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id="toc-Eddie_Kendricks_and_Paul_Williams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_1970s/funk_years" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_1970s/funk_years"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Early 1970s/funk years</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_1970s/funk_years-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adult_Contemporary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adult_Contemporary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Adult Contemporary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adult_Contemporary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Return_to_Motown_and_Reunion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_to_Motown_and_Reunion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Return to Motown and <i>Reunion</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_to_Motown_and_Reunion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-From_the_1980s_to_the_1990s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#From_the_1980s_to_the_1990s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>From the 1980s to the 1990s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-From_the_1980s_to_the_1990s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>1990s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-TV_miniseries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#TV_miniseries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>TV miniseries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-TV_miniseries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-From_2000_to_present" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#From_2000_to_present"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>From 2000 to present</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-From_2000_to_present-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sound" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sound"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Sound</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Sound-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Sound subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Sound-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Motown_soundtrack_(1961–68)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Motown_soundtrack_(1961–68)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Motown soundtrack (1961–68)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Motown_soundtrack_(1961–68)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Progressive,_psychedelic_and_cinematic_soul_(1968–73)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Progressive,_psychedelic_and_cinematic_soul_(1968–73)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Progressive, psychedelic and cinematic soul (1968–73)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Progressive,_psychedelic_and_cinematic_soul_(1968–73)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-From_funk_to_disco_to_adult_contemporary_(1974_to_present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#From_funk_to_disco_to_adult_contemporary_(1974_to_present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>From funk to disco to adult contemporary (1974 to present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-From_funk_to_disco_to_adult_contemporary_(1974_to_present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy_and_influence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy_and_influence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Legacy and influence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy_and_influence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Group_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Group_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Group members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Group_members-sublist" class="cdx-button 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>The Temptations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Temptations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.1</span> <span>Current</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3.2</span> <span>Former</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Filmography</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Filmography subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Television_work" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television_work"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Television work</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television_work-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Video_and_DVD_releases" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Video_and_DVD_releases"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Video and DVD releases</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Video_and_DVD_releases-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>General bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet 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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%B2" title="تمپتیشنز – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="تمپتیشنز" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%88%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Темптейшънс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Темптейшънс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%B2" title="تمپتیشنز – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تمپتیشنز" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%85%9C%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B4%EC%85%98%EC%8A%A4" title="템테이션스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="템테이션스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%A7_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%B2" title="ذا تيمتيشنز – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ذا تيمتيشنز" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA" title="テンプテーションズ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="テンプテーションズ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="The Temptations" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American rhythm and blues group</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the earlier vocal group of "Barbara" fame, see <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(New_York_vocal_group)" title="The Temptations (New York vocal group)">The Temptations (New York vocal group)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol 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Clockwise from top: David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams."><img alt="The "Classic 5" lineup of the Temptations in 1967. Clockwise from top: David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg/220px-The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg/330px-The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg/440px-The-Temptations_%281964_publicity_photo_by_Kriegsmann%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="892" data-file-height="1115" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The "Classic 5" lineup of the Temptations in 1967. Clockwise from top: <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">The Elgins, The Pirates</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style 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soul</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1960–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motown#Major_divisions" title="Motown">Gordy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motown#Secondary_R&B_labels" title="Motown">Miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Records_(United_States)" title="Warwick Records (United States)">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Artists_Records" title="United Artists Records">UAR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Door_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="New Door Records">New Door</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a><br /> Ron Tyson <br /><a href="/wiki/Terry_Weeks" title="Terry Weeks">Terry Weeks</a><br />Tony Grant<br />Jawan M. Jackson</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations_singer)" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)">Paul Williams</a><br /> Elbridge "Al" Bryant<br /> <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a><br /> Ricky Owens <br /> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Street" title="Richard Street">Richard Street</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Harris" title="Damon Harris">Damon Harris</a><br /> Glenn Leonard<br /> <a href="/wiki/Louis_Price" title="Louis Price">Louis Price</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Theo_Peoples" title="Theo Peoples">Theo Peoples</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(musician)" title="Ray Davis (musician)">Ray Davis</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Harry_McGilberry" title="Harry McGilberry">Harry McGilberry</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Barrington_%22Bo%22_Henderson" title="Barrington "Bo" Henderson">Barrington "Bo" Henderson</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/G._C._Cameron" title="G. C. Cameron">G. C. Cameron</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a><br /> Larry Braggs<br /> Willie Greene<br /> Mario Corbino</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.temptationsofficial.com">www<wbr />.temptationsofficial<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Temptations</b> are an American vocal group formed in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, Michigan in 1960 as <b>the Elgins</b>, known for their string of successful singles and albums with <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a> from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer <a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a>, beginning with the Top 10 hit <a href="/wiki/45_rpm_single" class="mw-redirect" title="45 rpm single">single</a> "<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>" in October 1968, pioneered <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_soul" title="Psychedelic soul">psychedelic soul</a>, and was significant in the evolution of <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group members were known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and dress style. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are among the most successful groups in <a href="/wiki/Popular_music" title="Popular music">popular music</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Featuring five male vocalists and dancers (save for brief periods with fewer or more members), the group's founding members came from two rival Detroit vocal groups: <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a>, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a> of Otis Williams & <b>the Distants</b>, and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a> of <b>the Primes</b>. In 1964, Bryant was replaced by <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a>, who was the lead vocalist on a number of the group's biggest hits, including "<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" (1964), "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>" (1966), and "<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>" (1967).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin was replaced in 1968 by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a>, with whom the group continued to record hit records such as "Cloud Nine" (1968), "<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>" (1969), and "<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>" (1970). Kendricks and Paul Williams both left the group in 1971, with subsequent members including Richard Street, <a href="/wiki/Damon_Harris" title="Damon Harris">Damon Harris</a>, Glenn Leonard, Ron Tyson, and <a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a>, the last of whom was the lead singer on late-period hit "<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>" in 1984 and the theme song for the children's movement program <i>Kids in Motion</i> in 1987. </p><p>Over the course of their career, the Temptations released four <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> number-one singles and fourteen <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">R&B number-one singles</a>. The group was the first Motown act to win a <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy Award</a> – for "Cloud Nine" in 1969<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – and the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>, received in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They won four <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Awards</a> in total. The Temptations – specifically Edwards, Franklin, Kendricks, Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams – were <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_inductees" title="List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees">inducted</a> into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 1989. Three Temptations songs, "My Girl", "<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>" (1971), and "<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>" (1972), are included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's <a href="/wiki/500_Songs_that_Shaped_Rock_and_Roll" class="mw-redirect" title="500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll">500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll</a>. The Temptations were ranked No. 68 on <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2010. In 2023, the group were ranked No. 1 by <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> magazine on its list of the on the "100 Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the Temptations continue to perform with <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a> in the lineup, who is the group's last surviving member. Williams owns the rights to the Temptations name. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams started singing together in church as children in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a>. By their teenage years, they formed a doo-wop quartet in 1955 with <a href="/wiki/Kell_Osborne" title="Kell Osborne">Kell Osborne</a> and Wiley Waller, naming themselves the Cavaliers.<sup id="cite_ref-HardinEarlyYears_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardinEarlyYears-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Waller left the group in 1957, the remaining trio left Birmingham to break into the music business. The group settled in Detroit where they changed their name to the Primes under the direction of Milton Jenkins. The Primes soon became well known around the Detroit area for their meticulous performances.<sup id="cite_ref-Siberians_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Siberians-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jenkins later created a sister group, the Primettes, later known as <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">the Supremes</a>. Kendricks was already seen as a "matinee idol" in the Detroit area, while Williams was well received for his baritone vocals.<sup id="cite_ref-HardinEarlyYears_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HardinEarlyYears-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, concurrently, <a href="/wiki/Texarkana,_Texas" title="Texarkana, Texas">Texas</a> teenager Otis Williams moved to Detroit as a youngster to be with his mother. By 1958, Williams was the leader of a vocal group named Otis Williams and the Siberians. The group included Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James "Pee-Wee" Crawford, Vernard Plain and Arthur Walton. The group recorded a song, "Pecos Kid" for a label run by radio deejay Senator Bristol Bryant.<sup id="cite_ref-havegun_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-havegun-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after its release, the group changed its name to The El Domingoes. Subsequently, <a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama" title="Montgomery, Alabama">Montgomery</a> native Melvin Franklin replaced Arthur Walton as bass vocalist and Detroit-born Richard Street (claimed by Melvin Franklin to be his cousin)<sup id="cite_ref-FranklinCousins_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranklinCousins-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replaced Vernard Plain as lead singer. Signing with <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Mae_Matthews" title="Johnnie Mae Matthews">Johnnie Mae Matthews</a>' Northern Records, the group had their name changed again to the Distants. </p><p>The group recorded two Northern singles including "Come On" (1959) and "Alright" (1960).<sup id="cite_ref-Distants_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Distants-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between these releases, Albert "Mooch" Harrell replaced Pee-Wee Crawford. "Come On" became a local hit, and the Warwick Records label picked the record up for national distribution.