Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
1966 single by The Temptations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Cherie Currie album, see Beauty's Only Skin Deep. For the proverb, see Wiktionary:beauty is only skin deep.
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" is a 1966 song, written by Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr., and produced by Whitfield. Norman Whitfield recorded the song's instrumental track. Two years later, Whitfield got together with Eddie Holland to have lyrics written for the song.
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Quick Facts Single by The Temptations, from the album Greatest Hits ...
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | ||||
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Single by The Temptations | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "You're Not an Ordinary Girl" | |||
Released | August 4, 1966 | |||
Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); April 14, 1964 and May 11, 1966 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Gordy G 7055 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Norman Whitfield Edward Holland, Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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Several artists recorded "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" before the Temptations, including David Ruffin's older brother Jimmy Ruffin, and The Miracles, who were actually the first to record it in 1964, but their version was not released as a single. It was later included on their 1966 Away We a Go-Go album.[1]