Cloud Nine

This is pretty good, pleasant all the way through. The funky numbers work more for me than the ballads but it's all listenable.

Proof that the Temptations are one of the greatest vocal groups of all time. Just wow.

Great R&B album.

It's good but not great

Didn't much enjoy this. I think that's just because I'm not a fan of the style: couldn't fault it musically.

Come on… who doesn’t like The Temptations? Seriously, let’s see a show of hands! I dare ya!

Meh

The coolest couple you know just invited you to a dinner party

This album is praise as a step forward into the future of Motown on side one, while keeping solidly in their traditional, doo wop styled songs that carried them successfully through the bulk of the sixties. I wish they would’ve dived fully into the future; the songs that kick off the album are fire. The second side is just mostly boring except for a few exceptions.

Like most people, my only knowledge of the Temptations was My Girl. I was excited to take a listen to this, but it was just... forgettable. I'd give it a 3 if it weren't for the whining in "Runaway Child, Runaway Wild". That was grating and awful and I just had no interest in it.

Much more of a Stax guy than a Motown guy but there are just some great cuts here.

7.5/10

A good pairing for Valentine’s Day. Love songs that aren’t cheesy. Heartfelt and soulful. I like the temptations a lot.

Contains all my favorite Temptations tracks, so it has to be my favorite of theirs. The definition of soulful. Dennis Edward’s voice rocks. Standout track is: “Don’t Let Him Take Your Loge From Me”

Started out strong but the end seemed to not the same caliper. Standouts were Run Away Child, Running Wild and Cloud Nine for me. Their version of I Heard It Through the Grapevine just didn't work as compared to the other versions out there. When they were in the funk grove I dug it - when it went more to the Motown Soul side, I wasn't as impressed.

Ah what a gem. Glad I put this on when I started cleaning the bathrooms…dance party!

Cloud 4 or 5 really.

3 stars

Not my thing. Seemed repetitive.

George Russell talking

We are so back

Great music and quite complicated! But the lyrics are very sad

Puro soul del más sabroso. Increíble, pone de buenas y hace que parezca que el mundo es un mejor lugar.

Not my fave, but still a sucker for Motown sound.

This feels like a "I guess you had to be there" albums. Maybe in 1969, this would've been awesome. I'm just not feeling it now.

I've really struggled with this one. I love it – there's a load of great songs and sounds. But is it a 5? I'm going to say no. I've listened a lot, and love it, but I don't love it 5*s. There are many superb songs. Of course "Cloud Nine", "Runaway Child" etc. But also songs from the second side, e.g. "Why Did She Have To Leave Me" and "I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back)".

No está mal, pero en 1969 hay muchos lps mejores.

Oldies, but goodies. It's funny to hear the Grapevine, which I think most people are more used to from Creedence.

This is really good and sounds more like James Brown than the temptations.

Funk smooth and easy to vibe with

Old school rnb jams but not my favorite album

Fantastic album and got me nicely in the Friday mood. Not a bad track on the album.

Beautiful start to my weekend

Couple of very cool psych-soul tracks and then a bunch of more safe songs.

Some very fun songs done only how The Temptations can do it.

Rating: 8.5/10 So damn funky and soulful.

Lovely melodies and good vibes

really enjoyed this album, will listen again, vocals gorgeous and rhythm so fun.

Noice. 3.5 stars

Not something I would have ever listened to without this list. A strong set of funk-Motown crossover. Favourite tracks are Cloud Nine and Runaway Child Running Wild.

A fine soul album, nothing too special caught my attention. Sonically it's good, with nice mixing and separation. Vocals are pretty good, but the melodies are a bit plain and not inspiring. Classic soul themes regarding the lyrics. All in all, don't think I would listen to it again.

Fun, harmless, funky, didn't regret listening

This album had quite a few surprises from what I was expecting from the temptations. Quite a bit more funky in spots from the My Girl days. The industry back then was also very weird. It all seems to be very label driven and songs were just reused almost annually. "I head it through the Grapevine" had huge success with two different artists in the two years prior to this album, so 3 artists in 3 years all singing the same song. All versions are quite a bit different, and I know there even a couple other covers later on. It's one of those songs that just got everywhere. As a kid from Grapevine who watched the California Raisins I may have paid a little more attention than your average kid to this song. The rest of this album is pretty interesting too. I'm an era of 3 minute tracks there is a 9+ minute epic of Runaway Child, and had it not been for the kid crying midway through it would have been my favorite on the album. All other songs do their best to say what they need to and efficiently move on to the next, and that is appreciated. Favorite track "I gotta find a way to get you back" 5/5

4 sterne

Not much to say about this one, just a sweet blend of funk and soul. Low 4.

