A poignant and emotionally direct ballad, this is one of ruffins finest solo vocal efforts, though van. According to genna sapiaruffin, girlfriend of david ruffin, former member of the temptations, on page 251 of her book a memoir. He later went on to become a backup singer for the group until he sang lead on the the massive hit my girl. Who i am 1975 former temptations vocalist david ruffin joins forces with the multitalented van mccoy. David ruffin double cross mp3 high quality download at musiceel. Listen online to david ruffin statue of a fool and see which albums it appears on. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Lyrics to rode by the place where we used to stay by david ruffin. Mary wells with curtis womack wonderful world, he will break your heart, chain gang, bye bye baby, shout. Advanced intermediate digital download composed by david warin solomons 1953. It is perhaps an unintended tribute to motowns impressive stable of songwriters that david ruffin wrote statue of a fool when he was 18, but didnt record the song until 1975 when he was 34, and had left barry gordys hit factory. Posted on may 3, 2018 by azlyrics verse 1 somewhere there should be, for all the world to see. Musiceel download david ruffin double cross mp3 music. David ruffin my whole world ended the moment you left me my extended.
David eli ruffin born davis eli ruffin, january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations 196468 during the groups classic five period as it was later known. My whole world ended the moment you left me lyrics, statue of a fool david ruffin lyrics, rode by the place where we used to stay, each day is a lifetime, dinah, rovin kind, he aint heavy, hes my brother, dont stop lovin me, on and off lyrics. Jan crutchfield, writer of the endlessly revived country hit, statue of a fool, died thursday nov. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand. I have a collection of music i refer to as orgasmic music, music that sends chills up you spine and is the epitome of love songs like joan armitradings love and affection, cicagos if you leave me now, to mention but two. Official david ruffin statue of a fool lyrics at cd universe. An image of a man who let love slip through his hands and left him to stand here all alone. Motown single m1405f has statue of a fool on the b side and shows it as written by david ruffin and published by stone diamond music corp bmi. So build a statue and oh build it high so all the world can see. Statue o f a fool proves that ruffin can still churn out a heartfelt ballad. David is an album by temptations singer, david ruffin.
Bigger better is simply opinion nothing wrong with it i suppose but it does get boring and changes nothing. An image of a man, who let love slip through his hands, and then let him stand there all alone. David ruffin statue of a fool mp3 download and lyrics. David ruffin my temptation 19932003, 1st books library, ruffin wrote and originally released the song on a 78 rpm in 1958, when he was recording under the name little eddie bush. The following songs are not currently available, but you can activate an alert in order to receive an email when they become available. David ruffin on and off statue of a fool 1976, vinyl. Statue of a fool composer jan crutchfield dead at 74 cmt. Statue of a fool is a song credited by jan crutchfield and has been recorded by a number of. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
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Statue of a fool is another of ruffins classic gospel drenched soul ballads. Centering on david ruffins posttemptations motown output 1969 to 1977, this wonderfully considered collection would be all the solo ruffin youd need if the soul shouter himself didnt convey such yearning, joy, and sadness. In 1968, due to major ego and drug issues, he was fired from the temptations. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Frayser boy sampled david ruffins statue of a fool. Former temptations member david ruffin also recorded the song as. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Nov 05, 2012 statue of a fool composer jan crutchfield dead at 74 he wrote hits for jack greene, lee greenwood, faron young and others. All other evidence points to the song being credited to jan crutchfield and i suspect thats correct. Martha reeves im ready for love, come and get these memories, nowhere to run, ill have to let him go, jimmy mack, heat wave. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as my girl and aint too proud to. May 04, 20 david ruffin s third and selftitled solo offering was in many ways a collaborative effort with bobby miller, who produced the david ruffin 1973 album and supplied eight of its ten tracks. Watch the video for statue of a fool from david ruffin s the ultimate collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Frankie beverly live at the hammersmith odeon 1995 duration. In his 1975 album who i am, david ruffin sings a wonderful ballad produced and arranged by the late van mccoy entitled statue of a fool. Lyrics to statue of a fool by david ruffin from the who i am album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Watch the video for statue of a fool from david ruffins the ultimate collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. May 29, 2014 david ruffin statue of a fool video life story hd.
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According to genna sapiaruffin, girlfriend of david ruffin, former member of the. Check out statue of a fool by david ruffin on amazon music. Listen free to david ruffin statue of a fool radio. David ruffin started as the drummer of the temptations.
Somewere there should be for all the world to see a staue of a fool made of stone. Davis eli david ruffin january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations from 1964 to 1968 or the groups classic five period as it was later known. Jan 09, 2008 the song was david ruffin s statue of a fool. David ruffin statue of a fool lyrics genius lyrics. Its a pity that his solo music doesnt get any airplay but this fabulous cd makes for a near concert experience. If you cant find the song youre looking for, dont hesitate to make a suggestion. Best of david ruffin by david ruffin on amazon music. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his. Jan 01, 2006 check out statue of a fool by david ruffin on amazon music.
An image of a man who let love slip through his hands and left him to. All of davids chart hits for motown, plus his mostrequested bsides, album cuts and an unreleased song. May 06, 20 statue of a fool proves that ruffin can still churn out a heartfelt ballad. David ruffins third and selftitled solo offering was in many ways a collaborative effort with bobby miller, who produced the david ruffin 1973 album and supplied eight of its ten tracks. David ruffin statue of a fool sheet music, music books. David ruffin miss mp3 high quality download at musiceel. Authorship of the song is surrounded in controversy. Unsung documentary david ruffin documentaries, oldies. Granted his delivery doesnt have the gutcheck realism that informed the best of his temptations and first couple of.
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