THE TEMPTATIONS MEET THE TEMPTATIONS

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Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by The Temptations

 for the Gordy (Motown) label.It includes most of the group's 

early singles except for the first, "Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,

 "Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);

 as well as the single "Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"),

 in which the group is credited as The Pirates. Also included is

 the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".

credits:

Released March 20, 1964

Recorded Spring 1961 - January 1964

Producer Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, 

Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield

Design, Photography By [Cover] – Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

    Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

    Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)

    Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

    Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

 (all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")

    Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) 

("The Way You Do the Things You Do")

    Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")

    Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")

tracks list:

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do

    Producer – William Robinson* Written By – Robert Rogers,

 William Robinson* 2:43

A2 I Want A Love I Can See

    Producer, Written-By – William Robinson* 2:30

A3 Dream Come True

    Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:54

A4 Paradise

    Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:49

A5 May I Have This Dance

    Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Janie Bradford,

 Norman Whitfield 2:10

A6 Isn't She Pretty

    Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Berry Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, 

Otis Williams 2:42

B1 Just Let Me Know

    Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:54

B2 Your Wonderful Love

    Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:49

B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See

    Producer – Norman Whitfield Written By – Norman Whitfield, 

William Robinson* 2:19

B4 Check Yourself

    Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Berry Gordy, Elbridge Bryant, 

Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams 2:45

B5 Slow Down Heart

    Producer, Written-By – William Robinson* 2:33

B6 Farewell, My Love

    Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:24

 

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