Temptations - The Surface Thrills
Temptations - The Surface Thrills
The Temptations are an American vocal group, known for their successes
in the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s at Motown Records. The group’s repertoire
has included, during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk,
disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. Known for their recognizable
choreography, distinct harmonies and flashy onstage suits, the
Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as The Beatles
are to pop and rock.
Over the course of their career, the Temptations have released four
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and 14 Billboard R&B number-one
singles. Their material has earned them three Grammy Awards, while two
more awards were conferred upon the songwriters and producers who
crafted their 1972 hit “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”. The Temptations were
the first Motown act to earn a Grammy Award. Six Temptations (Dennis
Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Otis Williams
and Paul Williams) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in
1989. Three classic Temptations songs, “My Girl”, “Just My Imagination
(Running Away with Me)” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”, are among The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that shaped Rock and Roll.
Their album Surface Thrills released in 1983 featured a sharp departure
in the group's sound by incorporating elements of then-current rock.
Following its release, Glenn Leonard was let go and replaced by Ron
Tyson who was with the Philadelphia groups The Etics and Love Committee.
Tyson had been a staff songwriter at Atlantic.
By this time, the Temptations' releases were no longer performing well
on the pop charts, though some singles did very well in the R&B
charts just like the single "Love on My Mind Tonight" from Surface
Thrills, it charted at number 17.
The Temptations still exist. There have been many changes taken place in
the lineup. Dennis Edwards has his own group called "Dennis Edwards
& The Temptations Revue". In 1991, David Ruffin died of a cocaine
overdose. In 1992, Eddie Kendricks died of lung cancer. In 1995, Melvin
Franklin died of diabetes after having been in a coma.
But Otis Williams is the only living original member of the group The Temptations.
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