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Recorded between 1959 and 1994. Includes liner notes by Harry Weinger and Nelson George.
Digitally remastered by Joseph P. Palmaccio (PolyGram Studios).
EMPERORS OF SOUL contains 110 songs, including 10 previously unreleased tracks, 4 brand new recordings, and 7 tracks never found on any album. Also included is an 80-page booklet with detailed track by track annotations, rare photos and interviews, and a complete discography.
The Temptations became one of the most successful singles groups of the '60s--ever, actually--by making hearstopping, doo-wop influenced soul ballads and emotionally raw dance music, but also by adapting to the times. In their earliest incarnation, David Ruffin's scratchy soul voice (as heard in "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"), Eddie Kendricks' high creamy croon ("My Girl") and some of Smokey Robinson's best songs (he was their first producer) gave the Temptations appeal to both hardcore rhythm and blues and mainstream pop audiences. When Ruffin and then Kendricks left, the band, now under the auspices of writer-producer Norman Whitfield, soldiered on and, with new lead singer Dennis Edwards, made some of the most funky and socially conscious--and still marvelously commercial--singles of the late '60s and early '70s, including "Ball Of Confusion" and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone."
Because they were almost strictly a singles group, their career was loaded with album tracks and B-sides--some of which would have made ace singles themselves--which history has left on the relics pile and which huge box sets like EMPERORS OF SOUL were created to rescue. The Motown-meets-Stax tune "You've Got To Earn It," which was stuck on the B-side of "Since I Lost My Baby," is about as fine a throwaway as you can bury in such a location; "No More Water In The Well" features a deep-soul vocal by Ruffin that resonates with all the rhythm and blues that came before. There are later treasures too, including such minor '70s singles as "Take A Look Around," a cinematically-orchestrated Norman Whitfield-Barrett Strong ballad about the drug-ravaged inner city. Not surprisingly, that one still resonates, too.
Additional personnel includes: Eddie Willis (guitar); Detroit Symphony Orchetra (strings); Danya Hartwick (flute, piccolo); Andrew "Mike" Terry (saxophone); Marcus Belgrave (trumpet); Paul Riser (trombone); Johnny Griffith (piano, organ, keyboards); Earl Van Dyke (piano, keyboards); Richard "Pocorn" Wylie (piano); Jack Ashford (vibraphone, marimba, percussion); James Jamerson (acoustic & electric bass); Robert Finch (drums); Norman Whitfield (tambourine); Eddie "Bongo" Brown (congas, bongos, percussion); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).
This is part of the Motown Master series.
Producers include: Dre-Mic, Berry Gordy, Clarence Paul, Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield.
Compilation producer: Harry Weinger.
The Temptations: Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Eldridge Bryant, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Ricky Owens, Richard Street, Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Louis Price, Ron Tyson, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples.
5 CD Box Set
Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.188) - 5 Stars - Classic - "...Not only was the group able to maintain its identity as it moved from doo-wop to soul harmony to psychedelia and on to funk, but it kept cranking out hits....A document to [The Temptations'] incredible mutability..." Q (11/94, p.146) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...It all adds up: The Temptations are the greatest vocal harmony group ever. EMPERORS OF SOUL goes most of the way to proving the point..."
