The Temptations Was A Group Of Five Men In The 1960's

The temptations were a group of five men. The men are Elbridge Bryant, Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin. There were two groups in Detroit called the Primes. They were first in Alabama, and the Distant that same year they were in Motown. They were extremely popular in the Motown industry in the 1960’s - 70’s. My favorite song performed by the temptation was “My Girl.”

The temptations lost a lot of members before their success in the late 1960’s. Temptation is a group that has many small bones to succeed. The group had many performers and had different songs. The song that blew up was “just my imagination” was the top song in 1971. The temptation was a group that had integrity they do the right thing even when no

With the addition of David Ruffin in 1964, the Temptations had very strong hits beginning with “The Way You Do the Things You Do” (1964), and including “My Girl” (1964), “Get Ready” (1966), “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” (1966), and “I Wish It Would Rain” (1967).

Robinson suddenly stepped aside as principal songwriter, as the Temptations began to work hard with writer-producer Norman Whitfield. Ruffin would then become the lead vocalist on a string of hits, including “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and “I Wish It Would Rain,” before the group got rid of him in 1968 for drug use and multiple missed engagements. At that time, soul music was giving way to the more popular sound of funk, and the group went to more socially-conscious material through this sound. Whitfield evolved the recording process accordingly by pushing the bass high in the mix and adding full-bodied orchestral

After Ruffin left, Kendricks was the next member of the group to leave to pursue a solo career in 1971, and Paul Williams’s failing health from drinking forced his resignation from the group later that same year.

After Williams’s death, two years after his departure from the group, the Temptations entered a slow period of not producing. Top notch producers were less and less available, and the group left Motown in 1976 and were picked up by Atlantic Records for a short stint of releases including “Hear to Tempt You” (1977), and “Bare Back” (1978). These releases failed to achieve any better success than their last singles had at Motown. These failures at Atlantic led to their departure from the label in 1979. They met once again with Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who re-signed the group to Motown in 1980.

With hits like “Treat Her Like a Lady,” and with support from Motown, The Temptations reclaimed their status as hitmakers during the 1980s. Their hits continued through the 1990s with the single “Stay,” which fit the mold of their revival period. They continued performing and recording into the 21st century and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. A lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy followed in