Jimmy Ruffin - The Groove Governor (1970)

Tracklist
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01. Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow
02. Maria (You Were the Only One)
03. Honey Come Back
04. Our Favorite Melody
05. Living In a World I Created For Myself
06. If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can
07. This Guy's In Love With You
08. On the Way Out (On the Way In)
09. Take a Letter Maria
10. You Gave Me Love
11. Just Before Love Ends
12. Gathering Memories

The older brother of the Temptations' lead singer David Ruffin, Jimmy enjoyed several huge hits himself in the mid-'60s for Berry Gordy's Soul label. Ruffin first signed with another Motown subsidiary, the short-lived Miracle, in 1961, but it was his convincing vocal on "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" that made him a star in 1966. He encored with "I've Passed This Way Before" and "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got." In 1970 he briefly teamed with David (by then a solo artist) as the Ruffin Brothers and cut a duet remake of Ben E. King's "Stand by Me." He staged an impressive comeback in 1980 on RSO Records with a major pop hit, "Hold on to My Love," produced by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. A stint living in England during the 1980s resulted in collaborations with Heaven 17 and Paul Weller, the latter for a benefit cover single of "Soul Deep."

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