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The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award – for "Cloud Nine" in 1969 [7] – and in 2013 received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Six of the Temptations (Edwards, Franklin, Kendricks, Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
Oct 26, 1999 · The Temptations are an American vocal group noted for their smooth harmonies and intricate choreography. Recording primarily for Motown Records, they were among the most popular performers of soul music in the 1960s and ’70s and epitomized sophisticated cool.
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This page is a chronology of the Motown singing group the Temptations. It lists the members of the group during all phases of the group's history. While the Temptations have frequently changed their lineup, the group has always employed a person for each of the following roles:
- ‘Psychedelic Shack’
- ‘It’s Growing’
- ‘Masterpiece’
- ‘Don’t Look Back’
- ‘All I Need’
- ‘I Could Never Love Another
- ‘You’re My Everything’
- ‘Runaway Child, Running Wild’
- ‘Since I Lost My Baby’
- ‘I’m Gonna Make You Love Me’
Never let it be said that the Temptations met the psychedelic '60s halfway. Their intentions are written all over this special-effects-laden relic of a very funky trip in dayglo paisley letters as they sing the praises of a place that's guaranteed to “blow your mind.” It's even got a neon sign outside that says "Come in and take a look at your mind...
That toy piano intro is sublime. Most people will be hooked before the first words escapeDavid Ruffin's mouth as he tries to capture the extent to which his love for you is growing every day. And speaking of those lyrics, they could scarcely be more instantly identifiable as the work of a young Smokey Robinson, who co-wrote this gem of a love song ...
Written and produced by Whitfield, this one wears its sense of self-importance on its actual sleeve. The title tells you everything you need to know about what they were hoping to accomplish here. I believe the term for that would be a baller move. And the song length definitely follows suit. Thirteen minutes and 49 seconds?! It's pretty clear that...
Robinson produced this soulful gem, a song he reportedly wrote to shine a spotlight on the great andyet underutilized Paul Williams, their original lead singer, whose star had been eclipsed in the Temptations firmament by Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks. It was relegated to the B-side after DJs made their preference clear for the intended flip, "My Baby...
There's more than a passing resemblance to the effervescent rhythm that made the Supremes song "You Can't Hurry Love" such a chart-topping triumph the previous summer. And although this single didn't do what the Supremes did with a similar approach, the energy of "All I Need" is every bit as irresistible as it builds to its inevitable climax, Ruffi...
Their final single to feature Ruffin on lead vocals was also their second consecutive single with lyrics by Rodger Penzabene. It took the Tempts to No. 1 on Billboard's R&B charts (much like that previous Penzabene single, "I Wish It Would Rain"). But this one only got to No. 13 on the Hot 100. Not for lack of being an exceptional recording. Ruffin...
Eddie Kendricks' lead vocal here could not be smoother or more soulful as he pledges his devotion to his everything on one of the Temptations' most romantic ballads, setting the tone with "You surely must know magic girl 'cause you've changed my life." You'd be forgiven for thinking those lyrics were Smokey's, but this is the first of four Temptati...
This was the Temptations' second psychedelic soul hit written by Whitfield and Strong with Whitfield handling the production, a change in direction inspired by Otis Williams turning Whitfield on to what Sly & the Family were up to. There's a definite nod to psychedelic rock in the fuzz on those guitar licks and the production is suitably trippy, po...
This melancholy breakup song was written by Robinson and Warren Moore with Robinson producing. It opens with Ruffin contrasting his heartache to the sunshine of a beautiful new day over lush orchestration with Melvin Franklin, their bass singer, punctuating his lines with the lowest possible "Oh yeah." "But after I've been crying all night," Ruffin...
The obvious choice for a lead single from their album-length collaboration with Diana Ross and the Supremes is a joyous cover of a Dee Dee Warwick hit written by Gamble and Huff with Jerry Ross and produced by Frank Wilson and Nickolas Ashford of Ashford & Simpson, who sang backup on the Warwick version. There's a playful chemistry between the grou...
- Ed Masley
- Pop Music Critic
From their origins in Detroit, Michigan six decades ago, to countries around the globe, from concert stages worldwide, to one of the greatest stages on earth – Broadway — in 2019, The Temptations’ journey covers not only their personal history but the history of America, as well.
Aug 26, 2022 · The Temptations were one of the pioneers of Motown’s popularity in the US, influenced international superstars including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and were one of the first groups to fuse the soul genre with psychedelic influences, contributing heavily to the evolution of the soul and R&B genres.
The Temptations were the end result of the merging of two groups, Primes and El Domingos, in 1960. Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams formed a high school group in Birmingham, Alabama called the Cavaliers with Kell Osborne and Wiley Waller.
