life in this galloping “Stranger in Town” track, still a rock-radio staple. “A Midwestern boy on his own” reckons with the disaffection of L.A. ![]() The Tempts' increasingly sophisticated sound is glimpsed in this Norman Whitfield-produced cut, as David Ruffin's anguished delivery rounds out the dramatic ambiance. "I Wish It Would Rain," The Temptations (1967) "I Can't Get Next to You," The Temptations (1969)Īll five Temptations tag-team on lead vocals in this muscular, brash hit, one of the United States' biggest sellers in 1969. "Journey to the Center of the Mind," The Amboy Dukes (1968)įueled by the guitars of a young Ted Nugent and Steve Farmer, the Amboy Dukes put a gritty, heavy Detroit spin on the psychedelic rock sound. ![]() The Tops' biggest post-Motown success came with this richly harmonized romantic tribute. "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)," Four Tops (1973) The 17-year-old Wonder was coming into this own, cowriting his material and bursting at the seams with creativity, as this bright track emerged at the hands of producer Hank Cosby in '67. ![]() ![]() "I Was Made to Love Her," Stevie Wonder (1967)
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