The Original Lead Singers of the Temptations

~ Release by The Temptations (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1My Girl
recording of:
My Girl
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:02
2I Can’t Get Next to You
recording of:
I Can’t Get Next to You
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
2:59
3Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
7:16
4Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
2:52
5Superstar
recording of:
Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
3:00
6Just My Imagination
recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
3:54
7Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
recording of:
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
2:49
8(I Know) I’m Losing You
recording of:
(I Know) I’m Losing You (in 1991)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Cornelius Grant and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co. (publisher), Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
2:49
9Cloud Nine
recording of:
Cloud Nine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
3:48
10Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
recording of:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
4:09
11Runaway Child
recording of:
Runaway Child, Running Wild
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
5:02
12Keep on Trucking
recording of:
Keep on Truckin’
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Poree and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
3:37
13The Way You Do the Things You Do
recording of:
The Way You Do the Things You Do
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:59
14I Wish It Would Rain
recording of:
I Wish It Would Rain (in 1967)
lyricist:
Roger Penzabene (in 1967)
composer:
Barrett Strong (in 1967) and Norman Whitfield (in 1967)
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
3:14
15Get Ready
recording of:
Get Ready
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:56
16Masterpiece
recording of:
Masterpiece
composer:
Norman Jesse Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
4:28
17Psychedelic Shack
recording of:
Psychedelic Shack
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
3:41