<sup id="cite_ref-Distants_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Distants-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the release of "Alright", Matthews appointed Williams the group leader, and the group's name was changed to Otis Williams & The Distants.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period, both the Primes and Distants were influenced by other vocal groups including <a href="/wiki/The_Miracles" title="The Miracles">the Miracles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other inspirations included the <a href="/wiki/The_Cadillacs" title="The Cadillacs">Cadillacs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Lymon_%26_the_Teenagers" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers">Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Drifters" title="The Drifters">the Drifters</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">the Isley Brothers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though "Come On" was a local hit in the Detroit area, the Distants never saw much record sales, and "Alright" was not as successful. After receiving an offer from <a href="/wiki/Berry_Gordy" title="Berry Gordy">Berry Gordy</a> to sign with <a href="/wiki/Motown_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown Records">Motown Records</a>, the Distants got out of their contract with Northern Records. However, Mooch Harrell and Richard Street shortly departed from the group and the remaining members lost use of the Distants name. Richard Street later formed another Distants group who recorded for the Thelma label in the early 1960s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Temptations_(early_1960s_original_lineup).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg/220px-The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="268" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg/330px-The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg/440px-The_Temptations_%28early_1960s_original_lineup%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="722" data-file-height="878" /></a><figcaption>A promotional image of the original early 1960s Temptations lineup. Clockwise from top right: Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, and Elbridge "Al" Bryant.</figcaption></figure> <p>Members of the Distants were acquainted with the Primes, as both groups participated in the same talent shows and performed at the same public venues. Friendly rivals, the Primes were considered to be the more polished and vocally stronger group of the two. However, the Primes disbanded in 1960 after Kell Osborne moved to California. Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams returned to Alabama following the band's dissolution. While visiting relatives in Detroit, Kendricks called Otis Williams, who desperately needed two more members for an audition for Gordy's label and offered Kendricks a lead singer place in his new group, which would also include fellow former Distants members Franklin and Bryant. Kendricks agreed on the condition he bring Paul Williams with him. Otis Williams happily agreed, and Kendricks and Paul Williams moved back to Detroit to join the new group. </p><p>The original name for the new lineup of Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams was the Elgins. Under that name, the group auditioned for Motown in March 1961. Already impressed with some of the members after hearing session work, Berry Gordy agreed to sign the group to the Motown imprint, Miracle. However, before signing, Gordy discovered another group was using the name of Elgins. The group began tossing about ideas for a new name on the steps of the <a href="/wiki/Hitsville_U.S.A." title="Hitsville U.S.A.">Hitsville U.S.A.</a> studio. On a suggestion from Miracle Records employee Billy Mitchell, songwriter <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Stevenson" class="mw-redirect" title="Mickey Stevenson">Mickey Stevenson</a>, and group members Otis Williams and Paul Williams, the Temptations became the group's new moniker.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The "Elgins" name re-surfaced at Motown in 1965, when Gordy renamed a quartet called the Downbeats as <a href="/wiki/The_Elgins" title="The Elgins">the Elgins</a>. </p><p>The Temptations' first two singles, "<a href="/wiki/Oh_Mother_of_Mine" title="Oh Mother of Mine">Oh Mother of Mine</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Check_Yourself" title="Check Yourself">Check Yourself</a>", with Paul Williams on lead, were released on Miracle before Gordy closed the label down and reassigned the band to his latest imprint, Gordy Records. On the Gordy imprint, Eddie Kendricks sang lead on the Temptations' first charted single, "<a href="/wiki/(You%27re_My)_Dream_Come_True" title="(You're My) Dream Come True">(You're My) Dream Come True</a>", which peaked at number 22 on the R&B chart in 1962. Later that year, the Temptations began touring as part of the <a href="/wiki/Motortown_Revue" title="Motortown Revue">Motortown Revue</a>. The group issued eight recordings between 1961 and 1963 without much success. </p><p>Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks split the leads during this early period, with Al Bryant, Otis Williams, and Melvin Franklin occasionally singing lead, as they did on a song titled "Isn't She Pretty". For a brief time, the group almost had their name changed to the Pirates, and recorded the songs "Mind Over Matter" and "I'll Love You Till I Die" under that name. Eventually the label and the group decided against it. One hit song, "<a href="/wiki/Do_You_Love_Me" title="Do You Love Me">Do You Love Me</a>", was originally to be recorded by the Temptations. When he couldn't get in contact with the group, Gordy produced a version for <a href="/wiki/The_Contours" title="The Contours">the Contours</a>. In 1963, the Temptations began working with <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a> as producer and writer. Robinson's first work with the group was the Paul Williams-led "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_a_Love_I_Can_See" title="I Want a Love I Can See">I Want a Love I Can See</a>". While the song failed to chart, it did eventually become a popular live performance spot for the group and particularly for Paul Williams in general. Some called the group "the Hitless Temptations" due to their lack of hits. </p><p>During this time, <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a> began following the group around as he aspired to join them. During a local Detroit performance, Ruffin joined the group onstage and impressed the group with his vocal talent and dancing skills.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following that same time, Al Bryant had grown frustrated with the group's lack of success and became restless and uncooperative, preferring the mundane routine of his day job as a milkman over the rigors of rehearsal and performing. After a second altercation onstage at a <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> performance, following an incident where he struck Paul with a beer bottle during a heated quarrel at an earlier gig in the middle of the year, Bryant was summarily fired from the group. As a result, <a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a> was brought in as his replacement in January 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though Ruffin's brother <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ruffin" title="Jimmy Ruffin">Jimmy</a> was also considered for the slot, David was selected following his performance with them in 1963. </p><p>Bryant continued to perform in a number of other local groups and died at the age of 36 in <a href="/wiki/Flagler_County,_Florida" title="Flagler County, Florida">Flagler County, Florida</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Liver_cirrhosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Liver cirrhosis">liver cirrhosis</a> on October 26, 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Classic_Five"_Era"><span id=".22Classic_Five.22_Era"></span>"Classic Five" Era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: "Classic Five" Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Temptations then consisted of Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and David Ruffin; the success that followed the group resulted in what would, in later years, be frequently referred to as the "Classic Five" lineup. In <a href="/wiki/1964_in_music" title="1964 in music">January 1964</a>, Smokey Robinson and Miracles bandmate <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rogers" title="Bobby Rogers">Bobby Rogers</a> co-wrote and produced "<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Do_the_Things_You_Do" title="The Way You Do the Things You Do">The Way You Do the Things You Do</a>" with Eddie Kendricks on lead and the single became the Temptations' first Top 20 hit that April. </p><p>Shortly afterward, "The Way You Do The Things You Do" and several pre-David Ruffin singles were compiled into the group's first album, <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Temptations" title="Meet the Temptations">Meet the Temptations</a></i>, released in early 1964. The next two Temptations singles in 1964, "<a href="/wiki/Girl_(Why_You_Wanna_Make_Me_Blue)" title="Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)">Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)</a>" along with "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_in_Trouble" title="I'll Be in Trouble">I'll Be in Trouble</a>" and its <a href="/wiki/B-side" class="mw-redirect" title="B-side">B-side</a> "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl%27s_Alright_with_Me" title="The Girl's Alright with Me">The Girl's Alright with Me</a>", all featured Kendricks on lead (although Franklin sang one line in "I'll Be in Trouble"). However, producer Smokey Robinson saw potential in the "mellow yet gruff" voice of David Ruffin, and thought that if he could write the perfect song for his lead, then the group could have a Top 10 hit.<sup id="cite_ref-NPRstory_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPRstory-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While traveling as part of Motown's <a href="/wiki/Motortown_Revue" title="Motortown Revue">Motortown Revue</a> later that year, Robinson and fellow Miracles member <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_White" title="Ronnie White">Ronnie White</a> wrote "<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>", which the Temptations recorded in the fall of 1964 with Ruffin singing his first lead vocal for the group. Released as a single on December 21, 1964, the song became the Temptations' first number-one pop hit in <a href="/wiki/1965_in_music" title="1965 in music">March 1965</a>. Over 50 years and multiple chart topping songs later, it is still their signature song to this day. </p><p>After the success of "My Girl", Ruffin sang lead on the next three singles: "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Growing" title="It's Growing">It's Growing</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Lost_My_Baby" title="Since I Lost My Baby">Since I Lost My Baby</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/My_Baby_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Baby (The Temptations song)">My Baby</a>", which all made it to the Top 20 in 1965. The <a href="/wiki/B-side" class="mw-redirect" title="B-side">B-side</a> to "My Baby", "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Back_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Don't Look Back (The Temptations song)">Don't Look Back</a>", featured a stirring lead from Paul Williams, and was a <a href="/wiki/Sleeper_hit" title="Sleeper hit">sleeper hit</a> on the R&B charts and a standard for vocal group playlists. </p><p>Norman Whitfield had requested the opportunity to write for the group and in 1966, Berry Gordy promised him that if Robinson's "<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>", with Eddie Kendricks on lead, failed to chart in the Top 20, Whitfield would be allowed to produce the next song. "Get Ready" subsequently missed its mark, and Gordy issued the Whitfield-produced "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>", with David Ruffin on lead, as the next single. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" outperformed "Get Ready" on the <i>Billboard</i> charts, and Whitfield became the Temptations' new main producer. He began pulling the group away from the <a href="/wiki/Ballad" title="Ballad">ballad</a>-based productions espoused by Robinson, toward a harder-edged and <a href="/wiki/Brass" title="Brass">brass</a>-heavy soul sound reminiscent of <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>. </p><p>Nearly all singles Whitfield produced prior to 1968 featured David Ruffin on lead, including the R&B number-one/pop Top 10 hits "<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>", "<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-pc50_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc50-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the early 1967 hit "<a href="/wiki/(Loneliness_Made_Me_Realize)_It%27s_You_That_I_Need" title="(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need">(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need</a>". Other important singles from this period include "<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>", produced by <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wilson_(musician)" title="Frank Wilson (musician)">Frank Wilson</a>, a Whitfield protégé, and the "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>", on which Kendricks and Ruffin share lead. Studio albums during the "Classic Five" period apart from <i>Meet the Temptations</i> include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Sing_Smokey" title="The Temptations Sing Smokey">The Temptations Sing Smokey</a></i> (1965), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptin%27_Temptations" title="The Temptin' Temptations">The Temptin' Temptations</a></i> (1965), <i><a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Ready" title="Gettin' Ready">Gettin' Ready</a></i> (1966), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_with_a_Lot_o%27_Soul" title="The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul">The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul</a></i> (1967), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="The Temptations Wish It Would Rain">The Temptations Wish It Would Rain</a></i> (1968). </p><p>During this period, the various songwriting partners of Norman Whitfield included <a href="/wiki/Roger_Penzabene" class="mw-redirect" title="Roger Penzabene">Roger Penzabene</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Holland,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Holland, Jr.">Edward Holland, Jr.</a>, and Temptations road show manager and guitarist <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Grant" title="Cornelius Grant">Cornelius Grant</a>. Subsequently, <a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a>, who sang the first hit at Motown in 1959, "<a href="/wiki/Money_(That%27s_What_I_Want)" title="Money (That's What I Want)">Money (That's What I Want)</a>", began working with Whitfield and Penzabene on Temptations material after Eddie Holland left Motown with the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Holland-Dozier-Holland" class="mw-redirect" title="Holland-Dozier-Holland">Holland-Dozier-Holland</a> songwriting/production team in 1967. Two of the Whitfield-Strong-Penzabene collaborations, "<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>", became hits in early 1968 after the <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a> of Roger Penzabene in December 1967. Subsequently, Barrett Strong became the sole collaborator of Norman Whitfield. </p><p>From early 1964 to mid 1968, the Temptations went from unknown hopefuls to international stars and as a result, appeared frequently on television shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/American_Bandstand" title="American Bandstand">American Bandstand</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a>,</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Palace" title="The Hollywood Palace">The Hollywood Palace</a>.