Greatest Hits (The Temptations album)
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by The Temptations | ||||
Released | November 16, 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1964 - 1966 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA, Detroit | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 32:40 | |||
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Gordy GS 919 | |||
Producer | Smokey Robinson and Norman Whitfield. | |||
The Temptations chronology | ||||
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Singles from Greatest Hits | ||||
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Allmusic |
Greatest Hits is a 1966 greatest hits album for The Temptations, released by the Gordy (Motown) label. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart and remained on the chart for 120 weeks. Included are popular Temptations hits such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Get Ready", "Since I Lost My Baby", "My Baby", "Don't Look Back", and their signature #1 hit, "My Girl". One non-album single, "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep", is also included; it was a #3 hit in the summer and fall of 1966.
Track listing
Side one
- "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
- "My Girl" (Robinson, Ronald White) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
- "Don't Look Back" (Robinson, White) (lead singer: Paul Williams)
- "Get Ready" (Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
- "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (Holland, Whitfield) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
Side two
- "Since I Lost My Baby" (Warren Moore, Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
- "The Girl's Alright with Me" (Holland, Eddie Kendricks, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
- "My Baby" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
- "It's Growing" (Moore, Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
- "I'll Be in Trouble" (Robinson) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin)
- "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (Holland, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
Chart and singles history
Title | Information |
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"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" |
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Name | Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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Greatest Hits | U.S. Billboard Pop Albums | 5 |
Greatest Hits | U.S. Top R&B Albums | 1 |
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 3 |
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | U.S. Billboard R&B Singles | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Greatest Hits Vol. 1 at Allmusic
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