Skivnummer: MTM S-3073
Etikett: Tamala Motown Records
År: 1967
Netherlands

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Konvolut: VG++ (prislapp)
Vinyl: VG

The Temptations är en amerikansk sånggrupp från Detroit , Michigan, som släppte en rad framgångsrika singlar och album med Motown Records under 1960-talet till mitten av 1970-talet. Gruppens arbete med producenten
Norman Whitfield, som började med topp 10-hitsingeln
" Cloud Nine " i oktober 1968, banade väg för psykedelisk soul , och var betydande i utvecklingen av R&B och
soulmusik.
Bandmedlemmarna är kända för sin koreografi, distinkta harmonier och klädstil. Efter att ha sålt tiotals miljoner album är Temptations bland de mest framgångsrika grupperna inom populärmusik.

The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul är deras femte studioalbum for the Gordy ( Motown )-etikett som släpptes 1967.
Det är det mest framgångsrika Temptations-albumet från deras "classic 5" era,med fyra hitsinglar, under vilken
David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks,
Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin
och Otis Williams utgjorde Temptations lineup.

Låtlista:

Side one

1. "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
(Cornelius Grant, Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield) 2:26

2. "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone"
(Grant, Sylvia Moy, Whitfield) 2:59

3. "All I Need"
(Frank Wilson, E. Holland,
R. Dean Taylor) 3:07

4. "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need"
(E. Holland, Whitfield) (lead singer: David Ruffin; last verse vocals: Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams) 2:35

5. "No More Water in the Well"
(Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:59

6. "Save My Love for a Rainy Day"
(Roger Penzabene, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:56

Side two

1. "Just One Last Look"
(Holland–Dozier–Holland) 2:43

2. "Sorry is a Sorry Word"
(E. Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter) 2:27

3. "You're My Everything"
(Grant, Penzabene, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks; bridge vocals: David Ruffin) 2:57

4. "Now That You've Won Me"
(Robinson) 3:09

5. "Two Sides to Love"
(Moy, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46

6. "Don't Send Me Away"
(Eddie Kendricks, Robinson) (lead singers: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:56

Musiker:

The Temptations:

David Ruffin – vocals (tenor)

Eddie Kendricks – vocals (tenor/falsetto)

Paul Williams – vocals (baritone)

Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)

Otis Williams – vocals (tenor/baritone)

Övriga musiker:

The Andantes – additional backing vocals on "All I Need"

Cornelius Grant – guitar on "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "All I Need" and "You're My Everything"

The Funk Brothers – instrumentation:

Earl Van Dyke – keyboards on "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "All I Need" and "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

James Jamerson – bass on "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "All I Need" and "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Uriel Jones – drums on "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "All I Need"

Benny Benjamin – drums on "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion on "(I Know) I'm Losing You"

Bobbye Hall – percussion on "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Jack Ashford – tambourine on "(I Know) I'm Losing You" and "Sorry is a Sorry Word", percussion on "All I Need"

Robert White – guitar on "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Joe Messina – guitar on "Sorry is a Sorry Word"

Eddie Willis – guitar on "Sorry is a Sorry Word"