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My Girl by The Temptations

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The Temptations May Refer To At Least Two Groups

1. The Temptations Are An American Motown Singing Group Whose Repertoire Has Included Doo-Wop Soul Psychedelia Funk Disco Rnb And Adult Contemporary. Formed In Detroit Michigan In 1960 As The Elgins. The Group Known For Its Finely Tuned Choreography Distinct Harmonies And Stylish Suits Has Been Said To Be As Influential To Soul As The Beatles Are To Rock. Having Sold An Estimated 22 Million Albums By 1982 The Temptations Are One Of The Most Successful Groups In Black Music History And Were The Definitive Male Vocal Group Of The 1960s. In Addition They Have The Second-Longest Tenure On Motown Behind Stevie Wonder As They Were With The Label For A Total Of 40 Years 16 Years From 1961 To 1977 And 24 More From 1980 To 2004 From 1977 To 1980 They Were Signed To Atlantic Records. As Of 2005 The Temptations Continue To Perform For Universal Records With Only One Original Member Founder Otis Williams In Its Lineup.

Like Its Sister Group The Supremes The Temptations' Lineup Has Changed Frequently Over The Years. The Original Group Included Members Of Two Local Detroit Vocal Groups Second Tenorbaritone Otis Williams First Tenor Elbridge Bryant And Bass Melvin Franklin From The Distants And First Tenorfalsetto Eddie Kendricks And Second Tenorbaritone Paul Williams No Relation To Otis From The Primes. Among The Most Notable Future Temptations Were Lead Singers David Ruffin And Dennis Edwards Both Of Whom Became Successful Motown Solo Artists After Leaving The Group As Did Kendricks Richard Street Another Former Distant Damon Harris Ron Tyson Ali-Ollie Woodson Theo Peoples And G.C. Cameron.

Over The Course Of Their Career The Temptations Have Released Four Number-One Pop Hit Singles And 14 Number-One R&B Hit Singles And Their Material Has Earned Them Three Grammy Awards. Most Of The Early Temptations Hits Including "The Way You Do The Things You Do" "My Girl" And "Get Ready" Were Written And Produced By Smokey Robinson And Other Members Of The Miracles While Composerproducer Norman Whitfield And Lyricists Eddie Holland And Barrett Strong Crafted Most Of The Group's Later Hits Including "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" "I Wish It Would Rain" "Cloud Nine" "I Can't Get Next To You" "Just My Imagination Running Away With Me" And "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone".

2. There Was Also A 50s Doo-Wop Group From New York Named The Temptations. They Are Best Remembered For Their 1960 Top 40 Hit "Barbara. After This Hit Lead Singer Neil Stevens Went Solo. . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: My Girl

