Cloud Nine
The Temptations
1969
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: 1968
Release: 1968Source checked | Recent carryover
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 1968 in the release history of Cloud Nine. 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 1969.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Complete Motown Singles - original 1968 program
The original Cloud Nine single is explicitly dated October 1968, before the 1969 album. The joint Supremes recording retains both groups in the original credit.
Inspiration and background
Documented songwriting inspiration
Motown connects the record's change of direction with Sly and the Family Stone's fusion of styles and Dennis Edwards' more forceful lead voice. That supports a musical influence, not a personal-life explanation of the lyrics.
Evidence scope: New 1.7 source-specific paraphrase; not a claim of complete song-history review.
Sources for this information
The Temptations - Classic Motown
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.
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
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 1969.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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