Solid tracks, especially in the first half. Not much else to say. 7/10

Love me some crooning.

I listened to it in the background so i didn't pay great attention but the album itself and the resulting spotify radio was amazing

Fun enough, although there's no real stand out songs, no My Girl or Get Ready. The Heard It Through The Grapevine cover is a interesting change, but pales in comparison to the original or even to The Slits version. Better than Clarence Clearwater's version though.

I need to listen to more soul this is good!! The vocals are amazing all the way through. I think 'Runaway Child, Running Wild' is my favourite. Very easy to listen to, and very mood boosting.

Didn’t listen to any Temptations beyond “My Girl”. I see now that was a mistake. Great songs with some great R&B funk production. Will definitely keep this in rotation.

Good

Favourite song - Cloud nine 2.5 stars

This music is pure joy. It might not be the musically brilliant but that shouldn’t take anything away from how uplifting and joyous this album is. It constantly made me feel upbeat, put a smile on my face, and was enjoyable to listen to. It’s fun. It’s soulful. It’s hard not to like. It’s not great funk or Motown, but it’s worth listening to.

This was a pretty good album, I haven't ever really listened to a full album by these classic Motown staples, but it was a pretty good album, had a couple of catchy tunes and I didn't hate any of it! Solid album 👌

first half was better than the second half - fun cover of i heard it through the grapevine and the title track was good 7/10

Constant surprises. Shifts from song to song in style and energy. Amazing.

This one’s got funk, soul, and just the right amount of edge. It’s got that Sly and the Family Stone vibe but with cleaner grooves. The vocals hit hard, and the rhythms keep it moving. It’s fresh, bold, and full of energy.

It’s aight. Nothing really stood out to me. I wasn’t really turned off by anything though, either, except for maybe the way track 3 dragged. Not a must-listen.

2.9 Slightly disappointing after enjoying the previous Temptations album on here. It was ok, but nothing more than that. Didn't think much of the Grapevine cover. First track probably the peak of the album which is always a shame.

I agree with some of the other reviewers - the Funk songs are significantly better than the uninspired Motown tracks. Still not a bad listen.

The Good: Cloud 9 The Bad: Try figure out where the hell to find Cloud 9 The Ugly: Realizing that Clouds 1 through 8 are the same…. and yet not… This is the first time I am finding it difficult to write anything about an album… not that it is bad, but it certainly isn’t great, in my most humble of opinions. For me, The Temptations or R&B RoyalTY (yup, capital R, T and Y), so this funked out version just isn’t my thing. I get what the producer was after, and I understand how important it is to have raison d’etre, but come on… it’s The Who would just go Pop on you, or Motorhead switching to R&B rap because that is what De La Soul is doing… So, you can guess this album ain’t getting no 5* from me… they should feel happy with the 2* am about to dish out…

Album was fairly decent, not the best they did

Not really my jam but groovey

Listened to most. Not a lasting impression. Would need more from me and I'm not motivated.

Thought I would like this more than I did. Apparently the good version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" is by Marvin Gaye. 2.5

Cooler Soul wo die Hüfte in Schwingungen kommt. Auch gut wenn man das Album durchhört und automatisch Youtube weitere Songs der Band abspielt und man es nicht mitkriegt, völlig gefangen im spitzenmäßigen Soul-Sound 4 Sterne

War ganz okay. Funky

Really great stuff on here, I had never heard some of these tracks. Love Cloud 9, overall a 4 for me.

Fantastic album. Funk/soul grooves that prepare the way for Papa Was A Rolling Stone a few years later. They still have one foot (each, so 5 feet) in their Motown sound as well, so some of the songs are a blend of the Motown pop over their new funk/soul rhythm section sound. I think I have to go 5 stars on this one.

Funky soul. Was a bit jazzy

Not my favorite but some of the songs grew on me

Alright album, not my favourite style, nothing stellar and memorable but a decent listen nonetheless.

Soulowe zamułki, nic co mnie porywa, ale dość przyjemnie się słucha w tle. Zmęczony jestem taką niewyraźną muzyką.

Full of lovely tunes for relaxing and getting in the groove

I didn't expect to go into this liking it as much I did. It's just not the kind of music I usually listen to, but surprisingly I liked it. The vocals were great but my favorite part was the instrumentals. An overall good album. My favorite song was I Heard it Through the Grapevine. :D

I enjoyed it but also nothing really stood out.

