| "Don't Look Back" | ||||
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| Single by The Temptations | ||||
| from the album The Temptin' Temptations | ||||
| A-side | "My Baby" | |||
| Released | September 30, 1965 (1st pressing) October 30, 1965 (2nd pressing) | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); May 5, May 10 and May 12, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Gordy G 7047 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Smokey Robinson Ronald White | |||
| Producer(s) | Smokey Robinson | |||
| The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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| "Don't Look Back" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Look Back" is a 1965 song recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The flip side to their Top 20 hit "My Baby", "Don't Look Back" broke out and became a hit among the R&B audience on its own, reaching #14 on the R&B charts.
Considered one of original lead singer Paul Williams' showcases, "Don't Look Back" was regularly employed as the closing number for Temptations live performances. Although the original flip side, "My Baby", was initially more popular with pop audiences at the time, over the decades, "Don't Look Back" has proven to be the far more popular and enduring tune. It was also performed by the group on The Ed Sullivan Show. There are no known cover versions of "My Baby".