Who wrote just my imagination by The Temptations?

Who wrote just my imagination by The Temptations?

Norman Whitfield
Barrett Strong
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)/Composers

Who played bass on The Temptations just my imagination?

Bob Babbitt
Whitfield arranged and recorded the non-orchestral elements of the instrumental with Motown’s studio band, The Funk Brothers, who for this recording included Eddie Willis and Dennis Coffey on guitar, Jack Ashford on marimba, Jack Brokensha on timpani, Andrew Smith on drums, and Bob Babbitt on bass.

Who first recorded just my imagination?

This was the third of four #1 hits by the Temptations. The track was released in February 1971, and took off right away, peaking at #1 in April. The song was recorded at Motown’s Studio A in Detroit on November 24, 1970, with strings and horns by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra overdubbed later.

Was Smokey Robinson part of The Temptations?

The first several years of their career, Smokey Robinson is The Temptations’ primary producer and song writer. In March 1965, “My Girl,” becomes their first #1 Pop, million-copy best-seller and it goes on to become one of the all-time greatest songs ever recorded.

What year did just my imagination by the temptations come out?

1971Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) / Released

When did Eddie Kendricks leave the temptations?

1971
Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams left The Temptations in 1971, to be replaced by Richard Street (b. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 5, 1942) and Damon Harris (b. Baltimore, Md., July 3, 1950).

What year was just my imagination by the Temptations released?

When did the temptations release just my imagination?

Is the Temptations based on a true story?

After the New Year’s Eve performance, (when the Tempts and David ate at Melvin’s house) David told a story of how his mother gave him up to a pimp as Payment for a debt. This was not true of the real life David Ruffin. He and his brother Jimmy were raised by their father who was a minister.