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“My Girl” is a 1964 song recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label which became a number one hit in 1965. Written and produced by The Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, the song became the Temptations’ first U.S. number-one single, and is today their signature song. Robinson’s inspiration for writing this song was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was later featured on the album Anthology.

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The recorded version of “My Girl” was the first Temptations single to feature David Ruffin on lead vocals. Previously, Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams had performed most of the group’s lead vocals, and Ruffin had joined the group as a replacement for former Temptation Elbridge “Al” Bryant. While on tour as part of the Motortown Revue, a collective tour for most of the Motown roster, Smokey Robinson caught the Temptations’ part of the show. The group had included a medley of soul standards in the show, one of which, The Drifters’ “Under the Boardwalk”, was a solo spot for Ruffin. Impressed, Robinson decided to produce a single with Ruffin singing lead. Robinson saw Ruffin as a “sleeping giant” in the group with a unique voice that was “mellow” yet “gruff”. Robinson thought that if he could write just the perfect song for Ruffin’s voice, then he could have a smash hit… The song was to be something that Ruffin could “belt out” yet something that was also “melodic and sweet”.
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  • trudelmer

    Não tem como não gostar dessa música

    yesterday afternoon

  • soulold

    Classic Temps!! Can't help but love this simple, yet powerful song!

    Sunday evening

  • ImAnOldiesFan2

    Love this Oldie!

    last week

  • straw4uberry

    Nothing like a Motown classic!

    17 days ago

  • staklee2002mj

    so glad i popped into to listen to roys radio

    last month

  • dustyfox75

    Their music was. one of the things that made growing up bareable!!!!

    last month

  • rangelrafael

    cute

    last month

  • babyjmar

    my girl is a nice soung

    last month

  • deernivra

    Could listen to Motown all day long

    March 2012

  • ladycaroledowns

    Nice one, thanks Jem :-))

    March 2012

  • bigbudge69

    Butlins 1994

    February 2012

  • granpubah

    Yes. This IS the Motown Sound.

    February 2012

  • wildtony40

    nice song.

    February 2012

  • lukasz_pulawski

    a perfect example of a C major pentatonic scale

    January 2012

  • bonprixe

    I love to listen this song - hey, hey, hey

    January 2012

  • OrangeDreamer

    Love that song ;]

    January 2012

  • germanchumash

    good station, so many oldies I love.

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    one of the best songs ever to have come out of the 60`s!

    January 2012

  • vanerus

    love this brings back a few years

    December 2011

  • stvgstrl

    motown forever

    December 2011
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