The debut studio album by The Temptations, released in the Gordy (Motown) label in 1964. It includes most of the group's early singles, among them the group's first hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do". The lineup on the cover features Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and newest Temptation Davis (later David) Ruffin, who actually only appears on the aforementioned hit. The other tracks all feature original Temptation Elbridge "Al" Bryant, who was fired from the group in December 1963. Meet the Temptations was originally issued only in monaural sound, and that’s the version presented here. It received a ****½ AllMusic rating, with Bruce Eder stating that, “The Temptations' first LP, released three years into the group's history with Motown, is also a great record. It represents the evolution of the act and its sound.”
Tracklist:
SIDE ONE:
- "THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO" (ROBINSON, ROGERS)
- "I WANT A LOVE I CAN SEE" (WM. ROBINSON)
- "DREAM COME TRUE" (BERRY GORDY, JR.)
- "PARADISE" (BERRY GORDY, JR.)
- "MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE" (WHITFIELD, BRADFORD)
- "ISN'T SHE PRETTY" (WILLIAMS, GORDY, KENDRICK)
SIDE TWO:
- "JUST LET ME KNOW" (BERRY GORDY, JR.)
- "YOUR WONDERFUL LOVE" (BERRY GORDY, JR.)
- "THE FURTHER YOU LOOK, THE LESS YOU SEE" (ROBINSON, WHITFIELD)
- "CHECK YOURSELF" (WILLIAMS, FRANKLIN, BRYANT, GORDY)
- "SLOW DOWN HEART" (WM. ROBINSON)
- "FAREWELL MY LOVE" (BERRY GORDY, JR.)