Meet the Temptations
Meet the Temptations | ||||
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Studio album by The Temptations | ||||
Publication |
March 20, 1964 |
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Label (s) | Gordy 911 | |||
Format (s) |
LP |
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Title (number) |
12 |
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running time |
32 min 00 s |
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Meet the Temptations is an album by the Temptations .
The Temptations only released their first LP three years after they signed with Berry Gordy . Meet the Temptations is therefore mainly a compilation of recordings from these three years.
Therefore, the original formation of the Temptations can be heard on the album (with one exception), i.e. Elbridge Bryant , Melvin Franklin , Eddie Kendricks , Otis Williams and Paul Williams . Only in The Way You Do the Things You Do is Bryant already replaced by David Ruffin after internal conflicts between Bryant and the rest of the band.
The Way You Do the Things You Do , with the lead vocals of falset singer Eddie Kendricks, also became the group's first big hit. For the majority of the album, however, baritone / tenor Paul Williams takes over the lead vocal of this early Motown work, in which the typical Motown sound has not yet been fully found, but the vocals and musical accompaniment already meet the later standards.
Since Meet the Temptations was initially only published in mono, a stereo version was also released in January 1966.
Track list
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The Way You Do the Things You Do (2:45)
- ( William Robinson / Robert Rogers )
- produced by William Robinson
- Lead: Eddie
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I Want a Love I Can See (2:32)
- (William Robinson)
- produced by William Robinson
- Lead: Paul
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Dream Come True (2:56)
- (Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Eddie
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Paradise (2:52)
- (Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Eddie
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May I Have This Dance (2:12)
- ( Jamie Bradford / Norman Whitfield )
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Eddie
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Isn't She Pretty (2:45)
- (Otis Williams / Eddie Kendrick / Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: everyone
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Just Let Me Know (2:56)
- (Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Paul
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Your Wonderful Love (2:51)
- (Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Paul
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The Further You Look, the Less You See (2:21)
- (Norman Whitfield / William Robinson)
- produced by Norman Whitfield
- Lead: Paul
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Check Yourself (2:47)
- (Otis Williams / Melvin Franklin / Elbridge Bryant / erry Gordy, Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
- Lead: Paul
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Slow Down Heart (2:35)
- (William Robinson)
- produced by William Robinson
- Lead: Paul
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Farewell My Love (2:28)
- (Berry Gordy Jr.)
- produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and William Robinson
- Lead: Paul
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Oh, Mother of Mine (2:20) (bonus track from CD release)
- ( William Stevenson / Otis Williams)
- produced by Andre Williams and William Stevenson
- Lead: Paul
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Romance Without Finance (2:48) (bonus track of CD release)
- (William Stevenson / Eddie Kendricks)
- produced by Andre Williams and William Stevenson
- Lead: Paul
Published singles
- Check yourself
- published 1961; no chart placement
- Dream Come True
- published 1962; # 22 R&B
- Paradise
- published 1962; no chart placement
- I Want a Love I Can See
- published 1963; no chart placement
- Farewell My Love
- published 1963; no chart placement
- The Way You Do the Things You Do
- published January 23, 1964; # 11 pop