Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
| Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations | ||
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| Covers album by Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations | ||
| Released | November 8 1968 | |
| Recorded | 1968 | |
| Genre | Pop/Soul | |
| Length | N/A | |
| Label | Motown MS 679 | |
| Producer | Frank Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Al Clevland, Terry Johnson, Nickolas Ashford, and Deke Richards | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Supremes chronology | ||
| Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform Funny Girl (1968) |
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968) |
Love Child (1968) |
| Temptations chronology | ||
| The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968) |
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968) |
TCB (1968) |
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations is, as the title implies, a collaborative album combining Motown's two best selling groups, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Issued by Motown in late 1968 to coincide with the broadcast of the Supremes/Temptations TCB, the album was a success, reaching #2 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me", was a #2 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B singles chart, and the follow-up, "I'll Try Something New", was a Top 30 hit. A third single, "I Second That Emotion", was released exclusively in the United Kingdom, where it became a Top 20 hit.
All of the tracks on the album are covers of songs for other artists. Both "I Second That Emotion" and "I'll Try Something New" were originally recorded by Motown's Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, while "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" was an outside hit for Dee Dee Warwick before it became a hit for the Supremes and Temptations.
Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations marks the first on-record appearance of new Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards, who was brought in as David Ruffin's replacement in July 1968.
Track listing
- "Try It Baby"
- "I Second That Emotion"
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
- "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
- "This Guy's in Love with You"
- "Funky Broadway"
- "I'll Try Something New"
- "A Place in the Sun"
- "Sweet Inspiration"
- "Then"
- "The Impossible Dream"
Personnel
- Diana Ross: vocals
- Mary Wilson: vocals
- Cindy Birdsong: vocals
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Eddie Kendricks: vocals
- Paul Williams: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- Frank Wilson: producer, executive producer
- Smokey Robinson: producer
- Al Clevland: producer
- Terry Johnson: producer
- Nickolas Ashford: producer
- Deke Richards: producer
- Various Los Angeles area session musicians: instrumentation