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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 ...
"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 ]
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.
Or they will say, “My mom, my dad, that’s all they used to do when I was a little fellow, a little girl — ‘My Girl’ and ‘Can’t Get Next to You’ and ‘Just My Imagination’.”
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Temptations, Vol. 2 – The 70s, 80s, and 90s — — — — The Temptations at Their Very Best: 2001 — — 51 28 BPI: Gold [18] The Best of the Temptations Christmas: 102 55 — My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations (re-released in 2005 as The Temptations: Gold) 2002 ...
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 ...
"My Baby"'s B-side, the Paul Williams-led "Don't Look Back", was a hit in its own right, becoming a top 20 R&B hit and serving for several years as the Temptations' live-show closing number. It was also the original A-side of this recording, and as such, was performed by the group on The Ed Sullivan Show .
Take a Look Around (The Temptations song) A Tear from a Woman's Eyes; That's the Way Love Is (Isley Brothers song) That's Why (I Love You So) Too Busy Thinking About My Baby; Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song) Truly Yours (The Spinners song) Try It Baby