![]() ![]() The Temptations had been successful with romantic ballads such as " My Girl" and mid-tempo numbers such as " (I Know) I'm Losing You", but Williams, taking Gamble's advice, felt that it was time to update the group's sound. ![]() While Williams, Whitfield, and Williams' then-wife Ann Cain were standing outside of the Casino Royale nightclub in Motown's home city of Detroit during the summer of 1968, Williams suggested that Whitfield might try to produce something like Sly & the Family Stone's " Dance to the Music" for their next single. Gamble agreed with Williams that Sly Stone's funkier production style and multi-lead vocals was here to stay and that it was time to learn to adapt to it. Williams had been discussing Sly & the Family Stone's music, and the changes it brought to the soul music industry, with his friend, producer Kenneth Gamble. Norman Whitfield took the Temptations into psychedelic territory after a suggestion from the group's de facto leader, Otis Williams. ![]() It earned the group their first Grammy Award in 1969. The change in style polarized longtime fans but proved highly successful, with the album rising to number four on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart. It also marked the beginning of the Temptations' delve into psychedelic soul under the ambitious direction of producer Norman Whitfield. It is the first full Temptations studio LP to feature Dennis Edwards as the replacement for David Ruffin, who was fired in June 1968. The album marked a major turning point in the group's career. Cloud Nine is the ninth studio album by American musical group The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown) label released in 1969. ![]()
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