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The original Temptations version of "Get Ready", produced by Smokey Robinson, was designed as an answer to the latest dance craze, "The Duck".The Temptations' falsetto Eddie Kendricks sings lead on the song, which Robinson produced as an up-tempo dance number with a prominent rhythm provided by Motown drummer Benny Benjamin.
Gettin' Ready is the fourth studio album by The Temptations for the Gordy label released in 1966.It marks the transition of the group from having Smokey Robinson as its main producer, with new producer Norman Whitfield taking over Robinson's position.
"Please Return Your Love to Me" is a 1968 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy label. Produced by Norman Whitfield , who co-wrote the song with Barrett Strong and Barbara Neely, it is the last single to feature David Ruffin in the lineup (he is featured in the background).
By this point, both the Temptations and Whitfield were confident they had a major hit on their hands. However, both "Ain't Too Proud" and "Get Ready", a Temptations track produced by Smokey Robinson with Eddie Kendricks on lead, turned up at the same Quality Control meeting. Since Robinson was the Temptations' main producer, his song was ...
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By 1973 Eddie Kendricks was two years into a solo career following his bitter split from The Temptations.While his former bandmates went on to record hits such as "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (which was a reported jab at Kendricks and fellow ex-Temptation David Ruffin), and their seven-minute opus, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", Kendricks had begun to reach a cult R&B fan base ...
The Temptations performed the song live on the CBS variety show The Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1967, [3] and the flip side was also performed, as part of a documentary, in 1967. Cash Box called the single a "pulsing, driving, thumping, melodic reading" that is a "sure-to-please item." [4]
The new recording of "Get Ready" was edited down to 2:46 for a single, which was given a Tamla Motown release in the UK, the only release by the band to appear on Motown itself, and unlike the Temptations' version, Rare Earth's recording was a success on the pop chart. [3] The single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1970. [4]