Catchy AND snappy. My favourite kind of album.

great opener and a decent cover of heard it through the grapevine. not much else to say about this album though, feels pretty run of the mill for its time

It was alright.

Wow, I really enjoyed this. So funky and full of soul.

I love the temptations!

don’t often get my head nodding in the first hook it’s a good sign for the rest. very good but annoyingly short, an extra couple of tracks may have ended up as padding though.

aggressively-earnest feel-good "love you girl" album the funkier front half is much stronger than the back half

3 stars

Good for a Sunday morning while making breakfast!

Not my kind of music. But they’re pretty talented.

A good listen, catchy and groovy

It’s a fine album. Nothing great for me personally, I’m definitely a much bigger fan of 70’s soul, but you can’t have that without this. It’s still fun to listen to, just not my personal favorite.

I can get around this, funky, jazzy and full of soul. This album is more my pace, had it lingering in the background whilst doing housework and didn’t feel the need to skip anything.

I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Grew up working at the family business That was started by my Grandfather, down near The Packard Plant, and employed 3 of his children, One of those being my Father. 3 of my siblings worked for the same business until my brother passed away, and my cousin who was a co-owner, decided to sell the business upon his retirement. My sister and a cousin stayed with the business until there retirements, and a niece and nephew are still with that company to this day. My mother played for The DSO, and gave private lessons in her music room, to keep herself busy, when she wasn't at rehearsal, or performance. I'll also add that this album came out the year that I graduated high school, and chose to follow my mother's footsteps, and go on to study music, and was still doing work in the industry all over the globe, until health issues made me recently retire. Let's just say that I had a blast singing along to every song on this album. For so many reasons, this album gets a 6 star rating from me.

Nice! Enjoyed listening but probably not the type of music I'd frequently listen to.

6/10 Pleasant to listen to, to me nothing on the album stands out.

Fine but not the temptations I know and love. Also the heard it through the grapevine just sounded weird to me

Very good album. I like the Motown stuff. Their version of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” is very different (but really good) than the others I am accustomed to (Marvin Gaye and Gladys Night and the Pips as well as CCR)

Good me movin', but I don't really like it at all Didnt even listen to all songs

Songs blended together and sounded generic motown. At the time couldve been revolutionary, to me a little boring.

Some review here said it and its hard to unhear. One side is a great Psychedelic Funk side while the other has schmalzy 60s pop songs. The Psychedelic side sounds great but is too short and the Motown-side sounds dated, but that's not really relevant in 2025. Some good moments, especially Runaway Child, but the Temptations went on to do better when they leaned more into the Psychedelic Funk later on.

Heard it through the grapevine.

I had to stop listening after the attempt at Heard it through the Grapevine. I then flipped to Marvin Gaye.

strong title track, then sat through a 10 minute song without even realizing, track 5 and currently 5 for 5. very good, very cohesive, can see how this is a classic. will be adding to library and maybe on vinyl. fav was probably title track, very easy listen too not really any skips

Pretty good actually, I liked it. Funky, and the title song was the best of them.

7.5/10 Pretty good this. A mixture of pure soul and some more experimental psychedelic stuff Excellent production, good vocals Some of it reminded me of Isaac Hayes in his pomp Best: Runaway Child, Running Wild

Solid funk and soul. The album has Norman Whitfield’s stamp all over it

A fantastic album that I listened to three times in one day (granted it's easy to do when the album is only 35minutes). A heck of a first step in this journey. My favorite track is "Runaway Child, Running Wild" minus the 10 second portion of a child crying. Truely a timeless album.

My favorite period of my favorite Motown group began with this album. Norman Whitfield, who had already produced singles for The Temptations, took full control of production. This coincided with David Ruffin’s departure and the arrival of Dennis Edwards. “Cloud Nine” featured the five Temps sharing lead vocals, often trading lines within verses, to an increasingly funky, psychedelic soul sound. The Funk Brothers added wah-wah guitars and intense instrumental vamps to the traditional Motown sound, and the lyrics introduced social commentary to the more familiar love songs. The title track kicks things off and we’re in Sly & the Family Stone territory; the 9-minute “Runaway Child, Running Wild”, which builds to an organ- and guitar-fuelled crescendo, is stunning and points the way to the even more powerful workouts to come in the early ‘70s. The ballads were still here but times were getting tougher and, with Whitfield’s encouragement, so were The Temptations…

Good. Not always super interested in Motown though.

