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Emperors of Soul

Emperors of Soul is a 1994 box set compilation for The Temptations, released by Motown Records. The five-disc collection covers the Temptations' entire four-decade history, from the first recording of The Distants in 1959 to four new recordings by the then-current Temptations lineup of Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples, Ron Tyson, and stalwart members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin.

Track listing
• - previously unreleased • - mono 45 single, with stereo LP intro added to beginning • - newly recorded song Disc 1: Early years All tracks in mono. • "Come On" (by Otis Williams & the Distants) (Otis Williams, Johnnie Mae Matthews, J. Bennett) • "Oh, Mother of Mine" (Mickey Stevenson, Otis Williams) • "Romance Without Finance" (Stevenson, Eddie Kendricks) • "Check Yourself" (Berry Gordy, Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Williams) • "Dream Come True" (Gordy) • "Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)" (credited as "The Pirates") (Devora Brown) • "I'll Love You 'Til I Die" (credited as "The Pirates") (Clarence Paul) • "Paradise" (Gordy) • "Slow Down Heart" (Smokey Robinson) • "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" (Norman Whitfield, Eddie Holland) • "Witchcraft (For Your Love)" (Stevenson, Robert Hamilton)* • "I Want A Love I Can See" (Robinson) • "The Further You Look, The Less You See" (Robinson, Norman Whitfield) • "Farewell My Love" (Gordy) • "A Tear From A Woman's Eyes" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) • "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Robinson, Bobby Rogers) • "I'll Be in Trouble" (Robinson) • "The Girl's Alright With Me" (Whitfield, Kendricks, Holland) • "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (Whitfield, Holland) • "Baby, Baby I Need You" (Robinson) • "My Girl" (Robinson, Ronnie White) • "(Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby" (Whitfield, Holland) • "It's Growing" (Robinson, Pete Moore) • "You'll Lose A Precious Love" (Robinson) • "Since I Lost My Baby" (Robinson, Moore) • "You've Got To Earn It" (Robinson, Cornelius Grant) • "My Baby" (Robinson, Moore, Rogers) • "Don't Look Back" (Robinson, White) Disc 2: "Classic-5" years All tracks in mono unless otherwise noted. • "Get Ready" (Robinson) • "Fading Away" (Robinson, Moore, Rogers) • "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Whitfield, Holland) • "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" (Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Janie Bradford) • "Who You Gonna Run To" (Robinson) • "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (Whitfield, Holland) • "I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth"* (Kendricks, Whitfield, Holland) • "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Grant, Whitfield, Holland) • "All I Need" (Frank Wilson, Holland, R. Dean Taylor) • "Sorry Is A Sorry Word" (Holland, Ivy Jo Hunter) • "I'm Doing It All"* (Robinson, Grant) • "No More Water In The Well" (Robinson, Moore, Rogers) • "You're My Everything" (Grant, Whitfield, Roger Penzabene) • "Just One Last Look" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) • "Angel Doll"* (Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax) • "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" (Whitfield, Holland) • "Don't Send Me Away" (Kendricks, Robinson) • "Hello Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) • "Ol' Man River" [Alternate Version]* (Jerome Kern, Hammerstein II) • "I Wish It Would Rain" (Whitfield, Strong, Penzabene) • "I Truly, Truly Believe" (George Gordy, Margaret Gordy, Allen Story) • "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (Whitfield, Strong, Penzabene) • "Please Return Your Love To Me" (Whitfield, Strong, Barbara Neely) • "How Can I Forget" (Whitfield, Strong) • "For Once in My Life" (live from TCB) (stereo) (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) • "My Girl" [Acapella] (bonus track) (Robinson, White) Disc 3: "Psychedelic soul" years All tracks in stereo unless otherwise noted. • "Cloud Nine" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go)" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations) (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Ross) • "I'll Try Something New" (Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations) (mono) (Robinson) • "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (single edit) (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "I Can't Get Next to You" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Message From A Black Man" (Whitfield, Strong) • "War" (Whitfield, Strong) • "Psychedelic Shack" ** (Whitfield, Strong) • "Hum Along and