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For David Ruffin, leaving the Temptations in the early 1970s to pursue a solo career was taking a gamble. Like Eddie Kendricks (who did the same thing), Ruffin was asked whether or not he was sure he wanted to leave such a successful group. But the soul singer had some fine moments as a solo artist, a fact that is illustrated by this CD. Released in 1998, The Ultimate Collection focuses on Ruffin's post-Temptations work in the 1970s. There's a lot to admire in this good- to excellent-anthology, which ranges from his hits "Walk Away from Love" and "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)," to a pleasing cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "I Miss You." The late soul man was a master of dramatic tearjerkers, and the emotional, heart-on-his-sleeve approach serves him quite well on "Pieces of a Man" (not to be confused with the Gil Scott-Heron song), "World of Darkness," and "No Matter Where." If you've never experienced the pleasures of Ruffin's solo years, The Ultimate Collection would be the most appropriate starting point.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Roach, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Thomas Kemp, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Gordy, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Allen Story, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
HARVEY FUQUA, Producer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Thomas Eduard Kemp, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Glenna Session, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Pozzi, ComposerLyricist - The Hal Davis Singers, Choir, Artist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Bobby Miller, Producer
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Ruffin, MainArtist - Bobby Miller, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1973 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Ruffin, MainArtist - Bobby Miller, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, Arranger, Work Arranger - Norman Whitfield, Producer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Clarence Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Tamy Lester Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Charles Harrison J. Kipps, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Cobb, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Ruffin, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jan Crutchfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Charles Harrison J. Kipps, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Conductor, Producer, Artist, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - David Ruffin, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Charles Harrison J. Kipps, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kipps, Jr., Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Charles Harrison J. Kipps, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Van McCoy, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David Ruffin, MainArtist - Marv Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Charles Kipps, Jr., Producer
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Freddie Gorman, ComposerLyricist - David Ruffin, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivy Joe Hunter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Vernon O'Dell Bullock, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
For David Ruffin, leaving the Temptations in the early 1970s to pursue a solo career was taking a gamble. Like Eddie Kendricks (who did the same thing), Ruffin was asked whether or not he was sure he wanted to leave such a successful group. But the soul singer had some fine moments as a solo artist, a fact that is illustrated by this CD. Released in 1998, The Ultimate Collection focuses on Ruffin's post-Temptations work in the 1970s. There's a lot to admire in this good- to excellent-anthology, which ranges from his hits "Walk Away from Love" and "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)," to a pleasing cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' "I Miss You." The late soul man was a master of dramatic tearjerkers, and the emotional, heart-on-his-sleeve approach serves him quite well on "Pieces of a Man" (not to be confused with the Gil Scott-Heron song), "World of Darkness," and "No Matter Where." If you've never experienced the pleasures of Ruffin's solo years, The Ultimate Collection would be the most appropriate starting point.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:10
- Main artists: David Ruffin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 Motown Record Company L.P. This Compilation ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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