</i> At the same time, the group began to achieve a crossover success, catering to middle America with a pop standards album (<i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_a_Mellow_Mood" title="The Temptations in a Mellow Mood">The Temptations in a Mellow Mood</a></i>, 1967), the success of which resulted in performances at the famous <a href="/wiki/Copacabana_(nightclub)" title="Copacabana (nightclub)">Copacabana</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> along with dates at other similar supper clubs. Outside of music, the Temptations were made honorary members of <a href="/wiki/Phi_Beta_Sigma" title="Phi Beta Sigma">Phi Beta Sigma</a> fraternity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="David_Ruffin's_departure_and_Dennis_Edwards'_arrival"><span id="David_Ruffin.27s_departure_and_Dennis_Edwards.27_arrival"></span>David Ruffin's departure and Dennis Edwards' arrival</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: David Ruffin's departure and Dennis Edwards' arrival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1967, David Ruffin had begun demanding special treatment as lead singer, riding to and from gigs in a private <a href="/wiki/Mink" title="Mink">mink</a>-lined <a href="/wiki/Limousine" title="Limousine">limousine</a> with his then-girlfriend, Motown singer <a href="/wiki/Tammi_Terrell" title="Tammi Terrell">Tammi Terrell</a>, instead of the group limousine used by the other four Temptations. The other members slowly became irritated and annoyed with Ruffin's behavior. Following Motown's decision to rechristen <a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">the Supremes</a> as <i>Diana Ross & the Supremes</i> and <a href="/wiki/Martha_%26_the_Vandellas" class="mw-redirect" title="Martha & the Vandellas">Martha & the Vandellas</a> as <i>Martha Reeves & the Vandellas,</i> Ruffin felt entitled to the same treatment and demanded that his group be renamed as well, to <i>David Ruffin & the Temptations</i>. Ruffin was also causing friction with Berry Gordy by demanding an accounting of the group's earnings;<sup id="cite_ref-Accounting_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Accounting-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Motown partially acquiesced by allowing the Temptations to retain an outside accounting firm, but the firm did not have full access to the books from the Temptations' manager, International Talent Management, Inc. – a subsidiary of Motown.<sup id="cite_ref-Accounting_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Accounting-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of this behavior was attributed to the fact that by this time Ruffin had begun using <a href="/wiki/Cocaine" title="Cocaine">cocaine</a> regularly, building further tension within the group and causing him to miss a number of group meetings, rehearsals, and concerts. There was a consensus among the rest of the group that Ruffin needed to be replaced. When Ruffin missed a June 1968 engagement at a Cleveland supper club in order to attend a show by his new girlfriend, Barbara Gail Martin (daughter of Dean Martin),<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the group decided that he had crossed the line. The other four Temptations drew up legal documentation, officially firing Ruffin on June 27, 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a>, a singer formerly of the Contours that Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams already had pegged as a potential Ruffin replacement,<sup id="cite_ref-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was hired to take Ruffin's place. </p><p>Edwards and Ruffin were good friends, and at first, Ruffin accepted his dismissal and encouraged Edwards. However, at Edwards' official debut with the Temptations in <a href="/wiki/Valley_Forge,_Pennsylvania" title="Valley Forge, Pennsylvania">Valley Forge, Pennsylvania</a>, on July 7, Ruffin came to the show and jumped onstage, taking the microphone from Edwards, singing lead on "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", and disappearing as quickly as he had appeared.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMicSteal_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMicSteal-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ruffin repeated this stunt several times throughout the group's July tour run. Despite the group hiring extra security to keep Ruffin out, he continued to find ways to sneak into the venue and jump onstage when the group performed one of the songs he had once sung lead on.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinMicSteal_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinMicSteal-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a story recounted several times by Dennis Edwards,<sup id="cite_ref-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (rebutted by Otis Williams and Temptations road manager Don Foster),<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinReturn_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinReturn-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after several of these stunts, the positive audience reactions and a remorseful Ruffin's pleas to be let back into the act convinced the other Temptations to do so. Otis Williams informed the then still-new Edwards that the group would lay him off and rehire Ruffin while in <a href="/wiki/Gaithersburg,_Maryland" title="Gaithersburg, Maryland">Gaithersburg, Maryland</a>. However, when Ruffin failed to show up on time the next night for his "return" engagement, the group kept Edwards on and ceased to entertain the prospect of rehiring Ruffin.<sup id="cite_ref-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Interview_with_Dennis_Edwards-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RuffinReturn_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinReturn-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Gaithersburg, Ruffin stopped attempting to disrupt the Temptations' concerts and instead turned his attention to the Motown offices back in Detroit. He sued Motown in October 1968, seeking a release from the label, but Motown countersued to keep the singer from leaving and the case was eventually settled out of court.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinLawsuit_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinLawsuit-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The settlement required Ruffin to remain with Motown as a solo artist to finish out his contract.<sup id="cite_ref-RuffinLawsuit_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RuffinLawsuit-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Edwards' first album with the Temptations was <i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Copa_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Live at the Copa (Temptations album)">Live at the Copa</a></i>, recorded at the group's return to the Copacabana nightclub. The Temptations debuted the first of a number of collaborations with Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1968. The results included two studio albums: 1968's <i><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes_Join_The_Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations">Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations</a></i>, which featured Edwards's first studio recordings with the group and the number-two hit single "<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I'm Gonna Make You Love Me">I'm Gonna Make You Love Me</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Together_(The_Supremes_and_The_Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Together (The Supremes and The Temptations album)">Together</a>". There was also a joint tour and two <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> television specials, <i><a href="/wiki/TCB_(television_special)" class="mw-redirect" title="TCB (television special)">TCB</a></i> (aired December 9, 1968) and <i><a href="/wiki/G.I.T._on_Broadway" title="G.I.T. on Broadway">G.I.T. on Broadway</a></i> (aired November 12, 1969). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Psychedelic_soul">Psychedelic soul</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Psychedelic soul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG/220px-The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG/330px-The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG/440px-The_Temptations_on_the_Ed_Sullivan_Show.JPG 2x" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="1231" /></a><figcaption>The Temptations perform on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> in September 1969. Left to right: <a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The addition of Dennis Edwards to the Temptations coincided with the adoption of a new sound for the group by producer Norman Whitfield, and in the fall of 1968, Whitfield began producing <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_music" title="Psychedelic music">psychedelic</a>-based material for the Temptations, derived primarily from the sound of <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a> bands <a href="/wiki/Sly_%26_the_Family_Stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Sly & the Family Stone">Sly & the Family Stone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Funkadelic" title="Funkadelic">Funkadelic</a>. This new style, which debuted with the Top 10 hit single "<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-pc50_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pc50-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in October 1968, was a marked departure from the David Ruffin-era ballads. The instrumentation was <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funkier</a>, the beat was hard-driving, and all five Temptations traded lead vocals, similar to Sly & the Family Stone. "Cloud Nine", the centerpiece of the group's landmark <i><a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)">Cloud Nine</a></i> LP, was a Top 10 hit and won Motown its first <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a>, for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best R&B Vocal Group Performance</a> <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Awards_of_1969" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Awards of 1969">of 1969</a>. </p><p>The blending of the Motown sound and psychedelic rock sound resulted in a new subgenre of music called <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_soul" title="Psychedelic soul">psychedelic soul</a>, also evident in the work of Diana Ross and the Supremes ("<a href="/wiki/Reflections_(The_Supremes_song)" title="Reflections (The Supremes song)">Reflections</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Love_Child_(song)" title="Love Child (song)">Love Child</a>"), Marvin Gaye's version of "<a href="/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine" title="I Heard It Through the Grapevine">I Heard It Through the Grapevine</a>", and music of <a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension" title="The 5th Dimension">the 5th Dimension</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">the Undisputed Truth</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Friends_of_Distinction" title="The Friends of Distinction">the Friends of Distinction</a>. More Temptations psychedelic soul singles followed in 1969 and 1970—among them "<a href="/wiki/Runaway_Child,_Running_Wild" title="Runaway Child, Running Wild">Runaway Child, Running Wild</a>" (a number-one R&B hit), "<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>" (a number-one pop hit), "<a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack_(song)" title="Psychedelic Shack (song)">Psychedelic Shack</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>", but the formula began to wear thin when "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)", only went to number 33 Pop in the fall of 1970. The group's other important albums from this period included <i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_People" title="Puzzle People">Puzzle People</a></i> (1969) and <i><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack" title="Psychedelic Shack">Psychedelic Shack</a></i> (1970). <i>Psychedelic Shack</i> includes the original version of "<a href="/wiki/War_(Edwin_Starr_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="War (Edwin Starr song)">War</a>", later made famous by <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Starr" title="Edwin Starr">Edwin Starr</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eddie_Kendricks_and_Paul_Williams">Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Paul Williams, who suffered from <a href="/wiki/Sickle-cell_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Sickle-cell disease">sickle-cell disease</a>, fell into <a href="/wiki/Clinical_depression" class="mw-redirect" title="Clinical depression">depression</a> because of the stress of touring and personal issues. By the late 1960s, he had developed a serious case of <a href="/wiki/Alcoholism" title="Alcoholism">alcoholism</a>. Having never previously consumed anything stronger than milk, he began to drink quite heavily, and it was hard to take, according to Otis Williams.<sup id="cite_ref-paulwilliamsdecline_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulwilliamsdecline-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As his physical and mental health began to decline sharply, it made performing increasingly difficult. Williams began traveling with oxygen tanks,<sup id="cite_ref-paulwilliamsdecline_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulwilliamsdecline-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the other four Temptations made valiant efforts to raid and drain his alcohol stashes.<sup id="cite_ref-paulwilliamsdecline_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulwilliamsdecline-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 1969, Richard Street, lead singer of Motown act the <a href="/wiki/The_Monitors_(American_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Monitors (American band)">Monitors</a> and a former Distant, was hired by Otis Williams to tour with the group as a backup replacement for Williams.<sup id="cite_ref-paulwilliamsdecline_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paulwilliamsdecline-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RStreetABBackup_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RStreetABBackup-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For most shows, save for his solo numbers, Williams danced and <a href="/wiki/Lip-sync" class="mw-redirect" title="Lip-sync">lip-synced</a> on stage to parts sung live by Street into an offstage mic behind a curtain. At other shows, and during most of the second half of 1970, Street substituted for Williams on stage when he was too sick to go on.<sup id="cite_ref-Legacy_of_The_Temptations_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Legacy_of_The_Temptations-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eddie Kendricks became detached from the group after David Ruffin's firing and as the health of Paul Williams continued to fail. He regularly picked fights with Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, which often became violent, and in addition, he preferred the ballad material from the earlier days and was uncomfortable with the psychedelic soul material the group was now performing. Kendricks rekindled his friendship with Ruffin, who persuaded him to go solo. He no longer felt he had a say in Otis Williams's handling of the group and was also convinced Motown's handling of the Temptations' finances was cheating the group out of money.<sup id="cite_ref-KendricksvOtis_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KendricksvOtis-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kendricks, being the only member to continue an alliance with Ruffin, also repeatedly suggested that Ruffin should be allowed back into the group, despite the other members' strong objections. </p><p>Kendricks lobbied strongly in 1970 to have the Temptations go on "strike" – no performances, no recordings – until Berry Gordy and the Motown staff were willing to go over all group finances with independent accountants.<sup id="cite_ref-KendricksvOtis_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KendricksvOtis-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otis Williams and Franklin strongly opposed this idea, and regular group infighting between Kendricks, Otis Williams, and Franklin grew from this disagreement.<sup id="cite_ref-KendricksvOtis_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KendricksvOtis-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a November 1970 Copacabana engagement, a final confrontation between the three caused Kendricks to walk out in-between shows and not return. Both Kendricks and Williams then agreed that Kendricks would be leaving the group.<sup id="cite_ref-KendricksvOtis_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KendricksvOtis-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kendricks later stated that he actually considered leaving as early as 1965, but remained with the Temptations and unsuccessfully attempted to get permission to record a solo album without leaving the group.