Berry Gordy and his Motown label had a "quality control" section that met once a week to decide which songs would be put out as singles. This one by the Temptations kept getting passed over in the selection process, which led to some heated behind the scenes office politics that the group really wasn't aware of. Finally, after Smokey Robinson was ousted as their producer, it was released and the Temps had another #1 R&B and another Top 20 pop hit. The group was preparing to appear on "American Bandstand" when Mr. Gordy ordered them (an hour before the show) to perform this instead of the song they had planned to do. Wow.
Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg
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