20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 1 – The '60s

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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 1 – The '60s
Compilation album by
The Temptations
ReleasedAugust 31, 1999 (1999-08-31)
GenreR&B
Length30:18
LabelMotown
ProducerHarry Weinger

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 1 – The '60s is a compilation album and part of the 20th Century Masters series released through Universal Music Group. It was released August 31, 1999. The collection spans the band's history from 1965 to 1969.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Like most entries in Universal Music's Millennium Collection (previously the province of MCA Records), The Best of Temptations, Vol. 1: The '60s is a solid budget-line collection containing 11 of their biggest hits from the '60s."[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."My Girl"The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)2:41
2."The Way You Do the Things You Do"
Meet the Temptations (1964)2:38
3."Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"Greatest Hits (1966)2:21
4."Get Ready"William "Smokey" RobinsonGettin' Ready (1966)2:37
5."Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
  • Eddie Holland
  • Norman Whitfield
Gettin' Ready2:30
6."You're My Everything"The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (1967)2:55
7."I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (with Diana Ross & the Supremes)Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations (1968)3:05
8."Cloud Nine"
Cloud Nine (1969)3:28
9."(I Know) I'm Losing You"
  • Cornelius Grant
  • Eddie Holland
  • Norman Whitfield
The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul2:26
10."I Wish It Would Rain"
  • Barrett Strong
  • Norman Whitfield
  • Rodger Penzabene
The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968)2:46
11."I Can't Get Next to You"
  • Barrett Strong
  • Norman Whitfield
Puzzle People (1969)2:51
Total length:30:18

Musicians[edit]

Production[edit]

  • Compilation Produced by Harry Weinger
  • Digital Compiled and Mastered by Suha Gur and Kevin Reeves
  • Production Coordination by Margaret Goldfarb
  • Art direction: Vartan
  • Design: Meire Murakami
  • Photography courtesy of Motown Archives

Track information and credits adapted the album's liner notes.[2]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 73
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[4] 6

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Temptations, Volume 1 – The '60s
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 121

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ The Best Of The Temptations (liner notes). The Temptations. Motown. 1999. 012 153 362-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 25, 2022.