The Temptations The Temptations Sing Smokey on LP

The Temptations Sing Smokey was released as the group's second album, created to capitalize on their first No. 1 smash, "My Girl," which was still in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 as Motown released this 12-track set. The LP included their 1964 breakthrough hit, "The Way You Do The Things You Do," and "It's Growing," released March 1965 as a single to follow "My Girl." Eddie Kendricks handles lead vocals on most of the album's tracks, but David Ruffin is out front for "My Girl" and several others, including the group's version of the Miracles' celebrated flipside, "Who's Lovin' You." The soulful tones of Paul Williams take command for "You Beat Me To The Punch," a Smokey song first heard as a hit for Mary Wells. It's also likely that an earlier Temptation, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, is singing on "Baby, Baby I Need You," which was completed in October 1963 before he was fired by the group.