Check Yourself
"Check Yourself" | ||||
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Producer(s) | Berry Gordy, Jr. | |||
The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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"Check Yourself" is a
Recording
This is one of the small handful of pre-psychedelic era songs the group recorded that had more than two members singing lead at one point (the second one recorded but the first released).
According to some sources, including Otis Williams autobiography
Reception
The single was a regional hit around the Detroit area, receiving a lot of airplay on local stations, but it would never chart nationally. The group's next single, "Dream Come True", would be led by Kendricks, and would be their first to chart nationally. When that happened their new label would give Kendricks the lead on the group's A-sides, and regulate Paul Williams to B-sides, until 1963. About two years after this single was released, "The Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler would cover the song on one of his singles.
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Paul Williams (song), Otis Williams (intro) and Melvin Franklin(intro-spoken interlude)
- Background vocals by Eddie Holland
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Notes
- ^ Williams, Otis and Weinger, Harry (2002). My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations [CD liner notes]. New York: Motown/Universal Records.
- ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.