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Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2002-03 season.  On June 15, 2003, in the finale of Robinson's career, the Spurs won another NBA title with an 88-77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals. Turning back the clock, Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in his final game for the Spurs. He and the year's regular season and NBA Finals MVP Tim Duncan shared Sports Illustrated magazine's 2003 Sportsmen of the Year award.  Robinson averaged 21.1 points per game, 10.7 rebounds per game, 3 blocks per game, and 2.5 assists per game over 987 games in his NBA career. Also, he is one of only a very small group of players to have scored over 20,000 career points in the NBA, as well as being one of only four players to have recorded a quadruple-double (with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks against the Detroit Pistons on February 17, 1994).  He is also one of only six players to record 70 or more points in a single game with 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers on April 24, 1994. Only Elgin Baylor (71 points), Wilt Chamberlain (70, 72, 73 twice, 78, 100 points), David Thompson (73 points), Devin Booker (70 points), and Kobe Bryant (81 points) have scored 70 or more points in a single game.  Robinson is also noteworthy for his harmonious relationship with Tim Duncan. Sportswriter Chris Sheridan noted that it was rare for someone like Robinson to have welcomed and mentored Duncan as willingly as he did. CANNOTANSWER
Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2002-03 season.
The Temptations Sing Smokey is the second studio album by The Temptations for the Motown label, released on the Gordy Records subsidiary (G 912) in 1965. As its name implies, it is composed entirely of songs written and produced by Smokey Robinson, and several other members of the Miracles as well.

Several of the songs are covers of songs Robinson produced for the Miracles or Mary Wells, while the rest were originally recorded by The Temptations. Among these are three successful hit singles, starting with "The Way You Do the Things You Do", which featured Eddie Kendricks on lead vocals.  The next two songs feature lead vocals by new Temptation David Ruffin – "It's Growing" and the group's signature song, "My Girl".

Not included are two singles which predate these two singles, "I'll Be in Trouble" and "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (whose b-side, "Baby, Baby I Need You", is here). These songs would be included on the next Temptations album, The Temptin' Temptations. A third hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do", is present here, although it was also issued on the previous Temptations album, Meet the Temptations.

Track listing

Side one
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:41
"Baby, Baby I Need You" (Robinson) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Temptations ensemble) 2:53
"My Girl" (Robinson, Ronald White) (lead singer: David Ruffin) 2:45
"What Love Has Joined Together" (Robinson, Rogers) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:58
"You'll Lose a Precious Love" (Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin; Melvin Franklin on last line of bridge) 2:35
"It's Growing" (Robinson, Warren Pete Moore) (lead singer: David Ruffin) 3:00

Side two
"Who's Lovin' You" (Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin) 2:59
"What's So Good About Goodbye" (Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:40
"You Beat Me to the Punch" (Robinson, White) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:45
"Way Over There" (Berry Gordy, Jr., Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 3:03
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks; co-lead harmonies: David Ruffin, Paul Williams) 3:00
"(You Can) Depend on Me" (Gordy, Robinson) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) 2:32

Unreleased recordings from the Sing Smokey sessions:
"What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams)
"Happy Landing" (Robinson, White) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
Both these songs have subsequently been released.

Personnel
The Temptations 
 David Ruffin – vocals (all tracks except "Baby, Baby I Need You")
 Eddie Kendricks – vocals
 Paul Williams – vocals
 Melvin Franklin – vocals
 Otis Williams – vocals
 Elbridge "Al" Bryant – vocals ("Baby, Baby I Need You")
with:
 The Andantes – additional backing vocals ("It's Growing")
 The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
 Detroit Symphony Orchestra – strings
Technical
Smokey Robinson - producer, executive producer
Bob Folster - cover design

Chart and singles history

 Note – There was no Billboard R&B singles chart from November 1963 until January 1965. Most discographies include R&B information from Cash Box magazine to fill in the gap in the R&B chart, as is done here with the 1964 releases.

See also
List of number-one R&B albums of 1965 (U.S.)

