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"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the Temptations' 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached number 3 on the US pop charts and number 2 on the US R&B charts. [3]
At the time of his death, Street was in the process of writing a book regarding his time with The Temptations entitled Ball of Confusion: My Life as a Temptin' Temptation. Completed by his co-author, Gary Flanigan, the book was published in 2014; it is the second autobiography regarding the group. [citation needed]
"Psychedelic Shack" was the only single from this album, and was a complete departure from previous Temptations recordings. Setting the tone for much of the album, "Psychedelic Shack's" vocals, guitar lines and drums shift back and forth across the stereo spectrum, and all five Temptations trade lead vocal duties at irregular intervals.
This single features the Temptations and Whitfield's continuing their submergence into psychedelia, with multilead vocals, hard rock guitars, synthesizer sound effects, multitracked drums, and stereo-shifting vocals giving the record a distinct sound. The song's title and lyrics refer to a type of hippie nightclub popular in the late 1960s.
Take a Look Around (The Temptations song) A Tear from a Woman's Eyes; That's the Way Love Is (Isley Brothers song) That's Why (I Love You So) Too Busy Thinking About My Baby; Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song) Truly Yours (The Spinners song) Try It Baby
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. [1]
"I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 single recorded by the Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Gordy label. The song was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969, from October 18 to October 25, replacing " Sugar, Sugar " by the Archies and replaced by " Suspicious Minds " by ...
Puzzle People is the eleventh studio album released by American soul quintet The Temptations for the Gordy label in 1969.Produced entirely by Norman Whitfield, Puzzle People expanded on the psychedelic soul sound of the Temptations' previous LP, Cloud Nine.