Love me some Tempts, and this album is great, but they were never the same after David Ruffin left. Some gems on here, but some filler too.

I waited a day to listen to this album because I wasn’t feeling Motown. But boy was I wrong. This album is Motown but it’s more funk, all genius. Enjoyed the hell out of the is album.

I must have really been in the mood for this one tonight

This album helped create funk, and disco. While it had some low, disappointing moments, it had a lot of fun, catchy moments as well. Favorite Song: "Run Away Child, Running Wild".

It's fine. The funk songs are fun, but the soul ones don't do much for me. The overall album feels uneven.

I do enjoy some Motown jams but I’m just not a fan of The Temptations’ psychedelic era.

I have never heard this side of the Temptations, but I liked it a lot.

I wasn't sure what to expect with later Temptations--I associated them with the song "My Girl," and admit I'd never heard the song "Cloud Nine." That said, the first few tracks on this album are pretty spectacular; the rest are somewhat uneven (examples: "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" is pretty skippable; "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me" is pretty great). I'd probably honestly give this a 2.75, but I round up for the overall sound and production.

Classic Funk/Soul. Really enjoyed it. Contains both fun and beautiful songs. I'm assuming this is the OG of funk sound.

Best: I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back) Worst: I Need Your Lovin' Liked songs: 90%, 9/10 Low 4, 80/100 The definition of just a funky, fun album. The pacing is phenomenonal and the album never drags at all. There's really not a whole lot to say about it for me other than just how fun of a listen it is, which is really the best compliment I think you can give a funk record. Can't give it any higher than low to mid 80s just because there's not a song that particularly grabs me. Still a really fun record.

pretty groovy

sei lá não me pegou muito não eu entendo a pira do motown com uma pegada mais diferenciada mas achei chato

achei a capa mto linda pqp soulzinho DELÍCIA! um toque de psicodelia ainda, cê tá doido. bão demais. as letra tbm fortíssima.

Harmonizing to the max and doing it oh so well. Masterclass of R&B!

I will always love the Temptations. This seems to be a bit more politically introspective than some of their earlier stuff I've hear. I like it! Also has some real funk to it - especially in comparison to earlier stuff like My Girl. The funkier the song, the better, in my opinion. Highs and Lows: Runaway Child, Running wild is an excellently fun song. I'm not often a fan of a 9 minute song, but it kept me hooked with that beat the whole way. Love is a Hurtin´Thing is a dip in fun and sound, sadly. Hey Girl is like My Girl, but worse.

Always a good time with the Temptations. Breezy and cool soul tunes that keep you grooving. Good cover of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". All around feel good music.

This is some good music. The Temptations were cooler than you. I give it a four.

***An enjoyable album

Favorite track: Cloud nine other picks: running child, running wild, i heard it through the grapevine (marvin cover)

This album struggled to hold my attention, unfortunately so gets a low rating from me. I think this is the original I Heard It Through The Grapevine and it doesn’t have the catchiness of the cover versions. Rating: 2

I was hoping for the psychedelic funk to be more psychedelic and more funky

Just really boring. The Temptations had been better in the past and they would be better in the future. They find themselves in a creative lull, producing one of the soulless covers of “I Heard It From The Grapevine” in existence. I don’t recall hearing any of these songs on the oldies station when I was a kid and there’s probably a good reason for that. 2.3/5

Not sure how to feel about this one- I liked the earlier hits and this is a mish-mash of earlier styles and early 70s funk (before such a thing existed?)

Here's the roller coaster ride I just went on: Track 1: what the?? This is the Temptations? I guess I've never properly given them a chance, cuz this is crazy interesting! Track 2: a decent cover of a great song. Works for me. Track 3: this is blowing my mind! I guess I totally had the wrong idea about this band. This might be heading toward 5 stars. I need to go read the Wikipedia page... Then as I read while still listening, the music reverted to the more typical Temptationd stuff, just as the Wikipedia page said it would. I'm disappointed that it became so much less daring.

oh yeah whats up

Iconic songs, but a regular album nonetheless.

Some good jams on here, but not for me

I didn't find what I thought I would in this one. Obviously incredibly skillful but I couldn't hear a ton of depth here. Likely me today.

This started off strong, then kind of fell apart for me. Some clunky songs on the back end. Great voices.

James Jamerson's bass work on this album makes it worth listening to.

Actually, a really nice album. The songs weren't popular but were very melodic, so they were enjoyable to listen to. The main person always had something to yap about and the background people were repeating things, but it's okay, good album overall.