References

The Temptations albums
1965 albums
Gordy Records albums
Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
Albums recorded at Hitsville U.S.A.
Albums arranged by Paul Riser Temptations Live! is the first live album to be released by The Temptations. The album was recorded on October 3, 1966 at the Roostertail in Detroit, Michigan.   The album cover photograph was taken on March 1966 at The 20 Grand, 14th and Warren in Detroit, Michigan, and the album was released on Gordy (Motown) Records in 1967. The album features David Ruffin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams performing their regular live repertoire for a highly receptive crowd mostly consisting of young women. Included in the set are Temptations hits such as "My Girl", "My Baby", "Get Ready", "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "Don't Look Back", and the group's then-current single, "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep". Out of the several live albums the group recorded during their career, this is the only one to feature David Ruffin.  The album remained on the Billboard 200 album chart for 51 weeks peaking at number 10.

Track listing
Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) David Ruffin, (b) Eddie Kendricks, (c) Paul Williams, (d) Melvin Franklin.

Side one
Intro by Scott Regen – 0:03
 Medley – 4:49
"Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland Jr.) b
"The Girl's Alright with Me" (Whitfield, Holland, Eddie Kendricks) b
"I'll Be in Trouble" (Smokey Robinson) b
"I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) c, a
"What Love Has Joined Together" (Robinson, Robert Rogers) – 3:01 b
"My Girl" (Robinson, Ronnie White) – 3:08 a
""Yesterday"/"What Now My Love" (Lennon–McCartney, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delano, Carl Sigman) – 3:08 a, d
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (Whitfield, Holland) – 2:23 a
Group Introduction – 0:49
"I Wish You Love" (Albert Beach, Charles Trenet) – 1:52 b
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Whitfield, Holland) – 2:57 a

Side two
"Old Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:44 d
"Get Ready" (Robinson) – 2:10 b
"Fading Away" (Robinson, Rogers, Warren Moore) – 1:55 b
"My Baby" (Robinson, Rogers, Moore) – 2:10 a
"You'll Lose a Precious Love" (Robinson) – 2:50 a
"Baby, Baby I Need You"  (Robinson) – 1:50 c, b
"Don't Look Back" (Robinson, White) – 7:07 c

Compact disc bonus track
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Robinson, Rogers) – 3:24 b

Personnel
The Temptations – Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Paul Williams, Otis Williams, and Melvin Franklin (David English)
The Temptations Band:
Cornelius Grant – guitar, musical director
Bill Upchurch – bass
"Stormin" Norman Roberts – drums
Johnny Trudell's Horn Section:
Johnny Trudell, Maurice Davis, and Floyd Jones or Billy Homer – trumpets
Don White and George Bohanon – trombones
Ted Buckner and Ernie Rogers – alto saxophones;
George Benson and Angelo Carlisi – tenor saxophones;
Thomas "Beans" Bowles – baritone saxophone, flute
Scott Regen - M.C.

See also
List of number-one R&B albums of 1967 (U.S.)

References

1967 live albums
The Temptations live albums
Gordy Records live albums Greatest Hits is a 1966 greatest hits album for The Temptations, released by the Gordy (Motown) label.  It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart and remained on the chart for 120 weeks.  Included are popular Temptations hits such as "The Way You Do the Things You Do", "Get Ready", "Since I Lost My Baby", "My Baby", "Don't Look Back", and their signature #1 hit, "My Girl". One non-album single, "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep", is also included; it was a #3 hit in the summer and fall of 1966.

The album was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).

Track listing

Side one
"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
"My Girl" (Robinson, Ronald White) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
"Don't Look Back" (Robinson, White) (lead singer: Paul Williams)
"Get Ready" (Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (Holland, Whitfield) (lead singer: David Ruffin)

Side two
"Since I Lost My Baby" (Warren Moore, Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
"The Girl's Alright with Me" (Holland, Eddie Kendricks, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
"My Baby" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
"It's Growing" (Moore, Robinson) (lead singer: David Ruffin)
"I'll Be in Trouble" (Robinson) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin)
"Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)" (Holland, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)

Chart and singles history

Singles

Year-end charts

See also
List of number-one R&B albums of 1966 (U.S.)
List of number-one R&B albums of 1967 (U.S.)
 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

References

Albums produced by Norman Whitfield
Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
1966 greatest hits albums
The Temptations compilation albums
Gordy Records compilation albums
Albums recorded at Hitsville U.S.A.