<sup id="cite_ref-eddiekendricksinterview_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eddiekendricksinterview-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before Kendricks officially left the Temptations, he and Paul Williams recorded the lead vocals for "<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>", a ballad that became Kendricks' final single with the group. Included on the <i><a href="/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)">Sky's the Limit</a></i> LP along with the original album version of "<a href="/wiki/Smiling_Faces_Sometimes" title="Smiling Faces Sometimes">Smiling Faces Sometimes</a>", "Just My Imagination" was released as a single in <a href="/wiki/1971_in_music" title="1971 in music">January 1971</a>, and the song began steadily climbing the US pop singles chart, peaking at number 1 two months later. By the time "Just My Imagination" topped the charts, Kendricks had negotiated his release from the group and signed a solo deal with Motown's Tamla label. </p><p>The Temptations originally hired <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Owens" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricky Owens">Ricky Owens</a>, from the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>-based vocal group <a href="/wiki/The_Vibrations" title="The Vibrations">the Vibrations</a>, to replace Kendricks. However, Owens only played three dates with the group before he was fired for forgetting the words to his solo numbers due to nervousness.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For several weeks of the spring of 1971, the Temptations were without a fifth member. Owens meanwhile returned to the Vibrations and died in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, on December 6, 1996, at the age of 57. </p><p>Whitfield took the remaining Temptations quartet and re-recorded "It's Summer", the B-side to "<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>", as a replacement single. "Smiling Faces Sometimes" was released as a single for <a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">the Undisputed Truth</a> instead, becoming a Top 5 hit on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> in 1971. Meanwhile, "It's Summer" peaked at number 51 on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100, making it the first Temptations single to miss the Top 40 since "<a href="/wiki/Farewell_My_Love" title="Farewell My Love">Farewell My Love</a>" eight years earlier. </p><p>After his doctor declared a few weeks later that he was unable to continue performing for medical reasons, Paul Williams quit the Temptations in May.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard Street officially took Williams's place, although Williams continued to be paid his customary one-fifth of group revenue (Street was paid on salary for the first eighteen months of his tenure),<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and worked when he could with the group as an adviser and choreographer. After Williams had recovered enough to record again, he recorded two sides in 1973 for a debut solo single. However, on August 17, 1973, Williams died in Detroit at the age of 34 from a gunshot wound, his death ruled a suicide by the <a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Michigan" title="Wayne County, Michigan">Wayne County</a> coroner. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_1970s/funk_years"><span id="Early_1970s.2Ffunk_years"></span>Early 1970s/funk years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Early 1970s/funk years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 1971, the Temptations finally found a permanent replacement for the first tenor position in twenty-year-old <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> native <a href="/wiki/Damon_Harris" title="Damon Harris">Damon Harris</a>. Otis Williams, Edwards, Franklin, Street, and Harris continued recording and performing, and Norman Whitfield continued producing hits for them. There were Top 40 hits such as "<a href="/wiki/Superstar_(Remember_How_You_Got_Where_You_Are)" title="Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)">Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)</a>" (1971), a message from the Temptations to David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, and "Take a Look Around" (1972). During this period, the group toured with <a href="/wiki/Quiet_Elegance" title="Quiet Elegance">Quiet Elegance</a> as their back-up singers. Quiet Elegance featured <a href="/wiki/Lois_Reeves" title="Lois Reeves">Lois Reeves</a>, the sister of <a href="/wiki/Martha_Reeves" title="Martha Reeves">Martha Reeves</a>, alongside Frankie Gearing and Millie Vaney-Scott. </p><p>Late 1972 saw the release of "<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>", a <a href="/wiki/Magnum_opus" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnum opus">magnum opus</a> written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. Originally a three-minute record written and produced for <a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">The Undisputed Truth</a>, Whitfield took the somber tune and created a sprawling, dramatic twelve-minute version for the Temptations—a forerunner of the extended single, soon to become popular in clubs and discothèques. An edited seven-minute version was released as a single and became one of the longest hit singles in music history: it hit number 1 on the pop charts and number 5 on the R&B charts. In 1973, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" won the Temptations their second Grammy for <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_R%26B_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group_with_Vocals" title="Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals">Best R&B Performance by a Group</a>. Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser won the award for <a href="/wiki/Best_R%26B_Instrumental_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best R&B Instrumental Performance">Best R&B Instrumental Performance</a> for the instrumental version on the B-side, and Whitfield and Barrett Strong won the songwriting Grammy for <a href="/wiki/Best_R%26B_Song" class="mw-redirect" title="Best R&B Song">Best R&B Song</a>. </p><p>After "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", Whitfield stopped working with Barrett Strong, and began writing the Temptations' material on his own. The success of "Papa" led Whitfield to create more elongated, operatic pieces, including the Top 10 hit "<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(Temptations_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Masterpiece (Temptations song)">Masterpiece</a>" (1973) and several of the tracks on the resulting <i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Masterpiece (Temptations album)">Masterpiece</a></i> album. Tensions developed between Whitfield and the group, who found Whitfield arrogant and difficult to work with. Citing his habitual tardiness, his emphasis of the instrumental tracks at the expense of their vocals on many of his productions, and the declining singles and albums sales as other sources of conflict, the group sought to change producers.<sup id="cite_ref-ChangingProd_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChangingProd-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otis Williams complained about Whitfield's actions and the Temptations' stagnant sales to Berry Gordy; as a result, the group was reassigned to <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Bowen" title="Jeffrey Bowen">Jeffrey Bowen</a>, co-producer of the 1967 <i><a href="/wiki/In_a_Mellow_Mood_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="In a Mellow Mood (Temptations album)">In a Mellow Mood</a></i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-ChangingProd_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ChangingProd-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The final Norman Whitfield-produced Temptations album, <i><a href="/wiki/1990_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 (Temptations album)">1990</a></i>, was released in December 1973, and included the Top 30 single "<a href="/wiki/Let_Your_Hair_Down_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)">Let Your Hair Down</a>". Shortly afterwards, Whitfield left Motown, and in 1975 established <a href="/wiki/Whitfield_Records" title="Whitfield Records">Whitfield Records</a>, taking the Undisputed Truth and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hutch" title="Willie Hutch">Willie Hutch</a> with him, along with <a href="/wiki/Rose_Royce" title="Rose Royce">Rose Royce</a>---who performed an instrumental track for "Let Your Hair Down" before recording their 1976 smash "<a href="/wiki/Car_Wash_(song)" title="Car Wash (song)">Car Wash</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adult_Contemporary">Adult Contemporary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Adult Contemporary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bowen's first LP with the Temptations was <a href="/wiki/1975_in_music" title="1975 in music">January 1975</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_You_(The_Temptations_album)" title="A Song for You (The Temptations album)">A Song for You</a></i>, which included a cover of the titular <a href="/wiki/Leon_Russell" title="Leon Russell">Leon Russell</a> tune (popularized with soul audiences by <a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a>), along with the pop Top 40/R&B number-one hits "<a href="/wiki/Happy_People_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Happy People (The Temptations song)">Happy People</a>" (featuring the <a href="/wiki/Commodores" title="Commodores">Commodores</a> as the instrumentalists) and "<a href="/wiki/Shakey_Ground" title="Shakey Ground">Shakey Ground</a>" (featuring instrumentation by <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hazel" title="Eddie Hazel">Eddie Hazel</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bass_Nelson" title="Billy Bass Nelson">Billy Bass Nelson</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Glasshouse_(The_Temptations_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasshouse (The Temptations song)">Glasshouse</a>", the group's final Top 40 Pop hit was also included. Damon Harris was fired from the group during the recording of <i>A Song for You</i>, as his behavior and work ethic were deemed unprofessional,<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and his replacement was <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> native <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Leonard" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenn Leonard">Glenn Leonard</a>, formerly of the <a href="/wiki/Unifics" class="mw-redirect" title="Unifics">Unifics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of producers, including Bowen, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Holland" title="Brian Holland">Brian Holland</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Anthony_Carmichael" title="James Anthony Carmichael">James Anthony Carmichael</a>, and even the Temptations themselves tried producing hits for the next three LPs, <i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(The_Temptations_album)" title="House Party (The Temptations album)">House Party</a></i> (November 1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Love_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Wings of Love (The Temptations album)">Wings of Love</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/1976_in_music" title="1976 in music">March 1976</a>), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Do_the_Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations Do the Temptations">The Temptations Do the Temptations</a></i> (August 1976). None of these recordings were as commercially successful as <i>A Song for You</i> however, and none of their associated singles entered the Billboard charts.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As time progressed, Bowen pushed Dennis Edwards further to the front of the group. This was evident on <i>Wings of Love</i>, where several tracks featured Edwards' vocal more prominently than the other Temptations' backing vocals.<sup id="cite_ref-Williams177_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams177-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otis Williams felt that this was hurting the group, accused Motown of inattention, and cited this as the reason for the group's declining sales and popularity. After <i>The Temptations Do the Temptations</i> was recorded in 1976, Edwards was fired from the group,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and with new lead <a href="/wiki/Louis_Price" title="Louis Price">Louis Price</a> on board, they left Motown for <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Success continued to elude the group at Atlantic, however. Their two releases on Atlantic – <i><a href="/wiki/Hear_to_Tempt_You" title="Hear to Tempt You">Hear to Tempt You</a></i> (1977), and <i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Back" title="Bare Back">Bare Back</a></i> (1978), along with their associated singles, had failed to perform any better at Atlantic than their last handful of singles had at Motown. As a result, in 1979, Atlantic released the group from its contract,<sup id="cite_ref-Williams177_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Williams177-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and shortly afterwards, the Temptations met once again with Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who re-signed the group to Motown in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-WR190_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WR190-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Motown_and_Reunion">Return to Motown and <i>Reunion</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Return to Motown and Reunion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon the return to Motown several lineup changes occurred. Louis Price departed from the group and joined the Drifters. Dennis Edwards—who had made an unsuccessful attempt at developing a solo career during his three-year exit from the group—returned to the lineup. Berry Gordy co-wrote and produced "Power", the Temptations' first single under the new contract. "Power", from the album of the same name, hit number 11 on the R&B charts but failed to chart in the Top 40. Two years of under-performing singles and albums followed, including an eponymous album with <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>-based producer <a href="/wiki/Thom_Bell" title="Thom Bell">Thom Bell</a>, until Motown began planning a Temptations reunion tour in 1982. </p><p>Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin agreed to rejoin the group for the new album, aptly titled <i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i>, and its subsequent promotional tour. <a href="/wiki/Rick_James" title="Rick James">Rick James</a>, the Motown <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a> star who had previously used the Temptations as backup vocalists on his 1981 hit "<a href="/wiki/Super_Freak" title="Super Freak">Super Freak</a>" and whom Franklin claimed as his nephew,<sup id="cite_ref-FranklinCousins_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FranklinCousins-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wrote, produced, and guested on the <i>Reunion</i> album's lead single, "<a href="/wiki/Standing_on_the_Top" title="Standing on the Top">Standing on the Top</a>". The single went to number-six on the R&B charts and featured Ruffin, Kendricks and Edwards trading back and forth on lead. </p><p>While the ensuing <i>Reunion</i> tour with all seven Temptations (Ruffin, Kendricks, Otis Williams, Franklin, Edwards, Richard Street, and Glenn Leonard) was financially successful, it ended up being a stressful venture: Kendricks' voice had weakened after decades of <a href="/wiki/Chain_smoking" title="Chain smoking">chain smoking</a>, Ruffin (still addicted to drugs) missed a number of the performances due to being incapacitated, and current group members Dennis Edwards and Glenn Leonard were causing problems. At the conclusion of the <i>Reunion</i> tour, Ruffin and Kendricks were dismissed, and they began touring and performing together as a duo. </p><p>One more album, <i><a href="/wiki/Surface_Thrills" title="Surface Thrills">Surface Thrills</a></i>, released in 1983, featured a sharp departure in the group's sound by incorporating elements of then-current rock. Following its release, Glenn Leonard was let go and replaced by Ron Tyson, who was with the Philadelphia groups the Ethics and Love Committee. Tyson had been a staff songwriter at Atlantic during the Temptations' tenure at that label, and co-wrote several songs on the album <i>Hear to Tempt You</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_the_1980s_to_the_1990s">From the 1980s to the 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: From the 1980s to the 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By this time, the Temptations' releases were no longer performing well on the pop charts, though some singles still made the R&B Top 20. "Love on My Mind Tonight", a single from <i>Surface Thrills</i>, charted at number 17. </p><p>The lineup of Franklin, Williams, Street, Tyson, and Edwards proved to be short-lived. The five performed on <i><a href="/wiki/Motown_25" class="mw-redirect" title="Motown 25">Motown 25</a></i> and released the <a href="/wiki/Direct_to_video" class="mw-redirect" title="Direct to video">direct to video</a> <i>The Temptations: Live in Concert</i> (filmed at <a href="/wiki/Harrah%27s_Atlantic_City" title="Harrah's Atlantic City">Harrah's Atlantic City</a>). The album <i>Back to