The Temptations, Meet The Temptations

Gordy Records 1964     G 911

notes:
Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by 

The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
 It includes most of the group's early singles except for the first, 

"Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,
 "Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);

 as well as the single
"Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"), 

in which the group is credited as The Pirates.
 Also included is the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".
Recorded     Spring 1961 - January 1964
Genre     Soul/doo wop
Length     31:33

credits:

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto) 

(all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) ("The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
    Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Producer     Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield

Personnel for "The Way You Do The Things You Do"

    Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks
    Background vocals by Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
    Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
        Bass: James Jamerson
        Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
        Guitar: Eddie Willis
        Piano: Earl Van Dyke
        Tenor saxophone solo: Henry Cosby
   

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do
A2 I Want A Love I Can See
A3 Dream Come True     
A4 Paradise
A5 May I Have This Dance    
A6 Isn't She Pretty     
B1 Just Let Me Know    
B2 Your Wonderful Love     
B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See     
B4 Check Yourself    
B5 Slow Down Heart    
B6 Farewell, My Love

    
    "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers)
      (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46
    "I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:33
    "(You're My) Dream Come True" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:57
    "Paradise" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:52
    "May I Have This Dance" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield) 

(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:13
    "Isn't She Pretty" (Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks,
     Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant) 2:45

Side two

    "Just Let Me Know" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:56
    "Your Wonderful Love" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:52
    "The Further You Look, the Less You See" (Robinson, Whitfield) 

(lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:21
    "Check Yourself" (Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Gordy, Otis Williams)
     (lead singer: Paul Williams; intro: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:48
    "Slow Down Heart" (Robinson) (lead singers: Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:36
    "Farewell My Love" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
      Paul Williams, Al Bryant) 2:28


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The Temptations – All Directions

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Gordy Records 1972 – G 962L

Notes:

All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy
(Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.
The LP features the  hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",
a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single.
"Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance
by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance
 for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental
 version of "Papa" on the single's b-side


credits:
    Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Damon Harris – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone)
    The Andantes – additional background vocals on "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"
    Norman Whitfield – producer
    The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
    Billy Cooper, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin (aka Wah Wah Watson),
    Robert Ward, Paul Warren, Robert White, Eddie Willis – guitars
    Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones, Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith – drums
    Earl Van Dyke – piano
    Johnny Griffith – organ
    Bob Babbitt, James Jamerson, Leroy Taylor – bass
    Jack Ashford – tambourine, maracas, sticks, etc.
    Jack Brokensha – timpani, vibes, bells, gourd
    Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongo, conga
    Maurice Davis – trumpet

Recorded    May 15, June 14, June 22 and 28, 1972
Studio    Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan

tracklist:

A1        Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
2:56
A2        Run Charlie Run
Written-By – Jan Forman, C. Maurice King*
2:59
A3        Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
11:46
B1        Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*
2:38
B2        I Ain't Got Nothin'
Written-By – Evans King, C. Maurice King*
3:30
B3        The First Time Ever
Written-By – Ewan Maccoll
3:59
B4        Mother Nature
Written-By – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
2:54
B5        Do Your Thing
Written-By – Isaac Hayes
2:52 

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The Temptations ‎– The Temptin' Temptations

Gordy records 1965  – 914

notes:

The Temptin' Temptations is a 1965 album by The Temptations
 for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album includes several of
 the group's hits from 1965, and also includes a handful of
 singles that were not included on the Temptations' first 1965
 album, The Temptations Sing Smokey. Among these are the 1964
 singles "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", "I'll Be in Trouble",
 and "The Girl's Alright With Me"; and 1965 singles
"Since I Lost My Baby", "My Baby", and "Don't Look Back".


Released    November 1, 1965
Recorded    1965

credits:

Performers:

David Ruffin: vocals (baritone/tenor/falsetto)
Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
The Andantes: additional background vocals on "Just Another Lonely Night"
Jimmy Ruffin: additional background vocals on "Born To Love You"


Producers:

Smokey Robinson: "Since I Lost My Baby", "The Girl's Alright with Me",
 "My Baby", "You've Got to Earn It", "Don't Look Back", "I'll Be in Trouble",
 "You're the One I Need", Executive Producer (Album)
Norman Whitfield: "The Girl's Alright with Me", "Everybody Needs Love",
 "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", "I Gotta Know Now"
William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter: "Just Another Lonely Night",
 "Born to Love You"

musicians:
the funk brothers


tracklist:


A1         Since I Lost My Baby    2:56    
A2         The Girl's Alright With Me    2:49    
A3         Just Another Lonely Night    2:57    
A4         My Baby    3:00    
A5         You've Got To Earn It    2:34    
A6         Everybody Needs Love    2:54    
B1         Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)    2:17    
B2         Don't Look Back    2:50    
B3         I Gotta Know Now    2:34    
B4         Born To Love You    2:36    
B5         I'll Be In Trouble    2:54    
B6         You're The One I Need    2:23    


