WAS A MINUTE
Meet the Temptations
is the debut
studio album by
for the Gordy
(Motown)
label released in 1964.
It includes most of
the group's early singles,
excluding only 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.
The album consists
entirely of
previously released singles,
including the group's
first hit single,
"The Way You Do the Things You Do".
The lineup on the cover
features
Eddie Kendricks,
Melvin Franklin,
Paul Williams,
Otis Williams,
and newest
Temptation
Davis (later David) Ruffin.
Ruffin had just joined
the act three months
before this album
was released,
and actually
only appears on
"The Way You Do The Things You Do".
The other tracks
all feature original
Temptation
Elbridge "Al" Bryant,
who was fired
from the group
in December 1963.
TRACKLIST
The Way You Do The Things You Do
I Want A Love I Can See
(You're My)
Dream Come True
Paradise
May I Have This Dance
Isn't She Pretty
Just Let Me Know
Your Wonderful Love
The Further You Look, The Less You See
Check Yourself
Slow Down Heart
Farewell My Love
Oh, Mother of Mine
Romance Without Finance
Mind Over Matter
(I'm Gonna Make You Mine)
(as The Pirates)
A Tear From A Woman's Eyes
I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
Witchcraft
(For Your Love)
Don't Look Back
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