David Ruffin discography

This article is a discography for the work of former Temptations singer David Ruffin as a solo artist and in other group acts outside of The Temptations. It also includes a listing of his lead vocal recordings with The Temptations.

Complete lead vocals with the Temptations

 * The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965)
 * "My Girl" (Robinson, Ronald White)
 * "You'll Lose a Precious Love" (Robinson) – Recorded on March 2, 1964, it's the first lead Ruffin recorded with the group.
 * "It's Growing" (Robinson, Warren Moore)
 * "Who's Lovin' You" (Robinson)
 * "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Robinson) – Ruffin and Paul Williams sings "the unison harmony co-lead vocal" with Eddie Kendrick
 * The Temptin' Temptations (1965)
 * "Since I Lost My Baby" (Robinson, Moore)
 * "My Baby" (Robinson, Moore, Robert Rogers)
 * "Born to Love You" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
 * "You're the One I Need" (Robinson) – Ruffin sings the bridge with Paul Williams while Kendrick leads the rest of the song
 * Gettin' Ready (1966)
 * "Say You" (Charles Jones, Robert Dobyne, Robert Staunton)
 * "Little Miss Sweetness" (Robinson)
 * "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield)
 * Greatest Hits (1966)
 * "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (recorded in 1966, E. Holland, Whitfield)
 * Temptations Live! (1966)
 * "I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) – shared with Paul Williams (who was the only lead on the studio version) and Eddie Kendrick for this live performance
 * "Yesterday"/"What Now My Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – Ruffin does a soulful rendition of McCartney's "Yesterday". He also sings Bécaud's "What Now My Love" with Melvin Franklin doing speaking parts in French.
 * The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul (1967)
 * "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Cornelius Grant, E. Holland, Whitfield)
 * "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone" (Grant, Sylvia Moy, Whitfield)
 * "All I Need" (Frank Wilson, E. Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
 * "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" (E. Holland, Whitfield)
 * "Just One Last Look" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
 * "Sorry Is a Sorry Word" (E. Holland, Hunter)
 * "You're My Everything" (Roger Penzabene, Grant, Whitfield) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
 * "Now That You've Won Me" (Robinson)
 * The Temptations in a Mellow Mood (1967)
 * "Hello, Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – vocal ensemble; Ruffin has brief solos
 * "Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim)
 * "I'm Ready for Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
 * "What Now My Love" (Bécaud, Delanoë, Sigman)
 * "The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh)
 * The Temptations Wish It Would Rain (1968)
 * "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Whitfield)
 * "Cindy" (Robinson)
 * "I Wish It Would Rain" (Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield)
 * "Fan the Flame" (Al Cleveland, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Robinson)
 * "He Who Picks a Rose" (E. Holland, Emilio "Father" Smiley, Whitfield)
 * "Why Did You Leave Me Darling" (James Dean, Deke Richards)
 * "I've Passed This Way Before" (Dean, William Weatherspoon)
 * Later releases (found on the Emperors of Soul box set released in 1994 and the Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968) LP released in 1999)
 * "I Got Heaven Right Here on Earth" (recorded in 1966, Eddie Kendrick, E. Holland)
 * "Angel Doll" (recorded in 1967) (Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder)
 * "What Am I Gonna Do Without You" (recorded in 1966, Hunter, Wonder)
 * "Love Is What You Make It" (Robinson)
 * "I Know She's Not a Mannequin" (John Bristol, Shena Dermell, Harvey Fuqua)
 * "Only a Lonely Man Would Know" (Hunter, Beatrice Verdi)
 * "That'll Be the Day" (recorded in 1965, Henry Cosby, Moy, Stevenson)
 * "We'll Be Satisfied" (recorded in 1967, Marc Gordon, F. Wilson) – shared with Eddie Kendrick and Paul Wiliams