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  2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Wikipedia

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    "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

  3. Masterpiece (The Temptations song) - Wikipedia

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    However, the word 'masterpiece' does not appear in the song's lyrics, which do not point to anything obvious from which to draw a title. As with their Whitfield-produced hit from the previous year, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", the Temptations do not make their first appearance until after a long instrumental section. This added to already ...

  4. Super Fly Meets Shaft - Wikipedia

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    "Super Fly Meets Shaft" is a break-in record co-written by Dickie Goodman and recorded by John & Ernest. It consists of lines from popular R&B/soul songs of the day, which tell a story about the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971).

  5. Masterpiece (The Temptations album) - Wikipedia

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    The Rolling Stone Album Guide [3] Track listing. All selections written and produced by Norman Whitfield. Side one "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" – 4:36 (lead ...

  6. All Directions - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Are You Okay? - Wikipedia

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    All tracks composed by David Was and Don Was; except where indicated. "Are You Okay?" – 4:28 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) – 6:41 "I Feel Better Than James Brown" – 4:45

  8. Ain't Too Proud - Wikipedia

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    Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations is a 2017 jukebox musical with music and lyrics by The Temptations and a book by Dominique Morisseau.Based on the story of The Temptations, the musical had a series of regional productions and opened at Broadway's Imperial Theatre in March 2019.

  9. Barrett Strong - Wikipedia

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    Strong received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1973 for "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone". Strong and Whitfield also co-wrote the ballad "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", [7] a 1971 Billboard No. 1 that also marked the last Temptations single to feature original members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams.