TEMPTATIONS - MY GIRL / NOBODY BUT MY BABY 45 RPM GORDY UNPLAYED 1965

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THE TEMPTATIONS

45 RPM

GORDY RECORDS
7038

A-SIDE

MY GIRL

PEAK  # 1  BILLBOARD HOT 100  13  WEEKS ON CHART

B-SIDE

(TALKING 'BOUT)
NOBODY BUT MY BABY

CONDITION:  MINT  "UN-PLAYED"

CONDITION:  LABEL  NEAR MINT

CONDITION:  BROWN SLEEVE  NEAR MINT
COMES  with  PLASTIC COVER
ALSO INCLUDES JUKEBOX TITLE STRIP

FORMAT: 7" 45 SINGLE   
ARTIST:  THE TEMPTATIONS  
TITLE:  MY GIRL 
                  /  (TALKING 'BOUT)  NOBODY BUT MY BABY     
LABEL:  GORDY     
NUMBER:  7038    
LABEL DESCRIPTION:  STOCK COPY
GRADE:  MINT  (New Buy)   "UN-PLAYED"
ADDITIONAL NOTES  ORIGINAL COPY-NOT A REISSUE!!!
ADDITIONAL INFO:   The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.

The Temptations The "Classic 5" lineup of the Temptations: David Ruffin (bottom left), Melvin Franklin (top left), Paul Williams (top right), Otis Williams (bottom right), and Eddie Kendricks (center) c. 1965. Background information Also known as The Elgins, The Pirates Origin Detroit, Michigan, US Genres Rhythm and blues, soul, funk,doo-wop, rock and roll Years active 1960–present Labels Warwick, Miracle, Gordy, Motown, Atlantic, New Door Associated acts The Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, The Four Tops, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards

Known for their choreography, distinct harmonies, and flashy wardrobe, the group was highly influential to the evolution of R&B and soul music. Having sold tens of millions of albums, the Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history. As of 2015, the Temptations continue to perform with one living original member, Otis Williams, still in the lineup.

Featuring five male vocalists and dancers (save for brief periods with less or more members), the group formed in 1960 in Detroit, Michigan under the name "The Elgins". The original founding members were originally members of two rival Detroit vocal groups: Otis Williams, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, and Melvin Franklin of Otis Williams & the Distants, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams of the Primes. In 1964, Bryant was replaced by David Ruffin, who was the lead vocalist on a number of the group's biggest hits, including "My Girl" (1964), "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (1966), and "I Wish It Would Rain" (1967). Ruffin was replaced in 1968 by Dennis Edwards, with whom the group continued to record hit records such as "Cloud Nine" (1969) and "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)" (1970). The group's lineup has changed frequently since the departures of Kendricks and Paul Williams from the act in 1971. Later members of the group have included singers such as Richard Street, Damon Harris, Ron Tyson, and Ali-Ollie Woodson, with whom the group scored a late-period hit in 1984 with "Treat Her Like a Lady".

Over the course of their career, the Temptations have released four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and fourteen R&B number-one singles, and their material has earned them three Grammy Awards. The Temptations were the first Motown recording act to win a Grammy Award - for "Cloud Nine" in 1969 - and in 2013 received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Six of the Temptations (Edwards, Franklin, Kendricks, Ruffin, Otis Williams and Paul Williams) were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Three classic Temptations songs, "My Girl", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", are among The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Temptations were also ranked at number 68 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of all time.

History

Origins

Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams started singing together in church as children. By their teenage years, they formed a doo-wop quartet in 1955 with Kell Osborne and Wiley Waller, naming themselves the Cavaliers. After Waller left the group in 1957, the remaining trio left Birmingham to break into the music business. The group settled at 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. Jenkins later created the "sister group", The Primettes, later known as the Supremes. Kendricks was already seen as a "matinee idol" in the Detroit area while Williams was well received for his baritone vocals. Texas 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. Shortly after its release, the group changed its name to The El Domingoes. Following this, Montgomery native Melvin Franklin replaced Arthur Walton as bass vocalist and Franklin's cousin, Detroit-born Richard Street, replaced Vernard Plain as lead singer. Signing with Johnnie Mae Matthews' Northern Records, the group had their name changed again to The Distants.

The group recorded two Northern singles including "Come On" (1959) and "Alright" (1960). 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. Following the release of "Alright", Matthews appointed Williams the group leader, and the group's name was changed to Otis Williams & The Distants. During this period, both the Primes and Distants were influenced by other vocal groups including the Miracles. Other inspirations included the Cadillacs, Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the Drifters, and the Isley Brothers. 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 Berry Gordy to sign with Motown Records, 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.

