Gordy Records 1972 – G 962L
All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy
(Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.
The LP features the hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",
a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single.
"Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance
by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance
for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental
version of "Papa" on the single's b-side
credits:
Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor/baritone)
Damon Harris – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone)
The Andantes – additional background vocals on "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"
Norman Whitfield – producer
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Billy Cooper, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin (aka Wah Wah Watson),
Robert Ward, Paul Warren, Robert White, Eddie Willis – guitars
Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones, Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith – drums
Earl Van Dyke – piano
Johnny Griffith – organ
Bob Babbitt, James Jamerson, Leroy Taylor – bass
Jack Ashford – tambourine, maracas, sticks, etc.
Jack Brokensha – timpani, vibes, bells, gourd
Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongo, conga
Maurice Davis – trumpet
Recorded May 15, June 14, June 22 and 28, 1972
Studio Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
tracklist:
A1 Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
2:56
A2 Run Charlie Run
Written-By – Jan Forman, C. Maurice King*
2:59
A3 Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
11:46
B1 Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*
2:38
B2 I Ain't Got Nothin'
Written-By – Evans King, C. Maurice King*
3:30
B3 The First Time Ever
Written-By – Ewan Maccoll
3:59
B4 Mother Nature
Written-By – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
2:54
B5 Do Your Thing
Written-By – Isaac Hayes
2:52