Co-written by the late Roger Penzabene, this was the final Temptations single with David Ruffin as lead vocalist; the next release had Eddie Kendricks on lead. David was fired while this 45 was on the charts for his erratic diva-like conduct and drug use. Dennis Edwards was his replacement, but during Dennis’s debut with the group in Valley Forge, PA, Ruffin evaded security and strutted on from the wings to upstage the Temps. He did this a few more times and begged to be rehired, which he was. But David promptly missed a gig at the Shady Grove Music Fair in Gaithersburg, MD (a theater in the round) whereupon he was canned for good.
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