Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, and Otis Williams.
It was Ruffin's third straight lead on a Temptations single.Ĭash Box described it as a 'tender, slow-shufflin’ pop-r&b tearjerker about a lad who has been singing the blues since his romance went kaput.' Personnel Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, portrays the song's narrator, bass singer Melvin Franklin is also heard out front after each of Ruffin's first two lines on the first verse. Longing and melancholy, 'Since I Lost My Baby' tells a story about the pain of losing a lover. On Billboard's R&B singles chart, 'Since I Lost My Baby' peaked at number four. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore and produced by Robinson, the song was a top 20 pop single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, on which it peaked at number 17. ' Since I Lost My Baby' is a 1965 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Motown Records' Gordy label.
1965 single by The Temptations 'Since I Lost My Baby'
