Formed around 1960 out of the PRIMES & the DISTANTS with MY GIRL they had a first No. 1 in the US Charts.
At this time more in soul-ballads they changed around 1968 and went more into heavy-psychdelic, always based
on soul and funk. Eddie Kendricks died in 1992, and Otis Williams kept the band going.
Main Songwriters in the 60s: Smokey Robinson; N.Whitfield; B.& E.Holland
Style: Soul ; Psychedelic-Funk ;
see: The Primes ; Dennis Edwards ; Eddie Kendricks ; Rick James ; David Ruffin ;
Musicians: in the 60s & 70s
Eddie Kendricks (-75), David Ruffin (63-68), Dennis Edwards - lead vocals;
Paul Williams; Melvin Franklin; Eldridge Bryant; Otis Williams; Damon Harris (71) - vocals;
Richard Street (71); Glen Leonard (74); Louis Price (75); Rick James; Ron Tyson - vocals;
1981-1983 :
Otis Williams Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street ; David MELVIN English - vocals;
+ Session-Musicians - 1983-84:
John Robinson, Jeff Porcaro, Robbie Buchanan - drums, perc.; Paulinho Da Costa - perc.;
Robbie Buchanan - keyboards, synthy, e-piano; Paul M.Jackson - guitar;
Dennis Lambert - arranger, synthy; Gabe Katona - synthy; Richard Elliot - sax, lyricon;
Freddy Washington - bass; Nolan Smith, Ray Brown - trumpets; Gary Herbig, T.Harrington - sax;
Fred Wesley, George Bohanon - trombones; Peter Schless, Roger Nichols - synthy, perc.;
Producers : Albert Philip & Ralph Randolph Johnson
Side A
How Can You Say Thats Its Over (T.Keane-M.Himelstein) 4:03
Side B
Ill Keep My Light In My Window (T.McFaddin-L.Caston) 4:20
Zustandsbeschreibung / grading:
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