Meet the Temptations

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Meet the Temptations
Studio album by The Temptations

Publication
(s)

March 20, 1964

Label (s) Gordy 911

Format (s)

LP

Title (number)

12

running time

32 min 00 s

occupation

production

chronology
- Meet the Temptations The Temptations Sing Smokey
(1965)

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

  1. The Way You Do the Things You Do (2:45)
    ( William Robinson / Robert Rogers )
    produced by William Robinson
    Lead: Eddie
  2. I Want a Love I Can See (2:32)
    (William Robinson)
    produced by William Robinson
    Lead: Paul
  3. Dream Come True (2:56)
    (Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Eddie
  4. Paradise (2:52)
    (Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Eddie
  5. May I Have This Dance (2:12)
    ( Jamie Bradford / Norman Whitfield )
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Eddie
  6. Isn't She Pretty (2:45)
    (Otis Williams / Eddie Kendrick / Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: everyone
  7. Just Let Me Know (2:56)
    (Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Paul
  8. Your Wonderful Love (2:51)
    (Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Paul
  9. The Further You Look, the Less You See (2:21)
    (Norman Whitfield / William Robinson)
    produced by Norman Whitfield
    Lead: Paul
  10. Check Yourself (2:47)
    (Otis Williams / Melvin Franklin / Elbridge Bryant / erry Gordy, Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr.
    Lead: Paul
  11. Slow Down Heart (2:35)
    (William Robinson)
    produced by William Robinson
    Lead: Paul
  12. Farewell My Love (2:28)
    (Berry Gordy Jr.)
    produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and William Robinson
    Lead: Paul
  13. Oh, Mother of Mine (2:20) (bonus track from CD release)
    ( William Stevenson / Otis Williams)
    produced by Andre Williams and William Stevenson
    Lead: Paul
  14. 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