The Unreleased Album

The Unreleased Album

This previously (and mysteriously) unreleased 1971 recording finally received an Internet launch in 2004. Former Temptation David Ruffin had already made a solo success of himself when he cut the material contained here; he went on to more hits, including the mighty 1975 single "Walk Away From Love," but for the most part, these songs stayed on the shelf. Fans of Ruffin's dramatically edgy delivery will want to hear this set. He holds his own with the Jackson 5's then-recent "I Want You Back," the moodier Brook Benton hit "Rainy Night in Georgia," and a bonus-track version of Stevie Wonder's political spiritual "Heaven Help Us All." He also makes the-new tunes such as "Each Day is a Lifetime" and "I've Got a Need for You" his own. The excellent bonus tracks make for a nearly full-length album in themselves.

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