Gettin’ Ready

~ Release by The Temptations (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Digitally remastered using 96k/24-bit technology by Suha Gur at Universal Music Group Studios

Annotation last modified on 2013-01-10 17:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Say You
producer:
Robert Staunton and Robert Walker
recording of:
Say You
writer:
Charles E. Jones (soul/funk songwriter), Robert Dobyne and Robert Staunton
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
2:33
2Little Miss Sweetness
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Little Miss Sweetness
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:12
3Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
producer:
Norman Whitfield
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11), Eddie Kendricks (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11), Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11) and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11)
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations) (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11)
recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg (from 1966-01-04 until 1966-01-11)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
cover recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
4.352:36
4Get Ready
producer:
Smokey Robinson
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29), David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations) (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29), Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29) and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
lead vocals:
Melvin Franklin (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29) and Eddie Kendricks (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
recording of:
Get Ready (from 1965-12-05 until 1965-12-29)
lyricist and composer:
William “Smokey” Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
42:44
5Lonely, Lonely Man Am I
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Lonely, Lonely Man Am I
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Eddie Kendricks and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
2:37
6Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
producer:
Norman Whitfield
cover recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
12:41
7I’ve Been Good to You
producer:
Smokey Robinson
cover recording of:
I’ve Been Good to You
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
13:04
8It’s a Lonely World Without Your Love
producer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
It’s a Lonely World Without Your Love
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:36
9Fading Away
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Fading Away
composer:
Robert Rodgers, Warren Moore and William Robinson, Jr.
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
12:41
10Who You Gonna Run To
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Who You Gonna Run To
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:12
11You’re Not an Ordinary Girl
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
You’re Not an Ordinary Girl
writer:
Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marvin Tarplin, Warren Moore and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:54
12Not Now (I’ll Tell You Later)
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Not Now, I’ll Tell You Later
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:59
13Give It Up
producer:
Sylvester Potts
recording of:
Give It Up
writer:
Sylvester Potts and Mary Wells (Motown singer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:21
14The Man Who Don’t Believe In Love
producer:
Marv Johnson
recording of:
The Man Who Don’t Believe in Love
lyricist and composer:
Marv Johnson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:27

Credits

Release

printed in:United States
photography:Frank Dandridge
liner notes:Harry Weinger
remastering:Suha Gur
design:Smay Vision
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1999)
remastered at:Universal Music Group Studios in New Jersey, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/856237 [info]
ASIN:US: B00000J2RX [info]