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recordlabel: Tamla Motown 577
chartposition: RandB #6, US #7, UK #8
writtenby: William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser & James Dean
album: Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 2 |
recordlabel: RSO 1021
chartposition: RandB #29, UK #7, US #10, US AC #32
writtenby: Robin Gibb & Blue Weaver
album: Sunrise
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| 3 |
recordlabel: Soul 35027
chartposition: RandB #10, US #17, UK #29
writtenby: James Dean & William Weatherspoon
album: Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 4 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 753(UK)
chartposition: UK #6
writtenby: James Dean and William Witherspoon
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 5 |
recordlabel: Soul 35032
chartposition: RandB #14, US #29, UK #26
writtenby: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / British Motown Chartbusters Vol.1
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 6 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 740(UK)
chartposition: UK #7
writtenby: James Dean, William Weatherspoon and Stephen Bowden
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 5
comments: [Motown Sound] (re release}
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| 7 |
recordlabel: Soul 35060
chartposition: UK #8, US #104
writtenby: Jack Goga, James Dean and William Weatherspoon
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation) / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 4
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 8 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 911 (UK)
chartposition: UK #4
writtenby: William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser and James Dean
album: Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9
comments: [Motown Sound] (re-release)
mpcode: cQywZYoGB1g
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| 9 |
recordlabel: Chess 2160
chartposition: RandB #42, US #39, US Dance #5
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
album: Jimmy Ruffin
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| 10 |
recordlabel: Highrise 2004
chartposition: RandB #17
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [ballad]
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| 11 |
recordlabel: Soul 35076
chartposition: RandB #24, US Dance #61
writtenby: Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: I Am My Brother's Keeper / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 12 |
recordlabel: Epic 850339
chartposition: US Dance #22
writtenby: James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin and John Glover
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| 13 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 617
chartposition: RandB #27, US #68
writtenby: Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield and Rodger Penzabene
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 14 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 767(UK)
chartposition: UK #51
writtenby: James Dean and William Weatherspoon
album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 15 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 961
chartposition: US #77, UK #52
writtenby: James Dean, William Weatherspoon and Stephen Bowden
album: Ruff 'N Ready
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 16 |
recordlabel: Virgin 859 (UK)
chartposition: UK #80
writtenby: Luther Vandross, Gregory, Craig Marsh, Ware, Plytas
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| 17 |
recordlabel: Jive 2048 (UK)
chartposition: UK #87
writtenby: P. Riser, J. Dean, W. Witherspoon
album: The Motown Song Book
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| 18 |
recordlabel: ERC 109
chartposition: UK #95
writtenby: Bob Mitchell, Jamie, Kaleth
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| 19 |
recordlabel: EMI 5514 (UK)
chartposition: UK #68
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
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| 20 |
recordlabel: Soul 35046
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #48
writtenby: Whitfield, Holland, Kendricks
album: Ruff 'n Ready
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 21 |
recordlabel: Soul 35077
chartposition: US #97
writtenby: Allen Story, George Gordy (as Horgay Gordy), Laurence Brown and Linda Glover
album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 22 |
recordlabel: Tamla Motown 664
chartposition: US #113
writtenby: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| 23 |
recordlabel: Soul 35016
chartposition: US #120
writtenby: Smokey Robinson (as William Robinson)
album: Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Soul 35092
writtenby: Fuqua, Bristol, Johnson
album: Forever
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Soul 35092
writtenby: L. Brown
album: The Groove Governor
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Miracle 1
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35002
writtenby: Norman Whitfield
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35002
writtenby: Holland, Whitfield
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35016
writtenby: Gilliam, Potts, Whitfield
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35027
writtenby: J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon, P. Riser
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Miracle 1
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35022
writtenby: Wm. Weatherspoon, S. Moy, Wm. Stevenson
album: Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35032
writtenby: J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35053
writtenby: Penzabene, Whitfield, Strong
album: Ruff 'N Ready
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35043
writtenby: Holland, Whitfield
album: Ruff 'n Ready
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Soul 35060
writtenby: Frank Wilson
album: The Groove Governor
comments: [Motown Sound]
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| -- |
recordlabel: Soul 35077
writtenby: Story, Brown, Gordy
album: The Groove Governor / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Tamla Motown 5086
writtenby: Goffin, King
album: Sings Top Ten
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Tamla Motown 784 (UK)
writtenby: J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Tamla Motown 784 (UK)
writtenby: Jimmy Webb
album: The Groove Governor
comments: [Motown Sound]
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recordlabel: Atco 6926
writtenby: J. Ruffin
album: Jimmy Ruffin
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| -- |
recordlabel: Atco 6926
writtenby: J. Ruffin, J. Roach
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recordlabel: Chess 2168
writtenby: M. Bailey, B. Sigler
album: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [philly sound]
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recordlabel: Polydor 2058 586 (UK)
writtenby: McMurray
album: Love Is All We Need
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recordlabel: RSO 2090 465 (UK)
writtenby: R. Gibb, B. Weaver
album: Sunrise
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recordlabel: RSO 1042
writtenby: R. Gibb, B. Weaver
album: Sunrise
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recordlabel: Polydor 2058401 (UK)
writtenby: Jimmy Ruffin
album: Jimmy Ruffin
comments: [philly sound]
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recordlabel: RSO 3078
writtenby: B R M Gibb
album: Sunrise
comments: [album cut]
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recordlabel: Soul 35053
writtenby: N. Whitfield, B. Strong
album: Ruff'n Ready / Greatest Hits (UK compilation)
comments: [Motown Sound]
mpcode: xWh7onaV_pQ
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recordlabel: RSO 3078
writtenby: Blue Weaver, Robin Gibb
album: Sunrise
comments: [album cut]
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