Dennis Edwards

Dennis Edwards

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The soul singer Dennis Edwards became one of the lead singers of The Temptations in what was arguably their most creative period and sang on some of their most distinctive songs, recording hits such as 'Papa Was a Rollin' Stone', 'Cloud Nine' and 'Ball of Confusion'.

Edwards had joined Motown after serving in the US military and signed to the label in 1966. After initially singing for The Contours he was drafted in to The Temptations to replace David Ruffin, the group's mercurial lead singer whose behaviour had become increasingly erratic and unreliable. During the early part of Edward's tenure with The Temptations he had to endure unscheduled interruptions to the band's stage shows due to Ruffin making impromptu uninvited appearances. This eventually led to Edwards being relieved of his position when The Temptations re-hired Ruffin. Edwards rejoined The Temptations after Ruffin's cocaine-fuelled excesses finally began to compromise the group's ability to perform and Edwards settled in to perform on some of the band's most memorable recordings, earning two Grammy Awards in the process. Edwards was eventually fired from the band in 1977 and began a solo career during which he had an album reach number two in the R&B charts and a string of hit singles.

During the later part of his career Edwards sang with Temptations off-shoot band The Temptations Review and continued to appear with the band until a couple of years prior to his death in 2018.

Top tracks

02
Don't Look Any Further
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:02
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
10
Don't Look Any Further (Original 12” M+M Mix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
05:23
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
12
Don't Look Any Further (U.K. 12" Mix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
05:15
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
02
You're My Aphrodisiac (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
04:21
03
Another Place In Time (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
04:13
01
I'm Up For You
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:20
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Paul M. Jackson Jr. - Peter Beckett
04
Can't Fight It
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:41
Composers: John Pati
10
Don't Look Any Further (DJ U.F. Low Mix)
Dennis Edwards
Motown Remixed Vol. 2
03:22
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
13
Don't Look Any Further (U.K. 12” Instrumental Mix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:44
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
01
Don't Look Any Further (DJ Nipper Vocal Remix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further
08:29
Composers: Franne Golde - Dennis Lambert - Duane Hitchings.
12
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Dennis Edwards
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:51
Composers: James Dean - Paul Riser - William Weatherspoon
04
I Thought I Could Handle It (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
03:55
08
Just Like You
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:00
Composers: Jeffrey B. Pescetto
06
Shake Hands (Come Out Dancin')
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:23
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Peter Beckett
11
(You're My) Aphrodisiac (Single Version)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:05
Composers: Dennis Lambert - John Charles Crowley - Sam Dees
09
Let's Go Up
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
03:57
Composers: Franne Golde - Peter Ivers
13
Sunny
Dennis Edwards
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:58
Composers: Bobby Hebb
02
Don't Look Any Further (DJ Nipper Instrumental Remix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further
08:29
Composers: Franne Golde - Dennis Lambert - Duane Hitchings.
20
Riding My Car
Dennis Edwards
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:09
Writer: Akhenaton / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais

