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I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To
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Wikipedia article
"'I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To'" is a 1962 Motown song written by Edward Holland, Jr. and Norman Whitfield. It would later be released as B-sides for singles by The Temptations (in 1966)The Temptations - 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961-1971 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal RecordsThe Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records and Holland himself (in 1963),The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records both of which were produced by Whitfield.
In the Temptations case, their recording had spent four years in the vault before being remixed in June 1966 and released that November, making it the last recording from the period of the original lineup to be put on a single (as a B-Side).The Temptations: Emperors of Soul [CD liner notes]. New York: Motown Records It is also one of the few B-Sides that was led by Paul Williams since David Ruffin, whose vocals are not on this track due to being recorded before he joined, took his spot as the group's main lead singer.
'Cash Box' said that the Temptations version has a "powerful soul sound."
Personnel
Temptations version
* Lead vocals by Paul Williams* Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant and Otis Williams
* Produced by Norman Whitfield
* Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers.
Eddie Holland version
* Lead vocals by Eddie Holland* Background vocals by The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps) and The Love-Tones
* Produced by Norman Whitfield
* Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers.
References
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