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"(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy label, [2] written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Norman Whitfield. The group performed the song live on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1967, [ 3 ] and in a duet with Diana Ross & the ...
The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul is the fifth studio album by The Temptations for the Gordy label released in 1967.Featuring four hit singles, With a Lot o' Soul is the most successful Temptations album from their "classic 5" era, during which David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams constituted the Temptations' lineup.
The ad-lib after the last line, "Don't want to lose you now," is a quotation of the similarly titled Temptations song, "(I Know) I'm Losing You." Authors Ken Bielen and Ben Urish say that the "big" drum sound and guitar part help create a "tense atmosphere", [ 6 ] and liken the drum sound to production styles that became common later in the decade.
Otis Williams’ nickname is “Oak,.” Given that the 83-year-old singer is still a member of the Temptations, 64 years after the group’s founding, it’s not to figure where that came from.
Cornelius Grant, the Temptations' road guitarist, band director, and songwriter, recalled that after that decision was made, "it was as if the veins jumped out of Norman's neck." Whitfield was less than pleased at the Quality Control department's decision, and stated plainly that "never again am I gonna lose out on a release like that". [2] .
Among the program's highlights were Diana Ross' "Afro Vogue" solo spot, Paul Williams' emotionally charged rendition of "For Once in My Life," a cover by both groups of the Aretha Franklin version of Otis Redding's "Respect," and then-new Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards' lead performance on "(I Know) I'm Losing You," a song considered a ...
I'm Losing You may refer to: "(I Know) I'm Losing You", a 1966 song by The Temptations; I'm Losing You, a 1996 novel by Bruce Wagner I'm Losing You, a 1998 film by Bruce Wagner adapted from the novel "I'm Losing You" (John Lennon song), a 1980 song by John Lennon from Double Fantasy "(No, No) I'm Losing You", a 1965 song by Aretha Franklin
David Melvin English (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass singer.Franklin was best known for his role as a founding member of Motown singing group The Temptations from 1960 to 1995.