I Can't Get Next to You

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"I Can't Get Next to You" is a 1969 soul and psychedelic funk hit by The Temptations, known for its energetic vocals, innovative production, and chart-topping success on the Billboard Hot 100.

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I Can't Get Next to You canonical 2
I Can’t Get Next to You 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Puzzle People
artist The Temptations
associatedMovement Motown
surface form: Motown sound
B-side Running Away
surface form: Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)
chartPosition number one on Billboard Hot 100
number one on Billboard R&B Singles chart
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dateReachedNumberOneUS 1969-10-18
decade 1960s
followedBySingle Psychedelic Shack
format 7-inch single
genre funk
psychedelic soul
soul
hasInstrumentation horn section
percussion effects
prominent bass line
hasMusicStyleCharacteristic layered vocal harmonies
studio sound effects
up-tempo groove
labelImprint Gordy 7093
language English
length 2:52
notableFor energetic vocals
innovative production techniques
psychedelic soul sound
performer The Temptations
precededBySingle Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down
producer Norman Whitfield
recordedAt Motown Studio A
surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
recordingLocation Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan
recordLabel Gordy
Motown
releaseDate 1969-07-30
releaseYear 1969
side A-side
vocalArrangementFeatures call-and-response vocals
multiple lead vocalists
weeksAtNumberOneUS 2
writer Barrett Strong
Norman Whitfield

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The Temptations notableWork I Can't Get Next to You
Dennis Edwards notableWork I Can't Get Next to You
this entity surface form: I Can’t Get Next to You
Norman Whitfield notableWork I Can't Get Next to You