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Motown Eddie
But first, Norman Whitfield had to convince The Tempts to record "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" in the first place! According to Otis Williams, the group was growing tired of doing message songs and the long instrumental segments that Norman had been adding to their songs. Anyway, my local radio stations jumped on the full length version of "Papa" when the Tempts' All Directions LP came out in the summer of 72 so I'm sure that convinced Motown that they had a big hit on their hands.
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