Misplaced Pages

Shakey Ground

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
1975 single by The Temptations For the television sitcom, see Shaky Ground.
"Shakey Ground"
Single by The Temptations
from the album A Song for You
B-side"I'm a Bachelor"
ReleasedFebruary 1975
Recorded1974 at Motown Recording Studios in Los Angeles
GenreSoul
Length3:11
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)Jeffrey Bowen
Alphonso Boyd
Eddie Hazel
Producer(s)Jeffrey Bowen
The Temptations singles chronology
"Happy People"
(1974)
"Shakey Ground"
(1975)
"Glasshouse"
(1975)

"Shakey Ground" is a 1975 R&B single by The Temptations. It was co-written by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, who plays lead guitar on the song.

Background

Original Funkadelic bassist Billy "Bass" Nelson also plays on the song.

Personnel

Chart history

"Shakey Ground" was the last by the group to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart: the song also crossed over to the pop chart, reaching number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 26
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many artists:

References

  1. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 572.
The Temptations
Studio albums
Cover albums
Live albums
Other albums
Compilations
Singles
(US/UK Top 10)
Related
The Temptations singles discography
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Renée Geyer
Studio albums
Live albums
Soundtracks
Compilation albums
Singles
Other songs
Related articles
Elton John songs
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Related


Stub icon

This 1970s R&B/soul music song-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: