 | - | 1 |
| 1968 | "Cloud Nine" | 6 | - | 2 |
| 1968: | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations) |
2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969: | "Run Away Child, Running Wild" | 6 | - | 1 |
| 1969: | "I Can't Get Next to You" | 1 | - | 1 |
| 1970: | "Psychedelic Shack" | 7 | - | 2 |
| 1970: | "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1971: | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 1972: | "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" | 1 | - | 5 |
| 1973: | "Masterpiece" | 7 | - | 1 |
| 1973: | "Let Your Hair Down" | - | - | 1 |
| 1974: | "Happy People" | - | - | 1 |
| 1975: | "Shakey Ground" | - | - | 1 |
| 1991: | "The Motown Song" (Rod Stewart featuring The Temptations) |
10 | - | - |
| 1992: | "My Girl" (reissue) | - | 2 | - |
Top Ten albums[link]
The following albums reached the Top Ten on either the United States pop or R&B albums charts or the United Kingdom pop albums chart
- 1965: The Temptations Sing Smokey (R&B #1)
- 1965: The Temptin' Temptations (R&B #1)
- 1966: Gettin' Ready (R&B #1)
- 1966: Greatest Hits (R&B #1) (US #5)
- 1967: Temptations Live! (R&B #1) (US #10)
- 1967: The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (R&B #1) (US #7)
- 1967: The Temptations in a Mellow Mood (R&B #1)
- 1968: The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (R&B #1)
- 1968: The Temptations Show (R&B #2)
- 1968: Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations (with Diana Ross & The Supremes) (R&B #1) (US #2)
- 1968: TCB (with Diana Ross & The Supremes) (R&B #1) (US #1)
- 1968: Live at the Copa (R&B #2)
- 1969: Cloud Nine (R&B #1) (US #4)
- 1969: Puzzle People (R&B #1) (US #5)
- 1969: Together (R&B #6)
- 1969: On Broadway (R&B #4)
- 1970: Psychedelic Shack (R&B #1) (US #9)
- 1970: Live at London's Talk of the Town (R&B #5)
- 1970: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (R&B #2)
- 1971: Sky's the Limit (R&B #2)
- 1972: Solid Rock (R&B #1)
- 1972: All Directions (R&B #1) (US #2)
- 1973: Masterpiece (R&B #1) (US #7)
- 1973: Anthology (R&B #5)
- 1973: 1990 (R&B #2)
- 1975: A Song for You (R&B #1)
- 1975: Wings of Love (R&B #3)
- 1976: The Temptations Do The Temptations (R&B #10)
- 1982: Reunion (R&B #2)
- 1984: Truly for You (R&B #3)
- 1986: To Be Continued (R&B #4)
Filmography[link]
- 1973: Save the Children
- 1987: Happy New Year
- 2007: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Television work[link]
- 1985: The Fall Guy (TV episode "Rockabye Baby", February 13, 1985)
- 1985: The Love Boat (TV episode "Your Money or Your Wife/Joint Custody/The Temptations", October 5, 1985)
- 1986: Moonlighting (TV episode "Symphony in Knocked Flat", October 21, 1986)
- 1986: 227 (TV episode "Temptations", November 15, 1986)
- 1990: Murphy Brown (TV episode "Goin' to the Chapel, Part 2", May 21, 1990)
- 1990: performed CBS network's 1990-91 version of their Get Ready campaign with an updated version of "Get Ready".
- 1993: Getting By (TV episode "Reach for the Stars", November 23, 1993)
- 1996: New York Undercover (TV episode "Deep Cover", May 2, 1996)
- 2008: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV appearance), March 7, 2008
- 2012: Dancing with the Stars (TV appearance), April 23, 2012 - Motown Week
Video and DVD releases[link]
- 1991: The Temptations - Live in Concert
- 2004: 20th century Masters - The Best of the Temptations
- 2006: Get Ready: The Definitive Performances - 1965–1972
- 2007: The Temptations - Live In London (1987)
Notes[link]
- ^ Graff, Gary (1988-08-29). The Temptations: Otis tells the group's tale. Detroit Free Press. Online version available from Internet Archive at [1]
- ^ (2005). "The Temptations". Memorabletv.com. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ^ (2003). "The Temptations". ClassicMotown.com. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ^ (2005) Ankeny, Jason. "The Temptations". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2005-11-05.
