All Directions is a Soul & Funk album by The Temptations, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 112 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- dense
- hypnotic
- funky
About
All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield. The LP features the #1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single. "Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental version of "Papa" on the single's b-side, and Best R&B Song for Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong. All Directions was Strong's final LP as the Temptations' lyricist; Strong in fact had no direct involvement in .
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On2:56
- A2Run Charlie Run2:59
- A3Papa Was A Rollin' Stone11:45
Side B
- B1Love Woke Me Up This Morning2:38
- B2I Ain't Got Nothin'3:30
- B3The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)3:59
- B4Mother Nature2:54
- B5Do Your Thing2:52
Credits
Performers
- Paul RiserCONDUCTOR
- Bob BabbittBASS
- James JamersonBASS
- Leroy TaylorBASS
- Eddie "Bongo" BrownBONGOS CONGAS
- Aaron SmithDRUMS
- Andrew SmithDRUMS
- Richard AllenDRUMS
- Uriel JonesDRUMS
- Billy CooperGUITAR
- Eddie WillisGUITAR
- Joe MessinaGUITAR
- Melvin RaginGUITAR
- Paul WarrenGUITAR
- Robert WardGUITAR
- Robert WhiteGUITAR
- Johnny GriffithORGAN
- Earl Van DykePIANO
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 112 pressings tracked on Gatefold