This month in 1966, the Temptations released their single “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” featuring the voices of Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and David Ruffin. Written by the brilliant minds of Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr., and produced by Whitfield himself, the song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 3 and was also a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. #TheTemptations #BeautyIsOnlySkinDeep #ThrowbackThursday #RnBMusic

The Origin Story Of How The Temptations Were Formed - by @temptin_temptations By early 1961, the two local Detroit groups the Distants and the Primes had broken up and went their separate ways. Richard Street and James Crawford quit the group, which left Otis, Melvin, and Al being the only three remaining members. The Primes on the other hand, Eddie decided to move back home in Birmingham, as he thought his singing career wasn't going anywhere and Paul Williams stayed in Detroit. Otis still had