"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" | ||||
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Single by the Temptations | ||||
from the album Greatest Hits II | ||||
B-side | "It's Summer" | |||
Released | May 7, 1970 | |||
Recorded | April 12 and 14, 1970 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit | |||
Genre | Psychedelic soul | |||
Length | 4:06 | |||
Label | Gordy – G 7099 | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Norman Whitfield | |||
The Temptations singles chronology | ||||
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UK single cover | ||||
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"Ball of Confusion" | ||||
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Single by B.E.F. featuring Tina Turner | ||||
from the album Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One | ||||
B-side | "Ball of Confusion" (instrumental) | |||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
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Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Tina Turner singles chronology | ||||
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"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.
The song was used to anchor the Temptations' 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached number 3 on the US pop charts and number 2 on the US R&B charts.[3] Billboard ranked the record as the number 24 song of 1970.[4] It reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Although a nearly eleven minute long backing track was recorded by the Funk Brothers, only slightly more than four minutes was used for the Temptations' version of the song. The full backing track can be heard on the 1971 self titled debut album of the Motown group the Undisputed Truth.
Cash Box said of the song that the Temptations came up with "another shocker featuring studio-work voltage and the charge of new-Temps lyric power" and "another electrifying experience".[6]
...when British New Wave band Heaven 17 invited her to sing on their 1982 hit "Ball of Confusion". It was her first foray into the world of synth pop...
...she sang on the UK production duo BEF's synthy 1982 dance-pop cover of the Temptations' 1970 classic "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)."
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