Best Of Jimmy Ruffin-Millenniu (2001) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Uni/motown UPC: 00044001636226 Release Date: 11/6/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60510126 Item#: MKLN4W Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted ~ Jimmy Ruffin 2. I've Passed This Way Before ~ Jimmy Ruffin 3. Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got ~ Jimmy Ruffin 4. I'll Say Forever My Love ~ Jimmy Ruffin 5. It's Wonderful (To Loved By You) ~ Jimmy Ruffin 6. Since I've Lost You ~ Jimmy Ruffin 7. As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love ~ Jimmy Ruffin 8. Farewell Is A Lonely Sound ~ Jimmy Ruffin 9. Living In A World I Created For Myself ~ Jimmy Ruffin 10. Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby ~ Jimmy Ruffin 11. Stand By Me - (with David Ruffin) ~ Jimmy Ruffin (P) 2001 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2001 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Producers includes: James Dean, William Witherspoon, Norman Whitfield, Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. Recorded between 1966 and 1970. Includes liner notes by Stu Hackel. Digitally remastered by Jeff Willens (Universal Mastering Studios-East). This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Liner Note Author: Stu Hackel. Arrangers: Willie Shorter; Paul Riser; Tom Baird. Most of the entries in Universal's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection series function best as budget collections, perfect for listeners who'd rather not bother paying a few extra dollars for a longer collection. Things are far different for this volume, spotlighting Motown second-line act Jimmy Ruffin, who reached the pop charts several times during the late '60s but never had a solid CD compilation before this one. It certainly leads with the right track, his sole Top Ten entry, the beautiful Motown nugget "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." And since Ruffin only recorded a few LPs for the label, there's nothing major missing from this set and much that's good: the R&B hits "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby" and "I've Passed This Way Before," his 1970 cover of "Stand by Me" with brother David as a duet, and one of the best non-hits in Motown history, "As Long as There Is L-O-V-E Love." It's only 11 tracks, but with few other Jimmy Ruffin collections even in print, this is the one to get. ~ John Bush Musical Guests David Ruffin   Artist Overview Although Jimmy Ruffin only had one major hit single during his tenure at Motown Records, that song-- 1966's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?"--is one of the label's most iconic singles. Born May 7, 1939 in Collinsville, Mississippi, Ruffin is the elder brother of David Ruffin, the Temptations' lead singer from 1964 to 1968, though his gruff vocals feature more of a rough-edged southern soul sound than his sibling's smoother style. Though his hitmaking years ended in the 1960s, Ruffin remained a popular figure on the R&B circuit, often performing with David as the Ruffin Brothers. Artist Influences Ben E. King | Clyde McPhatter | Sam Cooke | Smokey Robinson | The Drifters (US) Artist Contemporaries Edwin Starr | Marvin Gaye | The Four Tops | The Supremes | The Temptations (R&B) Artist Followers Bee Gees | Hall & Oates | Justin Timberlake | Michael Bolton | Robin Thicke   Compilation Appearances Vol. 1-Motown Singles Collection (1959-1971) Vol. 6-Old School Love Songs Vol. 3-Birth Of Soul Love Songs Of Motown Motown Story Volume One-The Sixties Wcbs-Fm: Motown Soul & Great: Motown Wsni Fm - Motown Wods Fm - Motown K-Earth Oldies Radio Kfrc Oldies Radio: motown Big Chill (2-Disc Deluxe Edition) (Bonus Tracks) Motown Chartbusters 1 (eng) (box) Wcbs Fm101.1: Motown Soul & Rock - Motown / V Best Of Soul Motown Classics: gold Disco Gold Motown: Hitsville Uk Motown Box Voices Of Motown Ultimate R B Playlist Plus: Motown 50 Motown: The Complete #1's (Box Set) (Limited Edition) Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Complete Motown Singles Vol 11B:1971(Limited Edition) Motown 50 Fanthology   Technical Info Release Date : 11/06/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 016362 Label : Motown Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00044001636226    Product Image