All Directions
by The Temptations
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All Directions is ranked 3rd best out of 44 albums by The Temptations on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Temptations is The Temptations Sing Smokey which is ranked number 5816 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 235.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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All Directions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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All Directions rankings
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All Directions ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 19:52 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 05:37 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,354 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 07:25 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2025 15:13 | duelek | 2,080 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2025 06:18 | culwin | 1,548 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.5.
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really fantastic soul groove
I like the first half a lot but it loses steam in the second half.
Never played this album before. Very good
"Papa Is A Rolling Stone" is my all-time favorite song. Gives me chills every time I listen to it. Norman Whitfield's production is flawless: a string arrangement that doesn't soften the impact at all, the trumpet, Dennis Coffey's tasty guitar, and, of course, that awesome bass ostinato. The pinnacle of R&B production. When I heard this on the radio in the 70s as a kid, it evoked a whole world in my mind.
"Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On," is good too, though Edwin Starr's version is better, the most blistering guitar-driven song by a soul artist Motown's ever put out.
Must be one of the most self assured intro s ever.
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