American Songwriter

Remember When The Temptations Scored a Chart-Topping Hit with “Just My Imagination”

“Just My Imagination” spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. It replaced Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” at No. 1 on the chart, and, in turn, was replaced by Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the ...
American Songwriter

This 1971 Soul Hit by The Temptations Is So Smooth, You’d Never Know How Tense the Studio Was While They Recorded It

It doesn’t get much smoother than The Temptations’ 1971 track “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)”. From its slow, easy fade-in to Eddie Kendricks’ sugary sweet vocal delivery, it’s one of the ...
The Guardian

How we made: Just My Imagination by the Temptations

We'd been doing a lot of "psychedelic soul". The singles won Grammies and sold well, but people kept asking when we were going to go back to classic ballads. We mentioned this to the songwriter and ...