Gettin' Ready
Label : Motown
Catalogue No:
["Say You\nLittle Miss Sweetness\nAin't Too Proud To Beg\nGet Ready\nLonely, Lonely Man Am I\nToo Busy Thinking About My Baby\nI've Been Good To You\nIt's A Lonely World Without Your Love\nFading Away\nWho You Gonna Run To\nYou're Not An Ordinary Girl\nNot Now, I'll Tell You Later\nGive It Up\nThe Man Who Don't Believe In Love"]
Media Condition : Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition : Mint (M)
In the mid-60s Motown was blessed with such riches that few Temptations fans would have noticed that the fab five was at a crossroads in 1966. The hits kept flowing, and were of such an elevated standard that each became a classic of their type: 'Ain't Too Proud To Beg', 'Get Ready', 'Beauty Is Only Skin Deep'... this was dancefloor soul of the highest order. The group's two lead singers, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin, had never sounded better. Paul Williams and Melvin Franklin, usually harmonisers alongside fifth member Otis Williams, were also impressive on the occasions the spotlight fell on them, as 'Lonely, Lonely Man Am I' makes clear here.
Gettin' Ready, originally released on 15 June 1966, was accomplished, smooth, seamless, exciting, intimate, occasionally sassy - and, of course, deeply soulful. And a turning point. And it really couldn't come more highly recommended.
