Released September 28, 1999 Length 55:59 Release date 28 September 1999 Genre Soul music | Recorded 1962–1968 Artist The Temptations Label Motown/Universal Records | |
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Producers Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, Ivy Jo Hunter Similar The Temptations albums, Soul music albums | ||
Lost and Found: You've Got To Earn It (1962–1968) is a compilation album by The Temptations. Released by Motown Records in 1999, it includes twenty unreleased Temptations records alongside unreleased mixes of "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" and "You've Got to Earn It". Most of the songs were recorded during the group's "Classic 5" era with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks as lead singers, although there are some tracks present which were recorded with Ruffin's predecessor, Elbridge Bryant, in the lineup. There's also one track that was recorded with Ruffin's successor, Dennis Edwards.
Contents
Overview
All three of the Temptations' predominant lead singers, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams, are featured on the album. Williams gives dramatic performances on songs such as "Last One Out is Brokenhearted", "Tear Stained Letter", and "I Now See You Clear Through My Eyes". Early-1960s recordings such as "Camouflage" [Version 1] and "My Pillow" show Kendricks at an early stage in his career. Later recordings like "No Time" and "Dinah" show Kendricks with the matured voice today familiar to the public. "What Am I Gonna Do Without You", "Only a Lonely Man Would Know", and "That'll Be The Day" are led by Ruffin.
The last studio recording on the album, "We'll Be Satisfied", includes all three singers on leads. This was a rare occasion for the group during this period, although co-led songs became more frequent in the Temptations' repertoire during their psychedelic period. The album closes with a live performance of "My Girl", which was performed a week after the studio version was recorded.
Track listing
Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) David Ruffin, (b) Eddie Kendricks, (c) Paul Williams, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Four-part harmony.
- "What Am I Gonna Do Without You" a
- "Happy Landing" b, c, a, d
- "Love Is What You Make It" a
- "No Time" b
- "Last One Out Is Brokenhearted" c
- "I Can't Think of a Thing At All" c
- "Camouflage" [Version 1] b, d
- "My Pillow" b, d, e
- "Tear Stained Letter" c
- "Forever in My Heart" c
- "You've Got to Earn It" [Alternate Version] b
- "I Know She's Not a Mannequin" a
- "Dinah" c
- "I Now See You Clear Through My Tears" c
- "Only a Lonely Man Would Know" a
- "Camouflage" [Version 2] b, a
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" [Alternate Version] a
- "That'll Be the Day" a
- "We'll Be Satisfied" c, b, a
- "My Girl" [Live] a
Personnel
Songs
1What Am I Gonna Do Without You2:55
2Happy Landing2:37
3Love Is What You Make It2:50