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"My Girl" is a song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White , it became the Temptations' first U.S. number 1 single, and is considered their signature song.
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.
And now “My Girl,” the single that gave the Temptations their first No. 1 hit while enduring as a showpiece of the 20 th century music canon, is about to turn 60, with a series of celebrations ...
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.
Hearing entire stadiums-ful of baseball fans singing the Temptations’ signature song is just a small wrinkle in the undying life of the tune, which included “My Girl” being used as the title ...
When Robinson achieved his goal, the song, "My Girl", was recorded in November 1964 and released a month later. It became the group's first number-one single in 1965. "My Girl" subsequently became the Temptations' signature song, and elevated Ruffin to the role of lead singer and frontman.
The next Temptations single, "My Girl", would be the first to feature David Ruffin as lead and would be produced by Robinson. Ruffin, up to this point, had only sung lead on stage and on a few unreleased tracks, otherwise singing backgrounds behind Kendricks and then main lead singer Paul Williams. When "My Girl" hit number 1 on the R&B and Pop ...
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.