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"My Girl" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, it became the Temptations' first U.S. number 1 single, and is considered their signature song.
Jan 29, 2024 · “My Girl” was Robinson’s gender-switching idea to write a new song. It’s not simply an answer song but another love song full of admiration and catchy wordplay. The Intro
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lyrics. Songfacts®: "My Girl" was written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, who were both members of The Miracles. Robinson wrote the lyrics - he was married at the time to his first wife, Claudette (they were wed from 1957-1986) - but Smokey said that the song is not about a specific girl, but "written with all the women in the world in mind."
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“My Girl,” written bySmokey Robinson and Ronnie White from The Miracles, and introduced by that beautiful guitar phrase from Motown session player Robert White, is one of the keystone soul records of the 60s. It made The Temptations, a gifted vocal quintet that had been cutting records since 1961, major stars. Before “My Girl,” the group had scored...
Smokey saw Ruffin as an untapped major resource for The Temptations. He wrote “My Girl” as a kind of answer record to his own song“My Guy”, which had been a smash for Mary Wellsin 1964, and its lyrics were inspired by his wife, Claudette, who also sang in The Miracles. Their song had “hit!” written all over it, and there was a chance Smokey could h...
Robinson’s understanding of what David Ruffin was able to deliver was key to the song’s success: capable of great vocal tenderness, yet with impressive controlled power, “My Girl,” released on December 21, 1964 enabled him to deploy both aspects of his singing talent. Billboard rated the song as the tenth biggest hit of 1965, and it was a pivotal t...
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Sep 15, 2009 · The Temptations sing and perform their classic and signature song "My Girl". Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronnie White of the Miracles and released on Dec...
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My Girl Lyrics: I've got sunshine on a cloudy day / When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May / I guess you'd say / What can make me feel this way? / My girl, my girl, my girl / Talkin'...
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