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Norman Whitfield was eventually replaced as The Temptation's producer and subsequently left Motown with Rose Royce (who backed The Temptations on this album) in tow, but not before creating an album filled with gems, I Need You being one of which contains that classic Temptaions' sound. I Need You benefits from the Temps golden voices, primarily Damon Harris' tenor/falsetto (Damon grew up admiring Eddie Hendricks, who he replaced in the Temptations), Henry Garner Jr's (of Rose Royce) drum breaks and Norman Whitfield's stellar production which sounds like Superfly era Curtis Mayfield.
The Temptations - I Need You
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Awwww; It's Christmas! I LooOooOOOoooVe the Temptations! That easy breezy sound, yielding slight hip girations, salsa-esque foot movements, snapping fingers, and endless smiles as you seduce the opposite sex across the room. A song that brings both sexes to the dance floor to DaNce 2gthr; ohh the good ol' days. The boom bap ping of the cymbals, the crescendo! Muy muy excelente!
The song sounds like a duel for love, he challenges her with the keys, horns and drum machine. How dare her leave him! A man willing to fight for his love musically. Bravo DJ, great pick!
~Merry Christmas world!!!!
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This is the way to chillon a Sunday mornng...WOW.
This is DOPE in every form of the word. I haven't heard this one before...so I must own it.
Okay so I was caught slipping...I looked through some of my stuff and guess what I found...this album. I sampled a track from here "Heavenly:...Wow shame on me...you can check it out here:
http://www.myspace.com/offbeatmusiq
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