Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten

 

Soul records 1966   SM704

notes:

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin
and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad,
with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken-hearted
who had love that's now departed.
The tune was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean,
and the recording was produced by Weatherspoon and William "Mickey" Stevenson.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits.


credits:

Lead vocals by Jimmy Ruffin
    Background vocals by the Originals (Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines,
     Hank Dixon, Joe Stubbs)
     and the Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps)
    Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers

tracklist:

A1 I've Passed This Way Before
    Written By  J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:48     
A2 Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
    Written By  B. Strong, N. Whitfield 2:40     
A3 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
    Written By  J. Dean, P. Riser, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:57     
A4 As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love
    Written By  Wm. Robinson 2:51     
A5 Halfway To Paradise
    Written By  C. King, G. Goffin 2:59     
A6 Black Is Black
    Written By  Grainger, Hayes, Wadey 3:22     
B1 Bless You
    Written By  B. Mann, C. Weil 2:52     
B2 Since I've Lost You
    Written By  N. Whitfield 2:22     
B3 World So Wide, Nowhere To Hide (From Your Heart)
    Written By  J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:49     
B4 I Want Her Love
    Written By  E. Holland, N. Whitfield 2:42     
B5 Tomorrow's Tears
    Written By  J. Dean, P. Riser, S. McMullen, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:58     
B6 How Can I Say I'm Sorry
    Written By  J. Gilliam, N. Whitfield, S. Potts 2:31


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