Basics</i>, released later in 1983, was the first album featuring Ron Tyson on lead. "Sail Away", produced by a returning Norman Whitfield and featuring Ron Tyson's first lead vocal, peaked at number 13 on the US R&B chart. </p><p>In addition, a then-relatively unknown singer/musician, <a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a> was featured on one track, "Stop the World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)". Woodson was a Detroit native who had been a potential candidate to replace Dennis Edwards back in 1977. Meanwhile, Edwards (who also had his share of lead vocals on the <i>Back to Basics</i> album) was again fired in 1984, for missing rehearsals or showing up <a href="/wiki/Hungover" class="mw-redirect" title="Hungover">hungover</a>. He then attempted a second solo career, scoring a hit with the 1984 single "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Any_Further" title="Don't Look Any Further">Don't Look Any Further</a>", a duet with <a href="/wiki/Siedah_Garrett" title="Siedah Garrett">Siedah Garrett</a>. </p><p>At this point, Woodson officially joined the group, taking Edwards' place. Woodson's first lead on a single was 1984's "<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>", co-written by himself and Otis Williams, and co-produced by former <a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> members <a href="/wiki/Al_McKay" title="Al McKay">Al McKay</a> and Ralph Johnson. The single became their biggest success on R&B radio since 1975, reaching number-two on the R&B charts, and just missing the Pop Top 40 at number 48. The group enjoyed further successes with 1985's "Do You Really Love Your Baby", a number 14 R&B hit co-written by soul star <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a>, and 1986's "Lady Soul", the group's third Top 10 R&B hit of the decade. </p><p>Ali Woodson remained with the Temptations until 1987, when he was fired for consistent lateness. He was replaced by the again-returning Dennis Edwards. The group recorded one album during Edwards's third tenure, <i><a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Together Again (The Temptations album)">Together Again</a></i>, released in late 1987. The following year, Otis Williams published his autobiography, <i>Temptations</i>, co-written with Patricia Romanowski, chronicling the careers of the group from the Primes/Distants days and focusing on the lives of Williams and Melvin Franklin. (An updated version of the book was published in 2002.) Together, they worked on the theme song to the children's educational musical movement series, <i>Kids in Motion</i> created by <a href="/wiki/Greg_%26_Steve" title="Greg & Steve">Greg & Steve</a>. </p><p>Edwards was fired from the group for the third and final time in late 1988, with Woodson re-joining the lineup. In 1989, The Temptations released the album <i>Special</i>, which included the soulful singles "Special" and "Soul to Soul". On January 18, 1989, the Temptations were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>. The event honored Edwards, Franklin, Otis Williams, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks (now performing as "Eddie Kendrick"), and, posthumously, Paul Williams. Most of the Temptations, present and former, showed no ill feelings towards one another, although Otis Williams reported that Kendricks refused to speak to him during the ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-WR190_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WR190-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Temptations ended their induction ceremony with a performance of Paul Williams' signature song, <i>Don't Look Back</i>, dedicated to his memory. </p><p>After reuniting at the induction ceremony, and much to the chagrin of Otis Williams and Motown, Edwards, Ruffin, and Kendrick made plans to tour and record as <i>Ruffin, Kendricks and Edwards, Former Leads of The Temptations</i>. The tour was in fact carried out, but production on the album was canceled when 50-year-old David Ruffin died in Philadelphia after a cocaine overdose on June 1, 1991. Kendricks was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Lung_cancer" title="Lung cancer">lung cancer</a> soon after; he continued to perform until his death on October 5, 1992, in his native Birmingham. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richard Street missed a performance in 1992 after undergoing emergency surgery to remove kidney stones. Otis Williams, completely unaware of Street's surgery, called him angrily about his absence. Street felt Williams was unsympathetic, and as a result, he left the group in 1993 after twenty-two years. His replacement was <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> native <a href="/wiki/Theo_Peoples" title="Theo Peoples">Theo Peoples</a>. </p><p>By the early 1990s, bass Melvin Franklin began missing performances due to failing health and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(musician)" title="Ray Davis (musician)">Ray Davis</a>, former bass man of <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a>, began touring as a fill-in during 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-raydavis_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raydavis-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Franklin died after suffering a <a href="/wiki/Brain_seizure" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain seizure">brain seizure</a> at the age of 52 on February 23, 1995, and Davis was named his official replacement. The group subsequently finished production on <i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a></i>, an album of pop standards featuring two tracks recorded with Melvin Franklin prior to his death. </p><p>However, this lineup did not last, as Davis was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/Lung_cancer" title="Lung cancer">lung cancer</a><sup id="cite_ref-raydavis_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-raydavis-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and left shortly after completing the album. Davis died in New Brunswick, New Jersey of respiratory problems and complications of lung cancer on the evening of Tuesday July 5, 2005. </p><p>The group continued as a quartet for a short time before recruiting bass <a href="/wiki/Harry_McGilberry" title="Harry McGilberry">Harry McGilberry</a>, a former member of the Futures. <i>For Lovers Only</i> was also the last contribution for lead Ali-Ollie Woodson; he was released from the group shortly after McGilberry's hiring<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to health problems:<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he suffered two bouts of throat cancer in a short time. He was replaced by new member <a href="/wiki/Terry_Weeks" title="Terry Weeks">Terry Weeks</a>, who had served as his sub.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Temptations' new lineup, consisting of Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Theo Peoples, and newcomers Harry McGilberry and Terry Weeks, toured throughout 1997, and was featured in the halftime show of <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII" title="Super Bowl XXXII">Super Bowl XXXII</a> in early 1998, which celebrated the 40th anniversary of Motown. Later that year, the Temptations released <i><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix Rising (Temptations album)">Phoenix Rising</a></i>, vocally arranged by 1980s producer Narada Michael Walden, <a href="/wiki/Isaias_Gamboa_(music_producer)" title="Isaias Gamboa (music producer)">Isaias Gamboa</a>, Claytoven Richardson, Theo Peoples, Tony Lindsey and <a href="/wiki/Skyler_Jett" class="mw-redirect" title="Skyler Jett">Skyler Jett</a>, which became their first million-selling album in more than 20 years. The album was anchored by "Stay," a single featuring Theo Peoples on lead and including a <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sample</a> from "My Girl", which became a number-one hit on the urban adult contemporary charts. It was released to extremely positive reviews. </p><p>Peoples was fired from the group before the release of <i>Phoenix Rising</i> because of issues with drug addiction,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Barrington_%22Bo%22_Henderson" title="Barrington "Bo" Henderson">Barrington "Bo" Henderson</a>. Henderson lip-synched to Peoples's vocals in the "Stay" music video, and the completed album features lead vocals on different tracks by both Henderson and Peoples. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV_miniseries">TV miniseries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: TV miniseries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations (TV miniseries)">The Temptations (TV miniseries)</a></div> <p>Also in 1998, three months after the release of <i>Phoenix Rising</i> earlier in the year, <a href="/wiki/De_Passe_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="De Passe Entertainment">de Passe Entertainment</a> (run by former Motown vice-president <a href="/wiki/Suzanne_de_Passe" title="Suzanne de Passe">Suzanne de Passe</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Hallmark_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Hallmark Entertainment">Hallmark Entertainment</a> produced <i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(TV_miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations (TV miniseries)">The Temptations</a></i>, a four-hour television <a href="/wiki/Miniseries" title="Miniseries">miniseries</a> based on Otis Williams' <i>Temptations</i> autobiography. The miniseries was broadcast in two parts on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> on November 1 and November 2, 1998, with the first part covering the group's history from 1958 to 1968, and the second part the years from 1968 to 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The miniseries was a ratings success and was nominated for five <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Awards" title="Emmy Awards">Emmy Awards</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Allan_Arkush" title="Allan Arkush">Allan Arkush</a> winning for Best Direction;<sup id="cite_ref-OtisOnMovie_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OtisOnMovie-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was subsequently rerun on the <a href="/wiki/VH-1" class="mw-redirect" title="VH-1">VH-1</a> cable television network and released to <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> and <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>. </p><p>Otis Williams' former wife Josephine Miles, Melvin Franklin's mother Rose Franklin, David Ruffin's family, and <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_Mae_Matthews" title="Johnnie Mae Matthews">Johnnie Mae Matthews</a> filed lawsuits against Williams, Motown, de Passe and de Passe Entertainment, Hallmark, and NBC for a number of charges, including <a href="/wiki/Defamation" title="Defamation">defamation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lawsuits were consolidated, and the judges ruled in favor of the defendants, and the ruling was upheld when the plaintiffs appealed in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-lawsuit2_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuit2-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams later claimed that, although his book was used as the source material for the film, he did not have a great deal of control over how the material was presented.<sup id="cite_ref-OtisOnMovie_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OtisOnMovie-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_2000_to_present">From 2000 to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: From 2000 to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Temptations were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a> in 1999. In 2001, their 2000 album <i><a href="/wiki/Ear-Resistible" title="Ear-Resistible">Ear-Resistible</a></i> won the group its third Grammy, this one for <a href="/wiki/Best_Traditional_R%26B_Vocal_Performance" class="mw-redirect" title="Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance">Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance</a>. Bo Henderson was fired from the group in 2003, prompting a wrongful termination lawsuit.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His replacement was former <a href="/wiki/The_Spinners_(American_group)" title="The Spinners (American group)">Spinners</a> lead <a href="/wiki/G._C._Cameron" title="G. C. Cameron">G. C. Cameron</a>. The lineup of Cameron, Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Harry McGilberry, and Terry Weeks recorded for a short time before McGilberry was dismissed;<sup id="cite_ref-temporary_lineup_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-temporary_lineup-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> his replacement was former <a href="/wiki/The_Spaniels" title="The Spaniels">Spaniels</a> member <a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a>. McGilberry died on April 3, 2006, at the age of 56. </p><p>The group's final Motown album, <i><a href="/wiki/Legacy_(Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Legacy (Temptations album)">Legacy</a></i>, was released in 2004. Later that year, the Temptations asked to be released from their Motown contract, and moved to another <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal</a> label, New Door Records. Their sole album with this lineup, <i>Reflections</i>, was released on January 31, 2006, and contains covers of several popular Motown songs, including Diana Ross & the Supremes' "<a href="/wiki/Reflections_(Supremes_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reflections (Supremes song)">Reflections</a>", the Miracles' "<a href="/wiki/Ooo_Baby_Baby" title="Ooo Baby Baby">Ooo Baby Baby</a>", Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Nothing_Like_the_Real_Thing" title="Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing">Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing</a>", and <a href="/wiki/The_Jackson_5" title="The Jackson 5">the Jackson 5</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_There_(Jackson_5_song)" title="I'll Be There (Jackson 5 song)">I'll Be There</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a> and David Sea (deep soul singer from Alabama, not David Ruffin) formed The Temptations tribute group "The Temptations Revue featuring Dennis Edwards". </p><p>G.C. Cameron left the group in June 2007 to focus on his solo career.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a>, who first affiliated with the group a year earlier. The new lineup recorded another album of soul covers, <i>Back to Front</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> released in October 2007. Former member Ali-Ollie Woodson died on May 30, 2010, after a long battle with leukemia. </p><p>On May 4, 2010, the group released their <i><a href="/wiki/Still_Here_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Still Here (The Temptations album)">Still Here</a></i> album. The first single from <i>Still Here</i>, "First Kiss", was criticized for having instances of using <a href="/wiki/Auto-Tune" title="Auto-Tune">Auto-Tune</a> technology.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Temptations received the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a> on February 9, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Otis Williams, Dennis Edwards, and the children of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and Melvin Franklin attended the ceremony to accept the six Grammys given to the group for the occasion.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former member Damon Harris died on February 18, 2013, from <a href="/wiki/Prostate_cancer" title="Prostate cancer">prostate cancer</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nine days later, former member Richard Street died of <a href="/wiki/Pulmonary_embolism" title="Pulmonary embolism">pulmonary embolism</a> in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his death, Street was in the process of writing a book regarding his time with the Temptations entitled <i>Ball of Confusion: My Life as a Temptin' Temptation</i>. Completed by his co-author, Gary Flanigan, the book was published in 2014; it is the second autobiography regarding the group.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In late 2015 both <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a> announced their departures from the group.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williamson's replacement, Larry Braggs, was lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Power" title="Tower of Power">Tower of Power</a> from 2000 to 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Herndon's replacement is Willie Green, who had previously toured with former Temptations Richard Street and Ali-Ollie Woodson.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dennis Edwards died on February 1, 2018, at age 74. He had been battling with meningitis before his death.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 4, 2018, the Temptations released <i>All the Time</i>, their first album since 2010's <i>Still Here</i>, as well as their first for Universal's UMe Direct imprint.