Your personal-temptin 25

[arr&bee]

Yeah i know at some point this list has been compiled before-so what-let's have some fun,now what are your top[25]temps songs-no chronological order or big hits required just your favs,here we go...mind over matter-tearstained letter-paradise-dream come true-may i have this dance-born to love you-i couldn't cry if i wanted to-i want a love i can see-just another lonely night-i gotta know now-you've got to earn it-girl why you wanna make me blue-my girl-what love has joined-since i lost my baby-slow down heart-farewell my love-baby,baby i need you-my baby-get ready-fading away-beauty's only skin deep-i know i'm losing you-please return your love to me-sorry is a sorry word...your turn!

[marv2]

This is going to be hard, but here we go.......LOL!


1. Dream Come True
2. The Girl's Alright With Me
3. The Way You Do the Things You Do
4. My Girl
5. Please Return Your Love to Me
6. Don't Look Back
7. Runaway Child Running Wild
8. Message to A Black Man
9. Psychedelic Shack
10. Ball of Confusion
11. Just My Imagination
12. Masterpiece
13. Hey Girl [[I Like Your Style)
14. Let Your Hair Down
15. Glasshouse
16. Memories
17. Every Ready Love
18. Get Ready
19 I Wish It Would Rain
20. Treat Her Like A Lady
21. Some Enchanted Evening
22. I'll Be In Trouble
23. [[I Know) I'm Losing You
24. Sail Away
25 Soul to Soul

[lucky2012]

1. You'll Lose a Precious Love
2. What Love Has Joined Together
3. Who's Lovin' You
4. Baby, Baby I Need You
5. I'll Be In Trouble
6. Girl, Why You Wanna Make Me Blue
7. I Want a Love I Can See
8. Don't Look Back
9. The Girl's Alright With Me
10. Save My Love For a Rainy Day
11. All I Need
12. Message from a Black Man
13. Ungena Za Ulimwengu
14. Take a Look Around
15. It's Summer
16. Law of the Land
17. Memories
18. A Song For You
19. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
20. Get Ready
21. My Girl
22. Just My Imagination
23. Ball of Confusion
24. I Can't Get Next To You
25. Loneliness Made Me Realize [[It's You That I Need)

Absolute favorites in bold. The hits are last because they are heard more often [[although maybe not so much as baby boomers age out of the market).

[mysterysinger]

"Since I Lost My Baby" is number 1. The rest .... I'd have to think hard.

[Motown Eddie]

Here's my Top Temptin' 25:
1. "My Girl"
2. "You're My Everything"
3. "I Wish It Would Rain"
4. "Cloud Nine"
5. "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
6. "Ball Of Confusion [[That's What The World Is Today)"
7. "Just My Imagination [[Runnin' Away With Me)"
8. "What Am I Gonna Do Without You"
9. "Just One Last Look"
10. "I Ain't Got Nothing"
11. "Happy People"
12. "Memories"
13. "That'll Be The Day"
14. "Hey Girl [[I Like Your Style)"
15. "You've Got To Earn It"
16. "Just Another Lonely Night"
17. "No More Water In The Well"
18. "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
19. "Don't Look Back"
20. "The Girl's Alright With Me"
21. "Forever In My Heart"
22. "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now"
23. "Look What You've Started"
24. "Run Away Child [[Runnin' Wild)"
25. "I Can't Get Next To You"

And 25 is a small number with a group like The Temptations [[Good thread though, Arr&Bee)

[soulster]

No! I cannot keep it at 25, so here's 41, as The Temptations are my favorite Motown group.

In no particular order. All songs are the MONO MIXES unless obviously stereo:



I Want A Love I Can See [Mono]
The Way You Do The Things You Do [Mono]
I'll Be In Trouble [Extended Mono Version]
The Girl's Alright With Me [Mono]
Girl [[Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) [Mono]
Baby, Baby I Need You [Mono]
My Girl [Mono]
It's Growing [Mono]
You'll Lose A Precious Love [Mono]
Since I Lost My Baby [Mono]
You've Got To Earn It [Mono]
My Baby [Mono]
Don't Look Back [Mono]
Fading Away [Mono]
Ain't Too Proud To Beg [Mono]
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep [Mono]
[[I Know) I'm Losing You [Mono]
All I Need [Mono]
No More Water In The Well
You're My Everything [Mono]
Just One Last Look
[[Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need [Mono]
I Wish It Would Rain [Mono]
I Truly, Truly Believe [Mono]
I Could Never Love Another [[After Loving You) [Mono]
Please Return Your Love To Me [Mono]
Cloud Nine [Mono]
Runaway Child, Running Wild [Mono]
Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down [Mono]
I Can't Get Next To You [Mono]
Ball Of Confusion [[That's What The World Is Today) [Mono]
Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me) [Mono]
It's Summer [[original album version)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Masterpiece
Hey Girl [[I Like Your Style)
Heavenly
Shakey Ground
A Song For You
Power
Standing On The Top Pt.1

[lockhartgary]

