They enjoyed a top 3 R&B hit with Smiling Faces Sometimes. The debut album The Undisputed Truth was released in 1971. But their version never reached the same commercial success as Temptation’s Grammy award winning version In fact, Temptation’s monster hit Papa Was A Rolling Stone was first recorded by the Undisputed Truth. Calvin’s and Joyce’s harmonies were like two singing birds around Harris’ great lead. All three members had voices that cannot be neglected. Even if Norman saved his goodies for The Temptations to record, it’s not fair to put the Undisputed Truth off as guinea-pigs. Undisputed Truth has always been regarded as some sort of forever-and-ever warm up band, and not as a real group. The members of the group are not listed, only the studio musicians. At least you get this feeling when you look at the sleeves of Cosmic Truth and Higher Than High. The idea with the Undisputed Truth was problably to try out new stuff and experiment. He brought in some adventure and innovation to Motown. Norman Whitfieldwas responsible for the radical change in The Temptations’ sound.
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