The Temptations - All Directions - Limited 180-Gram Vinyl [Import] - LP
Psych meets soul and comes out rock-solid.
Deluxe 180-Gram Reissue. Including Original Artwork. A superb album produced by Motown's psychedelic mastermind Norman Whitfield. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 in 1972, making it the band's most successful non-collaborative album on the chart. It also became their twelfth album to reach #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart. All Directions features the #1 hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", which was a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single. "Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance by a Group for The Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser, and Best R&B Song for Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong. It is widely regarded as one of The Temptations' signature numbers.
| A1 | Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On | 3:05 | |
| A2 | Run Charlie Run | 2:59 | |
| A3 | Papa Was A Rollin' Stone | 11:45 | |
| B1 | Love Woke Me Up This Morning | 2:21 | |
| B2 | I Ain't Got Nothin' | 3:30 | |
| B3 | The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) | 4:10 | |
| B4 | Mother Nature | 3:08 | |
| B5 | Do Your Thing |
Label: Elemental.