"My Girl" Is A 1964 Song Recorded By The Temptations For The Gordy Motown Label Which Became A Number One Hit In 1965. Written And Produced By The Miracles Members Smokey Robinson And Ronald White The Song Became The Temptations' First U.S. Number-One Single And Is Today Their Signature Song. Robinson's Inspiration For Writing This Song Was His Wife Miracles Member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The Song Was Later Featured On The Album Anthology. Recording And Success
The Recorded Version Of "My Girl" Was The First Temptations Single To Feature David Ruffin On Lead Vocals. Previously Eddie Kendricks And Paul Williams Had Performed Most Of The Group's Lead Vocals And Ruffin Had Joined The Group As A Replacement For Former Temptation Elbridge "Al" Bryant. While On Tour As Part Of The Motortown Revue A Collective Tour For Most Of The Motown Roster Smokey Robinson Caught The Temptations' Part Of The Show. The Group Had Included A Medley Of Soul Standards In The Show One Of Which The Drifters' "Under The Boardwalk" Was A Solo Spot For Ruffin. Impressed Robinson Decided To Produce A Single With Ruffin Singing Lead. Robinson Saw Ruffin As A "sleeping Giant" In The Group With A Unique Voice That Was "mellow" Yet "gruff". Robinson Thought That If He Could Write Just The Perfect Song For Ruffin's Voice Then He Could Have A Smash Hit.. The Song Was To Be Something That Ruffin Could "belt Out" Yet Something That Was Also "melodic And Sweet". After Some Persuasion From Ruffin's Bandmates Robinson Had The Temptations Record "My Girl" Instead Of The Miracles And Recruited Ruffin To Sing The Lead Vocals. "My Girl" Climbed To The Top Of The U.S. Pop Charts After Its Christmas Time 1964 Release Making It The Temptations' First Number-One Hit. The Single Was Also The First Number-One Hit On The Reinstated Billboard R&B Singles Chart Which Had Gone On An Eighteen-Month Hiatus From 1963 To 1965. The Success Of This Single Launched A Series Of Ruffin-Led Hits Including "It's Growing" 1965 "Since I Lost My Baby" 1965 "My Baby" 1965 "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" 1966 "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" 1966 " I Know I'm Losing You" 1966 "All I Need" 1967 " Loneliness Made Me Realize It's You That I Need" 1967 "I Wish It Would Rain" 1967 And "I Could Never Love Another After Loving You " 1968 . The Former Background Figure Quickly Became The Group's Main And Excepting Irregular Leads By Kendricks And Williams Only Lead Singer By The End Of 1965. After Many Ruffin-Led Hits He Started To Develop A Large Ego. He Was Later Fired From The Group See The Temptations Main Article For More Details . In 2004 "My Girl" Was Ranked Number 88 On Rolling Stone Magazine's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Covers And Other Uses The Following Year Otis Redding Brought More Of A Traditional Blues Flavor To The Song In His Cover Of "My Girl". This Version Produced By Steve Cropper Was Featured On Redding's Critically Acclaimed Album Otis Blue Otis Redding Sings Soul. The Album Featured A Number Of Classic Soul And R&B Covers As Well As Several Original Songs Including The Future Aretha Franklin Hit "Respect" . "My Girl" Wasn't Released As A Single In The United States But Atlantic UK Released It In England To Capitalize On The Relative Lack Of Success By The Temptations' Original Version And Redding's Cover Eventually Peaked At #11. A Cover Also Appears On Al Green's Release "Green Is Blues".
A Cover Version Was Included On The Rolling Stones Flowers In 1967. It Was Recorded Two Years Earlier. The Mamas & The Papas Featured This Song On The Third Album Deliver 1967 And Released It As A Single That Reached 15 On The U.S. Pop Charts. It Has Also Been A Hit For Jamaican Ska Rocksteady Legend Prince Buster. In 1977 Dolly Parton Included A Country Version Of The Song On Her Album New Harvest - First Gathering. In 1988 Suave Had A Top 40 Pop Hit & Top 10 R&B Hit With The Song. Now Considered A Classic Motown Tune "My Girl" Has Been Frequently Covered Since The 1960s Including Versions By Other Motown Stars Such As Michael Jackson Stevie Wonder And Marvin Gaye And The Irish Band Westlife. It Has Also Been Featured In A Number Of Films Including The 1991 My Girl Which Was Also Named After The Tune. To Promote The Film My Girl A Music Video Of The Temptations Song Was Produced. The Clip Directed By Dominic Orlando In Los Angeles Combined Footage From An Archived 1965 Television Performance Clips From The Film And New Footage Of The 1991 Temptations Lineup - Original Members Otis Williams And Melvin Franklin Alongside Newer Members Richard Street Ron Tyson And Wearing Glasses To Look Like David Ruffin Ali-Ollie Woodson - Performing A Cover Of The Tune Alongside My Girl's Co-Stars Anna Chlumsky And Macaulay Culkin. The First Half Of The Music Video Used The Original Soundtrack. The Single Was Also Re-Released The Following Year. It Did Not Reach The Billboard Charts But Did Reach #2 In The UK Singles Chart. In 2007 Eve Of Summer Recorded A Version My Girl 07 Va Va Voom Remix . In The 1991 Movie Father Of The Bride George Banks Steve Martin And His Daughter Annie Kimberly Williams Played A Game Of One-On-One Basketball As George Was Trying To Come To Grips With The Fact That His Daughter Was To Be Married "My Girl" Played Throughout Their Game. Filipino-American Star Sam Milby Recorded A Version Of The Song Which Became The Main Theme Song Of The Hit Filipino Comedy-Drama Series My Girl. The Song Is Played Significantly In The Korean Hit Movie My Sassy Girl. In Hollywood Homicide The Song Was Used As Harrison Ford's Ringtone A Running Gag As Well As In The Closing Credits. On The Series Full House Danny Tanner Is Heard Singing This Song In The Episode "Ol' Brown Eyes". On The Series Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Uncle Phil Sings The Song To Will To Explain Love To Him. On The Series Family Matters Steve Urkel Serenades To Laura With This Song With Eddie And Waldo As The Backup Singers. On The Series Boy Meets World On The Season 3 Episode "Rave On" The Song Is Performed By The Monkees' Micky Dolenz Davy Jones And Peter Tork Guest Starring As Gordy Reginald And Jedidiah. Australian Pop Boy Band Human Nature Recorded This Song In 2005 For Their First Of Three Motown Albums Called Reach Out The Motown Record. Japanese Singer Miliyah Kato Released The Song Featuring Japanese Boy-Band COLOR As A Single On May 30 2007. The Jazz Singer Patricia Barber Recorded A Version Of It On Her Album Distortion Of Love 1992 . The Scottish Band The Jesus And Mary Chain Included A Cover Of This Song On Their Compilation Album The Sound Of Speed. Eurythmics Recorded An Electronic Version Named "My Guy" For The Aborted "TV Planet" Project. It Was Released As A Bonus Track On The 2005 Reissue Of Revenge. Stereophonics Frontman Kelly Jones Performed A Cover Version Of My Girl On Jools Holland's Hootenanny New Year Celebration Show For 2008/2009 A Different Version Of The Song Is On The Video Game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. My Girl Is Briefly Played In The Movie Munich After The First Target Is Assassinated. The Original The Temptations Recording Was Used In The Film Born On The Fourth Of July 1989 . Preceded By
"This Diamond Ring" By Gary Lewis & The Playboys Billboard Hot 100 Number One Single
March 6 1965 One Week Succeeded By
"Eight Days A Week" By The Beatles

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