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The Temptations Show
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 1969
Recorded1969
Genre Soul, pop
Length42:47
Label Gordy
GS 933
ProducerJackie Barnett
The Temptations chronology
Cloud Nine
(1969)
The Temptations Show
(1969)
Puzzle People/ Together
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

The Temptations Show was a one-hour syndicated television special starring Motown singing group The Temptations, which aired on July 10, 1969. [2] Produced by Motown Productions, it guest-starred George Kirby and Kaye Stevens.

Among the featured musical numbers were Temptations singles such as " Get Ready", " Cloud Nine", and " Run Away Child, Running Wild", pop standards such as " Ol' Man River" and " Swanee"., and a closing number, "Somebody's Keepin' Score", featuring an (early) "rap" by all three stars. Along with the TCB special in 1968, which featured both the Temptations and Diana Ross & The Supremes, this was one of Dennis Edwards' first appearances with the group. A soundtrack of the show was released on Motown's Gordy label as GS 933 that same year. The soundtrack was also issued on 8-Track GOR-8-1933

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Opening - Get Ready"2:43
2."Medley: Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) / Beauty is Only Skin Deep / You're My Everything / My Girl / Ain't Too Proud to Beg"5:05
3."Temptations Introduction"0:35
4."I've Got To Be Me"2:33
5." Cloud Nine"3:07
6." For Once in My Life" (with Kaye Stevens)2:55
7." Try It Baby" (with Kaye Stevens)2:40
8."When I Lay My Burdens Down" (with George Kirby)6:12
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Medley: The Best Things In Life Are Free / Life"2:03
2."Monologue And Medley: Ol' Man River / Swanee / Old Folks"5:11
3."Comedy Routine: Hello, Young Lovers / Cloud Nine / If I Didn't Care" (with George Kirby)5:09
4."Runaway Child, Running Wild"3:04
5."Finale: Somebody's Keepin' Score" (with Kaye Stevens & George Kirby)3:25

References

  1. ^ "The Temptations Show". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. p. 199. ISBN  978-0-470-26117-0.