TCB (TV program)

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TCB
Soundtrack by Diana Ross & the Supremes with The Temptations
Released	December 2, 1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Pop/Soul
Length	41:00
Label	Motown MS 682
Producer(s)	Motown Productions, Inc. George Schlatter-Ed Friendly Productions
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Supremes chronology
Love Child (1968)	TCB (1968)	Let The Sunshine In (1969)
Temptations chronology
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968)	TCB (1968)	Live at the Copa (1968)

TCB was a 1968 live television special produced by Motown Productions and George Schlatter-Ed Friendly Productions. The special was a musical revue starring Motown's two most popular groups at the time, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Containing a combination of showtunes, specially prepared numbers, and popular Motown hits, the special was taped before a live studio audience in September 1968 and originally broadcast December 9, 1968 on NBC, sponsored by the Timex watch corporation. The title of the program uses a then-popular acronym, "TCB", which stands for "Taking Care of Business".

Contents 1 Overview 2 Cast 3 Program 4 Tracklist for the TCB soundtrack 4.1 Side one 4.2 Side two 5 Chart history

[edit] Overview

The special was one of a number of Supremes/Temptations joint projects during the late-1960s. The Supremes had recently replaced Florence Ballard with Cindy Birdsong and The Temptations had just switched David Ruffin with Dennis Edwards, and doing a high-profile television special such as this one helped to familiarize the audience with the new members. In addition, since the Supremes had a primarily White American audience and the Temptations a primarily Black audience, the special allowed the audiences of each to cross over to and augment the audiences of the other. Finally, the special was a major showcase for Diana Ross, designed as one of the first steps towards launching her impending solo career, which officially began in January 1970.

Among the program's highlights were Diana Ross' "Afro Vogue" solo spot, Paul Williams' emotionally-charged rendition of "For Once in My Life", a cover by both groups of the Aretha Franklin version of Otis Redding's "Respect", and then-new Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards' lead performance on "(I Know) I'm Losing You", a song considered a signature for his predecessor David Ruffin.

A soundtrack album, TCB – The Original Cast Soundtrack was released a week before the special aired on December 10 and reached #1 on the U.S. pop albums chart. A follow-up television special and album, G.I.T. on Broadway, were created the following year.

[edit] Cast

• Diana Ross & the Supremes:
  • Diana Ross
  • Mary Wilson
  • Cindy Birdsong
• The Temptations:
  • Dennis Edwards
  • Eddie Kendricks
  • Paul Williams
  • Melvin Franklin
  • Otis Williams

[edit] Program

1. "TCB"
2. "Stop! In the Name of Love"
3. Introduction of Diana Ross & the Supremes
4. "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
5. Introduction of the Temptations/"Get Ready"
6. Introduction of Diana Ross/"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
7. Medley: "Respect"/"Reflections"/"Afro-Vogue"/"Somewhere"/"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
8. Introduction of the Temptations
9. "Hello, Young Lovers"
10. "For Once in My Life"
11. "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
12. "With a Song in My Heart"/"Without a Song"
13. Medley: "Come See About Me"/"My World Is Empty Without You"/"Baby Love"
14. "I Hear a Symphony"
15. "The Impossible Dream"

[edit] Tracklist for the TCB soundtrack

Lead vocalists on each track are identified by superscripts: (a) Diana Ross, (b) Dennis Edwards, (c) Eddie Kendricks, (d) Paul Williams, (e) Temptations ensemble, (f) Mary Wilson

[edit] Side one

1. "TCB" (Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan) - 2:55 ^{a, e}
2. "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 1:12 ^a
3. Introduction of Diana Ross & the Supremes - 0:55
4. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 1:48 ^a
5. Introduction of the Temptations/"Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) - 2:34 ^c
6. Introduction of Diana Ross/"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Robinson, Robert Rogers) - 3:23 ^{a, c}
7. Medley - 5:15
   1. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scot, Ric Marlow) ^c
   2. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) ^a
   3. "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) ^{a, f}
8. "Respect" (Otis Redding) - 2:37 ^{d, a}
9. "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) - 3:07 ^a

[edit] Side two

1. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr.) - 2:05 ^b
2. Introduction of the Temptations - 0:45
3. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:17 ^e
4. "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Muller) - 3:43 ^d
5. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Whitfield, E. Holland) - 3:07 ^b
6. "With a Song in My Heart/Without a Song" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) - 3:00 ^a
7. Medley (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:20 ^a
   1. "Come See About Me"
   2. "My World Is Empty Without You"
   3. "Baby Love"
8. "I Hear a Symphony" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:47 ^a
9. "The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh)- 3:10 ^{a, d}

[edit] Chart history

Name	Chart (1968 - 1969)	Peak position
TCB	U.S. Pop Albums Chart	1
TCB	U.S. R&B Albums Chart	1
TCB	UK Albums Chart	11