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Formats and Editions
1. I Can't Get Next to You (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) (Lead Singers: Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul
2. Hey Jude (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (Lead Singers: Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Will
3. Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down (Whitfield, Strong) (Lead Singers: Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Wil
4. Message from a Black Man (Whitfield, Strong) (Lead Singers: Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin)
5. Little Green Apples (Bobby Russell) (Lead Singer: Paul Williams)
6. You Don't Love Me No More (Whitfield, Strong, Roger Penzabene) (Lead Singer: Eddie Kendricks)
7. Since I've Lost You (Whitfield) (Lead Singer: Dennis Edwards)
8. Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) (Whitfield, Strong) (Lead Singer: Paul Williams)
9. That's the Way Love Is (Whitfield, Strong) (Lead Singers: Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams) 1
10. Slave (Whitfield, Strong) (Lead Singers: Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin)
More Info:
Produced entirely by Norman Whitfield, The Temptations’ Puzzle People takes the band further away from a classic soul sound, and more towards the realm of psychedelic soul. The album is primarily composed of Sly & the Family Stone/James Brown derived proto-funk tracks such as the lead single “Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down,” and hit “I Can’t Get Next to You.” Also included are psychedelic covers of The Isley Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing,” The Beatles’ “Hey Jude,” and Roger Miller’s “Little Green Apples.” Originally released in 1969, the album landed in the Top 5 on the Pop Albums chart, and spent 15 weeks at #1 on the R&B Albums chart.
