A report on Norman Whitfield
American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.
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The Temptations
28 linksAmerican vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.
American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.
The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top 10 hit single "Cloud Nine" in October 1968, pioneered psychedelic soul, and was significant in the evolution of R&B and soul music.
Barrett Strong
10 linksAmerican singer and songwriter.
American singer and songwriter.
Strong was the first artist to record a hit for Motown, although he is best known for his work as a songwriter, particularly in association with producer Norman Whitfield.
Motown
10 linksAmerican record label owned by the Universal Music Group.
American record label owned by the Universal Music Group.
By the mid-1960s, the company, with the help of songwriters and producers such as Robinson, A&R chief William "Mickey" Stevenson, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Norman Whitfield, had become a major force in the music industry.
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966.
Rose Royce
9 linksAmerican soul and R&B group.
American soul and R&B group.
Starr introduced them to Norman Whitfield.
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
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"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by The Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks.
War (The Temptations song)
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"War" is a counterculture era soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969.
The Undisputed Truth
9 linksThe Undisputed Truth was an American Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques.
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
4 linksSong originally performed by Motown recording act The Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by The Temptations was issued later the same year.
Song originally performed by Motown recording act The Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by The Temptations was issued later the same year.
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971.
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
3 links"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" is a song by American soul group The Temptations, written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.