The Temptations discography The Temptations perform on
The Ed Sullivan Show circa 1969 Studio albums 43 Live albums 4 Compilation albums 15 Singles 109 Soundtrack albums 3

Singles

Otis Williams & The Siberians

• 1958: "Pecos Kid" b/w "All Of My Life"

The Distants

• 1959: "Come On" b/w "Always" (with The Andantes)
• 1960: "Open Your Heart" b/w "All Right"

Both singles originally released locally on the Northern label, then nationally on Warwick

The Temptations

1960s Motown releases

The following singles were released on Motown's Gordy label except for the following: "Oh Mother of Mine" and "Check Yourself" were released on Miracle, "Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)" was released on Mel-o-dy, and the three American-issued Supremes/Temptations duets were released on Motown. "I Second That Emotion" was released only in the United Kingdom on Tamla-Motown. Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US US
R&B UK 1961 "Oh Mother of Mine" Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks — — — "Check Yourself" Paul Williams, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin — — — 1962 "Dream Come True" Eddie Kendricks — 22 — "Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)"
(credited as The Pirates) Eddie Kendricks — — — "Paradise" Eddie Kendricks 122 — — 1963 "I Want A Love I Can See" Paul Williams — — — "Farewell My Love" Paul Williams — — — 1964 "The Way You Do the Things You Do" Eddie Kendricks 11 1* — "I'll Be in Trouble" / Eddie Kendricks 33 22* — "The Girl's Alright with Me"
(B-side of "I'll Be In Trouble" ) Eddie Kendricks 102 39* — "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" Eddie Kendricks 26 11* — "My Girl" David Ruffin 1 1 43 1965 "It's Growing"
(additional background vocals by The Andantes) David Ruffin 18 3 45 "Since I Lost My Baby" / David Ruffin 17 4 — "You've Got to Earn It"
(B-side of "Since I Lost My Baby") Eddie Kendricks 123 22 — "My Baby" / David Ruffin 13 4 — "Don’t Look Back"
(B-side of "My Baby") Paul Williams 83 15 — 1966 "Get Ready" Eddie Kendricks 29 1 10 "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" David Ruffin 13 1 21 "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" David Ruffin 3 1 18 "(I Know) I'm Losing You" David Ruffin 8 1 19 1967 "All I Need" David Ruffin 8 2 — "You're My Everything" / Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin 6 3 26 "I've Been Good To You""
(B-side of "You're My Everything") Eddie Kendricks 124 — — "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" David Ruffin, Paul Williams,
Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin
and Eddie Kendricks 14 3 — 1968 "I Wish It Would Rain" / David Ruffin 4 1 45 "I Truly, Truly Believe"
(B-side of "I Wish It Would Rain") Melvin Franklin 116 41 — "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" David Ruffin 13 1 47 "Please Return Your Love To Me" Eddie Kendricks 26 4 — "Cloud Nine" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 6 2 15 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" / Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams
and Otis Williams — — — "Silent Night"
(B-side of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") Eddie Kendricks — — — 1969 "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks
(Spoken interlude by Otis Williams) 2 2 3 "Runaway Child, Running Wild" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 6 1 — "I'll Try Something New"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks 25 8 — "Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 20 2 — "I Second That Emotion"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks — — 18 "I Can't Get Next to You" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 1 1 13 "The Weight"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks,
and Paul Williams 46 4 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

(*) Denotes information derived from the Cashbox R&B chart, as there was no Billboard R&B Singles Chart from November 1963 to January 1965. When theBillboard R&B singles chart was reinstated on January 30, 1965, The Temptations' "My Girl" was the first #1 hit on the new chart.