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  • Discography
Albums
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
This Compilation â„— 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
15-07-2014
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
01
Just A Little Misunderstanding
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:43
Composers: Stevie Wonder - Clarence Paul - Morris Broadnax
02
First I Look At The Purse
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
03:05
Composers: Robert Rogers - William Robinson, Jr.
03
It's Growing
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:40
Composers: William Robinson - Warren Moore
04
Baby Hit And Run
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
03:02
Composers: James Dean - William Weatherspoon
05
It's So Hard Being A Loser
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:38
Composers: William Weatherspoon - James Dean - Stanley Levon McMullen
06
Determination
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:38
Composers: William Robinson, Jr. - Smokey Robinson
07
A Weak Spot In My Heart
The Contours
Motown Rarities 1965-1968
02:37
Composers: Morris Broadnax - Clarence Paul
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The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
17-02-2012
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
01
Papa Was a Rollin Stone (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
06:23
02
Lady Soul (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
03:58
03
Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Live]
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
02:02
04
Treat Her Like a Lady (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
06:20
05
My Girl (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
01:18
06
Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
01:41
07
The Way You Do the Things You Do (Live)
Temptations Review
The Best of the Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards: 18 Great Live Performances
03:13
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Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
â„— 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1984
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
01
I'm Up For You
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:20
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Paul M. Jackson Jr. - Peter Beckett
02
Don't Look Any Further
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:02
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Duane S. Hitchings
03
(You're My) Aphrodisiac
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:30
Composers: Dennis Lambert - John Charles Crowley - Sam Dees
04
Can't Fight It
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:41
Composers: John Pati
05
Another Place In Time
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:12
Composers: Gloria Sklerov - Samuel Kunin
06
Shake Hands (Come Out Dancin')
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:23
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Peter Beckett
07
I Thought I Could Handle It
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Expanded Edition)
04:01
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Franne Golde - Rob Preston
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Singalong with Dennis Edwards
â„— 1974 Catskills Investments Pty Ltd
01-01-1974
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
01
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
02:10
Writer: Case / Composers: Case
02
Bye Bye Blackbird / Sweet Georgia Brown
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
04:16
Writer: Pinkard / Composers: Dixon - Henderson - Bernie - Pinkard - Casey
03
Bicycle Built For Two / Oh My Darling Clementine
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
02:44
Writer: Dennis Edwards / Composers: Dennis Edwards
04
I've Been Working On The Railroad
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
02:09
Writer: Dennis Edwards / Composers: Dennis Edwards
05
She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain / Caissons Go Rolling Home
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
02:37
Writer: Gruber / Composers: Gruber
06
Shine On Harvest Moon / Hello Dolly
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
03:00
Writer: Bayes / Composers: Bayes - Norworth - Morris
07
Black & White Rag / Twelfth Street Rag
Dennis Edwards
Singalong with Dennis Edwards
02:16
Writer: Botsford / Composers: Botsford - Allans
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EPs
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
(P) 2012 Studio Harmony
10-05-2012
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
01
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) [feat. Siedah Garrett]
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
03:58
02
You're My Aphrodisiac (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
04:21
03
Another Place In Time (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
04:13
04
I Thought I Could Handle It (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
03:55
05
Just Like You (Remastered)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further (Remastered) Gold Classics Love Songs
04:00
Singles
Hold my hand Reprise
â„— 2024 Rainlover Music
18-05-2024
Hold my hand Reprise
01
Hold my hand Reprise
Dennis Edwards
Hold my hand Reprise
01:59
Writer: Alice Evans / Composers: Nishant
Longing for Truth
â„— 2024 Rainlover Music
18-05-2024
Longing for Truth
01
Longing for Truth
Dennis Edwards
Longing for Truth
02:00
Writer: Alice Evans / Composers: Nishant
Dancing Tears Reprise
â„— 2024 Rainlover Music
18-05-2024
Dancing Tears Reprise
01
Dancing Tears Reprise
Dennis Edwards
Dancing Tears Reprise
02:00
Writer: Alice Evans / Composers: Nishant
Don't Look Any Further
â„— 2018 Motown Record Corporation
08-11-2018
Don't Look Any Further
01
Don't Look Any Further (DJ Nipper Vocal Remix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further
08:29
Composers: Franne Golde - Dennis Lambert - Duane Hitchings.
02
Don't Look Any Further (DJ Nipper Instrumental Remix)
Dennis Edwards
Don't Look Any Further
08:29
Composers: Franne Golde - Dennis Lambert - Duane Hitchings.
Featured in
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
361 records
23-05-2000
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
01
Prisoners of Love
Millie Jackson
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
04:53
Writer: Shurik'N - Akhenaton / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
02
Life Goes One
Cunnie Williams
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:33
Writer: Cunnie Williams - Williams Franziska / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
03
La pluie d'un desert
Psy 4 De La Rime
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:17
Writer: Don Vincenzo - Segnor Alonzo - Soprano / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