- ^ a b Hardin, Ritchie (July 17, 2004). "The Tangled History of The Temptations". The Ritchie Hardin Network. Archived from the original on 2005-10-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20051018055156/http://www.ritchie-hardin.com/soul/temps0.html. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 26–30.
- ^ a b Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0. Pg. 232
- ^ a b c d e Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 32–38.
- ^ Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 40.
- ^ Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 30, 40-41.
- ^ Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 9, 32.
- ^ Williams and Romanowski (1988), pp. 68–70.
- ^ Blair, Elizabeth (June 4, 2000). "Weekend Edition: 'My Girl'". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2009.
- ^ a b The Temptations interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
- ^ a b c d Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0. Pg. 165, 212, 217-222
- ^ Interview with Richard Street, R&B Showcase Magazine. Retrieved from [2] on May 13, 2010
- ^ Interview with Eddie Kendricks, Urban Street. Retrieved from [3] on May 17, 2009
- ^ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0. Pg. 226
- ^ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0. Pg. 227
- ^ Williams and Romanowski, (2002) pp. 170–171
- ^ Williams and Romanowski, (2002), p. 172
- ^ Williams and Romanowski, (2002), pp. 249, 259
- ^ a b Williams and Romanowski, (2002), p. 177
- ^ Williams and Romanowski, (2002), p. 183
- ^ Williams and Romanowski, (2002), pp. 178–182
- ^ a b Williams and Romanowski, (2002), pp. 193–197
- ^ a b "Ray Davis-The Original P Interview". Vermontreview.tripod.com. http://vermontreview.tripod.com/Interviews/raydavis.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Ali and Harry together in concert". Thetemptations.com. http://thetemptations.com/v-web/gallery/former-concerts/tempts4. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ "Otis Williams". Otiswilliams.net. http://www.otiswilliams.net/history.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Welcome to Glicker & Associates". Glickerlaw.com. http://www.glickerlaw.com/media_details.asp?media_id=4. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Various Photos". The Temptations Photo Gallery. http://www.thetemptations.com/v-web/gallery/former-various/tempts149. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ^ 2005-11-28. "Temptations Record 15 Classics for Reflections". Universal Records press release, Retrieved on 2005-12-03.
- ^ "GC Cameron's WHCR 90.3FM June 8, 2007 Interview with Maurice Watts". Mauricewatts.com. http://www.mauricewatts.com/interviews/gcinterview3.html. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Back to Front: The Temptations: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V9KFLO. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "The Temptations Turn to Auto-Tune on New Album". Spinner.com. 2010-05-05. http://www.spinner.com/2010/05/05/the-tempations-new-album-still-here-auto-tune/. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Papa Was a Rolling Stone: The Temptations: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006AFRC. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ Temptations Tribute Bands[dead link]
- ^ "Key of Gee". Key of Gee. http://www.keyofgee.com/bernard_gibson. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ Glenn Leonard bio (2004). Retrieved on 2006-11-18. Notice Joe Herndon, top right.
- ^ "Invalid Website". Rummage.com.au. http://www.rummage.com.au/AAPView.aspx?id=59502. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ Posted October 29, 2007 at 6:03PM by TMZ Staff. "Original Temptation Ain't Too Proud to Sue - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors". Tmz.com. http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/29/original-temptation-aint-too-proud-to-sue/2. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
- ^ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
References[link]
- George, Nelson. "Cool as They Wanna Be". The Temptations: Emperors of Soul [CD Box Set]. New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.
- Posner, Gerald (2002). Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-375-50062-6.
- Weinger, Harry (1994). "Sunshine on a Cloudy Day". The Temptations: Emperors of Soul [CD Box Set]. New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.
- Williams, Otis and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). Temptations. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square. ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.
- George, Nelson (1985, rev. 2003). Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9511-7.
External links[link]
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- Official homepage for Glenn Leonard - lead singer from 1975 to 1983
- Melvin Franklin/The Temptations interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 1992 (reprinted January 2009)
- The Temptations at Allmusic
- The Temptations official website
- Group profile at Soul Evolution
- Interview. Urban Street. 1991. Retrieved 1/30/09
- Otis Williams' official website (includes current tour schedule)
- Ron Tyson's official website
- Official Motown/Universal website for The Temptations
- Classic Temptations page at Classic Motown website
- 'The Temptations' Vocal Group Hall of Fame page
- Ali Ollie Woodson interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' December 2001 (reprinted June 2010)
- SoulTracks group biography and chart of past group members
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