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"My Girl" climbed to the top of the U.S. pop charts on March 6, 1965, after its Christmas time 1964 release, making it the Temptations' first number 1 hit. The single was also the first number 1 hit on the reinstated Billboard R&B Singles chart, which had gone on a fifteen-month hiatus from 1963 to 1965. [14]
The Temptations Sing Smokey is the second studio album by the Temptations for the Motown label, released on the Gordy Records subsidiary (G 912) in 1965. [3] As its name implies, it is composed entirely of songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson , and several other members of the Miracles as well.
The song was initially composed in C, but was played in F on Rubber Soul (with a capo on the fifth fret). The verse opens with an F major chord ("Michelle" – melody note C) then the second chord (on "ma belle" – melody note D ♭) is a B ♭ 7 ♯ 9 (on the original demo in C, the second chord is a F 7 ♯ 9).
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When Robinson achieved his goal, the song, "My Girl", was recorded in November 1964 and released a month later. It became the group's first number-one single in 1965. "My Girl" subsequently became the Temptations' signature song, and elevated Ruffin to the role of lead singer and frontman.
(1965) " It's Growing " is a 1965 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, the song was a top 20 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , on which it peaked at number 18.
"Girl" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was written by John Lennon [3] [4] and credited to Lennon–McCartney. "Girl" was the last complete song recorded for that album. [5] [6] "Girl" is considered to be one of the most melancholic and complex of the Beatles' earlier love songs. [7]
Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, [1] May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963.