The Temptations created some nice information, in additional methods than one. On December 11, 1965, the momentum behind the Motown vocal masters was constructing into one thing extraordinary, as they scored the second in what could be an unimaginable sequence of ten consecutive No.1 albums on the Billboard R&B chart.
Temptin’ Temptations was the LP that hit the highest, solely 14 weeks after the group’s first R&B No.1 album The Temptations Sing Smokey had accomplished its reign of no fewer than 18 weeks. The follow-up weighed in with a hefty mixture of 14 of its personal, taking up from the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s The In Crowd. It led the way in which for 5 consecutive weeks after which twice regained the lead over Smokey Robinson’s newest releases with the Miracles, Going To A Go-Go. Within the house of a calendar yr, the group thus topped the R&B listings for 32 weeks.
The Tempts’ album of Smokey songs had included not solely the mighty “My Girl” however different nice favourites akin to “The Way You Do The Things You Do” and “It’s Growing.” Then Temptin’ Temptations lived as much as its title with one other spectacular array of hits. “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue),” “My Baby,” “I’ll Be In Trouble” and “Don’t Look Back” had been all a part of the irresistible assortment.
The LP was overseen by the Motown A-list of producers: Smokey once more, “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, and Norman Whitfield. Lesser-known tracks like “Just Another Lonely Night” and “I Gotta Know Now” are equally rewarding. As we see above on this funky interpretation on The Ed Sullivan Present in 1967, “Don’t Look Back” was a showcase for the group’s often-underrated stalwart Paul Williams.
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The regularity with which the Temptations had been producing No.1 albums on the time nearly defies perception. In September 1966, simply 15 weeks after Temptin’ accomplished its run, they had been again on the peak with Gettin’ Prepared. That dominated for 3 weeks, and 16 weeks later, there they had been but once more with their fourth chart-topper, their first Best Hits set. Each Temptations album till early 1969 went to No.1, in a scorecard of 16 bestselling R&B albums. America was yielding to Temptation with nice enthusiasm.
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