Biography

Edward James Kendrick (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992), best known by the stage name Eddie Kendricks, was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things You Do", "Get Ready", and "Just My Imagination". As a solo artist, Kendricks recorded several hits of his own during the 1970s, including the number-one single "Keep On Truckin'".

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#	Song	Languages	Released	Views
1	Date With the Rain One by One: The Best of Their Solo Years	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1996	567
2	Girl You Need a Change of Mind One by One: The Best of Their Solo Years	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1996	516
3	Shoe Shine Boy For You	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1974	506
4	Keep on Truckin' 12 #1 Hits from the 70's	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1982	491
5	I'm Losing You (I Know) The Temptations Featuring Eddie Kendricks	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2004	360
6	Boogie Down The Essential Collection	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2002	323
7	Boogie Down '70s [Universal]	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2004	267
8	Just My Imagination Live in Las Vegas 1991	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2004	256
9	Intimate Friends The Thin Man: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	2006	221
10	Date With the Rain People...Hold On	German English Spanish French Italian Dutch	1972	221

All album song lyrics by Eddie Kendricks

#	Song	Released	Views
101	The '70s Preservation Society Presents Those Funky '70s	1990	67
102	Best Of Soul [Madacy Box Set]	2004	66
103	The 70's Soul Experience	2001	66
104	Motown Disco-O-Tech #3	1976	64
105	Blues & Soul, Vol. 3: 1972-1973	2002	63
106	Get Down with the Philly Sound	2010	63
107	The Motown Collection	2010	62
108	Sounds of the Seventies: '70s Dance Party 1972-1974	1997	61
109	202 Motown Songs: The Complete #1's	2008	61
110	Legends of Music: Soul of the 70s, Vol. 1	2000	60
111	The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11A: 1971	2008	59
112	Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2	2007	58
113	High Society: We Got the Soul	2006	56
114	Motown Dance Party, Vol. 2	1987	53
115	K-Tel Presents: Super Bad Is Back	2009	52
116	Cosmic Grooves: Scorpio	2001	51
117	Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 7-12 [Box Set]	1999	50
118	Pottery Barn: Backyard Party	2005	50
119	To Dad From Motown	2009	49
120	Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992	1993	48
121	Magnum Opus, Vol. 3	2003	47
122	Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992	1993	45
123	Sweet '70s Soul		43
124	25 Years of Grammy Greats	1990	43
125	Lovelace [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]	2013	41
126	Motown Anthems	2012	40
127	Good Times 7	2007	40
128	Motown Delights: Soft Centered Soul	2004	39
129	Soul of the 70s		38
130	Motown Year by Year: The Sound of Young America, 1975	1995	38
131	Super Rare Disco, Vol. 1	1997	38
132	Disco	2004	37
133	Soul '70s: Boogie Down	2003	37
134	Give Your Body Up, Vol. 3	1995	33
135	VH1 8-Track Flashback: Classic 70's Soul	1998	33
136	Soul Train: The Dance Years 1974	2000	29
137	Collections	2006	27
138	An Introduction to the Motown Elite 9000 Series		27
139	Vietnam: Rockin' the Delta	1988	26
140	Great Grammy R&B Performances of the 60's		25
141	Best of Motown, Vol. 4	2005	25
142	Motown Unmixed	2005	24
143	The Loft, Vol. 2	2000	23
144	Soul Hits of the 70's [Rebound]	1998	22
145	Motown Collection, Vol. 5		22
146	202 Motown Songs: The Complete #1's		22
147	Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind!, Vol. 17	1995	22
148	Sweet Soul of the '70s: The Sound of Philadelphia	2009	20
149	True Love Songs [EMI]	2009	19
150	Mega Hits Dance Classics, Vol. 9	1991	19
151	Disco 54: Where We Started From	1998	19
152	Baddest Love Jams, Vol. 1	1995	18
153	Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1974	1989	18
154	Motown Remixed [Japan]	2005	17
155	He's a Friend	1976	17
156	We Love the Nightlife: Good Times	2012	16
157	Ultimate Driving Collection: Motor City Motoring	1995	15
158	Billboard Top R&B Hits: 1973	1990	14
159	Motown Disco [2019]	2019	14
160	The Hit Man	1975	12
161	Slick	1977	10
162	Motown: The Complete #1s	2008	7
163	Motown Classics	2006	7
164	100% Motown '70s	2002	2
165	Motown Remixed & Unmixed	2008	2
166	Shaolin Soul Episode 4		2
167	It's the '70s Again, Vol. 3	2000	1
168	Motown Number 1's, Vol. 2		1
169	Eddie Kendricks	1973	0
170	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1970s, Vol. 1	2001	0