This article is a discography for the work of former Temptations singer David Ruffin as a solo artist and in other group acts outside of The Temptations. It also includes a listing of his lead vocal recordings with The Temptations.
David Ruffin
The Ruffin Brothers (David & Jimmy Ruffin)
Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick
Ruffin & Kendrick
1958: "Believe Me" b/w "You and I" (Vega 1002, as "Little David Bush")
1960: "I'm In Love" b/w "One of These Days" (Anna 1127)
1961: "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" b/w "You Can Get What I Got" (Check-Mate 1003)
1962: "Knock You Out (With Love)" b/w "Mr. Bus Driver (Hurry)" (Check-Mate 1010)
1969: "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" b/w "I've Got to Find Myself a Brand New Baby" (Motown 1140)
1969: "I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved" b/w "We'll Have a Good Thing Going On" (Motown 1149)
1969: "I'm So Glad I Fell for You" b/w "I Pray Everyday You Won't Regret Loving Me" (Motown 1158)
1971: "Each Day is a Lifetime" b/w "Don't Stop Loving Me" (Motown 1187)
1971: "You Can Come Right Back to Me" b/w "Dinah" (Motown 1187)
1972: "Little More Trust" b/w "A Day in the Life of a Working Man" (Motown 1204F)
1973: "Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)" b/w "Take Me Clear from Here" (Motown 1223F)
1973: "Common Man" b/w "I'm Just a Mortal Man" (Motown 1259F)
1974: "Me and Rock & Roll (Are Here to Stay)" b/w "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Motown 1259F)
1975: "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" b/w "No Matter Where" (Motown 1259F)
1975: "Walk Away from Love" b/w "Love Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" (Motown 1376F)
1976: "Heavy Love" b/w "Love Can Be Hazardous To Your Health" (Motown 1388F)
1976: "Everything's Coming Up Love" b/w "No Matter Where" (Motown 1393F)
1976: "On and Off" b/w "Statue of a Fool" (Motown 1405F)
1977: "Just Let Me Hold You For A Night" b/w "Rode by the Place (Where We Used to Stay)" (Motown 1420F)
1977: "You're My Piece Of Mind" b/w "Statue of a Fool" (Motown 1435F)
1977: "I Can't Stop the Rain"/"My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" (UK/Netherlands only, TMG 1078)
1979: "Sexy Dancer" b/w "Break My Heart" (Warner Bros. 49030)
1979: "Chain on the Brain" b/w "So Excited" (Warner Bros. 49123)
1980: "Slow Dance" b/w "Don't You Go Home" (Warner Bros. 49277)
1991: "Hurt the One You Love" (12", Motorcity 33)
The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)
"My Girl" (Robinson, Ronald White)
"You'll Lose a Precious Love" (Robinson) – Recorded on March 2, 1964, it's the first lead Ruffin recorded with the group.
"It's Growing" (Robinson, Warren Moore)
"Who's Lovin' You" (Robinson)
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Robinson) – Ruffin and Paul Williams sings "the unison harmony co-lead vocal" with Eddie Kendrick
The Temptin' Temptations (1965)
"Since I Lost My Baby" (Robinson, Moore)
"My Baby" (Robinson, Moore, Robert Rogers)
"Born to Love You" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
"You're the One I Need" (Robinson) – Ruffin sings the bridge with Paul Williams while Kendrick leads the rest of the song
Gettin' Ready (1966)
"Say You" (Charles Jones, Robert Dobyne, Robert Staunton)
"Little Miss Sweetness" (Robinson)
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield)
Greatest Hits (1966)
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (recorded in 1966, E. Holland, Whitfield)
Temptations Live! (1966)
"I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) – shared with Paul Williams (who was the only lead on the studio version) and Eddie Kendrick for this live performance
"Yesterday"/"What Now My Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – Ruffin does a soulful rendition of McCartney's "Yesterday". He also sings Bécaud's "What Now My Love" with Melvin Franklin doing speaking parts in French.
The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (1967)
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, E. Holland, Whitfield)
"Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone" (Grant, Sylvia Moy, Whitfield)
"All I Need" (Frank Wilson, E. Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
"(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" (E. Holland, Whitfield)
"Just One Last Look" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"Sorry is a Sorry Word" (E. Holland, Hunter)
"You're My Everything" (Roger Penzabene, Grant, Whitfield) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
"Now That You've Won Me" (Robinson)
The Temptations in a Mellow Mood (1967)
"Hello, Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – vocal ensemble; Ruffin has brief solos
"Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
"I'm Ready for Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"What Now My Love" (Bécaud, Delanoë, Sigman)
"The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh)
The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968)
"I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Whitfield)
"Cindy" (Robinson)
"I Wish It Would Rain" (Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield)
"Fan the Flame" (Al Cleveland, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Robinson)
"He Who Picks a Rose" (E. Holland, Emilio "Father" Smiley, Whitfield)
"Why Did You Leave Me Darling" (James Dean, Deke Richards)
"I've Passed This Way Before" (Dean, William Weatherspoon)
Later releases (found on the Emperors of Soul box set released in 1994 and the Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968) LP released in 1999)
"I Got Heaven Right Here on Earth" (recorded in 1966, Eddie Kendrick, E. Holland)
"Angel Doll" (recorded in 1967) (Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder)
"What Am I Gonna Do Without You" (recorded in 1966, Hunter, Wonder)
"Love Is What You Make It" (Robinson)
"I Know She's Not a Mannequin" (John Bristol, Shena Dermell, Harvey Fuqua)
"Only a Lonely Man Would Know" (Hunter, Beatrice Verdi)
"That'll Be the Day" (recorded in 1965, Henry Cosby, Moy, Stevenson)
"We'll Be Satisfied" (recorded in 1967, Marc Gordon, F. Wilson) – shared with Eddie Kendrick and Paul Wiliams
