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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.
The Temptations Sing Smokey is the second studio album by the Temptations for the Motown label, released on the Gordy Records subsidiary (G 912) in 1965. [3] As its name implies, it is composed entirely of songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson , and several other members of the Miracles as well.
The song was initially composed in C, but was played in F on Rubber Soul (with a capo on the fifth fret). The verse opens with an F major chord ("Michelle" – melody note C) then the second chord (on "ma belle" – melody note D ♭) is a B ♭ 7 ♯ 9 (on the original demo in C, the second chord is a F 7 ♯ 9).
(1965) " It's Growing " is a 1965 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, the song was a top 20 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , on which it peaked at number 18.
Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, [1] May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963.
In 1985, a live version (part of a medley with "My Girl") was released by Hall & Oates featuring David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart, number 40 on the R&B chart, [14] and number 24 on the pop chart. [15] The single was nominated for a Grammy Award. [4]
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1965. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 25, 1965, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 2 through October 30, 1965.