50th Anniversary: Singles Collection 1961-1971 [Box set]

Temptations | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B005JLN9QM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #135,998 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Oh Mother Of Mine

2. Romance Without Finance

3. Check Yourself

4. Your Wonderful Love

5. (You're My) Dream Come True

6. Isn't She Pretty

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Get Ready

2. Fading Away

3. Ain't Too Proud To Beg

4. You'll Lose A Precious Love

5. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep

6. You're Not An Ordinary Girl

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Runaway Child, Running Wild

2. I Need Your Lovin'

3. I'll Try Something New Diana Ross and the Supremes & the Temptations

4. The Way You Do The Things You Do Diana Ross and the Supremes & the

5. Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down

6. Since I've Lost You

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

For the first time ever, on the occasion of the group's 50th anniversary, every single from the legendary Temptations lineup through 1971 is now in one package. This 3-CD box set features every A- and B- side, from the Temptations very beginning to the moment original members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams left the group.

Housed in packaging similar to the acclaimed series The Complete Motown Singles,this box set is accompanied by a booklet filled with detailed information about each single, reproductions of spectacular-looking picture sleeves from around the world, and classic and rare photos of the world's greatest male vocal group of all time.

Included in this box set are the group's 13 No. 1 Pop and R&B hits, from "The Way You Do The Things You Do" to "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," and the smashes in-between--the iconic "My Girl," "Get Ready," "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," the controversial "Ball Of Confusion (That's The World Is Today)," "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," a duet with the Diana Ross & the Supremes. With these hits the Temptations broke down social barriers and became cultural icons.

Because it's "Complete," the beautifully packaged 3-CD box set also includes the early material, when the "Tempts" were struggling to hang in as Motown grew more and more successful. Among the early rarities is their debut single, "Oh Mother Of Mine," which was never on an LP; a stab at novelty on the short-lived Mel-o-dy label, where the Tempts moonlighted as "the Pirates"; and the local hit "I Want A Love I Can See." Also included: rare German and Italian versions of "My Girl" and more.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MONO Misunderstanding!, December 6, 2011

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This review is from: 50th Anniversary: Singles Collection 1961-1971 (Audio CD)

I know that many of the earlier singles tracks by the Temptations were pressed monaurally as 45 rpm records but many of the album versions were available in STEREO. I fail to understand why Universal music decided to take these tracks, remaster them for 24 bit and release them in MONO. There are a lot of great songs on this collection, many that I know for a fact that were recorded in STEREO. The music is wonderful, nice package, nice liner notes and such but MONO, no no no.