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Title Album details Peak chart positions US [1]US R&B [2]UK [3]Sings Top Ten: Released: January 1967; Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP Released in the UK as The Jimmy Ruffin Way
Jimmy Lee Ruffin [3] (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) was an American soul singer, and the older brother of David Ruffin, the lead singer of the Temptations. He had several hit records between the 1960s and 1980s, the most successful being the Top 10 hits " What Becomes of the Brokenhearted " and " Hold On (To My Love) ".
Composers Weatherspoon and Riser and lyricist Dean had originally written "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" with the intention of having the Spinners, then an act on Motown's V.I.P. label, record it. Jimmy Ruffin, older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, persuaded Dean to let him do the tune, as its anguished lyric about a man ...
From Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross to the Jackson 5 and Four Tops, Detroit's Motown Records produced hit after hit. Here are the best 50 Motown songs.
"Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" is a 1967 Soul song, originally recorded and made a hit by Jimmy Ruffin on Motown's Soul Label imprint. [1] Ruffin's 1967 original version, from his album Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten, reached the Pop Top 30, peaking at #29, and was a Top 20 R&B Hit as well, peaking at #14. [2]
Motown M-1004 United States January 1961 "I've Got a Notion" "We Really Love Each Other" Henry Lumpkin: Motown M-1005 United States "Don't Feel Sorry for Me" "Heart" Jimmy Ruffin: Miracle MIR-1 United States February 1961 "Don't Let Him Shop Around" " A New Girl" Debbie Dean: Motown M-1007 United States "Ain't It Baby" " The Only One I Love ...
"Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" was recorded in March 1967 at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio, but was only first released in March 1969 on the album Ruff'n Ready. [2] Having released two singles from the album in 1968, "I'll Say Forever My Love" and "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me", both of which had failed to make much of an impact on the charts, the record label chose to release ...
Greatest Hits, Volume 2: Marvin Gaye: TS-278 Tamla I Was Made to Love Her: Stevie Wonder: TS-279 Tamla Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten: Jimmy Ruffin: SS-704 Soul Jr. Walker and the All Stars Live: Jr. Walker & All Stars: SS-705 Soul Everybody Needs Love: Gladys Knight & the Pips: SS-706 In Loving Memory: Various artists MT 642 Reflections: Diana ...