The Temptations Christmas Card
1970 studio album (Christmas) by The Temptations
The Temptations' Christmas Card | ||||
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Studio album (Christmas) by The Temptations | ||||
Released | October 30, 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1968–70 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 32:27 | |||
Label | Gordy GS 951 | |||
Producer | Clay McMurray, Barrett Strong | |||
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The Temptations' Christmas Card is a 1970 Christmas album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released on October 30, 1970. It's also the group's first holiday release, it features each Temptation leading on various popular Christmas standards and original Christmas songs.
Reception
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Allmusic | [1] |
A brief review in Billboard recommended this release for having a "special touch of seasonal joie de vivre".[2]
A 1987 review of the best-selling Christmas albums by Ebony notes that this is one of the best-selling from Motown.[3]
Track listing
Side One
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin; intro: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 3:01
- "My Christmas Tree" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 3:21
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:26
- "Silent Night" (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:26
- "Someday at Christmas" (lead singer: Melvin Franklin) 3:27
Side Two
- "White Christmas" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards) 4:27
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (lead singer: Dennis Edwards) 3:37
- "Silver Bells" (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:13
- "The Christmas Song" (lead singer: Otis Williams) 3:35
- "Little Drummer Boy" (lead singers: The Temptations) 3:25
Personnel
- Dennis Edwards – tenor/baritone vocals
- Eddie Kendricks – first tenor/falsetto vocals
- Paul Williams – baritone vocals
- Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
- Otis Williams – second tenor vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
See also
- Give Love at Christmas (1980)
References
- v
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- Otis Williams
- Ron Tyson
- Terry Weeks
- Tony Grant
- Jawan Jackson
- Melvin Franklin
- Eddie Kendricks
- Paul Williams
- Elbridge Bryant
- David Ruffin
- Dennis Edwards
- Ricky Owens
- Richard Street
- Damon Harris
- Glenn Leonard
- Louis Price
- Ali-Ollie Woodson
- Theo Peoples
- Harry McGilberry
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson
- Ray Davis
- G. C. Cameron
- Joe Herndon
- Bruce Williamson
- Larry Braggs
- Willie Green
- Mario Corbino
- Meet the Temptations
- The Temptations Sing Smokey
- The Temptin' Temptations
- Gettin' Ready
- The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
- The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
- Cloud Nine
- Puzzle People
- Psychedelic Shack
- Sky's the Limit
- Solid Rock
- All Directions
- Masterpiece
- 1990
- A Song for You
- House Party
- Wings of Love
- The Temptations Do the Temptations
- Hear to Tempt You
- Bare Back
- Power
- The Temptations
- Reunion
- Surface Thrills
- Back to Basics
- Truly for You
- Touch Me
- To Be Continued...
- Together Again
- Special
- Milestone
- Phoenix Rising
- Ear-Resistible
- Awesome
- Legacy
- Still Here
- Temptations 60
- The Temptations in a Mellow Mood
- For Lovers Only
- Reflections
- Back to Front
- All the Time
- Temptations Live!
- Live at the Copa
- Live at London's Talk of the Town
- The Temptations in Japan
- Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
- TCB
- The Temptations Show
- Together
- On Broadway
- The Temptations Christmas Card
- Give Love at Christmas
- Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits II
- Anthology
- Emperors of Soul
- The Ultimate Collection
- My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations
- Psychedelic Soul
(US/UK Top 10)
- "My Girl"
- "Get Ready"
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
- "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
- "All I Need"
- "You're My Everything"
- "I Wish It Would Rain"
- "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"
- "Cloud Nine"
- "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
- "Run Away Child, Running Wild"
- "I Can't Get Next to You"
- "Psychedelic Shack"
- "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)"
- "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- "Masterpiece"
- "Let Your Hair Down"
- "Happy People"
- "Shakey Ground"
- "Treat Her Like a Lady"
- "The Motown Song"
- "My Girl" (reissue)
- Band members
- The Temptations (miniseries)
- Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
- Discography
- The Supremes
- The Undisputed Truth
- Smokey Robinson
- Norman Whitfield
- Barrett Strong
- Sly Stone
- George Clinton
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