Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - THE TEMPTATIONS*****

Cloud Nine/I Wish It Would Rain/Ball Of Confusion/(I Know) I'm Losing You/I Can't Get Next To You/You're My Everything/Psychedelic Shack/Please Return Your Love To Me/Run Away Child Running Wild/I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)/Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down/(Loneliness Made Me Realise)Its You That I Need

This second greatest hits compilation from the legendary Motown soul group The Temptations covers the period 1966-70 when the group developed a funkier sound under the direction of Norman Whitfield. (US:15 UK:28)

"The Greatest Hits Vol. 2 version of the Temptations is much tougher than the initial Greatest Hits line-up. Motown's growing sense of funk, rather than the earlier, sweeter themes, fills most of this second volume of smash hits. Thanks to David Ruffin, (I Know) I'm Losing You is one of the company's most apocalyptic sides ever, while I Can't Get Next To You offers a more playful approach to its gospel-style thunder. Even the dated Ball Of Confusion and Psychedelic Shack, with the guys trading lines, still sound pretty hip."

"The Temptations were the greatest soul group to come out of Motown. Every member was a bona fide solo artist in his own right. This collection is a great sampler of their work."

"If you like 60s and 70s Motown, this is as good a representation of the hits they released as any other. One hit records after another coming at you."

"There's a whole new generation growing up today who have never heard these classics, or people who weren't exposed to the Temptations. So this is a solid collection of material and a great introduction to one of soul music's greatest groups."

"Who wouldn't love to remember this great Motown music? This LP is the best one to bring back those memories when life was great to live and people were much better to deal with than now. The music you fell in love with - oh, those precious moments."

"Like its predecessor, Vol. 2 balances hits with lesser-known tracks (Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down, (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need, and this makes the collection less interesting to casual fans who only want hits. They'll be better served by latter-day collections which feature hits from both Vol. 1 and Vol.2, but this album remains a solid summation of The Temptations' late-'60s singles."