The single was the second of the Temptations' four No. 1 hits on the United States pop charts, and was also one of the best-selling singles the group released. Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1969.
The applause that starts the song, which is cut short by Dennis Edwards' spoken "Hold it, hold it, listen" line, was sampled in another Temptations song "Psychedelic Shack".
"I Can't Get Next to You" was the second single from the 1969 Temptations LP Puzzle People, with "Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)", a ballad led by Paul Williams, as the b-side. The single was a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. The song has been frequently covered, most notably a 1970 version by Al Green, a slower-paced version without multi-lead vocals. Green's cover, the title track of his 1971 LP Al Green Gets Next to You, reached No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 11 on the R&B chart. Annie Lennox also covered the song on her 1995 album Medusa.
next, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, november, 2013, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources I Can t Get Next to You news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message I Can t Get Next to You is a 1969 No 1 single recorded by the Temptations and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Gordy Motown label The song was a No 1 single on the Billboard Top Pop Singles chart for two weeks in 1969 from October 18 to October 25 replacing Sugar Sugar by the Archies and replaced by Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley The single was also a No 1 hit on the Billboard Top R amp B Singles for five weeks 1 from October 4 to November 1 replacing Oh What a Night by the Dells and replaced by another Motown song Baby I m For Real by the Originals I Can t Get Next to You Single by the Temptationsfrom the album Puzzle PeopleB side Running Away Ain t Gonna Help You ReleasedJuly 30 1969RecordedHitsville USA Studio A June 23 June 24 June 27 June 30 July 2 and July 3 1969GenreFunk psychedelic soulLength2 51LabelGordyG 7093Songwriter s Norman WhitfieldBarrett StrongProducer s Norman WhitfieldThe Temptations singles chronology Don t Let the Joneses Get You Down 1969 I Can t Get Next to You 1969 The Weight 1969 I Can t Get Next to You Single by Al Greenfrom the album Al Green Gets Next to YouReleasedNovember 1970RecordedMemphis Tennessee 1970GenreSoulLength3 48LabelHi2182Songwriter s Norman Whitfield Barrett StrongProducer s Willie MitchellAl Green singles chronology Right Now Right Now 1970 I Can t Get Next to You 1970 Driving Wheel 1971 The single was the second of the Temptations four No 1 hits on the United States pop charts and was also one of the best selling singles the group released Billboard ranked it as the No 3 song for 1969 The applause that starts the song which is cut short by Dennis Edwards spoken Hold it hold it listen line was sampled in another Temptations song Psychedelic Shack Contents 1 Overview 2 Personnel 3 Chart history 3 1 The Temptations 3 1 1 Year end charts 3 1 2 All time charts 3 2 Al Green 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview edit I Can t Get Next to You was the second single from the 1969 Temptations LP Puzzle People with Running Away Ain t Gonna Help You a ballad led by Paul Williams as the b side The single was a No 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Top R amp B Singles chart The song has been frequently covered most notably a 1970 version by Al Green a slower paced version without multi lead vocals Green s cover the title track of his 1971 LP Al Green Gets Next to You reached No 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 11 on the R amp B chart Annie Lennox also covered the song on her 1995 album Medusa Personnel editLead and background vocals by Dennis Edwards verses choruses outro Eddie Kendricks verses choruses Paul Williams verses Melvin Franklin verses and Otis Williams last verse Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong Produced by Norman Whitfield Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers Chart history editThe Temptations edit Chart 1969 Peakposition Canada RPM Top Singles 2 11 UK 3 13 U S Billboard Hot 100 4 1 U S Billboard R amp B 1 U S Cash Box Top 100 5 3 Year end charts edit Chart 1969 Rank Canada 6 44 US Billboard Hot 100 7 3 US Cash Box 8 7 All time charts edit Chart 1958 2018 Position US Billboard Hot 100 9 409 Al Green edit Chart 1970 71 Peakposition U S Billboard Hot 100 10 60 U S Billboard R amp B 11 U S Cash Box Top 100 11 70See also editHot 100 No 1 Hits of 1969 USA R amp B number one hits of 1969 USA References edit Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 571 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1969 10 25 Retrieved 2019 12 03 Official Charts Company Retrieved 2019 10 09 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top 100 Singles October 25 1969 RPM Top Singles of 1969 Library and Archives Canada RPM 17 July 2013 Retrieved 24 December 2017 Musicoutfitters com Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 27 1969 Archived from the original on January 25 2019 Retrieved December 3 2019 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 1990 ISBN 0 89820 089 X Cash Box Top 100 Singles December 19 1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Can 27t Get Next to You amp oldid 1218182772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
