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| Released | July 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | Tamla Records | |||
| Producer | Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Brian Holland | |||
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The Hit Man is the sixth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. The album was released in 1975 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.
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| Year | Album | Chart positions [2] | |
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| 1975 | The Hit Man | 63 | 9 |
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| 1975 | "Get The Cream Off The Top" | 50 | 7 | 6 |
| "Happy" | 66 | 8 | 1 | |
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