Cloud Nine
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"Cloud Nine" is a pioneering 1968 psychedelic soul song by The Temptations that marked a major stylistic shift for the group and helped define the late-1960s Motown sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cloud Nine canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychedelic soul song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Cloud Nine ⓘ |
| albumArtist | The Temptations ⓘ |
| artist | The Temptations ⓘ |
| award |
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental
|
| backingBand | The Funk Brothers ⓘ |
| bSide | Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go) ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single
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Billboard R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| followedBySingle |
Runaway Child, Running Wild
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surface form:
Run Away Child, Running Wild
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
psychedelic soul ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
multi-lead vocals
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prominent bass line ⓘ psychedelic production techniques ⓘ wah-wah guitar ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sly & the Family Stone
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surface form:
Sly and the Family Stone
|
| isPartOf |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown catalog
The Temptations discography ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Gordy Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist |
Dennis Edwards
ⓘ
Eddie Kendricks ⓘ Melvin Franklin ⓘ Otis Williams ⓘ Paul Williams ⓘ |
| length | 3:27 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
escapism
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social commentary ⓘ urban hardship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define the late-1960s Motown sound
ⓘ
marking a major stylistic shift for The Temptations toward psychedelic soul ⓘ |
| performer | The Temptations ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Please Return Your Love to Me ⓘ |
| producer | Norman Whitfield ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Gordy
ⓘ
Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1968-10-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Barrett Strong
ⓘ
Norman Whitfield ⓘ |
| title | Cloud Nine self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.