Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
The Temptations
1970
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1970
Release: 1970Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected original recording is documented in 1970 in the release history of Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today). Only year precision is assigned. Later singles, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace the original year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1970.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Complete Motown Singles - original 1970 program
The original 1970 program identifies Ball of Confusion as the approximately four-minute Temptations single. Other groups Get Ready or Losing You performances elsewhere in this program are not treated as Temptations originals.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
This socially conscious song addressed various issues of the time, including the Vietnam War and racial tensions.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1970.html, song-list position 21
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1970 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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