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| | | | Emperors Of Soul CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Come On | |
  | 2. | Oh Mother of Mine  | $0.99 | |
  | 3. | Romance Without Finance | $0.99 | |
  | 4. | Check Yourself  | $0.99 | |
  | 5. | Dream Come True  | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) | |
  | 7. | I'll Love You 'Till I Die | $0.99 | |
  | 8. | Paradise  | $0.99 | |
  | 9. | Slow Down Heart | $0.99 | |
  | 10. | I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To  | $0.99 | |
  | 11. | Witchcraft (For Your Love) - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
  | 12. | I Want a Love I Can See  | $0.99 | |
  | 13. | Further You Look, The Less You See, The  | $0.99 | |
  | 14. | Farewell My Love  | $0.99 | |
  | 15. | Tear From a Woman's Eyes, A  | $0.99 | |
  | 16. | Way You Do the Things You Do, The  | $0.99 | |
  | 17. | I'll Be in Trouble  | $0.99 | |
  | 18. | Girl's Alright With Me, The  | $0.99 | |
  | 19. | Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)  | $0.99 | |
  | 20. | Baby, Baby I Need You  | $0.99 | |
  | 21. | My Girl  | $1.29 | |
  | 22. | Nobody But My Baby, (Talking 'Bout) | $0.99 | |
  | 23. | It's Growing  | $0.99 | |
  | 24. | You'll Lose a Precious Love  | $0.99 | |
  | 25. | Since I Lost My Baby  | $0.99 | |
  | 26. | You've Got to Earn It  | $0.99 | |
  | 27. | My Baby  | $0.99 | |
  | 28. | Don't Look Back  | $0.99 | |
| | Emperors Of Soul Songs DISC 2: |
  | 1. | Get Ready  | $0.99 | |
  | 2. | Fading Away  | $0.99 | |
  | 3. | Ain't Too Proud to Beg  | $0.99 | |
  | 4. | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby  | $0.99 | |
  | 5. | Who You Gonna Run To  | $0.99 | |
  | 6. | Beauty Is Only Skin Deep  | $0.99 | |
  | 7. | I Got Heaven Right Here on Earth - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 8. | I'm Losing You, (I Know) | |
  | 9. | All I Need  | $0.99 | |
  | 10. | Sorry Is a Sorry Word | $0.99 | |
  | 11. | I'm Doing It All - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
  | 12. | No More Water in the Well  | $0.99 | |
  | 13. | You're My Everything  | $0.99 | |
  | 14. | Just One Last Look  | $0.99 | |
  | 15. | Angel Doll - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
| 16. | It's You That I Need, (Loneliness Made Me Realize) | |
  | 17. | Don't Send Me Away  | $0.99 | |
| 18. | Hello Young Lovers | |
  | 19. | Ol' Man River - (previously unreleased, alternate version)  | $0.99 | |
  | 20. | I Wish It Would Rain  | $0.99 | |
  | 21. | I Truly, Truly Believe  | $0.99 | |
  | 22. | I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)  | $0.99 | |
  | 23. | Please Return Your Love to Me  | $0.99 | |
  | 24. | How Can I Forget  | $0.99 | |
  | 25. | For Once in My Life  | $0.99 | |
  | 26. | (Untitled) - (hidden track) | $1.29 | |
| | Emperors Of Soul Album DISC 3: |
  | 1. | Cloud Nine  | $0.99 | |
  | 2. | Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go) | $0.99 | |
| 3. | I'm Gonna Make You Love Me | |
| 4. | I'll Try Something New | |
  | 5. | Runaway Child, Running Wild  | $0.99 | |
  | 6. | Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down  | $0.99 | |
  | 7. | I Can't Get Next to You  | $0.99 | |
  | 8. | Message From a Black Man  | $0.99 | |
  | 9. | War | $0.99 | |
  | 10. | Psychedelic Shack  | $0.99 | |
  | 11. | Hum Along and Dance  | $0.99 | |
  | 12. | Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)  | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Ungena Za Ulimwengu :: Unite The World | |
  | 14. | Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)  | $0.99 | |
  | 15. | Take a Look Around  | $0.99 | |
  | 16. | It's Summer  | $0.99 | |
  | 17. | Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)  | $0.99 | |
  | 18. | I Ain't Got Nothin' | $0.99 | |
  | 19. | Mother Nature | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Papa Was a Rolling Stone | |
| | Emperors Of Soul CD DISC 4: |
  | 1. | Masterpiece  | $0.99 | |
  | 2. | Plastic Man | $0.99 | |
  | 3. | Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)  | $0.99 | |
