The Ultimate Collection

• Artist: Eddie Kendricks
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• Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Total Time: 78:26
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

When you think of R&B's great falsettos, Eddie Kendricks is a name that comes up along with Philip Bailey, Curtis Mayfield, Blue Magic's Ted Mills and the Stylistics' Russell Thompkins, Jr. Most of the solo albums that Kendricks recorded for Motown in the '70s are worth owning, but if you're on a tight budget and want to stick to his more essential solo recordings, The Ultimate Collection would be the most logical purchase. Released in 1998, this generous disc contains 16 songs that he recorded after leaving the Temptations. Many of them are essential gems, including "Boogie Down," "Keep On Truckin'," "Get the Cream Off the Top" and "Shoeshine Boy." The late singer could be quite charismatic, and he brings plenty of charm to the ballad "Skippin' Work Today" and the title song of He's a Friend (which finds Kendricks expressing his Christian beliefs without preaching and/or getting in your face). Though not all of the selections are gems (some are merely decent), this is by far the best Kendricks collection available on CD. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Keep on Truckin' (Lyrics)	Leonard Caston, Frank Wilson, Anita Poree	Eddie Kendricks	(8:00)
If You Let Me	Frank Wilson	Eddie Kendricks	(3:21)
Get the Cream off the Top	Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr.	Eddie Kendricks	(3:07)
Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need (Lyrics)	Leonard Caston, Kathy Wakefield	Eddie Kendricks	(4:30)
Boogie Down (Lyrics)	Leonard Caston, Frank Wilson, Anita Poree	Eddie Kendricks	(7:02)
Goin' Up in Smoke (Lyrics)	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	Eddie Kendricks	(4:33)
Shoe Shine Boy	Linda Allen, Harry Booker	Eddie Kendricks	(3:15)
This Used to Be the Home of Johnnie Mae (Lyrics)	Leonard Caston	Eddie Kendricks	(5:48)
Date with the Rain (Lyrics)	Bobby Miller	Eddie Kendricks	(2:41)
Darling Come Back Home	King Errisson, Kathy Wakefield, Frank Wilson	Eddie Kendricks	(4:07)
Girl You Need a Change of Mind	Leonard Caston, Anita Poree	Eddie Kendricks	(7:30)
He's a Friend	T.G. Conway, Allan Felder, Bruce Gray	Eddie Kendricks	(4:37)
Intimate Friends	Garry Glenn	Eddie Kendricks	(5:54)
Skippin' Work Today		Eddie Kendricks	(4:39)
Get It While It's Hot	Theodore Life	Eddie Kendricks	(3:10)
Can I	Hal Davis, Herman Griffith	Eddie Kendricks	(6:12)

Credits

James Anthony Carmichael (Arranger), James Anthony Carmichael (Orchestration), Leonard Caston (Arranger), Leonard Caston (Producer), Leonard Caston (Orchestration), Allan Felder (Vocal Arrangement), Norman Harris (Arranger), Norman Harris (Producer), Brian Holland (Producer), Eddie Kendricks (Main Performer), Jerry Long (Arranger), Jerry Long (Orchestra Director), Jimmy Roach (Arranger), David Van De Pitte (Arranger), David Van De Pitte (Orchestration), Bobby Miller (Producer), Frank Wilson (Arranger), Frank Wilson (Producer), Sanford Shire (Arranger), Leroy Fleming (Arranger)

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