On February 18, 2013, Otis Robert Harris Jr. aka Damon Harris died aged 62. He was singer, founding member of the Temptations tribute band The Young Tempts (a.k.a. The Young Vandals), later performed under the name Impact, but was best known as member of The Temptations from 1971 to 1975.
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The Temptations: All Directions
On July 1972, “Gordy” label released “All Directions”, the 15th Temptations (The) album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Norman Whitfield. In 1973, for the song “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” The Temptations won “Grammy Awards” for “Best R&B Performance by a Group”; “Best R&B Instrumental Performance” and “Best R&B Song”
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards – vocals
- Damon Harris – vocals
- Richard Street – vocals
- Melvin Franklin – vocals
- Otis Williams – vocals
- The Andantes – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Track listing:
- Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Run Charlie Run – Maurice King, Jan Forman
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Love Woke Me Up This Morning – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
- I Ain’t Got Nothin’ – Maurice King, Evans King
- The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
- Mother Nature – Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris
- Do Your Thing – Isaac Hayes
The Temptations: 1990
On December 7, 1973, “Gordy” label released “1990”, the 17th Temptations (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Norman Whitfield.
Personnel:
- Dennis Edwards: vocals
- Damon Harris: vocals
- Richard Street: vocals
- Melvin Franklin: vocals
- Otis Williams: vocals
- The Funk Brothers and Rose Royce: instrumentation
- Kenji Brown – guitar
- Eddie Hazel – guitar
- Dennis Coffey – guitar
- Wah – Wah Watson – guitar
- Eddie Willis – guitar
- Melvin ”Wah Wah” Ragin – guitar
- Jack Ashford – tambourine
- Earl Van Dyke – keyboards
- Don Baldwin – keyboards, wind, synthesizer
- Victor Nix – keyboards
- James Jamerson – bass
- Leqyeint Jobe – bass
- Billy “Bass” Nelson – bass
- Ollie E. Brown – drums
- Zachary Fraizer – drums
- James Gadson – drums
- Henry Gamer Jr. – drums
- Ed Green – drums
- Bobbye Hall – congas
- Terral ”Terry” Santiel – congas
- Michael Moore – saxophone
- Kenneth Copeland – trumpet
- Fred Dunn – trumpet
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Don Baldwin – design
- John Cabalka – design
- Jim Britt – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Norman Whitfield.
- Let Your Hair Down
- I Need You
- Heavenly
- You’ve Got My Soul on Fire
- Ain’t No Justice
- 1990
- Zoom
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