20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 2: The '70s, '80s, '90s

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer), Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970)
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
54:06
2Psychedelic Shack
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) and The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
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
33:54
3Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1970-01-24 until 1970-12-03)
vocals:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Golden World in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 389)
recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
53:49
4Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
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)
47:00
5Masterpiece
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer), Melvin Franklin, Damon Harris and Richard Street
spoken vocals:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Masterpiece
composer:
Norman Jesse Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
44:23
6Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Richard Street
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
3:31
7A Song for You
executive producer:
Berry Gordy
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
James Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studio in West Hollywood, California, United States
cover recording of:
A Song for You
lyricist and composer:
Leon Russell
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Skyhill Pub. Co., Inc. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:40
8Shakey Ground
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer)
horn arranger:
James Carmichael
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studio in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Shakey Ground
writer:
Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd and Eddie Hazel
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Southfield Music, Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
4:04
9Standing on the Top (feat. Rick James)
executive producer:
Berry Gordy
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
additional background vocals and additional lead vocals:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Mary Jane Girls
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer), Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations)
performer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Standing on the Top
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music and Stone City Music
4:23
10Treat Her Like a Lady
executive producer:
Suzee Ikeda
producer:
Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer) and Al McKay
lead vocals:
Ali Ollie Woodson
arranger:
Victor Carstarphen
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
composer:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) and Ali Ollie Woodson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Tall Temptations Music
54:19
11Stay
recording of:
Stay
writer:
James Fischer, Smokey Robinson, Scott Urguhart, Narada Michael Walden and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Hackley Music and Pacific Sky Music
3:54