Check Yourself

"Check Yourself"
"Check Yourself"
Song
B-side	"Your Wonderful Love"

"Check Yourself" is a 1961 song that was released as a Miracle label single by Motown singing group The Temptations; and written by Motown president Berry Gordy, and group members Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Elbridge Bryant, and produced by Gordy.^[1] It was the group's second single, as well as their second and last single for the Miracle label, which was deactivated immediately after this release.^[2] Starting with the next single release, the group's future recordings for Motown would be issued under the Gordy label until it was deactivated in 1988.

Credits

Lead vocals by Paul Williams (song), Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin (intro)
Background vocals by Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant and Otis Williams, and Eddie Holland and Brian Holland
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Notes

^ Williams, Otis and Weinger, Harry (2002). My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations [CD liner notes]. New York: Motown/Universal Records.
^ Williams, Otis and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). Temptations. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square. ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.

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[1] Williams, Otis and Weinger, Harry (2002). My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations [CD liner notes]. New York: Motown/Universal Records.

[2] Williams, Otis and Romanowski, Patricia (1988, updated 2002). Temptations. Lanham, MD: Cooper Square. ISBN 0-8154-1218-5.

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