Interesting mix of funk and r&b. I online the bass vocals and the mix of strings and percussion. It has that 70s soundtrack song sound for many tracks. Their cover of Heard it Through the Grapevine sucks.

Soul, 1969 -> 3

Good group out of the 60’s-70’s. Motown at it’s finest.

Classic funk album, nice groove, great singers, a bit boring on side b, but I think it's normal for records from that period. Just overall good album.

A very, very strong start. Sadly the back half is a lot less interesting. Also this was the 3rd version of "heard it through the grapewine" I've had in the last 10 albums, and it's getting a bit much.

Cloud Nine is an okay album but is one that didn't really leave much of an impression on me. In every aspect in nearly every song, they were all handled well enough but didn't exactly do anything all that memorable or even interesting, this causes this album to lack it's own identity as it just falls in the sea of late 60s early 70s R&B albums that were more than prevalent during those times. Track 3 was probably the most interesting, helped by the fact that it was the longest but it was mainly that one song with all the interesting stuff. This isn't a bad album, just one i probably won't think about that much ever again. Best Song: Runaway Child, Running Wild Worst Song: I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)

Perfect display of Motown..

A pleasant surprise with that psychedelic soul groove and clear Sly influence. I wanted a few more tracks to stick as keepers, but it earns a 4 to encourage more listening.

Didn't expect the Sly Stone/Funkadelic sound. Beauty. Unmistakeable James Jamerson on the bass

typ ganska generiskt, va dock lite upprörd när ja lyssnade B)

Unexpected

I had only listened to "My Girl" from them, which I love. These songs are a similar vibe, really nice easy listening happy oldies. Not crazy about a song in specific yet

I found it interesting that the endings of all the songs were fadeouts. I think I will keep my eye out for how other artists might end their songs. The vocals were beautiful. They have a good way of keeping you entertained at many sections even when certain loops are very simple at repetitive. An example of this is in Runaway Child, Running Wild where the bass is the same all throughout the song, but you might never notice.

Shits bumpin

Interesting blend of soul and funk, and enjoyed a couple listens through, but felt it was mostly solid rather than spectacular. 3.5

Temptations are good, but this was aight

Old school r&b. The title track was absolutely fantastic and the rest of the album was very enjoyable as well.

Great album, great version of Grapevine. Drums sound a little thin and hear mostly snare and percussion. Bass Guitar is nice.

doesnt do anything all that special. has a lot of duds but some highs.

I did not use a private spotify session for this one. I never got into this, I tried. Not for me. I did appreciate the wide range of voices.

Not a great fan of this genre of music but at least this albm has some interesting arrangements sometimes. Generally ift is just the same old collection of love-oriented rambles; I wish they would get rid of the high voice and have more of the bass one. Does not inspire and very much a product of its era.

This was enjoyable, but I’ve previously docked Creedence Clearwater Revival a point for a Grapevine cover that’s nowhere near as good as Marvin Gaye’s, so for consistency this is a 3

Good vibes. Simpsons: No

Pleasant vibes.

nice and short and easy to listen to, but nothing is making me want to come back to this in the future

Short, sweet, solid album.

An interesting transitional album, including some psychedelic tinged numbers like Cloud as well as the more traditional Temptations sound i.e. Gonna Keep on Tryin A solid effort overall

Great funky 60s record. My only complaints are that the second half isn't as good as the first half and that they pan some of the instruments too hard to one ear which makes it a little harder to listen to with good headphones on.

This was a rad album! I wasn't expecting it to be so psychedelic. That was a fun twist. The first half of this album is really wild. The songs are harder and more psych, the lyrics are about social issues. I was all in for the first half. The second half is more of your standard Temptations. Songs about love and heartbreak and it's a little more traditional sounding. Still good, but that first half really got me. I love how the bass drives every song. Its truly playing that driving rhythm section and letting everything lay on top of it. The keys are really fun and cool, while the guitar has fun licks and rides throughout. This was really fun!

High 3. Love 60s soul

Good soul music but nothing special. An enjoyable album though. High 2/low 3.

++: Cloud Nine, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Hey Girl, I Need Your Lovin', Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love +: Runaway Child, Running Wild, Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go), Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me, I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back) +-: Love is a Hurtin' Thing 7,0/10

Pretty unremarkable and ultimately disappointing. I didn't like their version of Heard It Through The Grapevine at all. I wouldn't want to listen to this again so a 3 would be too generous. There's got to be a better Temptations album out there. 2.5/5

Not really my type of music, but I can see the appeal and why The Temptations were so popular. FAVORITE SONG: Cloud Nine

Very pleasant to listen to

Runaway Child, Running Wild did not need to be nine minutes long but the rest of the album was decent

I found it odd to have The Temptations so close together, but this and 'All Directions' really does show their versatility. I mean, it's all the same sphere of music, but you can tell them apart easily. Kind of dated, but classic.