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Former member <a href="/wiki/G._C._Cameron" title="G. C. Cameron">G. C. Cameron</a> substituted for an absent Larry Braggs in shows in August 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By October 2019<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Braggs was no longer a member of the group.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then temporarily toured as a quartet until June 19, 2020, when it was announced that Mario Corbino was the new member of the group replacing Larry Braggs.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 6, 2020, former Temptations member Bruce Williamson died at age 49 from COVID-19.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the fall of 2021, The Temptations released two singles, "Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No", featuring <a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a>, and "When We Were Kings", as part of their upcoming album, <i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_60" title="Temptations 60">Temptations 60</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album is scheduled to be released in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2021, Otis Williams introduced <a href="/wiki/Tony_Grant_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Grant (singer)">Tony Grant</a> as the newest member of The Temptations at a concert in Orlando, Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grant, who formerly sang with the R&B group, <a href="/wiki/Az_Yet" title="Az Yet">Az Yet</a>, and starred in several <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Perry" title="Tyler Perry">Tyler Perry</a> stage plays,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replaced Mario Corbino. </p><p>The band announced in June 2022 that Jawan M. Jackson was joining on bass, replacing Willie Green.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sound">Sound</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/The_Temptations" title="Special:EditPage/The Temptations">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">February 2018</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Motown_soundtrack_(1961–68)"><span id="Motown_soundtrack_.281961.E2.80.9368.29"></span>Motown soundtrack (1961–68)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Motown soundtrack (1961–68)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following their first Motown hit, the group altered their style several times over the ensuing years, adapting to the popular styles of the day while retaining their signature visual and vocal styles. The earliest Temptations recordings backed by Motown's stalwart studio band, the <a href="/wiki/Funk_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Funk Brothers">Funk Brothers</a>, reflect the influence of producers Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, and featured a cohesive blend of black rhythm and blues along with elements of white <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop music</a> that later came to be known as the <i>Motown Sound</i>. Recordings made prior to 1966, such as "My Girl", were built around songs with simple, direct lyrics supported by an R&B rhythm section with orchestral strings and horns added for pop appeal. During this period, each recording usually featured only one lead singer, usually David Ruffin or Eddie Kendricks, although Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams each had solo numbers of their own at various times during this period. </p><p>In 1966, Norman Whitfield changed the group's dynamic, moving them away from the previous one lead singer model and adding elements derived from the rougher soul of artists such as <a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Pickett" title="Wilson Pickett">Wilson Pickett</a>, and the performers at <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax Records</a>. Whitfield and his lyricists crafted Temptations songs with shifts of dynamics, syncopated <a href="/wiki/Horn_stab" class="mw-redirect" title="Horn stab">horn stabs</a>, and more intricate harmony arrangements which spotlighted each singer's unique vocal range. Onstage, this change was reflected in the group's use of a custom-made four-headed microphone stand, invented by David Ruffin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Progressive,_psychedelic_and_cinematic_soul_(1968–73)"><span id="Progressive.2C_psychedelic_and_cinematic_soul_.281968.E2.80.9373.29"></span>Progressive, psychedelic and cinematic soul (1968–73)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Progressive, psychedelic and cinematic soul (1968–73)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When Ruffin was replaced by Dennis Edwards, and <a href="/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone" title="Sly and the Family Stone">Sly and the Family Stone</a> became popular, Whitfield again restructured the Temptations' sound, this time driving the group almost completely into a <a href="/wiki/Progressive_soul" title="Progressive soul">progressive</a> sound,<sup id="cite_ref-AM_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well a pioneering <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_soul" title="Psychedelic soul">psychedelic soul</a>. However, ballads in the traditional style of the group were still being recorded as B-sides and album fillers, with the lone exception being "Just My Imagination". </p><p>Tracks such as the album version of "Run Away Child, Running Wild" from <i>Cloud Nine</i>, "Take a Stroll Thru Your Mind" from <i>Psychedelic Shack</i>, and "<a href="/wiki/Smiling_Faces_Sometimes" title="Smiling Faces Sometimes">Smiling Faces Sometimes</a>" from <i>Sky's the Limit</i>, all run at least eight minutes. At Whitfield's insistence, a large portion of the additional running time for each song consisted of instrumental passages without vocals. For example, the hit version of their smash 1972 single "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was nearly seven minutes, featuring an instrumental intro that was almost two minutes, a rarity for songs of that era. </p><p>"Psychedelic soul" soon gave way to "<a href="/wiki/Cinematic_soul" title="Cinematic soul">cinematic soul</a>"—highlighting a further series of lengthy recordings featuring detailed orchestration, extended instrumental introductions and bridging passages. Often focusing on lyrics about the <a href="/wiki/Ghettos" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghettos">ghettos</a> and inner cities of black America, these songs were heavily influenced by the work of singer-songwriters <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Hayes" title="Isaac Hayes">Isaac Hayes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a>. </p><p>Unlike Hayes and Mayfield however, the Temptations had no creative control over their recordings, and were in no way fond of the 12- and 13-minute-long songs being forced upon them by Whitfield, whose contributions were the focal point of Temptations albums such as <i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Rock_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Solid Rock (The Temptations album)">Solid Rock</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/All_Directions" title="All Directions">All Directions</a></i>, and particularly <i>Masterpiece</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_funk_to_disco_to_adult_contemporary_(1974_to_present)"><span id="From_funk_to_disco_to_adult_contemporary_.281974_to_present.29"></span>From funk to disco to adult contemporary (1974 to present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: From funk to disco to adult contemporary (1974 to present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1974, after Whitfield was dismissed as the producer for the Temptations, the group altered its sound to accommodate a balance of both up-tempo dance material as well as ballads. The vocal arrangements began to again focus primarily on one lead singer per track, although some leads were still being shared periodically. In addition, the Temptations themselves, after fighting Motown and Berry Gordy for creative control, began to write and produce some of their own material. From this point on, the Temptations focused almost exclusively on songs about romance. However, songs about social issues similar to the recordings made during Whitfield's tenure were periodically produced as well. </p><p>Temptations recordings of the mid-1970s focused significantly on the influences of <a href="/wiki/Funk_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Funk music">funk music</a> from artists such as <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a> and Sly and the Family Stone, and members of both acts contributed significantly to material recorded by the group during this period. Their signature ballad sound, reduced to filler material during much of the Whitfield period, was restored to the lush, full productions of the earlier hits produced by Smokey Robinson. After a brief diversion into <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> in the late-1970s, the Temptations settled into a form of an <a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult contemporary">adult contemporary</a>-rooted type of R&B, a style in which they continue to record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy_and_influence">Legacy and influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Legacy and influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Berry Gordy insisted that all his acts be equally appealing to both white as well as black audiences, and employed an extensive creative team to help tailor Motown talent for the crossover success he desired. Motown <a href="/wiki/Choreographer" class="mw-redirect" title="Choreographer">choreographer</a> <a href="/wiki/Cholly_Atkins" title="Cholly Atkins">Cholly Atkins</a>, along with Paul Williams, created the trademark precise and energetic, yet refined, dance steps used by the Temptations onstage. The most famous of these, the <i>Temptation Walk</i>, or <i>Temptation Strut</i>, was adapted from similar moves by <a href="/wiki/The_Flamingos" title="The Flamingos">the Flamingos</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Vibrations" title="The Vibrations">the Vibrations</a>, from those two sources, Atkins and Williams crafted the resulting signature dance routine. </p><p>Like other similar independent companies of the period, Motown was not a member of the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording Industry of America">Recording Industry of America</a>, preferring to stay independent and handling their own widely varied distribution through thousands of "Mom & Pop" record stores and small radio stations. As such, hit singles by Motown artists such as the Temptations never achieved official "gold" or "platinum" <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">RIAA certification</a> until after Motown joined the RIAA in 1977. </p><p>The Temptations' songs have been covered by scores of musicians, from R&B singers such as <a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a> ("My Girl"), <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Womack" title="Bobby Womack">Bobby Womack</a> ("I Wish It Would Rain") and <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> ("Since I Lost My Baby"), to white soul and reggae bands such as <a href="/wiki/Rare_Earth_(band)" title="Rare Earth (band)">Rare Earth</a> ("<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>"), <a href="/wiki/UB_40" class="mw-redirect" title="UB 40">UB 40</a> ("The Way You Do and The Things You Do") and <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">the Rolling Stones</a> ("My Girl", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Just My Imagination") and <a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a>'s collaboration with reggae artist <a href="/wiki/Peter_Tosh" title="Peter Tosh">Peter Tosh</a> on ("Don't Look Back"). Funk Brothers (Motown) recorded "My Girl", "Runnaway Child Running Wild", and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". Hall & Oates performed "My Girl", "The Way You Do The Things You Do" in Live with Ruffin and Kendricks. Marcus Miller covered "Papa Was a Rolling Stone". <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">British</a> rock singer <a href="/wiki/Rod_Stewart" title="Rod Stewart">Rod Stewart</a> released a cover of "I'm Losing You" in 1971, and, in 1991, collaborated with the Temptations on the single "The Motown Song". In 2017, The Temptations and Otis Williams' then-protégé, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Maack" title="Kyle Maack">Kyle Maack</a>, recorded a cover of <a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">"Treat Her Like a Lady"</a> for Maack's <i>Shaky Ground</i> EP which also included two additional Temptations covers.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> magazine ranked the Temptations number 67 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Temptations were voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They received the <a href="/wiki/Lifetime_Achievement_Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime Achievement Grammy">Lifetime Achievement Grammy</a> Award in 2013. On Saturday August 17, 2013, the Temptations were officially inducted into the <a href="/wiki/R%26B_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B Music Hall of Fame">R&B Music Hall of Fame</a> at the inaugural ceremony held at the Waetejen Auditorium on the campus of <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the story of the Temptations served as inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/Jukebox_musical" title="Jukebox musical">jukebox musical</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud" title="Ain't Too Proud">Ain't Too Proud</a></i>, which opened on <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> in March 2019. The show was nominated for 11 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Awards</a> at the <a href="/wiki/73rd_Tony_Awards" title="73rd Tony Awards">73rd Tony Awards</a> and won for <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="Tony Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Group_members">Group members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Group members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TemptationsRAH2005.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/TemptationsRAH2005.JPG/200px-TemptationsRAH2005.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/TemptationsRAH2005.JPG/300px-TemptationsRAH2005.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/TemptationsRAH2005.JPG/400px-TemptationsRAH2005.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>The Temptations on stage at London's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a>, November 2005. Pictured L-R: Joe Herndon, Otis Williams, G.C. Cameron, Terry Weeks, and Ron Tyson.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For a detailed listing of the various versions of the Temptations (and a timeline), see <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Temptations_band_members" title="List of the Temptations band members">List of the Temptations band members</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Primes">The Primes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: The Primes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>aka <b>The Cavaliers</b></i> – merged with The Distants </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a> (1955–1960; died 1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a> (1955–1960; died 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kell_Osborne" title="Kell Osborne">Kell Osborne</a> (1955–1960; died 2012)</li> <li>Wiley Waller (1955–1957)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Distants">The Distants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: The Distants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>aka <b>Otis Williams & the Distants</b>, <b>Otis Williams & the Siberians</b></i> – merged with The Primes </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a> (1958–60)</li> <li>Elbridge "Al" Bryant (1958–60) (d. 1975)</li> <li>James "Pee-Wee" Crawford (1958–59)</li> <li>Vernard Plain (1958–59)</li> <li>Arthur Walton (1958–59)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a> (1959–60) (d. 