Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – The Temptations Lyrics
13 Jan 2010


Album: Sky’s the Limit
Genre: Soul
Lyrics By: Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
Released: January, 1971

 

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) is the second single of the album Sky’s the Limit by The Temptations. The song was a number one hit in Billboard during 70s. Besides that, it was ranked at #359 on the 500 Greates Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine. The single has been covered different times but one of the most interesting was made by the Rolling Stones into their album Some Girls which was released six years later. Other important singles by this group, one of the most successful acts to record for Motown are: My Girl, Get Ready, Papa was a Rollin’ Stone, Happy People and I’m gonna make you love me.

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Get Ready – The Temptations Lyrics
11 Aug 2009


Album: Gettin’ Ready
Genre: Soul, Funk
Writer: Smokey Robinson
Released: February, 1966

 

Get Ready is song written by the American singer, songwriter and producer William Smokey Robinson, Jr that make popular both Rare Earth in 1970 and The Tempations in 1966. This band included the cover version in their album with same title on November, 1966 and recorded again in 1990 with lead vocals by Ron Tyson and Ali-Ollie Woodson. The album also included other popular songs like Ain’t Too Proud to Beg, Too Busy Thinking About My Baby and I’ve Been Good to You. This american band formed in the 60s in Detroit Michigan. Their genres have been Soul, Funk, Rock and Roll and R&B. During the next month and October, 2009 they are at Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV from September 17th and September 20th, and at UNLV Soccer Field next October 2nd, 6th and 9th.

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My Girl – The Temptations Lyrics
28 Jan 2009


Album: The Temptations Sing Smokey
Genre: Soul
Writers: Ronald White, Smokey Robinson
Released: December, 1964

My Girl represented the first number one hit by The Temptations in the United States. The song was released on the album: The Temptations Sing Smokey released on December 21st, 1964 as B-Side of (Talking Bout) Nobody But My Baby. The one was used on the Born on the Fourth of July movie, the adaptation of the best seller  with same titled written by Ron Kovin and starred by To Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick and Raymond J. Barry. Other artists who have used this song are: Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Starting from Feb 2009 until October, The Tempations will be on Tour through United States.

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