That's the Way Love Is (album)
Appearance
That's the Way Love Is | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 8, 1970 | |||
Recorded | 1969 at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit | |||
Genre | Soul, psychedelic soul | |||
Length | 36:04 | |||
Label | Tamla | |||
Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
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Singles from That's The Way Love Is | ||||
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That's the Way Love Is is the tenth
Abraham, Martin & John", which became a hit in the UK, peaking at #9 in June 1970. The single (and that of his duet single with Tammi Terrell titled "The Onion Song") is widely regarded as a hint of what would follow a year later with his What's Going On. He also covered The Temptations' hits "I Wish It Would Rain" and "Cloud Nine
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Allmusic | link |
Rolling Stone | (mixed) link |
Track listing
Side One
- "Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got" (originally by Jimmy Ruffin) (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield) - 3:21
- "Yesterday" (originally by The Beatles) (Lennon–McCartney) - 3:26
- "The Young Rascals) (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 2:57
- "Roger Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield) - 2:50
- "That's The Way Love Is" (originally by The Isley Brothers) (Strong, Whitfield) - 3:44
- "How Can I Forget?" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 2:04
Side Two
- "Abraham, Martin & John" (originally by Dion) (Dick Holler) - 4:30
- "Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 2:46
- "No Time for Tears" (originally by The Marvelettes) (Eddie Holland, Whitfield) - 2:26
- "Cloud Nine" (originally by The Temptations) (Strong, Whitfield) - 3:19
- "Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby" (originally by Jimmy Ruffin) (Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield) - 2:14
- "So Long" (Holland, R. Dean Taylor, Whitfield) - 2:27
Personnel
- lead vocals
- background vocals
- The Originals- background vocals
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation