Papa Was a Rolling Stone. Tracks. Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Damon Harris, and Melvin Franklin all snatch a verse of their own, with only founding member and group leader Otis Williams declining to step up to the mic.Single edit of the Temptations' “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone”:Dennis Edwards Of The Temptations Has Passed Away At 74

Em Am Em And when his died, all he left us was a-lone". R&B/Soul ℗ 2019 Planet Patrol. Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (Papa war ein Herumtreiber) ist der Titel eines Soulsongs, der im Jahr 1971 von den Tamla-Motown - Songschreibern Norman Whitfield und Barrett Strong verfasst wurde und im Original von der Motown-Gruppe The Undisputed Truth stammt.

The song was included on the Undisputed Truth's album Law of the Land (1973). Add to Wishlist. Like most of the group’s singles since 1968, however, “Papa” finds the Temptations sharing lead vocals. The Temptations' “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. The first two were "My Girl" (1965) and "Just My Imagination" (1971).

Whitfield forced Edwards to re-record his parts dozens of times until he finally got the angered, bitter grumble he desired out of the usually fiery-toned Edwards.The solo trumpet part in the introduction was played by A seven-minute edited version of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was released as a single in September 1972.

"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" became the band's third single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Songs. For this mix, congas were added to bolster the song's sparse percussion; this version appeared on the 1973 Side-A label of US single of The Undisputed Truth recordingSide-A label of the US single of The Temptations recordingThe Temptations Papa Was A Rolling Stone 1972 Single Version Label ℗ 2019 Planet Patrol. R&B/Soul.

Released as a single on the Gordy label in late September 1972, the song became an instant smash, and only the veteran group’s third single – after 1964’s At 6:54, “Papa” was easily the longest track Motown had released as a single up to that point, and quite a departure from the company’s “in-and-out-in-under-three-minutes” ethos of the previous decade. It peaked at number 63 on the Pop Charts and number 24 on the R&B Charts. Listen to this album and millions more. The Temptations did not like the fact that Whitfield's instrumentation had been getting more emphasis than their vocals on their songs at the time, and that they had to press Whitfield to get him to produce ballads for the group. A solo plucked bass guitar part, backed by While the official album version of the song is approximately 11:45, there are certain versions that extend the fade-out further, concluding with several sequential drum fills, pushing the length of the song over the 12-minute mark.Vocal duties are performed in a true ensemble style: Temptations singers Friction arose during the recording of "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" for a number of reasons. 1 Papa Was a Rolling Stone: 4:17: $0.99: Reviews Review Policy. The Temptations' “Papa Was A Rollin' Stone” was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. The LP version – appearing on the Tempts' album With its relatively sparse but expansive instrumentation, the song marks something of a departure from the Sly and the Family Stone-influenced “psychedelic soul” of the early Dennis Edwards era, into the more “orchestral funk” sound that Isaac Hayes and others had made popular through their soundtrack work on so-called blaxploitation films. Loading… Additional Information. Contemporary R&B. It was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971, and released as a single in May 1972. Planet Patrol June 14, 2019. Released. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth.