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Comment by PhilMH:

Re the note about Eddie Kendricks - his family name was actually Kendrick without the S, and "Isn't She Pretty' was originally recorded in 1961, presumably before he added the S. By the same token, the sleeve notes refer to Davis Ruffin rather than "David" - again, his real name.

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Comment by RockOla:

The first showing front cover looks like the CD-Cov.?
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See on label ©1964
Matrix/runout Side 1: HS 1282 T 4RS-1777-1 D
Matrix/runout Side 2: HS 1282 T 4RS-1778-1 D

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Martha Reeves - lead vocals; backing vocals on "There He Is (At My Door)" and "Hitch Hike"
Rosalind Ashford - backing vocals
Betty Kelly - backing vocals (except "There He Is (At My Door)")
Annette Beard - backing vocals on "Hitch Hike" and "There He Is (At My Door)"
Mickey Stevenson - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow",
"Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike")
Ivy Jo Hunter - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run",
"There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike"); tire iron on "Dancing in the Street";
percussion on "Wild One"; snow chains on "Nowhere to Run"
The Funk Brothers - instrumentation:[2][3]
James Jamerson - bass on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
Marvin Gaye - drums on "Dancing in the Street" and "Hitch Hike"; piano on "Hitch Hike"
Benny Benjamin - drums on "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
Earl Van Dyke - piano on "Nowhere to Run" and "Hitch Hike"
Jack Ashford - tambourine on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
Joe Messina - guitar on "Dancing in the Street" and "Hitch Hike"
Eddie Willis - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
Robert White - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
Russ Conway - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
Herbert Williams - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
George Bohanon - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
Paul Riser - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
Henry Cosby - tenor saxophone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
Thomas "Beans" Bowles - baritone saxophone on "Dancing in the Street"; flute on "Hitch Hike"
Mike Terry - baritone saxophone on "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"

Recorded June 19, 1964, Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.


Producer HollandDozierHolland, William "Mickey" Stevenson

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With a nod to earlier posters, added hi-res, large scans of front & back covers & labels.

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Comment by mleg56:

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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Comment by Bgray1 ●:

Label images added for catalogue GLPS-933.

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Comment by RogerFoster:

Presumably this "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In" comedy skit was the source of the cover art.

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