Live at the Copa (The Temptations album)

1968 live album by The Temptations

Live at the Copa

Live album by

The Temptations

Released| December 9, 1968
Recorded| 1968
Venue| The Copacabana, New York City
Genre| Soul/Pop
Label| Gordy
GS 938
The Temptations chronology
| TCB
(1968)  | Live at the Copa
(1968)  | Cloud Nine
(1969)

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Live at the Copa is a 1968 live album recorded by The Temptations at the Copacabana supper club in New York City. Released in 1968 by Gordy (Motown) Records, Live at the Copa features new lead singer Dennis Edwards in place of David Ruffin. Edwards' first studio album with the Temptations would be the group's next album, 1969's Cloud Nine.

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. Introduction
2. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
3. "You're My Everything" (Cornelius Grant, Roger Penzabene, Norman Whitfield) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards)
4. "I Truly, Truly Believe" (George Gordy, Margaret Gordy, Allen Story) (lead singer: Melvin Franklin)
5. "I Wish It Would Rain" (Penzabene, Barrett Strong, Whitfield) (lead singer: Dennis Edwards)
6. "For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) (lead singer: Paul Williams, last line: Otis Williams)
7. "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (Penzabene, Strong, Whitfield) (lead singer: Dennis Edwards)

### Side two

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1. Introduction of Band and Group
2. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) (lead singer: The Temptations)
3. "With These Hands" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
4. "Swanee" (Irving Caesar, George Gershwin) (lead singer: The Temptations)
5. "The Impossible Dream" (Mitch Leigh, Joe Darion) (lead singer: Dennis Edwards)
6. "Please Return Your Love to Me" (Strong, Whitfield) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks)
7. "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Grant, Edward Holland Jr., Whitfield) (lead singer: Dennis Edwards)

## References

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1. ^ AllMusic review

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The Temptations

* Otis Williams
* Ron Tyson
* Terry Weeks
* Tony Grant
* Jawan Jackson

* Melvin Franklin
* Eddie Kendricks
* Paul Williams
* Elbridge Bryant
* David Ruffin
* Dennis Edwards
* Ricky Owens
* Richard Street
* Damon Harris
* Glenn Leonard
* Louis Price
* Ali-Ollie Woodson
* Theo Peoples
* Harry McGilberry
* Barrington "Bo" Henderson
* Ray Davis
* G. C. Cameron
* Joe Herndon
* Bruce Williamson
* Larry Braggs
* Willie Green
* Mario Corbino

Studio albums|

* Meet the Temptations
* The Temptations Sing Smokey
* The Temptin' Temptations
* Gettin' Ready
* The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
* The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
* Cloud Nine
* Puzzle People
* Psychedelic Shack
* Sky's the Limit
* Solid Rock
* All Directions
* Masterpiece
* 1990
* A Song for You
* House Party
* Wings of Love
* The Temptations Do the Temptations
* Hear to Tempt You
* Bare Back
* Power
* The Temptations
* Reunion
* Surface Thrills
* Back to Basics
* Truly for You
* Touch Me
* To Be Continued...
* Together Again
* Special
* Milestone
* Phoenix Rising
* Ear-Resistible
* Awesome
* Legacy
* Still Here
* Temptations 60

Cover albums|

* The Temptations in a Mellow Mood
* For Lovers Only
* Reflections
* Back to Front
* All the Time

Live albums|

* Temptations Live!
* Live at the Copa
* Live at London's Talk of the Town
* The Temptations in Japan

Other albums|

* Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations
* TCB
* The Temptations Show
* Together
* On Broadway
* The Temptations Christmas Card
* Give Love at Christmas
* Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits II
* Anthology
* Emperors of Soul
* The Ultimate Collection
* My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations
* Psychedelic Soul

Singles
(US/UK Top 10)|

* "My Girl"
* "Get Ready"
* "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
* "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
* "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
* "All I Need"
* "You're My Everything"
* "I Wish It Would Rain"
* "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"
* "Cloud Nine"
* "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
* "Run Away Child, Running Wild"
* "I Can't Get Next to You"
* "Psychedelic Shack"
* "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)"
* "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
* "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
* "Masterpiece"
* "Let Your Hair Down"
* "Happy People"
* "Shakey Ground"
* "Treat Her Like a Lady"
* "The Motown Song"
* "My Girl" (reissue)

Related|

* Band members
* The Temptations (miniseries)
* Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
* Discography
* The Supremes
* The Undisputed Truth
* Smokey Robinson
* Norman Whitfield
* Barrett Strong
* Sly Stone
* George Clinton

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