 Written-By :
Grant (A5), Kendricks ( A2), Holland ( A2, A6, B1, B3),
 Hunter ( A3, B4), Whitfield ( A2, A6, B1, B3), Rogers (A4),
White ( B2), Robinson ( A1, A4, A5, B2, B5, B6), Moore ( A1, A4),
 Stevenson ( A3, B4)

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The Temptations – Sky's The Limit

 

Gordy records 1            GS957

credits:

Dennis Edwards - vocals (tenor)
    Eddie Kendricks - vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams - vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin - vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams - vocals (tenor/baritone)

with:

    Norman Whitfield - producer, songwriter
    Barrett Strong - lyricist
    The Funk Brothers - instrumentation

tracks list

A1        Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
3:50
A2        Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong
3:39
A3        I'm The Exception To The Rule
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
3:20
A4        Smiling Faces Sometimes
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
12:35
B1        Man
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
2:37
B2        Throw A Farewell Kiss
Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield*
3:25
B3        Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
4:30
B4        Love Can Be Anything (Can't Nothing Be Love But Love)
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
9:20

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The Temptations – My Girl

 

Gordy Records 1964 – G-7038

credits:

    David Ruffin – lead vocals
    Eddie Kendricks – backing vocals
    Melvin Franklin – backing vocals
    Paul Williams – backing vocals
    Otis Williams – backing vocals
    The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
        Robert White – guitar
        Earl Van Dyke – piano
        James Jamerson – bass
        Benny Benjamin – drums
        Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements

Recorded    September 25, November 10 & 17, 1964
Studio    Hitsville USA, Detroit


tracklist:

A        My Girl
Lead Vocals – David Ruffin
Producer, Written-By – White*, Robinson*
2:55
B        (Talkin' 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby
Lead Vocals – Eddie Kendricks
Producer – Norman Whitfield
Written-By – Holland*, Whitfield*
2:48

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 Christmas Gift 'Rap: Merry Christmas From Motown

 Motown records 1968       MS-725

 

 A1    Diana Ross & The Supremes* –     Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Written-By – Gillespie*, Coots*
2:40    
A2    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles* –     Christmas Everyday
Written-By – WM Robinson*
2:38    
A3    Stevie Wonder –     What Christmas Means To Me
Written-By – Story*, Gaye*, Gordy*
2:25    
A4    Temptations, The –     Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written-By – J. Marks
2:55    
A5    Diana Ross & The Supremes* –     My Christmas Tree
Written-By – J. Webb
3:10    
A6    Temptations, The –     White Christmas
Written-By – I. Berlin*
4:22    
B1    Stevie Wonder –     Ave Maria
Written-By – F. Schubert*
3:53    
B2    Temptations, The –     Silent Night
Written By – Traditional
2:22    
B3    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles* –     God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Written By – Traditional
3:08    
B4    Diana Ross & The Supremes* –     Silver Bells
Written-By – Livingston, Evans*
3:58    
B5    Stevie Wonder –     One Little Christmas Tree
Written-By – B. Wells*, Ron Miller*
2:45    
B6    Smokey Robinson & The Miracles* –     Christmas Lullaby
Written-By – Verdi*, Johnson*, Moore*
3:56

 

 

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  Diana Ross & The Supremes  With The Temptations,  Together

Motown Records 1969                 ‎            MS-692

notes & credits:

    Together, released by Motown in 1969 (catalog number MS 692),
     was the second and final duets studio album combining
     Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations into
     an eight-person Motown act
     
    Together was released on the same day (September 23, 1969)
    as Puzzle People, a regular Temptations album showcasing
    the group's then-current psychedelic soul soun.


    Diana Ross - vocals
    Mary Wilson - vocals
    Cindy Birdsong - vocals
    Dennis Edwards - vocals
    Eddie Kendricks - vocals
    Paul Williams - vocals
    Melvin Franklin - vocals
    Otis Williams - vocals
    The Andantes - vocals
    Frank Wilson - producer, executive producer
    Smokey Robinson - producer
    Al Clevland - producer
    Terry Johnson - producer
    Tom Baird - producer/arranger
    Various Los Angeles area session musicians - instrumentation


 tracklist:

A1 Stubborn Kind Of Fellow 3:08
A2 I'll Be Doggone 3:15
A3 The Weight 3:00
A4 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 2:44
A5 Uptight (Everything's Alright) 2:57
B1 Sing A Simple Song 3:15
B2 My Guy, My Girl 3:05
B3 For Better Or Worse     2:36
B4 Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3:03
B5 Why (Must We Fall In Love) 2:59

 

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 Diana Ross And The Supremes With The Temptations   TCB Takin' Care Of Business

 

Motown records 1968                              ‎     MS 682

credits and notes:

This is the original sound track of the NBC-TV Special,
TCB is a 1968 television special produced by Motown Productions and
George Schlatter–Ed Friendly Productions of Laugh-In fame.
The special is a musical revue starring Motown's two most popular
groups at the time, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations.
Containing a combination of showtunes, specially prepared numbers,
and popular Motown hits, the special was taped before a live studio audience
in September 1968 and originally broadcast December 9, 1968 on NBC,
sponsored by the Timex watch corporation. The title of the program
uses a then-popular acronym, "TCB", which stands for "Taking Care of Business".


