Ain't no sun since you've been gone - Cover Up ?

[Owd Codger]

Hello, hope somebody can help me identify a cover version of The Temptations song "Ain't no sun since you've been gone"  ( other versions of this tune include Gladys Knight, the Supremes, Chuck Jackson, Dusty Springfield, etc. This is a male version, group, quite a good stab at it I think. NOT the Dynamics,. Mid tempo item .

On the old tape I had, it was given the name "Originals"  but clearly isn't the Motown Originals.

Thanks for any help

 

 

[The Yank]

There was a version of "Ain't No Sun..." by a group called the Originals (not the Motown group) -

 

[Owd Codger]

Many thanks The Yank.

Interesting....never knew about another "Originals"

 

[Thinksmart]

Linking back to Motown and its labels, Rare Earth also did a version too, that's more southern rock in style.

[Owd Codger]

Re Motown...Norman Whitfield , he re-tooled his songs a lot, spread around various artists. Unusually ,on this song  he cut it twice on Gladys Knight..1966 ( Everybody needs love lp) and 1969 ( Nitty Gritty lp)....completely different arrangements.

Also, according to DFTMC, Gladys' version was first...before The Temptations in 1967.

[Thinksmart]

Same of course as Heard It Through The Grapevine too on Gladys Knight and the Pips too (although I never took to that version much)

[Chalky]

Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone (Norman Whitfield-Sylvia Moy-Cornelius Grant) published Jobete 01-Nov-66

alt title: All That's Left Is Emptiness

Chuck Jackson; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 29-Nov-67 ; produced by Norman Whitfield

Feb-68; LP (M): Motown M667 Chuck Jackson Arrives!
Feb-68; LP (S): Motown S667 Chuck Jackson Arrives!
05-Jan-04; CD (S): Motown 066 637 2 Soul Satisfaction 04 - Mouth Watering Motown And B-Side Beauties [UK]
10-Oct-05; CD (S): Motown 983 2931 The Motown Anthology [UK]

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 25-Oct-66 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; [v1]

Sep-67; LP (M): Soul S706 Everybody Needs Love
Sep-67; LP (S): Soul SS706 Everybody Needs Love
20-Dec-05; CD (S): Reader's Digest RDCD 5081-3 The Ultimate Motown Collection - Midnight Soul
06-Nov-06; CD (S): Motown 984 1943 Everybody Needs Love / Feelin' Bluesy [UK]

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded live Fox Theatre, Detroit, completed 28-Dec-68

Jul-69; LP (S): Motown S688 Motortown Revue Live
26-Aug-05; CD (S): Hip-O Select B0003623-02 The Motortown Revue Collection

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 30-Mar-69 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; [v2]

Sep-69; LP (S): Soul SS713 The Nitty Gritty
06-Nov-06; CD (S): Motown 984 1939 Silk 'N' Soul / The Nitty Gritty [UK]

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded Hollywood Palace Theater, L.A., 18-Oct-69 ; produced by Deke Richards ; [tv "Hollywood Palace"]

Mar-70; LP (S): Motown MS703 Motown At The Hollywood Palace
06-Nov-06; CD (S): Motown 984 1941 Knight Time / A Little Knight Music [UK]

Gladys Knight & The Pips; recorded live Copa, N.Y., Oct-69

Oct-70; LP (S): Soul SS730 All In A Knight's Work - Live!

The Supremes; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 02-Aug-68 ; produced by Norman Whitfield

25-Mar-08; CD (S): Hip-O Select B0003263-02 Let The Music Play: Supreme Rarities

The Temptations; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 08-Feb-67 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; [lead David Ruffin]

26-Feb-67 [acetate]; 45 (M): CDMN 0157-NHDD
17-Jul-67; LP (S): Gordy S922 The Temptations With A Lot O' Soul
17-Jul-67; LP (M): Gordy G922 The Temptations With A Lot O' Soul
16-Feb-93; CD (M): Rhino R2 71180 Hum Along And Dance
23-Oct-00; CD (S): Motown 159 444 2 Live At The Copa / With A Lot O' Soul [UK]

The Undisputed Truth; recorded Hitsville-GW, completed 02-Nov-70 ; produced by Norman Whitfield ; arranged by Dave Van DePitte

Jul-71; LP (S): Gordy GS955L The Undisputed Truth
25-Aug-17; CD (S): Kent CDTOP2 469 Nothing But The Truth (3 Motown albums on 2 CDs plus bonus Tracks) [UK]

[Chalky]

14 hours ago, The Yank said:

There was a version of "Ain't No Sun..." by a group called the Originals (not the Motown group) -

 

Cleveland, Ohio group.  Think the black label looks better 

 

[Thinksmart]

Listening to the Undisputed Truth version now - quite nice production, a touch slow to get going.

[The Yank]

This Originals is probably one of the "two groups" mentioned in this article (Cashbox  November 18, 1967) 

[Jordirip]

Not forgetting the version by the Frisco Singers on Chess which is the flip to the incredible 'My Girl's Waitin'.

 

[Bunderthollox]

I've got thr prpfonix versio, I always thought  that night be a bit dubious. 

[George G]

The Originals 

http://buckeyebeat.com/originalscle.html

[George G]

On 05/09/2023 at 06:02, The Yank said:

This Originals is probably one of the "two groups" mentioned in this article (Cashbox  November 18, 1967) 

(some of this) is actually accurate. One of the bands may have been By Popular Demand, they are also listed on the Buckeye Beat website. Rick Auerbach had been in the Cellmates with Tampa Lann. They were best known for being high school classmates with Eric Carmen (Raspberries/solo hits), who mentioned them in his autobiography. 

Gari was the singer for the Other Ones/Players IV "The Two Of Us". That record was one of his productions, recorded with studio musicians.

[Mark W]

Was the Profonix played as a cover up?