  | 4. | Law of the Land - (alternate mix, previously unreleased)  | $0.99 | |
  | 5. | Let Your Hair Down | $0.99 | |
  | 6. | Heavenly | $0.99 | |
  | 7. | You've Got My Soul on Fire | $0.99 | |
  | 8. | Happy People | $0.99 | |
  | 9. | Shakey Ground  | $0.99 | |
  | 10. | Glasshouse | $0.99 | |
  | 11. | Song For You, A  | $0.99 | |
  | 12. | Memories  | $0.99 | |
  | 13. | Keep Holdin' On | $0.99 | |
  | 14. | Darling, Stand by Me (Song For My Woman) | $0.99 | |
  | 15. | Who Are You | $0.99 | |
| 16. | In a Lifetime | |
  | 17. | Power  | $0.99 | |
  | 18. | Isn't the Night Fantastic | $0.99 | |
  | 19. | Aiming at Your Heart  | $0.99 | |
| | Emperors Of Soul Songs DISC 5: |
| 1. | Standing on the Top Pt. 1 | |
  | 2. | Sail Away | $0.99 | |
  | 3. | Treat Her Like a Lady  | $0.99 | |
  | 4. | My Love Is True (Truly For You) | $0.99 | |
  | 5. | Do You Really Love Your Baby  | $0.99 | |
  | 6. | Magic | $0.99 | |
  | 7. | Lady Soul | $0.99 | |
| 8. | I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now | |
  | 9. | Look What You Started | $0.99 | |
  | 10. | Soul to Soul | $0.99 | |
  | 11. | Special  | $0.99 | |
  | 12. | My Kind of Woman - (previously unreleased) | $0.99 | |
  | 13. | Hoops of Fire  | $0.99 | |
  | 14. | Error of Our Ways - (1994) | $0.99 | |
  | 15. | Givin' U the Best - (1994) | $0.99 | |
  | 16. | Elevator Eyes - (1994) | $0.99 | |
  | 17. | Blueprint For Love - (1994) | $0.99 | |
| Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   Spectacular This c.d. is the best combination of all the Tempatations songs. You can truly put in the first c.d. and let it play without skipping a single song, that's how good it is. It's the ultimate collection of the best. I love and it was definitely my money's worth buying this c.d. It's awesome and I recommend it to anyone who is truly a big Temptation fan. Submitted by tmpttngyrl (Roanoke, Va, USA)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
CORNOCOPIA O GREATNESS ONE WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANOTHER DISC SET SUCH AS THIS.AS ALWAYS, TRUE TEMPTS FANS WILL COMPLAIN THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SONGS, BUT THE FACT IS, THESE REPRESENT THE MULTIPLE TALENTS OF THE LEGENDARY FIVE FROM MOTOWN.THANK YOU TEMPTS FOR SO MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES IN ONE SET Submitted by regimondj (SAGINAW MI, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Pretty good CD's I am a long time Temptations fan and have owned various Temptation CD's but, this is the ultimate. I was given "The Emperors of Soul" for my birthday from a close friend and I really enjoyed all the Temptation music that was put together on these CD's. It's my pride and joy. Submitted by deloresameelyenah (Parker, Arizona) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
the best of the best I enjoy and love listen to the to the temptations i've been listen to them since i was very young.
keep up with the good work of music. Submitted by triste (Union City, California, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST!!! Buy this box set and you're never be disappointed!! This box has the rarest of rares soulful sounds of the Temptations! It starts from their early years, all the way down to the 90's.
Hear all five members singing lead on different tracks!
Even though I was a small child, when the group got started, I grown to like the Temptations over the years, by listening to my aunts playing those Tempting Temps on their on the record player! Here in Birmingham Alabama, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams are well represented in the Alabama Music Hall Of Fame, by being members of such a fantastic group!! This box set not only deserves 5 stars but 10!! It has songs that you can never find anywhere else except on this set!! It's well worth the money if you are a true Temptations fan! Submitted by a reviewer (Birmingham, AL, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
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