Excellent!

Almost exactly like the mini-series but much more detailed and honest without belittling anyone. Loved the parts about their famous hookups! Couldn't put it down and glad it was written by an actual member of the group in his own words.

A must have for any Motown fan.

Five stars because there was more than what the mini series showed and I appreciated all of it. I think there’s a lot about this group that I didn’t know and then stuff I wouldn’t have even imagined. These men… they just couldn’t get it together which goes back to Black men and their aversion to therapy. They use sex, drugs, and alcohol to heal and it never works in anyone’s favor.

This is about their wins and their losses. I had no idea they recorded that many songs! I’m shocked Otis didn’t feel the need to mention his response to their version of Silent Night becoming the Black anthem for Christmas but maybe it wasn’t a big deal since it only matters to Black people… idk:

I take one person’s POV with a grain of salt but I also accept he’s the only one left to tell this story. I enjoyed reading this and definitely got some insight to who Otis Williams is as a person and as a leader of this group.

In some ways, it was the blind leading the blind. But they made songs that will always be considered timeless and memorable for generations to come.

I've really, really enjoyed reading this book.

I grew up hearing Temptations hits on the radio, and found the variety of styles and vocalists remarkable. But at the same time, I didn't know a whole lot about the people in the group. I knew they had several members, and figured that each one was getting the chance to perfom the lead vocal. It wasn't until my wife mentioned that the min-series was going to be on, and we had the opportunity to watch it, that I knew more about the story.

Having heard that some people were upset about how some things were portrayed (outside the control of Otis Williams and Shelly Berger), I took this a step further and purchased this updated 2002 book edition. Now that I've finished it, I can truly say it was time very well spent - a huge blessing I can't recommend highly enough.

This is one of my favorite books,how I wish that I could
have been a young woman during the 60's when all of this
history making music was happening.

I saw the play. Then I watched the miniseries. Both were excellent but not totally alike. So I wanted to read the book to see which was more accurate. I’d say they took turns. But I enjoyed both the play and the series more than the book. Good job to the people who adapted this amazing story. The book had too many details, but what a story it is!

It's a great story and there is no better person to hear it from. Otis does a great job telling it like it is (at least from his point of view). The details of how things were done at Motown were particularly notable.

Watched movie the book should be good

Searingly honest, as it re-kindles memories of the birth of what became in the 60's "The Sound of Young America" from its roots in Detroit. Sad ending for some of these outstanding musicians, but proof that great music, by great artists, like other great works, will live forever.

Some remarkable anecdotes here in this account by Otis Williams, and the list of “Otisisms” is a nice touch.

The structure’s a bit meandering in a conversational way, but for a memoir by one of the original Temptations, it’s worth a quick spin for any fan.

I liked it but it could have been better. It was a lot of this happened and then this and then this. I felt like it should have been longer bc many things were barely talked about and didn't make them sound as important.

Great History of the Temptations

I started reading this for a university class project about the new Temptations musical, but ended up really enjoying reading it. Otis gives a lot of great anecdotes about the Temptations, from the fun concerts to the reality of racism during the Civil Rights Era. Sometimes I got lost in the large amount of changes in the group and jumps in timeline, but who better to hear their story from than Otis Williams himself?