Gold

~ Release by The Temptations (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Copyright: A Motown Records release; This Compilation ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-03 22:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Psychedelic Shack
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer) and The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 91)
recording of:
Psychedelic Shack
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2.753:52
2Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 24)
recording of:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations44:04
3Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks (from 1970-01-24 until 1970-12-03)
vocals:
The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971), Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971), Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Golden World in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 233) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 389)
recording of:
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (from 1970-11-24 until 1970-12-03)
lyricist:
Barrett Strong
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations4.353:47
4Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (single version)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Melvin Franklin, Damon Harris and Richard Street
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
recording of:
Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2:54
5Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (single version)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser (in 1972)
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations3.46:57
6Masterpiece (single version)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer), Melvin Franklin, Damon Harris and Richard Street
spoken vocals:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Masterpiece
lyricist and composer:
Norman Jesse Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations2.54:21
7Hey Girl (I Like Your Style) (edit)
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Richard Street
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations13:29
8Let Your Hair Down
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Let Your Hair Down
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations2:38
9Shakey Ground
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer)
horn arranger:
James Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studio (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Shakey Ground
writer:
Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd and Eddie Hazel
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Southfield Music, Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations2.54:02
10Power (single version)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Power
writer:
Angelo Bond (R&B singer, active in the 1970s, songwriter and producer), Berry Gordy and Jean Marie Mayer
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations4:09
11Standing on the Top (Pt. 1)
recording of:
Standing on the Top
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Stone City Music
The Temptations & Rick James14:20
12Treat Her Like a Lady (single version)
executive producer:
Suzee Ikeda
producer:
Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer) and Al McKay
lead vocals:
Ali Ollie Woodson
arranger:
Victor Carstarphen (keyboardist, composer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
composer:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) and Ali Ollie Woodson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Tall Temptations Music
The Temptations3.54:17
13The Jones (12" Surgery mix)
recording of:
The Jones’
writer:
Alton "Wokie" Stewart
publisher:
Whole Nine Yards Music (US work publisher) and Wokie Music
The Temptations6:29
14Some Enchanted Evening (Fiji Island mix)
cover recording of:
Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
The Temptations5:25
15Stay
assistant recording engineer:
Charlie "Penelope" Paakkari and Mark "Elvis" Reyburn
recording engineer:
David "Frazeman" Frazer (engineer) and Jimi Fischer
programming:
Jimi Fischer
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
mixer:
David "Frazeman" Frazer (engineer)
bass and keyboard:
Jimi Fischer
drums (drum set):
Jimi Fischer and Narada Michael Walden
tambourine:
Narada Michael Walden
conductor:
Jerry Hey
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
concertmaster:
Ralph Morrison (Session Musician)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States
mixed at:
Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States
samples:
My Girl by The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
recording of:
Stay
writer:
James Fischer, Smokey Robinson, Scott Urguhart, Narada Michael Walden and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Gratitude Sky Music, Inc., Hackley Music and Pacific Sky Music
The Temptations24:46
16I'm Here (Metro mix)
recording of:
I’m Here
writer:
Colin Morrison (American R&B producer) and Katrina Willis
The Temptations4:08
17Lady
cover recording of:
Lady
writer:
Tom Hammer and Sandra St. Victor
The Temptations14:44