The Temptin' Temptations is a Soul & Funk album by The Temptations, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- lush
- earnest
- urban
About
In a prime example of classic Motown’s everyone-pitch-in stance, Smokey Robinson contributed writing and production on six <i>Temptin’ Temptations</i> songs. The group’s third album, it also contains a half-dozen cuts that wound up on their first greatest-hits LP. (The late-’65 release includes singles from as far back as spring 1964.) Masterful interplay is often front and center here, notably on the David Ruffin-led “Since I Lost My Baby” and “Just Another Lonely Night,” a ballad that recalls the quintet’s doo-wop roots. Robinson achieves some of his giddiest wordplay effects on the cute “My Baby” and “You’ve Got to Earn It,” which could almost pass for nursery rhymes. And his thoughtful “Don’t Look Back” vies with Otis Redding’s classics for emotional depth. Anyone looking to go beyond best-of collections will find this a showcase with several unfamiliar gems.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Since I Lost My Baby2:56
- A2The Girl's Alright With Me2:49
- A3Just Another Lonely Night2:57
- A4My Baby3:00
- A5You've Got To Earn It2:34
- A6Everybody Needs Love2:54
Side B
- B1Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)2:17
- B2Don't Look Back2:50
- B3I Gotta Know Now2:34
- B4Born To Love You2:36
- B5I'll Be In Trouble2:54
- B6You're The One I Need2:23
Credits
Production & Engineering
- Smokey RobinsonPRODUCER
- Norman WhitfieldPRODUCER
- Stevenson & HunterPRODUCER
- Ivy Jo HunterPRODUCER
- William StevensonPRODUCER
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold