Temptations discography

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After the Grammy-wining single "Cloud Nine", record producer Norman Whitfield took The Temptations deep into psychedelic soul territory, including the LP Psychedelic Shack, released in 1970.
After the Grammy-wining single "Cloud Nine", record producer Norman Whitfield took The Temptations deep into psychedelic soul territory, including the LP Psychedelic Shack, released in 1970.

This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by Motown singing group The Temptations. Thirty-seven of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US; four of them reached #1.

Contents

[edit] Singles

[edit] Otis Williams & The Siberians

  • 1958: "Pecos Kid"

[edit] The Distants

  • 1959: "Come On" (with The Andantes) (Northern Records)
  • 1960: "Open Your Heart" (Northern Records)

[edit] The Temptations

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

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

[edit] 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 US chart US R&B chart UK chart
1970 "Psychedelic Shack" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franklin		 7 2
1970 "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" (UK only single)
(Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations)		 Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks n/a n/a 31
1970 "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)" Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,
Eddie Kendricks, and Melvin Franklin		 3 2
1970 "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)" Dennis Edwards and Melvin Franklin 33 8
1970 "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
1971 "It's Summer" Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Melvin Franklin 51 29
1971 "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franlkin		 18 8
1972 "Take A Look Around" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Otis Williams		 30 10
1972 "Mother Nature" Dennis Edwards 92 27
1972 "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On"
(b-side of "Mother Nature")		 Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, Otis Williams,
and Melvin Franlkin		 27
1972 "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franlkin		 1 5
1973 "Masterpiece" Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franlkin
(Spoken introduction by Otis Williams)		 7 1
1973 "Plastic Man Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
Damon Harris, and Melvin Franlkin		 40 8
1973 "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" Richard Street 35 2
1973 "Law of the Land" (UK only single)
 Dennis Edwards, Richard Street,
and Damon Harris		 n/a n/a
1973 "Let Your Hair Down"
(instrumentation by Rose Royce)		 Dennis Edwards 27 1
1975 "Heavenly" Richard Street and Damon Harris 43 8
1974 "You've Got My Soul on Fire" Dennis Edwards 74 8
1974 "Happy People"
(instrumentation by "The Temptations Band": The Commodores)		 Dennis Edwards 40 1
1975 "Shakey Ground"
(instrumentation by The Eddie Hazel Band)		 Dennis Edwards 26 1
1975 "Glasshouse" Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, and Richard Street 37 9
1976 "Keep Holdin' On" Dennis Edwards 54 3
1976 "Up The Creek (Without A Paddle)" Dennis Edwards 94 21
1976 "Who Are You (and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)" Dennis Edwards 22

[edit] Atlantic Records releases

The following four singles were released by Atlantic Records.

  • 1977: "In A Lifetime" (R&B #21)
  • 1978: "Think For Yourself" (R&B #58)
  • 1978: "Bare Back" (R&B #42)
  • 1978: "Ever Ready Love" (R&B #31)

[edit] Motown releases

The Temptations return to Motown and the Gordy label.

  • 1980: "Power" (US #43)(R&B #11)
  • 1980: "Struck By Lightning Twice" (R&B #55)
  • 1980: "Take Me Away" (R&B #69)
  • 1981: "Aiming At Your Heart" (US #67) (R&B #36)
  • 1981: "Oh What A Night" (US #104)
  • 1982: "Standing On The Top - Pt. 1" (featuring Rick James, from the 1982 Reunion album/tour with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks) (US #66) (R&B #6)
  • 1982: "More On The Inside" (from the 1982 Reunion album/tour with Ruffin and Kendricks) (R&B #82)
  • 1983: "Love On My Mind Tonight" (US #88) (R&B #17)
  • 1983: "Surface Thrills"
  • 1983: "Miss Busy Body (Get Your Body Busy)" (R&B #67)
  • 1983: "Sail Away" (US #54)(R&B #13)
  • 1984: "Treat Her Like A Lady" (US #48; UK #12; R&B #2)
  • 1985: "My Love Is True (Truly For You)" (R&B #14)
  • 1985: "How Can You Say That It's Over" (R&B #81)
  • 1985: "Do You Really Love Your Baby" (R&B #14)
  • 1986: "Touch Me" (R&B #63)
  • 1986: "A Fine Mess" (R&B #63)
  • 1986: "Lady Soul" (US #47) (R&B #4)
  • 1986: "To Be Continued..." (R&B #25)
  • 1987: "Someone" (R&B #45)

The Gordy label is absorbed into the main Motown label.

  • 1987: "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" (R&B #3)
  • 1987: "Look What You Started" (R&B #8)
  • 1988: "Do You Wanna Go With Me" (R&B #53)
  • 1989: "All I Want From You" (R&B #16)
  • 1989: "Special" (R&B #10)
  • 1990: "Soul To Soul" (R&B #12)
  • 1990: "One Step At A Time"
  • 1991: "The Motown Song" (US #10) Rod Stewart (with The Temptations): issued on Warner Brothers
  • 1991: "The Jones'" (R&B #41)
  • 1992: "Hoops Of Fire" (R&B #68)
  • 1994: "Error of Our Ways" (R&B #86)

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

  • 1995: "Silent Night" (R&B #16)
  • 1998: "Stay" (US #120) (R&B #28)
  • 1999: "This Is My Promise" (R&B #54)
  • 1999: "How He Could Hurt You" (R&B #57)
  • 2000: "I'm Here" (R&B #40)

[edit] Albums

[edit] Motown releases

All Temptations albums until 1977 were released on the Gordy label except for the four Supremes/Temptations collaborative albums, which were released on Motown..

[edit] Atlantic Records releases

The following two albums were released by Atlantic Records.

  • 1978: Bare Back
  • 1978: Hear To Tempt You

[edit] Motown releases

The Temptations return to Motown and the Gordy label.

The Gordy label is absorbed into the main Motown label.

[edit] New Door release

  • 2006: Reflections

[edit] Compilations

All Motown releases
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