Puzzle People
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Puzzle People was released simultaneously with Together, a duets album of covers by the Temptations and labelmates Diana Ross & the Supremes. It peaked into the Top 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and spent fifteen weeks at number one on the R&B Albums chart.
Track listing
All selections produced by Norman Whitfield.
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Personnel
- The Temptations
- Dennis Edwards - tenor/baritone vocals
- Eddie Kendricks - first tenor/falsetto vocals
- Paul Williams - baritone vocals
- Melvin Franklin - bass vocals
- Otis Williams - second tenor vocals
with:
- Norman Whitfield - producer, songwriter
- Barrett Strong - lyricist
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[1] | 17 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] | 82 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 5 |
See also
References
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