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Street" title="Richard Street">Richard Street</a> (1959–60) (d. 2013)</li> <li>Albert "Mooch" Harrell (1959–60)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Temptations">The Temptations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: The Temptations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>aka <b>The Elgins</b></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Current">Current</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Otis Williams</a> (1960–present)</li> <li>Ron Tyson (1983–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Weeks" title="Terry Weeks">Terry Weeks</a> (1997–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Grant_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Grant (singer)">Tony Grant</a> (2021–present)</li> <li>Jawan M. Jackson (2022–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Former">Former</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Former"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melvin_Franklin" title="Melvin Franklin">Melvin Franklin</a> (1960–1994) (d. 1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" title="Eddie Kendricks">Eddie Kendricks</a> (1960–1971, 1982 reunion) (d. 1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Williams (The Temptations)">Paul Williams</a> (1960–1971) (d. 1973)</li> <li>Elbridge "Al" Bryant (1960–1964) (d. 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a> (1964–1968, 1982 reunion) (d. 1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a> (1968–1977, 1980–1984, 1987–1989) (d. 2018)</li> <li>Richard Street (1971–1993) (d. 2013)</li> <li>Ricky Owens (1971) (d. 1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damon_Harris" title="Damon Harris">Damon Harris</a> (1971–1975) (d. 2013)</li> <li>Glenn Leonard (1975–1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Price" title="Louis Price">Louis Price</a> (1977–1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a> (1984–87, 1989–1996, 2002) (d. 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theo_Peoples" title="Theo Peoples">Theo Peoples</a> (1993–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Davis_(musician)" title="Ray Davis (musician)">Ray Davis</a> (1994–1995) (d. 2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_McGilberry" title="Harry McGilberry">Harry McGilberry</a> (1995–2003) (d. 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington_%22Bo%22_Henderson" title="Barrington "Bo" Henderson">Barrington "Bo" Henderson</a> (1998–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._C._Cameron" title="G. C. Cameron">G. C. Cameron</a> (2003–2007, 2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a> (2003–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a> (2007–2015) (d. 2020)<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Larry Braggs (2015–2019)</li> <li>Willie Greene (2015–2022)</li> <li>Mario Corbino (2020–2021)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">The Temptations discography</a></div> <p><b>Studio albums</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Temptations" title="Meet the Temptations">Meet the Temptations</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Sing_Smokey" title="The Temptations Sing Smokey">The Temptations Sing Smokey</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptin%27_Temptations" title="The Temptin' Temptations">The Temptin' Temptations</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Ready" title="Gettin' Ready">Gettin' Ready</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_with_a_Lot_o%27_Soul" title="The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul">The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_a_Mellow_Mood" title="The Temptations in a Mellow Mood">The Temptations in a Mellow Mood</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="The Temptations Wish It Would Rain">The Temptations Wish It Would Rain</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes_Join_the_Temptations" title="Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations">Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations</a></i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_The_Supremes" class="mw-redirect" title="Diana Ross & The Supremes">Diana Ross & The Supremes</a>)</small> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)">Cloud Nine</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_(The_Supremes_and_The_Temptations_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Together (The Supremes and The Temptations album)">Together</a></i> <small>(with Diana Ross & The Supremes)</small> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_People" title="Puzzle People">Puzzle People</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack" title="Psychedelic Shack">Psychedelic Shack</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Christmas_Card" title="The Temptations Christmas Card">The Temptations Christmas Card</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)">Sky's the Limit</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Rock_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Solid Rock (The Temptations album)">Solid Rock</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Directions" title="All Directions">All Directions</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations album)">Masterpiece</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_(The_Temptations_album)" title="1990 (The Temptations album)">1990</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_You_(The_Temptations_album)" title="A Song for You (The Temptations album)">A Song for You</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(The_Temptations_album)" title="House Party (The Temptations album)">House Party</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Love_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Wings of Love (The Temptations album)">Wings of Love</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Do_The_Temptations" title="The Temptations Do The Temptations">The Temptations Do The Temptations</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hear_to_Tempt_You" title="Hear to Tempt You">Hear to Tempt You</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Back" title="Bare Back">Bare Back</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_(Temptations_album)" title="Power (Temptations album)">Power</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(1981_album)" title="The Temptations (1981 album)">The Temptations</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surface_Thrills" title="Surface Thrills">Surface Thrills</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Basics (The Temptations album)">Back to Basics</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truly_for_You" title="Truly for You">Truly for You</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_Me_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Touch Me (The Temptations album)">Touch Me</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_Continued..._(The_Temptations_album)" title="To Be Continued... (The Temptations album)">To Be Continued</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Together Again (The Temptations album)">Together Again</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Special (The Temptations album)">Special</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Milestone_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Milestone (The Temptations album)">Milestone</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Phoenix Rising (The Temptations album)">Phoenix Rising</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ear-Resistible" title="Ear-Resistible">Ear-Resistible</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Awesome_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Awesome (The Temptations album)">Awesome</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legacy_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Legacy (The Temptations album)">Legacy</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reflections (The Temptations album)">Reflections</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Front_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Front (The Temptations album)">Back to Front</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still_Here_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Still Here (The Temptations album)">Still Here</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Time_(The_Temptations_album)" title="All the Time (The Temptations album)">All the Time</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_60" title="Temptations 60">Temptations 60</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1973: <i><a href="/wiki/Save_the_Children_(film)" title="Save the Children (film)">Save the Children</a></i></li> <li>1987: <i><a href="/wiki/Happy_New_Year_(1987_film)" title="Happy New Year (1987 film)">Happy New Year</a></i></li> <li>1989: <i><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Harry_Crumb%3F" title="Who's Harry Crumb?">Who's Harry Crumb?</a></i></li> <li>2007: <i><a href="/wiki/Walk_Hard:_The_Dewey_Cox_Story" title="Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story">Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story</a> </i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_work">Television work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Television work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1985: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fall_Guy" title="The Fall Guy">The Fall Guy</a></i> (TV episode <i>Rockabye Baby</i>, February 13, 1985)</li> <li>1985: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Boat" title="The Love Boat">The Love Boat</a></i> (TV episode <i>Your Money or Your Wife/Joint Custody/The Temptations</i>, October 5, 1985)</li> <li>1986: <i><a href="/wiki/Moonlighting_(TV_series)" title="Moonlighting (TV series)">Moonlighting</a></i> (TV episode <i>Symphony in Knocked Flat</i>, October 21, 1986)</li> <li>1986: <i><a href="/wiki/227_(TV_series)" title="227 (TV series)">227</a></i> (TV episode <i>Temptations</i>, November 15, 1986)</li> <li>1990: <i><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Brown" title="Murphy Brown">Murphy Brown</a></i> (TV episode <i>Goin' to the Chapel, Part 2</i>, May 21, 1990)</li> <li>1990: performed <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> network's 1990–91 version of their "Get Ready" campaign with an updated version of <i>Get Ready</i>.</li> <li>1993: <i><a href="/wiki/Getting_By" title="Getting By">Getting By</a></i> (TV episode <i>Reach for the Stars</i>, November 23, 1993)</li> <li>1996: <i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Undercover" title="New York Undercover">New York Undercover</a></i> (TV episode <i>Deep Cover</i>, May 2, 1996)</li> <li>2008: <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_with_Jonathan_Ross" title="Friday Night with Jonathan Ross">Friday Night with Jonathan Ross</a></i> (TV appearance), March 7, 2008</li> <li>2012: <i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars" title="Dancing with the Stars">Dancing with the Stars</a></i> (TV appearance), April 23, 2012 – Motown Week</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_and_DVD_releases">Video and DVD releases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Video and DVD releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1991: <i>The Temptations – Live in Concert</i></li> <li>2004: <i>20th Century Masters – The Best of the Temptations</i></li> <li>2006: <i>Get Ready: The Definitive Performances – 1965–1972</i></li> <li>2007: <i>The Temptations – Live In London (1987)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Temptations&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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"Cool as They Wanna Be". The Temptations: <i><a href="/wiki/Emperors_of_Soul" title="Emperors of Soul">Emperors of Soul</a></i> (CD box set). New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.</li> <li>George, Nelson (1985, rev. 2003). <i>Where Did Our Love Go: The Rise and Fall of the Motown</i>. London: Omnibus Press. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7119-9511-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-7119-9511-7">0-7119-9511-7</a>.</li> <li>Posner, Gerald (2002). <i>Motown : Music, Money, Sex, and Power</i>. New York: Random House. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-375-50062-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-375-50062-6">0-375-50062-6</a>.</li> <li>Ribowsky, Mark (2010). <i>Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations</i>. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-470-26117-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-470-26117-0">978-0-470-26117-0</a>.</li> <li>Weinger, Harry (1994). "Sunshine on a Cloudy Day". The Temptations: <i>Emperors of Soul</i> (CD Box Set). New York: Motown Record Co., L.P.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Williams" title="Otis Williams">Williams, Otis</a> and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). <i>Temptations</i>. 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title="Paul Williams (The Temptations singer)">Paul Williams</a></li> <li>Elbridge Bryant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ruffin" title="David Ruffin">David Ruffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Edwards" title="Dennis Edwards">Dennis Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Owens" class="mw-redirect" title="Ricky Owens">Ricky Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Street" title="Richard Street">Richard Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damon_Harris" title="Damon Harris">Damon Harris</a></li> <li>Glenn Leonard</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Price" title="Louis Price">Louis Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali-Ollie_Woodson" title="Ali-Ollie Woodson">Ali-Ollie Woodson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theo_Peoples" title="Theo Peoples">Theo Peoples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_McGilberry" title="Harry McGilberry">Harry McGilberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington_%22Bo%22_Henderson" title="Barrington "Bo" Henderson">Barrington "Bo" Henderson</a></li> <li><a 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C. Cameron">G. C. Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Herndon" title="Joe Herndon">Joe Herndon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Williamson_(singer)" title="Bruce Williamson (singer)">Bruce Williamson</a></li> <li>Larry Braggs</li> <li>Willie Green</li> <li>Mario Corbino</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Meet_the_Temptations" title="Meet the Temptations">Meet the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Sing_Smokey" title="The Temptations Sing Smokey">The Temptations Sing Smokey</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptin%27_Temptations" title="The Temptin' Temptations">The Temptin' Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gettin%27_Ready" title="Gettin' Ready">Gettin' Ready</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_with_a_Lot_o%27_Soul" title="The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul">The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="The Temptations Wish It Would Rain">The Temptations Wish It Would Rain</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations album)">Cloud Nine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_People" title="Puzzle People">Puzzle People</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack" title="Psychedelic Shack">Psychedelic Shack</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)">Sky's the Limit</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Solid_Rock_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Solid Rock (The Temptations album)">Solid Rock</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Directions" title="All Directions">All Directions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations album)">Masterpiece</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1990_(The_Temptations_album)" title="1990 (The Temptations album)">1990</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Song_for_You_(The_Temptations_album)" title="A Song for You (The Temptations album)">A Song for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(The_Temptations_album)" title="House Party (The Temptations album)">House Party</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wings_of_Love_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Wings of Love (The Temptations album)">Wings of Love</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Do_the_Temptations" class="mw-redirect" title="The Temptations Do the Temptations">The Temptations Do the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hear_to_Tempt_You" title="Hear to Tempt You">Hear to Tempt You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bare_Back" title="Bare Back">Bare Back</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_(Temptations_album)" title="Power (Temptations album)">Power</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(1981_album)" title="The Temptations (1981 album)">The Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reunion_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reunion (The Temptations album)">Reunion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surface_Thrills" title="Surface Thrills">Surface Thrills</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Basics_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Basics (The Temptations album)">Back to Basics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Truly_for_You" title="Truly for You">Truly for You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Touch_Me_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Touch Me (The Temptations album)">Touch Me</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Be_Continued..._(The_Temptations_album)" title="To Be Continued... (The Temptations album)">To Be Continued...