Shakey Ground

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"Shakey Ground"
Shakey Ground.jpg
German release picture sleeve
Single by the Temptations
from the album A Song for You
B-side "I'm a Bachelor"
ReleasedFebruary 1975
Recorded1974
Studio Motown Recording Studios in Los Angeles
Genre Soul
Length3:11
Label Gordy
Songwriter(s) Jeffrey Bowen
Alphonso Boyd
Eddie Hazel [1]
Producer(s) Jeffrey Bowen
The Temptations singles chronology
"Happy People"
(1974)		"Shakey Ground"
(1975)		"Glasshouse"
(1975)

"Shakey Ground" is a 1975 R&B single by the Temptations. It was co-written by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, who plays lead guitar on the song. Funkadelic bassist Billy "Bass" Nelson also plays on the song.

Contents

Personnel

Chart history

"Shakey Ground" was the last by the group to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart: the song also crossed over to the pop chart, reaching number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]

Chart (1975)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 26
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1

Notable cover versions

The song has been covered by many artists. Among the most famous versions are ones by Phoebe Snow who recorded a"rousing" version of it for her 1976 album It Looks Like Snow , [3] and Etta James who recorded it for her 1988 album Seven Year Itch . The Red Hot Chili Peppers released it as a single in 2000.

References

  1. ↑ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 572.
  3. ↑ "Talent in Action". Billboard . December 3, 1977. p. 40.


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