Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
The Temptations | Artist Essentials
First released: 1971 (year verified)
Original 1971 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The concise single combines a strong rhythmic figure with sharply defined vocal responses.
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First released: 1971 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 1971 in the release history of Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are). Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1971 studio recording
Credit: The Temptations
Role in this collection: Original group performance
Original single: Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
Complete Motown Singles - original 1971 second-half program
The original second-half 1971 program includes the Temptations Superstar single, distinct from its separately labeled stereo promo. The later Solid Rock album does not change the 1971 first-release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Temptations Gold - recording-specific years and separately labeled single editions
The licensed anthology distinguishes the approximately 4:46 Runaway Child, 6:57 Papa Was a Rollin Stone and 4:21 Masterpiece single presentations from the selected full original album performances. Its recording fields also identify Superstar in 1971; the 2005 compilation is not an original date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About The Temptations
The Temptations developed in Detroit and signed to Motown in 1961. Their recordings paired carefully arranged vocal harmonies with coordinated stage movement, making the group sound and visual presentation closely connected. The Way You Do the Things You Do and My Girl helped establish their 1960s repertoire. Later recordings explored funk and psychedelic soul as the membership changed. Those phases remain part of the group's history, distinct from the solo work of singers who passed through it.
Artist background sources
The Temptations - official group history
Detroit and 1961 Motown signing, harmonies/choreography, early repertoire, changing historical lineups and funk/psychedelic soul; current membership and chart totals are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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