</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Together Again (The Temptations album)">Together Again</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Special_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Special (The Temptations album)">Special</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Milestone_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Milestone (The Temptations album)">Milestone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Rising_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Phoenix Rising (The Temptations album)">Phoenix Rising</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ear-Resistible" title="Ear-Resistible">Ear-Resistible</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Awesome_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Awesome (The Temptations album)">Awesome</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Legacy_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Legacy (The Temptations album)">Legacy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still_Here_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Still Here (The Temptations album)">Still Here</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_60" title="Temptations 60">Temptations 60</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cover albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_a_Mellow_Mood" title="The Temptations in a Mellow Mood">The Temptations in a Mellow Mood</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_Lovers_Only_(The_Temptations_album)" title="For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)">For Lovers Only</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reflections_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Reflections (The Temptations album)">Reflections</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_Front_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Back to Front (The Temptations album)">Back to Front</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Time_(The_Temptations_album)" title="All the Time (The Temptations album)">All the Time</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Temptations_Live!" title="Temptations Live!">Temptations Live!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Copa_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at the Copa (The Temptations album)">Live at the Copa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_London%27s_Talk_of_the_Town_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Live at London's Talk of the Town (The Temptations album)">Live at London's Talk of the Town</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_in_Japan" title="The Temptations in Japan">The Temptations in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross_%26_the_Supremes_Join_the_Temptations" title="Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations">Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TCB_(TV_program)" title="TCB (TV program)">TCB</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Show" title="The Temptations Show">The Temptations Show</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Together_(The_Supremes_and_the_Temptations_album)" title="Together (The Supremes and the Temptations album)">Together</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/G.I.T._on_Broadway" title="G.I.T. on Broadway">On Broadway</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_Christmas_Card" title="The Temptations Christmas Card">The Temptations Christmas Card</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Give_Love_at_Christmas" title="Give Love at Christmas">Give Love at Christmas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_and_Found:_You%27ve_Got_to_Earn_It_(1962%E2%80%931968)" title="Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)">Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (The Temptations album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anthology_(The_Temptations_album)" title="Anthology (The Temptations album)">Anthology</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Emperors_of_Soul" title="Emperors of Soul">Emperors of Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Collection_(The_Temptations_album)" title="The Ultimate Collection (The Temptations album)">The Ultimate Collection</a></i></li> <li><i>My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations</i></li> <li><i>Psychedelic Soul</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(US/UK Top 10)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I'm Gonna Make You Love Me">I'm Gonna Make You Love Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runaway_Child,_Running_Wild" title="Runaway Child, Running Wild">Run Away Child, Running Wild</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack_(song)" title="Psychedelic Shack (song)">Psychedelic Shack</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations song)">Masterpiece</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Your_Hair_Down_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)">Let Your Hair Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_People_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Happy People (The Temptations song)">Happy People</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shakey_Ground" title="Shakey Ground">Shakey Ground</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Motown_Song" title="The Motown Song">The Motown Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" (reissue)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_Temptations_band_members" title="List of the Temptations band members">Band members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_(miniseries)" title="The Temptations (miniseries)"><i>The Temptations</i> (miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud" title="Ain't Too Proud"><i>Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Supremes" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Undisputed_Truth" title="The Undisputed Truth">The Undisputed Truth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" title="Norman Whitfield">Norman Whitfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrett_Strong" title="Barrett Strong">Barrett Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:The_Temptations_singles" title="Template:The Temptations singles"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:The_Temptations_singles" title="Template talk:The Temptations singles"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:The_Temptations_singles" title="Special:EditPage/Template:The Temptations singles"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Temptations_singles_discography" class="fn org" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Temptations</a> singles <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations_discography" title="The Temptations discography">discography</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh_Mother_of_Mine" title="Oh Mother of Mine">Oh Mother of Mine</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Check_Yourself" title="Check Yourself">Check Yourself</a>" (1961)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(You%27re_My)_Dream_Come_True" title="(You're My) Dream Come True">(You're My) Dream Come True</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Paradise_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Paradise (The Temptations song)">Paradise</a>" (1962)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_a_Love_I_Can_See" title="I Want a Love I Can See">I Want a Love I Can See</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Farewell_My_Love" title="Farewell My Love">Farewell My Love</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Way_You_Do_the_Things_You_Do" title="The Way You Do the Things You Do">The Way You Do the Things You Do</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Be_in_Trouble" title="I'll Be in Trouble">I'll Be in Trouble</a>" (1964) / "<a href="/wiki/The_Girl%27s_Alright_with_Me" title="The Girl's Alright with Me">The Girl's Alright with Me</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Girl_(Why_You_Wanna_Make_Me_Blue)" title="Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)">Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" (1964)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Growing" title="It's Growing">It's Growing</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Since_I_Lost_My_Baby" title="Since I Lost My Baby">Since I Lost My Baby</a>" (1965) / "<a href="/wiki/You%27ve_Got_to_Earn_It" title="You've Got to Earn It">You've Got to Earn It</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Baby_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Baby (The Temptations song)">My Baby</a>" (1965) / "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Back_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Don't Look Back (The Temptations song)">Don't Look Back</a>" (1965)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Ready_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Get Ready (The Temptations song)">Get Ready</a>" (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_Too_Proud_to_Beg" title="Ain't Too Proud to Beg">Ain't Too Proud to Beg</a>" (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Beauty_Is_Only_Skin_Deep" title="Beauty Is Only Skin Deep">Beauty Is Only Skin Deep</a>" (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(I_Know)_I%27m_Losing_You" title="(I Know) I'm Losing You">(I Know) I'm Losing You</a>" (1966)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_I_Need_(The_Temptations_song)" title="All I Need (The Temptations song)">All I Need</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Everything_(The_Temptations_song)" title="You're My Everything (The Temptations song)">You're My Everything</a>" (1967) / "<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Been_Good_to_You" title="I've Been Good to You">I've Been Good to You</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/(Loneliness_Made_Me_Realize)_It%27s_You_That_I_Need" title="(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need">(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Wish_It_Would_Rain" title="I Wish It Would Rain">I Wish It Would Rain</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Could_Never_Love_Another_(After_Loving_You)" title="I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)">I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Please_Return_Your_Love_to_Me" title="Please Return Your Love to Me">Please Return Your Love to Me</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cloud_Nine_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Cloud Nine (The Temptations song)">Cloud Nine</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song)">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a>" (1968) / "<a href="/wiki/Silent_Night" title="Silent Night">Silent Night</a>" (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Make_You_Love_Me" title="I'm Gonna Make You Love Me">I'm Gonna Make You Love Me</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runaway_Child,_Running_Wild" title="Runaway Child, Running Wild">Runaway Child, Running Wild</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Try_Something_New_(song)" title="I'll Try Something New (song)">I'll Try Something New</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Second_That_Emotion" title="I Second That Emotion">I Second That Emotion</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Get_Next_to_You" title="I Can't Get Next to You">I Can't Get Next to You</a>" (1969)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Weight" title="The Weight">The Weight</a>" (1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_Shack_(song)" title="Psychedelic Shack (song)">Psychedelic Shack</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Why_(Must_We_Fall_in_Love)" title="Why (Must We Fall in Love)">Why (Must We Fall in Love)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ball_of_Confusion_(That%27s_What_the_World_Is_Today)" title="Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)">Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)</a>" (1970)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)" title="Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)">Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Superstar_(Remember_How_You_Got_Where_You_Are)" title="Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)">Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)</a>" (1971)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mother_Nature_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Mother Nature (The Temptations song)">Mother Nature</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>" (1972)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Masterpiece_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Masterpiece (The Temptations song)">Masterpiece</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_Land_(song)" title="Law of the Land (song)">Law of the Land</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Your_Hair_Down_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)">Let Your Hair Down</a>" (1973)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_People_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Happy People (The Temptations song)">Happy People</a>" (1974)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shakey_Ground" title="Shakey Ground">Shakey Ground</a>" (1975)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Glasshouse_(song)" title="Glasshouse (song)">Glasshouse</a>" (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Standing_on_the_Top" title="Standing on the Top">Standing On The Top - Pt. 1</a>" (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treat_Her_Like_a_Lady_(The_Temptations_song)" title="Treat Her Like a Lady (The Temptations song)">Treat Her Like a Lady</a>" (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(re-issue)</span> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lady_Soul_(song)" title="Lady Soul (song)">Lady Soul</a>" (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone" title="Papa Was a Rollin' Stone">Papa Was a Rollin' Stone</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(re-issue)</span> (1987)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Motown_Song" title="The Motown Song">The Motown Song</a>" (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Girl_(The_Temptations_song)" title="My Girl (The Temptations song)">My Girl</a>" <span style="font-size:85%;">(re-issue)</span> (1992)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_The_Temptations" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_The_Temptations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for The Temptations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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(1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodores" title="Commodores">Commodores</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters" title="The Pointer Sisters">The Pointer Sisters</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kool_%26_the_Gang" title="Kool & the Gang">Kool & the Gang</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameo_(band)" title="Cameo (band)">Cameo</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips" title="Gladys Knight & the Pips">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_O%27Jays" title="The O'Jays">The O'Jays</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9!" title="Tony! Toni! Toné!">Tony! Toni! Toné!</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_Biv_DeVoe" title="Bell Biv DeVoe">Bell Biv DeVoe</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/En_Vogue" title="En Vogue">En Vogue</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Edition" title="New Edition">New Edition</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-Ci_%26_JoJo" title="K-Ci & JoJo">K-Ci & JoJo</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TLC_(group)" title="TLC (group)">TLC</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outkast" title="Outkast">Outkast</a> (2003)</li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Performers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Dion_DiMucci" title="Dion DiMucci">Dion</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jones" title="Brian Jones">Brian Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Richards" title="Keith Richards">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart_(musician)" title="Ian Stewart (musician)">Ian Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Taylor" title="Mick Taylor">Mick Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Watts" title="Charlie Watts">Charlie Watts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Wood" title="Ronnie Wood">Ronnie Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wyman" title="Bill Wyman">Bill 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