04
Is It Really Home ?
Isaac Hayes
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
04:38
Writer: Isaac Hayes / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
05
La Qibla
K-rhyme Le Roi
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:24
Writer: K-rhyme Le Roi / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
06
Prime Example
Talib Kweli
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:58
Writer: Talib Kweli / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
07
Sugar
Gerald Alston
Comme un aimant (Version 1) [Bande originale du film]
03:34
Writer: Yvonne Jone / Composers: Akhenaton - Bruno Coulais
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Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
This Compilation â„— 1993 UMG Recordings Inc.
15-01-1993
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
01
Got To Be There (Single Version)
Michael Jackson
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
03:23
Writer: Elliot Willensky / Composers: Elliot Willensky
02
Floy Joy (Single Version)
The Supremes
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
02:31
Writer: William Robinson, Jr. / Composers: William Robinson, Jr.
03
A Simple Game (Single Version)
Four Tops
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
02:56
Writer: Mike Pinder / Composers: Mike Pinder
04
Walk In The Night
Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
04:12
Writer: Johnny Bristol - Marilyn McLeod / Composers: Johnny Bristol - Marilyn McLeod
05
Ben (Single Version)
Michael Jackson
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
02:47
Writer: Walter Scharf - Don Black / Composers: Walter Scharf - Don Black
06
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Single Version)
The Temptations
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
06:59
Writer: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong / Composers: Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong
07
Silly Wasn't I
Valerie Simpson
Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
02:10
Writer: Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson - Josephine Armstead / Composers: Nickolas Ashford - Valerie Simpson - Josephine Armstead
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20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
This Compilation â„— 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2002
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
01
I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
03:56
Composers: Nile Rodgers - Bernard Edwards
02
Treat Her Like A Lady (Single Version)
The Temptations
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
04:16
Composers: Otis Williams - Ali-Ollie Woodson
03
In My House (12" Version)
Mary Jane Girls
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
05:05
Composers: Rick James
04
Give It To Me Baby
Rick James
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
04:05
Composers: Rick James
05
Rhythm Of The Night (From "The Last Dragon" Soundtrack)
DeBarge
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
03:48
Composers: Diane Warren
06
Nightshift (Club Mix)
Commodores
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
07:03
Composers: Dennis Lambert - Francine Vicki Golde - Walter Lee Orange
07
Being With You (Single Version)
Smokey Robinson
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Motown '80s, Vol. 1
04:05
Composers: Smokey Robinson
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Gold - '80s Soul
This Compilation â„— 2006 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2006
Gold - '80s Soul
01
I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross
Gold - '80s Soul
05:24
Composers: Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers
02
She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked) (Single Version)
Carl Carlton
Gold - '80s Soul
03:54
Composers: Leon Haywood
03
Super Freak
Rick James
Gold - '80s Soul
03:25
Composers: Rick James - Alonzo Miller
04
Being With You (Single Version)
Smokey Robinson
Gold - '80s Soul
04:05
Composers: Smokey Robinson
05
With You I'm Born Again
Billy Preston
Gold - '80s Soul
03:38
Composers: David Shire - Carol Connors
06
When She Was My Girl
Four Tops
Gold - '80s Soul
03:22
Composers: Laurence B. Gottlieb - Marc Blatte
07
Let It Whip (Extended 7" Single Version)
Dazz Band
Gold - '80s Soul
04:29
Composers: Reginald J. Andrews - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
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Motown: The Complete No. 1's
This Compilation â„— 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2008
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
01
Shop Around
The Miracles
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
02:45
Writer: Berry Gordy Jr. - Smokey Robinson / Composers: Berry Gordy Jr. - Smokey Robinson
02
Please Mr. Postman
The Marvelettes
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
02:23
Writer: Brian Holland - Robert Bateman - Georgia Dobbins - William Garrett - Freddie Gorman / Composers: Brian Holland - Robert Bateman - Georgia Dobbins - William Garrett - Freddie Gorman
03
Do You Love Me
The Contours
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
02:53
Writer: Berry Gordy Jr. / Composers: Berry Gordy Jr.
04
You Beat Me To The Punch
Mary Wells
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
02:51
Writer: Ronald White - Smokey Robinson / Composers: Ronald White - Smokey Robinson
05
Two Lovers
Mary Wells
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
02:45
Writer: Smokey Robinson / Composers: Smokey Robinson
06
You've Really Got A Hold On Me
The Miracles
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
03:12
Writer: Smokey Robinson / Composers: Smokey Robinson
07
Fingertips, Pt. 2
Stevie Wonder
Motown: The Complete No. 1's
03:11
Writer: Clarence Paul - Henry Cosby / Composers: Clarence Paul - Henry Cosby
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Good Vibes
â„— 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
18-09-2020
Good Vibes
01
I Feel Love
Donna Summer
Good Vibes
05:53
Writer: Giorgio Moroder - Pete Bellotte - Donna Summer / Composers: Giorgio Moroder - Pete Bellotte - Donna Summer
02
I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross
Good Vibes
05:24
Writer: Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers / Composers: Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers
03
My Salsa
Franglish
Good Vibes
03:29
Writer: Franglish - Tory Lanez / Composers: Franglish - Tommy Djib
04
Angela
Hatik
Good Vibes
03:56
Writer: Hatik / Composers: Medeline
05
Habibi
Kendji Girac
Good Vibes
03:33
Writer: Slimane Nebchi / Composers: Renaud Rebillaud - Slimane Nebchi
06
Meleğim
Soolking
Good Vibes
03:40
Writer: Soolking - Dadju / Composers: Nyadjiko
07
Red Red Wine
UB40
Good Vibes
03:02
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
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