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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 ]
Three Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971), and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972), are included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations were ranked No. 68 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2010.
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.
It just might be the most famous and beloved song ever recorded in Detroit. And now “My Girl,” the single that gave the Temptations their first No. 1 hit while enduring as a showpiece of the ...
"My Girl" [10] Gordy 7038: November 17, 1964: December 21, 1964: 32: 2.00: US Billboard 1965 No. 12, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 158 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 5, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 279 points, [11] Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2017 13: Sonny and Cher "I Got You Babe ...
The commercial fortunes of the group declined thereafter, although "You're My Girl" (1965) and "The Water Is Over My Head" (1966) were minor chart hits. They regularly featured Clive Lea's impersonations and group comedy routines, remained a popular live act on the cabaret circuit, and appeared at the 1967 Royal Variety Performance .
"My Baby" is a 1965 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson , Bobby Rogers , and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, the song was a top 20 pop hit in the United States , and a top 5 hit on the R&B charts.
Girl Come Running; Girl Don't Tell Me; The Girl from New York City; Girl Happy (song) Girl on the Billboard; Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song) Go Where You Wanna Go; Going to a Go-Go (song) Gold-green Leaf; Golden Coins; Golden Guitar (song) Good Bye, So Long; Good Lovin' Good Time Music; Good to My Baby; The Good's Gone; Goodnight (Roy Orbison song ...