All Directions

All Directions
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 1972
Recorded1972
StudioHitsville USA, Detroit
GenreSoul, funk, psychedelic soul
Length33:33
LabelGordy
GS 962
ProducerNorman Whitfield
The Temptations chronology
Solid Rock
(1972)
All Directions
(1972)
Masterpiece
(1973)
Singles from All Directions
  1. "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
    Released: September 28, 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield. It reached number two on the Billboard 200, making it the band's most successful non-collaborative album on the chart, and became their twelfth album to reach number one on the Top R&B Albums chart.

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r19786
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.