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(I Know) I'm Losing You
single recorded by The Temptations
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label[1] and produced by Norman Whitfield.
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a No. 1 hit on the BillboardR&B singles chart, and reached No. 8 on the BillboardPop Singles chart.[2] In Canada the song reached No.21.[3] The group performed the song live on the CBSvariety programThe Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1967,[4] and in a duet with Diana Ross & the Supremes later that year, on November 19, 1967.[5]
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Later versions[edit]
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a 1970 version by Motown rock band Rare Earth for their Ecology album. Rare Earth's 10-minute recording was edited for single release and peaked at No. 7, one position higher than the Temptations' original on the U.S. pop charts.[6] It also reached #15 in Canada.[7]
- Rod Stewart recorded a version in 1971 that was featured on his breakthrough album Every Picture Tells A Story. The single reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, credited as Rod Stewart With Faces[8] and #13 in Canada.[9]
- The Undisputed Truth, a group assembled and produced solely by Norman Whitfield, recorded a cover version of the song in a psychedelicfunk style for their 1975 album Cosmic Truth.
- During the 1980s, on the Dallas, Texas-based Oak Lawn Records label, the song was recorded by the group Uptown and transformed into an upbeat dance tune. This version achieved popularity at Dallas' famed Starck nightclub due to early play by DJ Rick Squillante and became a standard in many U.S. nightclubs, reaching the No. 80 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.[10]
- Chicago-based recording artist Kanye West used the vocal samples from both Rare Earth and The Undisputed Truth covers in his song "Fade", which features vocals by Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo.
References[edit]
- ^Show 50 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. [Part 6] : UNT Digital Library
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
- ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - December 26, 1966"(PDF).
- ^"The Ed Sullivan Show Episode 918: May 28, 1967: The Temptations, Robert Goulet, Jane Morgan, Pickle Brothers". Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^The Ed Sullivan Show: November 19, 1967: Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, Flip Wilson Episode Summary on TV.com
- ^"Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of October 3, 1970". Retrieved 2017-09-16."Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 31, 1966". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - October 17, 1970"(PDF).
- ^"Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 25, 1971". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
- ^"RPM Top 100 Singles - January 8, 1972"(PDF).
- ^"Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of February 28, 1987". Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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