(I Know) I'm Losing You

1966 single recorded by The Temptations I'm Losing You (disambiguation) July 2009 (I Know) I'm Losing You (I Know) I'm Losing You.jpg Dutch release picture sleeve single the Temptations The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To November 2, 1966 September 12 & 16, 1966 Hitsville USA, Detroit Soul 2:30 Gordy Norman Whitfield Edward Holland, Jr. Cornelius Grant Norman Whitfield Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 1966 All I Need 1967 (I Know) I'm Losing You single Rare Earth Ecology When Joanie Smiles July 1970 Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1970 Funk rockalbum r16157 yes allmusic ((( Ecology > Overview ))) www.allmusic.com 2009-10-12 3:36 (single edit) 10:56 (album version) Rare EarthR 5021 Norman Whitfield Edward Holland, Jr. Cornelius Grant Norman Whitfield Get Ready 1970 Born to Wander 1970 (I Know) I'm Losing You single Rod Stewart With Faces Every Picture Tells a Story Mandolin Wind 1971 1971 Hard rock blues rock soul 5:23 Mercury Records Norman Whitfield Edward Holland, Jr. Cornelius Grant Rod Stewart Reason to Believe Maggie May 1971 Dirty Old Town 1971 (I Know) I'm Losing You single Uptown 1983 Electronic dance music 4:05 Oak Lawn Records OLR-121 Norman WhitfieldEdward Holland, Jr. Cornelius Grant Jack Malken Scott Yahney (Associate producer: David Hilzendager), (Associate producer: Ray Cooper) "(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label,Show 50 - The Soul Reformation: Phase three, soul music at the summit. (Part 6) : UNT Digital Library written by Cornelius Grant, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Norman Whitfield. The group performed the song live on the CBS variety program The Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1967,The Ed Sullivan Show Episode 918: May 28, 1967: The Temptations, Robert Goulet, Jane Morgan, Pickle Brothers http://www.tv.com/may-28-1967-the-temptations-robert-goulet-jane-morgan-pickle-brothers/episode/108977/summary.html? https://web.archive.org/web/20121106020833/http://www.tv.com/may-28-1967-the-temptations-robert-goulet-jane-morgan-pickle-brothers/episode/108977/summary.html November 6, 2012 dead 2009-07-04 mdy-all and in a duet with Diana Ross & the Supremes later that year, on November 19, 1967.https://archive.today/20130205132219/http://www.tv.com/november-19-1967-the-supremes-the-temptations-flip-wilson/episode/108968/summary.html The Ed Sullivan Show: November 19, 1967: Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, Flip Wilson Episode Summary on TV.com Background Billboard described the song as a "blues swinger with a solid dance beat and powerful vocal workout."Billboard 2021-03-02 November 12, 1966 20 Spotlight Singles https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1966/Billboard%201966-11-12.pdf Cash Box said that "the (w)ork is throbbing, the chorus is smooth and the group tells its sad tale in exquisite fashion."CashBox Record Reviews November 12, 1966 20 2022-01-12 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1966/CB-1966-11-12.pdf Cash Box Personnel Lead vocals by David Ruffin Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams Guitar by Cornelius Grant Other instrumentation by the Funk Brothers Arrangements by Wade Marcus and Paul Riser Chart performance "(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart, and reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn 2004 Record Research 571 In Canada the song reached No. 21,http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5757.pdf RPM Top 100 Singles - December 26, 1966 while in the UK it reached No. 19.British Hit Singles Guinness Later versions "(I Know) I'm Losing You" was a 1970 version by Motown rock band Rare Earth for their Ecology album. Rare Earth's 10-minute recording was edited for single release and peaked at No. 7, one position higher than the Temptations' original on the U.S. pop charts.Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of October 3, 1970 Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-10-03 2017-09-16 Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 31, 1966 Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1966-12-31 2017-09-16 It also reached #15 in Canada.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3699.pdf RPM Top 100 Singles - October 17, 1970 Rod Stewart recorded a version in 1971 that was featured on his breakthrough album Every Picture Tells A Story. The single reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, credited as Rod Stewart With Faces,Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of December 25, 1971 Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1971-12-25 2017-09-16 #12 in the Netherlands and #13 in Canada.http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5298.pdf RPM Top 100 Singles - January 8, 1972 Stewart had previously performed the song with the Jeff Beck Group; live performances were recorded for BBC radio broadcast on the Saturday Club March 7, 1967.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Im4Irw9us I'm Losing You (Live on the Saturday Club March 7, 1967) YouTube 15 April 2019 The Undisputed Truth, a group assembled and produced solely by Norman Whitfield, recorded a cover version of the song in a psychedelic funk style for their 1975 album Cosmic Truth. During the 1980s, on the Dallas, Texas-based Oak Lawn Records label, the song was recorded by the group Uptown and transformed into an upbeat dance tune. This version achieved popularity at Dallas' famed Starck nightclub due to early play by DJ Rick Squillante and became a standard in many U.S. nightclubs, reaching the No. 80 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.Billboard Hot 100 Chart — The week of February 28, 1987 Billboard https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-02-28 2017-09-16 Kanye West used the vocal samples from both Rare Earth and The Undisputed Truth covers in his song "Fade", which features vocals by Post Malone and Ty Dolla Sign from his seventh studio album, The Life of Pablo. 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