Hum Along and Dance: More of the Best (1963-1974)

Track Listings

1. I Want a Love I Can See

2. What Love Has Joined Together

3. You've Got to Earn It

4. No More Water in the Well

5. Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone [*]

6. Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got [*]

7. He Who Picks a Rose

8. Fan the Flame

9. Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me

10. Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love [*]

11. Hum Along and Dance

12. Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)

13. It's Summer

14. Stop the War Now [*]

15. Take a Look Around

16. Plastic Man

17. Heavenly

18. You've Got My Soul on Fire

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Listening to one of the Temptations' prestardom singles, "I Want a Love I Can See," on Hum Along and Dance, it's not hard to understand why it took a while for the group to find its breakthrough record: "Want" is a perfectly good, but unexciting, disc. This collection of "More of the Best" is no substitute for the group's biggest and best, but excellent tracks such as "You've Got to Earn It" and "It's Summer" help make for a fine bonus aimed at Tempts diehards. --Rickey Wright

Hum Along and Dance: More of the Best (1963-1974),The Temptations,Rhino / Wea,Motown,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Tracks:

I Want A Love I Can See
What Love Has Joined Together
You've Got To Earn It
No More Water In The Well
Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
He Who Picks A Rose
Fan The Flame
Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me
Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
Hum Along And Dance
Ungena Za Ulimengu (Unite The World)
It's Summer
Stop The War Now
Take A Look Around
The Plastic Man
Heavenly
You've Got My Soul On Fire

Amazon.com essential recording

Listening to one of the Temptations' prestardom singles, "I Want a Love I Can See," on Hum Along and Dance, it's not hard to understand why it took a while for the group to find its breakthrough record: "Want" is a perfectly good, but unexciting, disc. This collection of "More of the Best" is no substitute for the group's biggest and best, but excellent tracks such as "You've Got to Earn It" and "It's Summer" help make for a fine bonus aimed at Tempts diehards. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

For those who want more.......2003-08-22

Rhino has, for over two decades, been a superb re-packager of classic rock & roll and soul. Clearly, however, Motown didn't give Rhino the entire Temptations catalog to work with. (Had they, Rhino would have at least equaled, perhaps bettered, the "Emperors of Soul" set.)

But for those like me who have dozens of copies already of "My Girl," "Cloud Nine," "Just My Imagination," and so forth, "More of the Best," is a splendid excursion into some of their better b-sides and album cuts. (SOME minor A-sides appear here: "Heavenly," "Take A Look Around," "Plastic Man," "I Want A Love I Can See.")

The majestic Smokey Robinson love song, "What Love Has Joined Together" (originally B-side to "It's Growing" and also recorded by Mary Wells) and the cocky "You've Got To Earn It" - "If you deserve it you can get it, I'll be glad to see you with it," (Originally B-side to "Since I Lost My Baby"), all by themselves seal the worth of this one. In a broader sense, "Earn" is a wonderful ode to self-respect, and Eddie Kendricks sings the lead as a man who will NOT have the love he offers taken for granted. Lyrically, it's loaded to the gills with some of Smokey Robinson's best rhymes and metaphors.

I'd give this disc five stars if it had confined itself to the pre-"Cloud Nine," non-psychedelic years (that is, the first six studio albums), but nevertheless for hard-core Temptations fans, this is a sincerely worthwhile pick. It's an album for those who do NOT have the "Emperors of Soul" 5-disc set, but would like to augment the more standard 'greatest hits' sets.

Good Disc.......2000-04-23

The Temptations Have always Done Great Material.this Set is Good Not Quite Up To their Many Classics But Worth A Listen.Good Songs are On Here.Also The Temps Have So Much Depth&Style.

I felt like i was growing with the Temptations........1999-04-24

The songs on this CD are some of the best that the Temptations have done. They were not highly commerical but they displayed the diversity of the group where many of the songs were lead by other group members. Additionally, the CD highlights many of the rotating members of the Temptations. I recommend this CD for all Temptation fans.

Temptations Raw.......1998-12-02

This is raw temptations before all the glitz and glamour. Most of the selections from the early days have great funky arrangements without the violins or a "white man" studio mix. I'm white and this is what I like... the real stuff from the streets. Remix is well done. Arrangements are excellent and the studio musicians are "right on!"

you can never go wrong with the temptations.......1998-11-18

Any one who's followed the temps and love them should have the gift set "Emperors of Soul" it will release you from whatever binds you.

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