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  Name Emperors of Soul
  Type Box Set Album
  Artist The Temptations
  Cover Temptations-emperors-of-souljpg
  Background Darkseagreen
  Released September 20 , 1994
  Recorded 1959 - 1994
  Genre Doo Wop / Soul / Psychedelic Soul / Funk / Pop / R&B
  Length 6:25:36
  Label Motown
  Producer Various
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''Emperors of Soul'' is a 1994 Box Set compilation for The Temptations , released by Motown Records . The five-disc collection covers the Temptations' entire four-decade history, from the first recording of The Distants in 1959 ("Come On") to four new recordings by the then-current Temptations lineup of Ali-Ollie Woodson , Theo Peoples , Ron Tyson , and stalwart members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin : "Error of Our Ways", "Givin' U The Best", "Elevator Eyes", and "Blueprint for My Love".

The first two discs and the first half of the third disc collect the original mono versions of the Temptations' most popular singles, including " My Girl ", " Ain't Too Proud To Beg ", and " Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) ", and several b-sides, album tracks, and unreleased songs. The rest of the set continues on through the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s with later hits, album tracks, and unreleased songs.


DISC 1: EARLY YEARS

''All tracks in mono.''

#"Come On" ''(by Otis Williams & the Distants)''
#"Oh, Mother of Mine"
#"Romance Without Finance"
#"Check Yourself"
#"Dream Come True"
#"Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)" ''(credited as "The Pirates")''
#"I'll Love You 'Til I Die" ''(credited as "The Pirates")''
#"Paradise"
#"Slow Down Heart"
#"I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To"

  • #"I Want A Love I Can See"

#"The Further You Look, The Less You See"
#"Farewell My Love"
#"A Tear From A Woman's Eyes"
#" The Way You Do The Things You Do "
#"I'll Be In Trouble"
#"The Girl's Alright With Me"
#"Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)"
#"Baby, Baby I Need You"
#" My Girl "
#"(Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby"
#"It's Growing"
#"You'll Lose A Precious Love"
#" Since I Lost My Baby "
#"You've Got To Earn It"
#" My Baby "
#" Don't Look Back "

  • ) previously unreleased



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DISC 2: "CLASSIC-5" YEARS

''All tracks in mono unless otherwise noted. ''

#" Get Ready "
#"Fading Away"
#" Ain't Too Proud To Beg "
#"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
#"Who You Gonna Run To"
#"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"

#"All I Need"
#"Remember Me"
#"I'm Doing It All"
#"No More Water In The Well"
#"You're My Everything"
#"Just One Last Look"

  • #"(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need"

#"Don't Send Me Away"
#"Hello Young Lovers"

#"I Truly, Truly Believe"
#"I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"
#"Please Return Your Love To Me"
#"How Can I Forget"


  • ) previously unreleased (
    --) in stereo



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DISC 3: "PSYCHEDELIC SOUL" YEARS

''All tracks in mono unless otherwise noted.''

#" Cloud Nine "
#"Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go)"

#" Runaway Child, Running Wild " (single edit)
#"Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down"
#" I Can't Get Next To You "

#"Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World)"
#" Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) "
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  • ---) in stereo (---) mono 45 single, with stereo LP intro added to beginning



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DISC 4: FUNK/DISCO YEARS

''All songs in stereo.''
#" Masterpiece " (single edit)
#"Plastic Man" (single edit)
#"Hey Girl" (I Like Your Style)

  • #"Let Your Hair Down"

#"Heavenly"
#"You've Got My Soul on Fire"
#"Happy People"
#"Shakey Ground"
#"Glasshouse"
#" A Song For You "
#"Memories"
#"Keep Holdin' On"
#"Darling, Stand By Me (Song For My Woman)"
#"Who Are You" ''(original title: "Who Are You (and What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)")''
#"In a Lifetime"
#"Power"
#"Isn't the Night Fantastic"
#"Aiming at Your Heart"

  • ) previously unreleased



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DISC 5: 1980S AND 1990S

''All songs in stereo.''
#"Standing On The Top" 1
#"Sail Away"
#"Treat Her Like A Lady"
#"My Love Is True (Truly For You)"
#"Do You Really Love Your Baby"
#"Magic"
#"Lady Soul"
#"I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now"
#"Look What You Started"
#"Soul To Soul"
#"Special"

  • #"Hoops Of Fire"

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  • ) previously unreleased (
    --) new songs



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