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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.
The B-side to "Get Ready" was the ballad "Fading Away", which was also led by Kendricks. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Bobby Rogers, and produced by Robinson, "Fading Away" was later included on the Temptations 1966 album Gettin' Ready along with the hit side.
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 ...
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Temptations, Vol. 2 – The 70s, 80s, and 90s — — — — The Temptations at Their Very Best: 2001 — — 51 28 BPI: Gold [18] The Best of the Temptations Christmas: 102 55 — My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations (re-released in 2005 as The Temptations: Gold) 2002 ...
On Sept. 14, 1994, The Temptations were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, and on June 7, 2019, given a star on The Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame in New York City.
Studio albums during the "Classic Five" period, apart from Meet the Temptations, include The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965), The Temptin' Temptations (1965), Gettin' Ready (1966), The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (1967), and The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968).
Edward James Kendrick [3] (December 17, 1939 [2] – October 5, 1992), [4] better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter.Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971.
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