Funk pioneers. Tasty album!

Uuuu jako sam uzbuđena oko ovog, ajmo! Koja fina peglica, jako volim ovu kombinaciju soula i psihodelije, vjerojatno najdraži dio tih kasnih 60ih i ranih 70ih. Volim ja i njihove kasnije albume, ali brijem da mi ovaj najdraži, definitivno njihova dobra faza. Najdraže pjesme - prve tri! Moram priznati jedino da mi sporija sredina albuma ne leži toliko kao ostatak i samo zbog toga će biti 4/5 ili 8.5/10.

Mislim, iz svemira je prepoznatljiv ovaj fini Motown zvuk. RnB, soul, funk, apsolutno previše tamburina, vrhunski groove na bassu, jako fine pozadinske gitarice, super back vokali Vjerujem da je sve ovo puno bolje zvučalo uživo, ovako dok to slušam uz posao mi je onak fina pozadinska muzika, ali ništa više od toga Ali evo fun fact, uvijek sam mislio da je I heard it through the grapevine original pjesma od Creedance Clearwater Revival, ali oni su cover napravili Nije ni the temptations original odsvirao nego netko iz Motown recordsa par godina prije Ma, bit će trojka

7.5/10 Prijatan album koji mi vise nekako ide za pustiti u pozadini, iako me na trenutke privukao blize zvucnicima. The Temptationse nisam bas puno proucavao ali navodno ovaj album oznacava neki njihov novi smjer psihodelije koji ce se tek cuti u naredna dva albuma. Ovdje ju ne cujem, samo ugodan upbeat soul, odlicne vokalne sposobnosti svih clanova i zaljubljivu muziku punu nježnih lyricsa. Nije lose. I Need Your Lovin' i I Gotta Find A Way su mi bas super, ali cuje se da su sve stvari sa istog albuma, ili barem iz istih godina. Ljubav i zelja za nekim je ovdje prakticki jedina tema koja se provlaci kroz svaku pjesmu (kao sto i naziv albuma sugerira), ali nije mi uopce corny i ima taman prstohvat zdrave patetike u lyricsima. Respect.

Oddly this was slightly disappointing. I thought it was gonna be better because I do like the group but I guess it was... Just my imagination... Running away with me Solid but not amazing. Grapevine cover was poor

Close to 4

Fun album that makes you want to get up and dance. Very happy and wind sections are strong. well produced and better than most in this genere

Makes hard times sound soooo smooth.

Iconic couple of songs, and the rest was okay. 3.5

It's good. Can't quite bring myself to go to 4*, though. 3.5*.

I enjoyed the listen.

Found this kinda boring tbf

Boring

I listened to nearly half of it!

Loved most of the songs on this album. A few skips, hence the 4.

ok

Matige muziek, goede muzikanten.

This finished strong but was a mixed bag with a disappointing version of Grapevine.

Enjoyed most of it, runaway child was kinda bad. Otherwise pretty great album.

Pretty fun album and it's not too long so I don't get bored of it. Some lovely harmonies in there Title track and Love Is A Hurtin' Thing are standouts As with most albums in this genre I'm not likely to give this a listen any time soon but it was enjoyable nonetheless

3.75

Old school classic.

good vibes

Cloud Nine feels like a more reigned-in or pop version of Funkadelic or Parliament. I think this probably helped the Temptations widespread appeal, but many of the songs feel a little lacking in personality. Best Songs: Cloud Nine, Runaway Child..., Worst Songs: I Gotta Find A Way..., Gonna Keep On Tryin'

Motown with a little bit of psychedelic flair. Glad I heard it I guess but didn't really speak to me. I'm guessing there's better Temptations records on this list.

This kinda sucks ngl. A lot of the harmonies are quite naff, and I don't really find their take on R&B that exciting at all. Best Track: I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back) Worst Track: I Heard it Through the Grapevine

Best Song: Cloud Nine Worst Song: Runaway Child, Running Wild

Maybe in a different environment under different circumstances, I could have liked this, but I really did not like it at all.

Funky, soulful. Puts me in a good mood Everytime.

