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The Temptations – The Temptations Sing Smokey (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:52 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UNI – MOTOWN
Shortly, a caravan of stars will join Smokey Robinson on his brand new album, to perform some of the most-loved songs of the past 50 years with their creator. His duet partners range from modern marquee names such as John Legend and Jessie J to heritage hitmakers such as Elton John and James Taylor. But a half-century ago, there was The Temptations Sing Smokey. David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams – The Temptations – were arguably the most sublime interpreters of Smokey’s work. This album is the evidence, offering Kendricks’ feather-light falsetto as doppelganger of Robinson’s own peerless tones, and Ruffin’s honey-and-sandpaper delivery as the epitome of rhythm, blues and soul.
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The Temptations – The Temptations’ Christmas Card (1970/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:50 minutes | 765 MB | Genre: Soul, R&B, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motown
The Temptations’ Christmas Card is a Christmas album by the American vocal group The Temptations. The group covers Christmas classics, including “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” and many more.
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The Temptations – Psychedelic Shack (1970/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:08 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motown
Psychedelic Shack marked a musical departure for the Temptations: as the title hints, the material is harder-edged, featuring electric guitars, modern synthesizers and studio wizardry rather than the more traditional Motown sound of the group’s previous releases. The top 10 album is notable for the first appearance of the protest song War, which would be re-recorded three months later as a major hit by Edwin Starr and again in the 1980s by Bruce Springsteen.
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The Temptations – Give Love At Christmas (1980/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 34:40 minutes | 771 MB | Genre: Soul, R&B, Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UNI – MOTOWN
This is one of the most classic R&B Christmas albums ever recorded; the Temptations come steppin’ in prime form. With a chiming introduction, ‘Give Love on Christmas Day’ is an uplifting jingle showcasing Glenn Leonard’s unwavering falsetto on lead. ‘Everything for Christmas’ has mellifluous background vocals, with string and horn arrangements rounded out by Richard Street’s indelible delivery. ‘The Christmas Song’ and ‘Silent Night’ are two incomparable selections featuring various members on lead, including Melvin Franklin’s admirable bass exhibition. Dennis Edwards shines on the jubilant ‘This Christmas,’ which also features a spirited musical interlude. In minimal words, this collection of Christmas carols ranks among the best.
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The Temptations – All The Time (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:06 minutes | 579 MB | Genre: Soul, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UME Direct
Legendary group The Temptations are pleased to announce their first new album in eight years, All The Time. To be released on May 4, All The Time features inspired renditions of songs by Sam Smith, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, Maxwell, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, and The Weeknd, and three new, original Temptations songs. The album’s digital format includes two tracks available for immediate download and streaming today with album preorder, as well as two bonus track remixes.
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The Temptations – All Directions (1972/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 35:59 minutes | 1,38 GB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motown
Containing the number one hit single and triple-Grammy-winning song Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone, 1972’s All Directions peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart in the US. Considered one of the most influential songs in the R&B catalogue, the Temptations’ epic 12-minute cover of Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone has been ranked at number 168 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time and is also included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.
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The Temptations – A Song For You (1975/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:09 minutes | 796 MB | Genre: Funk, Soul, RnB
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UNI – MOTOWN
Although 1975’s „A Song For You“ was the last truly great Temptations album, it’s a killer, and it should come as a revelation to anyone who thinks the band didn’t do anything worthwhile after Dennis Edwards took over lead vocals following the departures of David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks. Edwards’s gruffer voice does take a bit of getting used to for those accustomed to Ruffin and Kendricks’s smooth sounds, but he’s a fiery, impassioned lead singer. His delivery of the Leon Russell-written title track shreds not only the better-known Carpenters version, but also the Donny Hathaway rendition that many feel is definitive. The other highlight is the scorching “Shakey Ground,” a cataclysmic funk powerhouse co-written by Funkadelic guitar legend Eddie Hazel, who delivers some searing solos on the track. Longtime Temptations fans consider this one of the group’s finest albums, up there with „Cloud Nine“ and „In A Mellow Mood“.
By 1975, the Temptations were a much different group with both David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks out of the lineup. Dennis Edwards was now singing lead, and only Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams existed from the original group. The group was far more of a funk mind, and this set proves it. The big hit on here was “Happy People,” with the Temps backed up by the Commodores, listed as “the Temptations Band” on the second part instrumental version. For ultra-funk, though, it’s hard to beat “Glasshouse” and “Shakey Ground,” which features guitar and bass work from P-Funk alumni Eddie Hazel and Billy Nelson. But they didn’t leave their ballads entirely in the good old days, as the satin-drenched “Firefly,” “Memories” and the title track clearly show. Produced by Jeffrey Bowen, this thing has “’70s'” stamped all over it. In the case of the Temps, that’s good.
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The Temptations – Temptations 60 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:44 minutes | 672 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UME Direct
The Temptations have today announced details of their much-anticipated new album. In honor of their 60th anniversary year and its ongoing celebrations, it will be titled TEMPTATIONS 60 and released by UMe on January 28, 2022.
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