By JoeR (170.148.92.53) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 02:58 pm:

Greetings posters. When I first purchased "Meet The Temptations" one of the cuts on that LP is 'Your Wonderful Love' lead by Paul Williams.

My question is: Is it safe for me to say that "power-that-be" at Motown were leaning towards the Impressions' 'For Your Precious Love' looking to make some noise for the "hitless" Temptations? Did the writers and producers look for a "hit" from elsewhere to give the Temptations a spot on the charts?

Thank you in advance,
JoeR - http://mypages.netopia.com/channels

By Ritchie (62.254.0.9) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 03:04 pm:

Joe, I think the answer is quite clearly YES. I'm sure you've tried the "experiment" - singing the Impressions' original over the top of it. (Perfect fit!) ;o)

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Thursday, March 13, 2003 - 03:22 pm:

YOUR WONDERFUL LOVE WAS INDEED PATERNED AFTER THE IMPRESSIONS FIRST HIT,I THINK THAT BERRY WAS HOPING FOR LIGHTING TO STRIKE TWICE.

By Julian (205.188.209.38) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 01:15 pm:

The Tempts "Witchcraft" reminds me of the Impressions' "Gyspy Woman." Same here, huh?

By Common (209.2.55.172) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 01:18 pm:

Hello everyone,

I noticed too that "My Pillow" from the L&F CD sounds alot like "Two Silhouettes On The Shade". At least, what I think of when I hear it.

Peace!

By Julian (205.188.209.38) on Friday, March 14, 2003 - 01:31 pm:

Yeah, "My Pillow" does sound like it. You may also remember a thread last summer about a fifties version of "My Pillow" that I uncovered by another group. Smae song. I can email it to you if you want (if I can find it).