It’s sweet and fun.

I enjoyed the musicality of this record, but overall it wasn't my favorite.

Second half of the album particularly good, maybe even 4.5

Does not deliver on the promise the album art makes. My standout tracks: Cloud Nine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back)

First half was funky and cool. Second half was second rate Motown leftovers. An album worth hearing though.

You don't have to worry 'cause everything in life starts and ends as fast as the episodes a.k.a songs in this album. So let's groove. Perfect album for time traveling to the '70s.

Classic soul/northern soul music. Standouts: Cloud Nine, Heard It Through The Grapevine and Love Is A Hurtin' Thing.

Wonderful

classy, fun. nothing iconic but a good listen 6/10

This is a nice listen 4/5

Good vibes!

solid if a little unmemorable

There must be better temptations albums out there.

Motown fun

Meuhh

Fun and upbeat without being overly sweet or old fashioned. Gets a little repetitive. 2.5/5

AMAZING BEAUTIFUL HEAVENLY GORGEOUS

This was good, but i felt like the entire second half was them just begging this one girl to stay. Girl stand up! she doesn’t want you! i also preferred the more classic sound to the more psychedelic. 1.) love is a hurtin thing 2.) don’t let him take your love away from me 3.) hey girl

So this is an album of two halves - the first side is the Sly Stone inspired “psychedelic soul” side, and the second side is the temptations sticking to their more traditional “My Girl” sound. I was into the first song, “Cloud Nine,” and psychedelic soul seemed like a goer at this point, but then I wasn’t too keen on the version of “I heard it on the grapevine” in the new style. It seemed like two things that shouldn’t be together. Then the following song I wasn’t too fussed about until the instrumental where I got into the Sly Stone style grooviness. Side 2 is the “My Girl” sound - I guess they didn’t want to try too much new stuff to quickly - and it’s not really a sound I really feel moved by. It’s a bit too… is “cheesy” the right word? “Old fashioned”? “Inoffensive”? Yeah. I think that’s it. It’s a bit too eager to please and bland. Overall, I didn’t mind it though. 3 psychedelic stars.

Classic…

Ok

Favorite tracks: I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Hey Girl, Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love. Pleasant on the ears, great backing vocals with a couple duds in the tracklist.

Fine I think? I forgot so probably nothing special.

Really liked this album.

love the temps. good start to the psych rock era which i love solid record

Not bad. Preferred the 2nd half of the album to the first.

Absolute legends.

Weak for the temptations, strong for a group that's not the temptations

Favourite songs: Cloud Nine, I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back), Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go), Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love, Heard It The Grapevine Least favourite songs: "Runaway Child, Running Wild" 4/5

That was a blast.

The themes were a bit repetitive - all about lost love.

Super fun listen. Fantastic Motown that makes me want someone special in my life. Fun music

Zeitdokument, aber nicht mein Genre!

This is nice, some good soul/motown (?) moments. 3*

Not my favorite stuff by them, but still good.

Not bad, first song was cool but I gotta say the rest of the album just went one ear and out the other. Well except for that Gravepine cover which was really lame.

I'm not a big Soul enjoyer, but that sounds pretty generic to me. Anyway, what do I know.

The Temptations never delivered a masterpiece, but I'm always happy when it's playing. The 10 minutes song "Runaway Child, Running Wild" is especially a blast!

I was somewhat already familiar with the Tempations, as I my grandma listened to them all the time when I was growing up. Though, I didn’t really have any interest in music at that time, so none of it really stuck with me outside of their big hits (i.e. Get Ready, My Girl, etc.). So it was interesting sitting down and exploring a full record of theirs after all this time. I wasn’t crazy about the 9-minute track on here, but other than that, it’s a solid record. It has some fun funk tracks that stood out to me and overall has a nice and warm sound to it. Favorite track: I Gotta Find A Way

Timeless

2- Stars (4/15)

This was pretty good. I'd probably listen to this more. 4/5

dat was nu eens een tof plaatje van uit de tijd toen R&B nog focuste op goeie muzikanten en goeie zangers/zangeressen ipv twerkende opblaaspoppen

Gotta' love this shit. Reminds me of playing dominoes at my step-grandma's house while she chain smoked and let us watch Steven Seagal movies in the background.

Just some good AF music.

It was good. It was kinda straight down the line for me. Not bad, not amazing. Favorite song: cloud nine

This is nice. I like the classic Motown production. But it didn't really move me.

