Statue o f a fool is a song credited by jan crutchfield and has been recorded by a number of country artists such as jack greene, brian collins, ricky van shelton, and bill medley, formerly of the righteous brothers. Like eddie kendricks who did the same thing, ruffin was asked whether or not he was sure he wanted to leave such a successful group. It is perhaps an unintended tribute to motowns impressive stable of songwriters that david ruffin wrote statue of a fool when he was 18, but didnt record the song until 1975 when he was 34, and had left barry gordys hit factory. David eli ruffin born davis eli ruffin, january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations 196468 during the groups classic five period as it was later known. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Statue of a fool is a song credited by jan crutchfield and has been recorded by a number of country artists such as jack greene, brian collins, ricky van shelton, and bill medley, formerly of the righteous brothers. Jan 01, 2000 david ruffin is the selftitled album from singer david ruffin. For david ruffin, leaving the temptations in the early 1970s to pursue a solo career was taking a gamble. May 04, 20 david ruffin s third and selftitled solo offering was in many ways a collaborative effort with bobby miller, who produced the david ruffin 1973 album and supplied eight of its ten tracks. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand an. David ruffin on and off statue of a fool 1976, vinyl. David is an album by former temptations singer, david ruffin, who died of a cocaine overdose in 1991. One of the greatest lead singers the motown stable ever had, david ruffin became one.
As a young child, david, along with his other siblings older brothers quincy and jimmy and sister rita mae, traveled with their father, a minister, and their. David ruffin walk away from love from the 1975 who i am album on motown records. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Granted his delivery doesnt have the gutcheck realism that. David ruffin statue of a fool sheet music, music books. Frayser boys name it after me sample of david ruffins. Watch the video for statue of a fool from david ruffin s the. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Jan 01, 2006 check out statue of a fool by david ruffin on amazon music. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Frayser boy sampled david ruffins statue of a fool. Mccoy who produced and arranged the album was a hot commodity thanks to his disco hit the hustle. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue o f a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand an. David ruffin is the selftitled album from singer david ruffin. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. David ruffin free mp3 music for listen and download online. Listen online to david ruffin statue of a fool and see which albums it appears on. The late david ruffin s first solo release, in 1969, after leaving the temptations in 1968extended. David ruffin walk away from love mp3 download and lyrics.
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Although recorded during the late 1960s through the early 1970s, the album was not released until 2004, years after ruffin s death. David is an album by temptations singer, david ruffin. Watch the video for statue of a fool from david ruffins the ultimate collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Check out statue of a fool by david ruffin on amazon music. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen to songs by david ruffin on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. Although recorded during the late 1960s through the. Ricky van shelton somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone the image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone and theyre on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes will it show so everyone will know that concealed is a broken heart.
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But the soul singer had some fine moments as a solo artist, a fact that is illustrated by this cd. Who i am is a 1975 album from the former temptations singer, david ruffin. David ruffin somewhere there should be for all the world to see a staue of a fool made of stone. Stream statue of a fool david ruffin by scottrek109 from desktop or your mobile device. Vinyl 7 david ruffin on and off statue of a fool 1976, vinyl discogs. This album in many ways was a collaborative effort with bobby miller, who produced the album. Bigger better is simply opinion nothing wrong with it i suppose but it does get boring and changes nothing. It provided ruffin with his second biggest hit of his solo career, walk away from love. David ruffin download high quality complete mp3 albums. Centering on david ruffin s posttemptations motown output 1969 to 1977, this wonderfully considered collection would be all the solo ruffin youd need if the soul shouter himself didnt convey such yearning, joy, and sadness.
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On who i am 1975 former temptations vocalist david ruffin joins forces with the multitalented van mccoy. Davis eli david ruffin january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations from 1964 to 1968 or the groups classic five period as it was later known. Listen free to david ruffin the ultimate collection my whole world ended the moment you left me, ive lost everything ive ever loved and more. So build a statue and oh build it high so all the world can see. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as my girl and aint too proud to beg. Ruffin, david ultimate collection music skip to main content. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue o f a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand. David ruffin karaoke mp3 instrumental music karaoke. Nov 24, 2008 download david ruffin 8 albums torrent or any other torrent from category. One of the greatest lead singers the motown stable ever had, david ruffin became one of the artistic cornerstones of the temptations after his lead vocal on my girl 1965 paved the way for such majestic followups as since i lost my baby 1965, beauty is only skin deep 1966, all i need 1967, and i wish it would rain 1968. Coming out after motown refused to put out his proposed third album in 1971, ruffin was likewise no longer afforded access to alist material and support musicians. Centering on david ruffins posttemptations motown output 1969 to 1977, this wonderfully considered collection would be all the solo ruffin youd need if the soul shouter himself didnt convey such yearning, joy, and sadness. Motown single m1405f has statue of a fool on the b side and shows it as written by david ruffin and published by stone diamond music corp bmi. Somewhere there should be for all the world to see a staue of a fool made of stone.
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