Album · Temptations
Puzzle People by Temptations
Puzzle People is an album by Temptations, released in 1969. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Can't Get Next To You”, on 3 lists with a best position of #635.
Puzzle People, the Temptations' 11th studio album, hit the racks on Motown's Gordy label in September 1969, and it's the sound of Detroit's sharpest-dressed vocal group getting its hands dirty. Norman Whitfield produced every track and pushed further down the psychedelic soul road opened up on Cloud Nine: churning proto-funk with plenty of Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown in its hips, and only a few straight soul ballads to cool things down.
Dennis Edwards, who had taken David Ruffin's place the year before, shares the load with Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. "Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down" led off as the first single, and "I Can't Get Next to You" went all the way to number one on the Billboard pop chart. The album cracked the pop Top 5 and sat atop the R&B albums chart for 15 weeks, even with Together, the group's duets set with Diana Ross & the Supremes, released alongside it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Puzzle People on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can't Get Next To You | 3 | #635 | – | 2001–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.