He and David Ruffin briefly re-joined the Temptations for a 1982 reunion tour. By this time, his popularity had waned, and he was also gradually losing his voice as a result of chain smoking. He moved first to Arista Records, and later to Atlantic Records. Hold on" for her song "My People" on her album New Amerykah Part One (4th World War).Įxasperated by a lack of creative and financial control, Kendricks left Motown in 1978, with the requirement of signing away the rights to his royalties. Another notable song is "Intimate Friends" (1977), which is sampled for the Alicia Keys song "Unbreakable", "A Penny for My Thoughts" by Common, Sparkle's "Time to Move on" on her self-titled first studio album and Sweet Sable's "Old Time's Sake" from the soundtrack for the 1994 2pac film, Above the Rim. Erykah Badu also sampled "Intimate Friends" for her song "Fall in Love (Your Funeral)", as well as his song "My People. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Future hits included "Boogie Down" (US #2) (1974), "Son of Sagittarius" (US #28) (1974), "Shoeshine Boy" (US #18) (1975), and "He's a Friend" (US #36) (1976). As the dance craze seeped through into other cities, Kendricks scored a #1 pop hit in 1973 with the Frank Wilson-produced "Keep on Truckin'". Hold On, was a cornerstone of DJ playlists in downtown New York's nascent disco scene. Kendricks' solo career began slowly he endured two years of singles that missed the Top 40, while The Temptations continued with their string of Norman Whitfield-helmed hits. Despite enjoying only a modicum of commercial success and radio airplay, Kendricks's 1972 album, People.
Eddie Kendricks was best known at the falsetto lead vocalist of the Temptations during that group's biggest years.Ĭlick Here to read our biography of the Temptationsīut amidst group turmoil, Kendricks left the group in 1971.
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