In No Particular Order:
1. Shakey Ground
2. Runaway Child, Running Wild
3. Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
4. Ain't too Proud to Beg
5. Fading Away
6. You're Not an Ordinary Girl
7. For Once in My Life
8. I'm Ready for Love
9. Who Can I Turn To
10. What Now My Love
11. That's Life
12. With These Hands
13. The Impossibe Dream
14. [[I Know) I'm Losing You
15. All I Need
16. [[Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
17. Just One Last Look
18. Slow Down Heart
19. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
20. Just My Imagination
21. Just Another Lonely Night
22. Psychedelic Shack
23. I Could Never Love Another [[After Loving You)
24. He Who Picks A Rose
25. I Wish It Would Rain

[Ngroove]

1. My Baby
2. My Girl
3. The Impossible Dream
4. For Once In My Life
5. [[I Know) I'm Losing You
6. Beauty's Only Skin Deep
7. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
8. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
9. I'll Try Something New
10. Girl [[Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
11. I Want A Love I Can See
12. The Way You Do The Things You Do
13. All I Need
14. Get Ready
15. I Wish It Would Rain
16. Since I Lost My Baby
17. Ol' Man River
18. Oh, Mother Of Mine
19. Farewell My Love
20. Slow Down Heart
21. Psychedelic Shack
22. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
23. Treat Her Like A Lady
24. Hoops Of Fire
25. This Is My Promise

[brians]

1. [[I Know) I'm Losing You
2. [[Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need
3. You're Not an Ordinary Girl
4. I Could Never Love Another [[After Loving You)
5. The Girl's Alright With Me
6. You're My Everything
7. Just My Imagination [[Runnin' Away With Me)
8. Fading Away
9. All I Need
10. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
11. Don't Look Back
12. Little Miss Sweetness
13. It's Growing
14. Psychedelic Shack
15. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
16. I Wish It Would Rain
17. Since I Lost My Baby
18. My Baby
19. I Gotta Find A Way [[To Get You Back)
20. Everybody Needs Love
21. You've Got To Earn It
22. Law Of The Land
23. You Gave Me Something [[And Everything's Alright)
24. Who You Gonna Run To
25. Runaway Child, Running Wild

[TomatoTom123]

edit #183:

My Girl
It's Growing
Since I Lost My Baby
Get Ready
Ain't Too Proud To Beg

Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
[[I Know) I'm Losing You
I Wish It Would Rain
I Could Never Love Another [[After Loving You)
I Can't Get Next To You

Psychedelic Shack
Ball Of Confusion [[That's What The World Is Today)
Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Law Of The Land

Let Your Hair Down
Heavenly
Glass House
Power
Standing On The Top

Sail Away
Treat Her Like A Lady
Just To Keep You In My Life
Lady Soul
Stay

and also
Move Them Britches ;)

I tried not doing it chronologically but my OCD wouldn't let me!

[MotownSteve]

I had to go two over 25.

1. The Way You Do The Things You Do
2. Dream Come True
3. I Want A Love I Can See
4. Isn’t She Pretty
5. Check Yourself
6. Slow Down Heart
7. Farewell My Love
8. My Girl
9. It’s Growing
10. You’ll Lose A Precious Love
11. Since I Lost My Baby [[both versions)
12. Just Another Lonely Night
13. My Baby
14. Girl [[Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
15. Don’t Look Back
16. Born To Love You
17. Say You
18. Little Miss Sweetness
19. It’s A Lonely World Without Your Love
20. [[I Know) I’m Losing You
21. All I Need
22. Just One Last Look
23. Ol’ Man River
24. With These Hands
25. The Impossible Dream
26. Cindy
27. I Could Never Love Another

[jobeterob]

1. Night and Day #1
2. Dream Come True
3. Paradise
4. I Want A Love I Can See
5. It's Growing
6. I'll Be in Trouble
7. The Girls Alright With Me
8. You'll Lose A Precious Love
9. Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue
10. Don't Look Back
11. Get Ready
12. Take A Look Around
13. I'm Losing You - TCB Cut - #2
14. Message From A Black Man
15. I'll Try Something New
16. Psychedelic Shack
17. Unite the World
18. You're My Everything
19. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
20. My Baby
21. Since I Lost My Baby
22. Just My Imagination
23. Runaway Child Running Wild
24. Isn't She Pretty
25. Papa Was A Rolling Stone

[tjl]

1. I Want A Love I Can See
2. The Impossible Dream
3. My Baby
4. Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue
5. It's Growing
6. Lonely Lonely Man Am I
7. The Girls Alright With Me
8. You're Not An Ordinary Girl
9. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
10. Don't Look Back
11. Get Ready
12. Ain't Too Proud To Beg
13. You're My Everything
15. The Way You Do The Things You Do
16. Psychedelic Shack
17. Firefly
18. All I Need
19. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
20. Just My Imagination
21. Since I Lost My Baby
22. I Can't Get Next To You
23. You've Got To Earn It
24. For Once In My Life
25. I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now