''Gentleman Ruffin'' is the final solo album by former
Temptations
The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...
singer
David Ruffin
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(1941–1991). It was released in 1980.
Track listing
Side One
#"I Wanna Be with You" (Ben Adkins)
#"All I Need" (David T. Garner)
#"Love Supply" (Marilyn McLeod)
#"Still in Love with You" (Arenita Walker, Cynthia Girty)
Side Two
#"I Got a Thing for You" (Marilyn McLeod,
Pam Sawyer
Pamela Joan Sawyer (born 1938) is an English songwriter/lyricist, who started writing songs in the mid-1960s and whose credits as a co-writer at Motown included " Love Child", " If I Were Your Woman", " My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Lef ...
)
#"Can We Make Love One More Time" (James Nelson, Les Jones)
#"Slow Dance" (Curtis Gadson, Ron Sanders, Roz Newberry)
#"Don't You Go Home" (Anita Brown)
Personnel
*David Ruffin - vocals
*Bruce Nazarian, Eddie Willis - guitar
*Anthony Willis, Greg Coles - bass
*George Roundtree, Rudy Robinson - keyboards
*Gary Nester, Vassal Benford - synthesizer
*Jerry Jones, Lee Marcus - drums
*Carl "Butch" Small, Larry Fratangelo - percussion
*Brandye,
Carolyn Franklin
Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter.
Biography
Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Barbara Siggers Franklin and C. L. Franklin. The youngest of six children, they moved to Buffalo, ...
, Diane Lewis, Pat Lewis, Diane Hogan,
Leon Ware
Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy ...
, Marcus Cummings, Ronnie McNeir - backing vocals
Chart history
Singles
References
1980 albums
Albums produced by Don Davis (record producer)
Warner Records albums
David Ruffin albums
Albums recorded at United Western Recorders
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