Un funk muy escuchable

Banger

it slaps. the cover of marvin gaye is maybe better than the original for me, which i already like :o

Great music, but not my favorite

With the arrival of Dennis Edwards, the Temptations shift into a funkier direction while still keeping their Motown roots. Of its time, but that’s not a bad thing.

a good time :) missing that standout track to give it a 4 other than i need your lovin' though

I knew The Temptations only by the song “papa was a rolling stone” but was never tempted to further explore their discography or the genre. I’m happy that this was today’s album as it finally set me to get to know the music a bit more. Feels natural for me to listen to this, very enjoyable. The vocal range and the trumpets in some songs really captivate me. Only negative for me is the stereo mix putting the backing vocals solely in my left ear consistently. 3.69*

The only temptation I had was to skip every track.

not my style but it was fine

Pretty solid.

Cloud Nine Runaway Child, Running Wild

Loved it!!

classic album!

Absolutely classic album from a goated group that is filled with tracks that are either funk or Motown. I was either jamming or grooving depending on which style was playing at the time. It’s also wild that their cover of “Heard It Through The Grapevine” is the weakest track on the album. Bravo to this making the list!

Solid album, no skips. 7.5/10

Great music, wonderful vibe.

What a great album intro! I wasn't all too familiar with The Temptations- I know some of their hits (and love those) but I never checked them out beyond that. I'm glad I got to do that today! So grooooovy Favorite track: 'Why Did She Have To Leave Me'

Very nice

Not for me

Lots of fun. I haven't listened to a lot of Motown so it might take a few listens to get it.

This is what this is all about! What a gem. Loved this album and it’s something I would have never listened to before this. So funky! Great singing, great playing. There was a weird crying part that threw Frankie and I off!

Pretty good album, I liked the more psyche influenced pieces. Will likely listen again!

I think the lyricist was having some relationship troubles when he wrote for this album.

Psychedelic soul? That’s all you had to say!

I'm not crazy about this era of the Temptations.

A nice old sound but the album doesn’t have much to offer in 2024 and it’s not to me at least clear how it différents from other temptation work I’ve heard

One thing I like about this list is how is does try to gather examples of the best artists in a genre. The Temptations have a remarkable R&B sound that isn't like anything else. I liked the album overall, but some of the songs got just a little long in the tooth. Still a good listen by the time it was done.

9/30/24. Very much enjoyed this album! I liked how it keeps the classic Temptations sound, but the sound pushes to be louder and more on the edge. Almost like a funk, soulful band instead of stricly the MoTown sound. Big fan of this one.

Favorite Track: Cloud Nine

Old soul/funk is always a good time.

Pretty enjoyable, but all a bit samey and not always interesting. Was a bold choice to make one song over a quarter of the album, but it is perhaps the best song on the album, so that's fair.

Great music

It was surely a groove. Added 3 songs to playlist.

The definition of groovy. Some interesting vocals. Feels extremely 70s. Nice chill album to have on in the background. Did not blow me away.

Goood

Great chill party music

It was alright but it felt kinda unoriginal? Maybe it's cause I've listened to so much more soul music and this is OG stuff. I also didn't like the lack of cohesion. The hits on it hit though.

Bass line of the first song (Cloud Nine) says it all -a great album! Heard It Through The Grapevine is a classic. Their sound, the production puts a big dancing boot in my ear and just keeps stomping.

Could be mistaken for thinking you are listening to an extended play of one song they are so similar. Not unpleasant, just not really anything to get excited about.

cute!!

-The voices go very well together -Really good soul beat -First half was more enjoyable than the second half

Something a little different to my normal listen. Good to get some variety.

Funky and soulful, this album from the Temptations doesn’t disappoint. All the musicians involved sound phenomenal and you get what you expect from the Motown sound. This was the Temptations adapting to the funkier world going on around them which they pull off naturally.

I'm tempted to rate this one in the middle, but I think I'll give it a 4.

The sweet sound of The Temptations. They seem to get a bit grittier towards the begining of this album, but we still get some of the classic Temptations starting with "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing", and it remains mostly that classic relaxed love story for the remainder the album. Love the instrumentation.

There was nothing that I recognized from this edgier collection from the Temptations. Good funk/soul numbers about hard times and troubled relationships. 3.5

Great instrumentation and arraignment. Great musicianship. Funkier than the first Temptations album I rated. I liked 'Hey Girl' and 'Cloud 9' the best. A lot of great melodies throughout the album. Very cool cover art too

Meh

Really enjoy the funk of Cloud Nine, rest of the album doesn't carry the same energy unfortunately