The Temptations 'Meet The Temptations/The Temptations Sing Smokey' The Temptations [Tracks] 1. The Way You Do The Things you Do 2. I Want A Love I Can See 3. You're My Dream Come True 4. Paradise 5. May I Have This Dance 6. Isn't She Pretty 7. Just Let Me Know 8. You're Wonderful Love 9. The Further You Look, The Less You See 10. Check Yourself 11. Slow Down Heart 12. Farewell My Love 13. The Way You Do The Things You Do 14. Baby, Baby I Need You 15. My Girl 16. What Love Has Joined Together 17. You'll Lose A Precious Love 18. It's Growing 19. Who's Lovin' You 20. What's So Good About Goodbye 21. You Beat Me To The Punch 22. Way Over There 23. You've Really Got A Hold On Me 24. You Can Depend On Me Release 1964 Meet the Temptations is the debut studio album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label released in 1964. It includes most of the group's early singles, excluding only the first, "Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side, "Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP); as well as the single "Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"), in which the group is credited as The Pirates. The album consists entirely of previously released singles, including the group's first hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do". The lineup on the cover features Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and newest Temptation Davis (later David) Ruffin. Ruffin had just joined the act three months before this album was released, and actually only appears on "The Way You Do The Things You Do". The other tracks all feature original Temptation Elbridge "Al" Bryant, who was fired from the group in December 1963. Again, excepting the hit single, these tracks all date from the Temptations' slow-selling starting period (during which some Motown staffers referred to them as the "hitless Temptations"). Despite local success in Detroit and the midwest, the Temptations released six singles that missed the Top 100 Pop & R&B; charts, and one, "Dream Come True", which made it to #22 on the R&B; singles chart. Most of these songs feature Paul Williams as (main) lead, while Kendricks, Bryant, Franklin, and Otis Williams were given plenty of lead lines, ad-libs and harmony vocals heard throughout the album. Kendricks was also given a small handful of songs to lead as well, including the two charting singles. The album was originally issued only in monaural sound. A stereo remix of the album was issued along with the original mono version in 1966. The bonus tracks were added to the album in 1999. The Temptations Sing Smokey is the second studio album by The Temptations for the (Motown) label, released on the Gordy Records subsidiary (G 912) in 1965. As its name implies, it is composed entirely of songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson, and several other members of the Miracles as well. Several of the songs are covers of songs Robinson produced for the Miracles or Mary Wells, while the rest were originally recorded by The Temptations. Among these are three successful hit singles, starting with "The Way You Do the Things You Do", which featured Eddie Kendricks on lead vocals. The next two songs feature lead vocals by new Temptation David Ruffin: "It's Growing" and the group's signature song, "My Girl". Not included are two singles which predate these two singles, "I'll Be in Trouble" and "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (whose b-side, "Baby, Baby I Need You", is here). These songs would be included on the next Temptations album, The Temptin' Temptations. A third hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do", is present here, although it was also issued on the previous Temptations album, Meet the Temptations.

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