What's your favorite temptations album jacket?

Not fav album but album cover, for me it the cool white on white of[ temptin temptations]what say you?

Some of us have expressed concern for Gladys' health in a few different threads, during the past year or two. Yes, to give her some grace...she is 81 after all. She still sounds and looks great, but she is now looking more frail and moves slow on stage. An assistant now guides her on and off stage. She did cancel a show, a few months ago, after reportedly having the flu and was hospitalized. However, I have noticed lately that she does seem to be showing signs of forgetfulness. Sadly, I suspect it's more than just having a simple 'seniors moment'. Just a few examples...skip ahead to the 1:00 mark in the first video...

https://youtu.be/vMxc1tlaOUE?si=dCnFqq0ympsrfFr-

https://youtube.com/shorts/1MpDd2oVH...MXolDeqREC_c2a

https://youtu.be/XrgNJQj1Hic?si=Nl7bszOltm1ldKrZ

Trying to be sensitive and compassionate here, because I love this legendary lady dearly, like we all do...but maybe it's time to call it a day? In the first video, she seemed to forget where she was, and one of her background singers had to get her attention. Or is it just me?

Just announced, died of covid complications at 82. Made some fantastic music and was an influence on Norman Whitfield. RIP

Info from SoulTracks.com-

To commemorate Black Music Month, Grammy winning icon/Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dionne Warwick will bring her one woman show to the Apollo Theater in New York City’s Harlem on Friday, June 27th,2025 at 8 pm ET.

A presentation of Elliott Entertainment LLC and GCI Film, “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, One Night Only” will feature Ms. Warwick performing the classics she’s known for, from “Walk On By” to “I Say A Little Prayer”.

For ticket info, go to https://www.apollotheater.org/event/...t-make-me-over

Read more here-
Dionne Warwick brings one woman show to The Apollo - SoulTracks

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Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – with the lead singer’s surname recently added to the group name – started 1968 with the song that turned out to be their final R&B top tenner. “Honey Chile” also climbed to No.11 on the pop chart and was followed by the funky “I Promise To Wait My Love,” a Top 40 hit on the soul side.
On June 1, 1968, Ridin’ High, the album that contained both of those singles and even the Top 20 soul hit before that, “Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone,” made both the pop and R&B charts. In the month the album was released, the group played at the Copacabana in New York.

Vandellas sing Bacharach & David

Various new writers contributed to Ridin’ High, but the album saw the group looking to two proven copyrights from the recent songbook of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. They put a Motown twist on “[[There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” and “I Say A Little Prayer.” Reeves and the Vandellas also turned their hands to another recent No.1 US smash for Lulu, Don Black, and Mark London’s “To Sir With Love.”

Yet another single from Ridin’ High would be released by Motown in the spring of 1969, “[[We’ve Got) Honey Love,” which reached the R&B Top 30. In a surprising postscript, the boyfriend-away-at-the-war song “Forget Me Not” – the flipside of “I Promise To Wait My Love” in the US – was released as a UK single fully three years after its LP appearance, and went all the way to No.11.