Gettin' Ready
Gettin' Ready is the fourth studio album by the Temptations for the Gordy label released in 1966. It marks the transition of the group from having Smokey Robinson as its main producer, with new producer Norman Whitfield taking over Robinson's position. Two #1 R&B hit singles, one from each producer, are included: "Get Ready" from Robinson with Eddie Kendricks on lead, and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" from Whitfield with David Ruffin on lead. Also included is the original version of "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," which would be rerecorded as a hit for Marvin Gaye in 1969. The album was also one of the last albums to contain tracks co-authored by members of the group until the release of The Temptations Do The Temptations. As with previous Temptations albums, several songs are written by members of The Miracles: Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White, and Marv Tarplin.
Track listing
Side one
- "Say You" * 2:33
- "Little Miss Sweetness" 3:12
- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" 2:36
- "Get Ready" 2:44
- "Lonely, Lonely Man Am I" 2:37
- "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" 2:41
Side two
- "I've Been Good to You" 3:04
- "It's a Lonely World Without Your Love" 2:36
- "Fading Away" 2:41
- "Who You Gonna Run To" 3:12
- "You're Not an Ordinary Girl" 2:54
- "Not Now " *** 2:59
1998 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Give It Up" ** 2:21
- "The Man Who Don't Believe In Love" ** 2:27
- in mono
- bonus tracks for compact disc re-release, unreleased tracks dating from the Elbridge Bryant era of the early 1960s.
- Recorded in mid 1963 during the Elbridge Bryant era with The Supremes as background vocals.
Personnel
The Temptations
- David Ruffin – vocals
- Eddie Kendricks – vocals
- Paul Williams – vocals
- Melvin "Blue" Franklin – vocals
- Otis Williams – vocals
- Elbridge "Al" Bryant – vocals
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- The Supremes – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
Producers
- Smokey Robinson – "Little Miss Sweetness", "Get Ready", "I've Been Good to You", "Fading Away", "Who You Gonna Run Two", "You're Not an Ordinary Girl" and "Not Now, I'll Tell You Later", Executive Producer
- Norman Whitfield – "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Lonely, Lonely Man Am I" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", Executive Producer
- Robert Staunton and Robert Walker, producers – "Say You"
- William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter – "It's A Lonely World Without Your Love"
- Sylvester Potts – "Give It Up"
- Marv Johnson – "The Man Who Didn't Believe in Love"
Charts