Dance" (Whitfield, Strong) • "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (mono) (Whitfield, Strong) • "Take a Look Around" (Whitfield, Strong) • "It's Summer" (Whitfield, Strong) • "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (Whitfield, Strong) • "I Ain't Got Nothin'" (C. Maurice King, Evans King) • "Mother Nature" (Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses) • "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (single edit) (Whitfield, Strong) Disc 4: Funk/disco years All songs in stereo. • "Masterpiece" (single edit) (Whitfield) • "Plastic Man" (single edit) (Whitfield) • "Hey Girl" (I Like Your Style) (Whitfield) • "Law Of The Land" [Alternate Mix] * (Whitfield) • "Let Your Hair Down" (Whitfield) • "Heavenly" (Whitfield) • "You've Got My Soul on Fire" (Whitfield) • "Happy People" (Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Bowen, Donald Baldwin) • "Shakey Ground" (Eddie Hazel, Al Boyd, Bowen) • "Glasshouse" (Charlemagne) • "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) • "Memories" (Baldwin, Bowen, Kathy Wakefield) • "Keep Holdin' On" (Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) • "Darling, Stand By Me (Song For My Woman)" (Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Franklin, Williams) • "Who Are You" (original title: "Who Are You (and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)") • "In a Lifetime" (Ron Tyson, Ron Baker) • "Power" (Gordy, Angelo Bond, Jean Mayer) • "Isn't the Night Fantastic" (Franklin, Edwards, Street, Williams, Glenn Leonard) • "Aiming at Your Heart" (Charles B. Simmons, Richard Roebuck, Joseph B. Jefferson) Disc 5: 1980s and 1990s All songs in stereo. • "Standing On The Top" [Pt. 1] (Rick James) • "Sail Away" • "Treat Her Like A Lady" (Ali-Ollie Woodson, Williams) • "My Love Is True (Truly For You)" • "Do You Really Love Your Baby" • "Magic" • "Lady Soul" (Mark Holden) • "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" • "Look What You Started" • "Soul To Soul" • "Special" • "My Kind Of Woman" * • "Hoops Of Fire" • "Error Of Our Ways" *** • "Givin' U The Best" *** • "Elevator Eyes" *** • "Blueprint For Love" *** ==Personnel==
Personnel
Disc One • Originally recorded between 1959 and 1965 • Lead and background vocals: Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Elbridge "Al" Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams • Lead vocals on "Come On": Richard Street • Additional background vocals on "Come On": James "Pee-Wee" Crawford. • Additional background vocals on "Come On" and "It's Growing": The Andantes • Producers: Johnnie Mae Matthews, Morty Craft, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Clarence Paul, Norman Whitfield, and Holland-Dozier-Holland • Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers Disc Two • Originally recorded between 1965 and 1968; bonus track recorded in 1964 • Lead and background vocals by David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams • Producers: Norman Whitfield, Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Clarence Paul, Jeffrey Bowen, and Ivy Jo Hunter • Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers and L.A. session artists • Aaron Smith: Drums Disc Three • Originally recorded between 1968 and 1972 • Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard Street, and Damon Harris • Lead vocals on "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "I'll Try Something New": Diana Ross • Background vocals on "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" and "I'll Try Something New": Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong • Producers: Norman Whitfield, Frank Wilson, and Nickolas Ashford • Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers and L.A. session artists Disc Four • Originally recorded between 1972 and 1982 • Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Louis Price, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams • Producers: Norman Whitfield, Jeffrey Bowen, Berry Gordy, and James Anthony Carmichael • Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers, The Commodores, Rose Royce, and L.A. session artists Disc Five • Originally recorded between 1982 and 1994 • Lead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard, Ron Tyson, Theo Peoples, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams • Additional leads and background vocals on "Standing on the Top": Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Rick James, and the Mary Jane Girls • Guest rap on "My Kind of Woman" by Ice-T • Producers: Rick James ("Standing on the Top"), Berry Gordy, Thom Bell, Norman Whitfield ("Sail Away"), Ali-Ollie Woodson, and Otis Williams • Instrumentation: Earl Van Dyke, Ali-Ollie Woodson, Norman Whitfield, and L.A. and Philadelphia session musicians. == References ==
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