    Diana Ross & the Supremes:
        Diana Ross
        Mary Wilson
        Cindy Birdsong
    The Temptations:
        Dennis Edwards
        Eddie Kendricks
        Paul Williams
        Melvin Franklin
        Otis Williams

    Art Direction – Ken Kim
    Liner Notes – Berry Gordy
    Photography By – Edward M. Broussard
    Producer – Ed Friendly, George Schlatter

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Diana Ross and The Supremes Join The Temptations

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations

Motown records 1968                                      ‎ MS-679

notes and credits:

Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
marks the first on-record appearance of
new Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards,
who was brought in as David Ruffin's
replacement in July 1968

Background vocals by :
Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Dennis Edwards,
Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin,
 Otis Williams, and The Andantes.

Instrumentation on "Try It Baby", "This Guy's in Love With You",
"Funky Broadway", "I'll Try Something New",
and "The Impossible Dream" is performed
by Los Angeles area session musicians.
On all other tracks, the instrumentation
is provided by Motown's studio band,
The Funk Brothers, with strings and horns
by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Recorded     May 3, 1968 - September 13, 1968

tracklist:

A1 Try It Baby
Arranged By – H.B. BarnumWritten-By – Berry Gordy, Jr.
A2 I Second That Emotion
Arranged By – Paul RiserWritten-By – Cleveland, Robinson
A3 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Arranged By – Paul RiserWritten-By – Ashford & Simpson
A4 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
Arranged By – Paul RiserWritten-By – Rose*, Gamble
A5 This Guy's In Love With You
Arranged By – Gene PageWritten-By – H. David, B. Bacharach
A6 Funky Broadway
Arranged By – Gene PageWritten-By – Lester Christian
B1 I'll Try Something New
Arranged By – Gene PageWritten-By – William Robinson
B2 A Place In The Sun
Arranged By – Paul RiserWritten-By – B. Wells*, Ron Miller
B3 Sweet Inspiration
Arranged By – Paul RiserWritten-By – Penn, Oldham
B4 Then
Arranged By – Paul Riser
Written-By – R. Rogers, W. Robinso*, W. Moore
B5 The Impossible Dream
Arranged By – H.B. BarnumWritten-By – J. Darion*, M. Leigh

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The Temptations, ‎– With A Lot O' Soul

Gordy records 1967  ‎– GS 922

credits:

 

David Ruffin: vocals (baritone/tenor/falsetto)

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)

Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

Producers

 

Norman Whitfield: "(I Know) I'm Losing You",

 "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone",

"(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need",

"Save My Love for a Rainy Day"
"You're My Everything", "Two Sides to Love",

 Executive Producer (Album)

Smokey Robinson: "No More Water in the Well",

"Now That You've Won Me", "Don't Send Me Away"

Frank Wilson: "All I Need"

Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier: "Just One Last Look"

Ivy Jo Hunter: "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Released July 17, 1967

Recorded 1966 - 1967

tracks list:

A1 (I Know) I'm Losing You 2:26

A2 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone 2:59

A3 All I Need 2:59

A4 (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need 2:36

A5 No More Water In The Well 2:55

A6 Save My Love For A Rainy Day 2:55

B1 Just One Last Look 2:43

B2 Sorry Is A Sorry Word 2:26

B3 You're My Everything 2:58

B4 Now That You've Won Me 2:57

B5 Two Sides To Love 2:46

B6 Don't Send Me Away 2:56The Temptations, ‎– With A Lot O' Soul

 

 

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THE TEMPTATIONS GETTIN' READY

 

GORDY RECORDS 1966                                GLPS-918

credits:

    David Ruffin: vocals (side one, tracks 1–5 on side two))

    Eddie Kendricks: vocals

    Paul Williams: vocals

    Melvin Franklin: vocals

    Otis Williams: vocals

       The Supremes: background vocals

 ("Not Now, I'll Tell You Later")

    The Funk Brothers: instrumentation

 (tracks 2 through 6 on side one, side two)   

