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This CD is so good, it really is a collection of The Temptations best ever. What a blend of voices in that era.
I looked for this Cd for awhile. I'm so glad that I found it. I have enjoyed every second of hearing all those old Temptation hits. Gold is the proper word for this CD.
What a great collection. My purchase was prompted when I watched the movie about the Temptations. The music is fun and uplifting, I enjoy thevocals and the melody combination on this disc. Many of the songs are inmy record collection of days gone bye. As I drive to work I listen tothe Cd everyday. It is great way to start my day.Linda Rozner
I love the CD, but it is inexcusable for not having "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" and "Psychedelic Shack" on it.
However, what appears here is pretty terrific. The first lines:"It was the third of September,A day I'll always remember.That was the day that my Daddy died."This is the story of a person being apart from a father and hearing lots of bad things about him. Obviously, one CD will not hold all of the best music of this group. That review just mentioned impelled me to begin adding some of the group's music to the set of CDs that I own.Just got the CD and is it glorious. Recently, an Amazon friend reviewed this book. Want to know something about this group. The Rolling Stones did a nice cover of this, but this version is the "real deal."Then, my personal favorite of all their oeuvre, "Pap Was a Rolling Stone." A 2 minute introduction, as funky as one could wish, with wailing horns and an hypnotic beat before vocals come into play. One of the classics among all Temptations' songs.
Her answer."Papa was a rolling stone,Wherever he laid his hat was his home."Song after song. "My girl." A nice uptempo, upbeat tune, something that the Temptations could do so well.Of course, more lugubrious feelings can be elicited as well. Since I gave up my old vinyl collection, I have not had any Temptations' CDs in my collection. Then asking his mom why. From 1964, "The Way You Do the Things You Do" and "My Girl"; from 1972, "Just My Imagination (Running away with Me)" and, maybe, my all-time favorite work, "Pap Was a Rolling Stone"; from 1994, "Error of Our Ways."A few examples of their work.The sunny "My Girl." A cheerful instrumental introduction followed by opening lines such as:"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day;When it's cold outside, I got the month of May."Why. Take "Just My Imagination (Running away with Me)." The singer speaks of the joy of having a wonderful girl"".I watch her as she passes by.I say to myself, I'm such a lucky guy.To have a girl like her is truly a dream come true."But the reality."It was just my imagination, running away with me."Good instrumentals and fine vocal backing. These bring memories flooding back as I recalled hearing some of these songs for the first time when they were first released. This is a good starting point.
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