All Directions (studio album) by The Temptations
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All Directions is ranked 2nd best out of 43 albums by The Temptations on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Temptations is The Temptations Sing Smokey which is ranked number 5815 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 228.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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80/100  | 05/14/2025 22:18 | dukeboxkool | | 73/100 |
75/100 | 04/26/2025 17:45 | TastyandTemptin | | 72/100 |
55/100 | 02/25/2025 16:07 | fabm0 | | 59/100 |
65/100 | 01/01/2025 01:30 |  AAL2014 | | 75/100 |
75/100 | 11/18/2024 00:56 | davidleewrong | | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.7.
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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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