1970s Motown releases

The following singles were released on Motown's Gordy label except for "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" and "Law of the Land", released on Tamla-Motown in the United Kingdom. Lead vocalists are identified for each of the following singles.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US US R&B US AC UK 1970 "Psychedelic Shack" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 7 2 — 33 "Why (Must We Fall in Love)"
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations) Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks — — — 31 "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, and Melvin Franklin 3 2 — 7 "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)" / Dennis Edwards 33 8 — — "Hum Along and Dance"
(B-side of "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)") Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks,
Otis Williams, and Melvin Franklin — — — — 1971 "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams 1 1 33 8 "It's Summer" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street
and Melvin Franklin 51 29 — — "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin 18 8 — 32 1972 "Take a Look Around" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Otis Williams 30 10 — 13 "Mother Nature" / Dennis Edwards 92 27 — — "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On"
(B-side of "Mother Nature") Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin — 27 — — "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin 1 5 — 14 1973 "Masterpiece" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin
(Spoken introduction by Otis Williams) 7 1 — — "Plastic Man" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin 40 8 — — "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" Richard Street 35 2 — — "Law of the Land" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
and Damon Harris — — — 41 "Let Your Hair Down"
(instrumentation by Rose Royce) Dennis Edwards 27 1 — — 1974 "Heavenly" Richard Street and Damon Harris 43 8 — — "You've Got My Soul on Fire" Dennis Edwards 74 8 — — "Happy People"
(instrumentation by "The Temptations Band": The Commodores) Dennis Edwards and Melvin Franklin 40 1 — — 1975 "Shakey Ground"
(instrumentation by The Eddie Hazel Band) Dennis Edwards 26 1 — — "Glasshouse" Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams,
Richard Street, Melvin Franklin
and Damon Harris 37 9 — — 1976 "Keep Holdin' On" Dennis Edwards 54 3 — — "Up The Creek (Without A Paddle)" Dennis Edwards 94 21 — — "Who Are You (and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)" Dennis Edwards — 22 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Atlantic Records releases

The following four singles were released by Atlantic Records.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US R&B 1977 "In a Lifetime" Glenn Leonard 21 1978 "Think for Yourself" Louis Price 58 "Bare Back" Richard Street and Glenn Leonard 42 "Ever Ready Love" Glenn Leonard 31 Motown releases

The Temptations return to Motown and the Gordy label.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US US R&B US AC UK 1980 "Power" Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard,
Melvin Franklin & Richard Street 43 11 — — "Struck By Lightning Twice" Dennis Edwards — 55 — — "Take Me Away"
(from the movie Loving Couples) Glenn Leonard — 69 — — 1981 "Aiming At Your Heart" Richard Street and Glenn Leonard 67 36 — — "Oh What a Night" Richard Street 104 — — — 1982 "Standing On The Top - Pt. 1"
(featuring Rick James) Rick James, Dennis Edwards,
David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks,
Richard Street,and Melvin Franklin 66 6 — 53 "More On The Inside" Dennis Edwards — 82 — — 1983 "Love On My Mind Tonight" Dennis Edwards 88 17 — — "Miss Busy Body (Get Your Body Busy)" Dennis Edwards — 67 — — "Sail Away" Ron Tyson 54 13 17 — 1984 "Treat Her Like a Lady" Ali-Ollie Woodson 48 2 — 12 1985 "My Love is True (Truly for You)" Ron Tyson — 14 — 84 "How Can You Say That It's Over" Ron Tyson and Ali-Ollie Woodson — 81 — — "Do You Really Love Your Baby" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 14 — 88 1986 "Touch Me" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 63 — — "A Fine Mess" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 63 28 — "My Girl" (re-issue) David Ruffin — — 27 92 "I'm Fascinated" Richard Street — — — 84 "Lady Soul" Ali-Ollie Woodson 47 4 — — "To Be Continued..." Ali-Ollie Woodson — 25 — — 1987 "Someone" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 45 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

The Gordy label is absorbed into the main Motown label.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US US R&B US AC UK 1987 "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" Dennis Edwards — 3 36 90 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (re-issue) Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Melvin Franklin and Damon Harris — — — 31 "Look What You Started" Dennis Edwards — 8 — 63 1988 "Do You Wanna Go With Me" Dennis Edwards — 53 — — 1989 "All I Want From You" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 16 — 71 "Special" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 10 — — 1990 "Soul to Soul" Ali-Ollie Woodson and Ron Tyson — 12 — — 1991 "The Motown Song"
(Rod Stewart ft. the Temptations; issued on Warner Bros) Rod Stewart and Ali-Ollie Woodson 10 — 3 — "The Jones" Otis Williams, Ron Tyson
and Ali-Ollie Woodson — 41 — 69 1992 "My Girl" (re-issue) David Ruffin — — — 2 "Hoops of Fire" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 68 — — 1994 "Error of Our Ways" Ali-Ollie Woodson — 86 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

The following album cuts all charted, but were not available as commercially issued singles.

Year Song title Lead vocal Peak chart positions US
R&B US
Urban AC 1995 "Silent Night" Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards
and Glenn Leonard 16 — 1998 "Stay" Theo Peoples, Terry Weeks
and Ron Tyson 28 1 1999 "This Is My Promise" Theo Peoples 54 — "How Could He Hurt You" Barrington "Bo" Henderson 57 — 2000 "I'm Here" Terry Weeks 40 — 2007 "How Deep Is Your Love" Ron Tyson — 38 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

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