The Temptations - Cloud Nine

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THE TEMPTATIONS - CLOUD NINE

The ninth studio album by The Temptations for the Motown label, Cloud Nine was released in 1969 and marked a major turning point in the group’s career. It was the first full Temptations studio LP to feature Dennis Edwards as the replacement for David Ruffin (fired in June of 1968) and also marked the beginning of the group’s delve into psychedelic soul under the ambitious direction of producer Norman Whitfield. The change proved highly successful, with the album rising to number four on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and earning the group their first Grammy Award. Cloud Nine received a ****½ AllMusic rating, with reviewer Amy Hanson stating that this is “an album that would become one of the defining early funk sets, with songs that not only took Motown in a new direction, but helped to shape a genre as well.”

Tracklist: 

SIDE ONE: 

1. CLOUD NINE (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
2. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
3. RUN AWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)

SIDE TWO:

1. LOVE IS A HURTIN’ THING (Ben Raleigh, David Linden)
2. HEY GIRL (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
3. WHY DID SHE HAVE TO LEAVE ME (WHY DID SHE HAVE TO GO (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
4. I NEED YOUR LOVIN’ (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
5. DON’T LET HIM TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
6. I GOTTA FIND A WAY (TO GET YOU BACK)(C. Grant, E. Kendricks, E. Holland, N. Whitfield)
7. GOTTA KEEP ON TRYIN’ TILL I WIN YOUR LOVE (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)

Personnel:

Dennis Edwards - Lead and background vocals

Eddie Kendricks - Lead and background vocals

Paul Williams - Lead and background vocals

Melvin Franklin - Lead and background vocals

Otis Williams - Lead and background vocals

James Jamerson - Bass guitar

Dennis Coffey - Lead guitar

Spider Webb - Drums

Uriel Jones - Drums

Greg Reeves - Tambourine

Produced By Norman Whitfield

"The Sound of Young America"