Producers

    Smokey Robinson: "Little Miss Sweetness", "Get Ready", 

"I've Been Good to You", "Fading Away", "Who You Gonna Run Two",

 "You're Not an Ordinary Girl", "Not Now, I'll Tell You Later",

 Executive Producer (Album)

    Norman Whitfield: "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Lonely, Lonely Man Am I"

, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", Executive Producer (Album)

    Robert Staunton & Robert Walker, producers: "Say You"

    William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter: 

"It's A Lonely World Without Your Love"

    Sylvester Potts (of The Contours) : "Give It Up"

    Marv Johnson: "The Man Who Didn't Believe in Lov

tracks list:

A1 Say You

    Written-By – C. Jones*, R. Dobyne*, R. Staunton* 2:27    

A2 Little Miss Sweetness

    Written-By – Wm. Robinson* 3:10    

A3 Ain't Too Proud To Beg

    Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield* 2:33    

A4 Get Ready

    Written-By – Wm. Robinson* 2:49    

A5 Lonely, Lonely Man Am I

    Written-By – E. Kendricks*, E. Holland*, N. Whitfield* 2:34    

A6 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

    Written-By – J. Bradford*, N. Whitfield* 2:39    

B1 I've Been Good To You

    Written-By – Wm. Robinson* 2:59    

B2 It's A Lonely World Without Your Love

    Written-By – I. Hunter*, Wm. Robinson* 2:30    

B3 Fading Away

    Written-By – R. Rogers*, Wm. Robinson*, W. Moore* 2:37    

B4 Who You Gonna Run To

    Written-By – Wm. Robinson* 3:05    

B5 You're Not An Ordinary Girl

    Written-By – Tarplin*, Rogers*, White*, Robinson*, Moore* 2:49    

B6 Not Now, I'll Tell You Later

    Written-By – O. Williams*, Wm. Robinson* 2:53

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THE TEMPTATIONS PUZZLE PEOPLE

GORDY RECORDS 1969                             GS949   

credits:

Dennis Edwards: vocals
    Eddie Kendricks: vocals
    Paul Williams: vocals
    Melvin Franklin: vocals
    Otis Williams: vocals
    Norman Whitfield: producer, songwriter
    Barrett Strong: lyricist
    The Funk Brothers: instrumentation

tracks list:

 A1 I Can't Get Next To You 2:52
A2 Hey Jude
Written-By – J. Lennon, P. McCartney*
A3 Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down 4:43
A4 Message From A Black Man 5:50
A5 It's Your Thing
Written-By – O. Isley*, R. Isley*, R. Isley*
B1 Little Green Apples
Written-By – Bobby Russell
B2 You Don't Love Me No More
B3 Since I've Lost You 2:43
B4 Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) 2:46
B5 That's The Way Love Is 3:10
B6 Slave 7:20

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The Temptations  ‎– Cloud Nine

GORDY RECORDS 1969               S-939

credits:

Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor)
    Eddie Kendricks – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams – vocals (tenor/baritone)

    Norman Whitfield – Producer

Recorded:
Late summer 1968 - January 1969

tracks list:

A1 Cloud Nine 3:27
A2 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:00
A3 Run Away Child, Running Wild 9:38
B1 Love Is A Hurtin' Thing 2:28
B2 Hey Girl 2:38
B3 Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go) 2:56
B4 I Need Your Lovin' 2:35
B5 Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me 2:31
B6 I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back) 2:56
B7 Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love 2:32

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THE TEMPTATIONS SING SMOKEY

GORDY RECORDS 1965                                G 912

credits:

 David Ruffin: vocals (all tracks except "Baby, Baby I Need You")

    Eddie Kendricks: vocals

    Paul Williams: vocals

    Melvin Franklin: vocals

    Otis Williams: vocals

    Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals ("Baby, Baby I Need You")

    The Andantes: background vocals ("It's Growing")

    Smokey Robinson: producer, Album executive producer

    Other [Liner Notes] – Berry Gordy, Jr.

    Producer – Bill "Smokey" Robinson*

    Written-By – Robinson*

Released March 22, 1965

Recorded 1964-1965

tracks list:

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do

    Written By – Robinson-Rogers Written-By – Rogers* 2:35

A2 Baby, Baby I Need You 2:33

A3 My Girl

    Written By – Robinson-White Written-By – White* 2:53

A4 What Love Has Joined Together

    Written By – Robinson-Rogers Written-By – Rogers* 2:55

A5 You'll Lose A Precious Love 2:25

A6 It's Growing

    Written By – Robinson-Moore Written-By – Moore* 2:37

B1 Who's Lovin' You 2:55

B2 What's So Good About Goodbye 2:36

B3 You Beat Me To The Punch 2:43

B4 Way Over There 3:00

B5 You've Really Got A Hold On Me 2:58

B6 (You Can) Depend On Me

    Written By – Robinson-Gordy Written-By – Gordy* 2:31

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