- soul, psychedelic soul
- 43 min
- 11 tracks
- Tamla Motown
Puzzle People is the eleventh studio album released by American soul quintet The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label in 1969. Produced entirely by Norman Whitfield, Puzzle People expanded on the psychedelic soul sound of the Temptations' previous LP, Cloud Nine.
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Character-led, spare, grave and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
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Tracks
- A1I Can’t Get Next to You2:54
- A2Hey Jude3:29
- A3Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down4:45
- A4Message From a Black Man6:01
- A5It’s Your Thing3:13
- B1Little Green Apples3:44
- B2You Don’t Love Me No More2:29
- B3Since I’ve Lost You2:39
- B4Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You)2:46
- B5That’s the Way Love Is3:14
- B6Slave7:23
11 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Temptations
- Label
- Tamla Motown
- Released
- 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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