My Girl (The Temptations song)
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"My Girl" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label. Written and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, it became the Temptations' first U.S. number 1 single, and is currently their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing "My Girl" was his wife, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was included on the Temptations 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".[2]
Quick Facts Single by the Temptations, from the album The Temptations Sing Smokey ...
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Single by the Temptations | ||||
from the album The Temptations Sing Smokey | ||||
B-side | "(Talking 'Bout) Nobody But My Baby" | |||
Released | December 21, 1964 (1964-12-21) | |||
Recorded | September 25, November 10 & 17, 1964 | |||
Studio | Hitsville USA, Detroit | |||
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Length | 2:45 | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
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