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David Ruffin - Ultimate Collection

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Artist: David Ruffin
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-09-22
Music Label: Motown
Soundtracks:
  1. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
  2. I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved
  3. The Double Cross
  4. World Of Darkness
  5. Pieces Of A Man
  6. I'm So Glad I Fell For You
  7. I Miss You, Pt. 1
  8. Common Man
  9. A Little More Trust
  10. No Matter Where
  11. Walk Away From Love
  12. Heavy Love
  13. Statue Of A Fool
  14. Who I Am
  15. Everything's Coming Up Love
  16. On And Off
  17. Just Let Me Hold You For A Night
  18. You're My Peace Of Mind
  19. Rode By The Place (Where We Used To Stay)
  20. Let Somebody Love Me

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Free Music Review: Pretty Thorough Retrospective Of Ruffin's solo career
Hit: 5 Stars

David Ruffin was one of the greatest voices at Motown, yet you would never know it from looking at his solo chart placements after leaving the Temptations. He had only two big hits: the aching "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" and the silky smooth Van McCoy production "Walk Away From Love." After hearing his ear-opening Ultimate Collection, the lack of success has to be blamed on inadequate promotion (rather than the material or Ruffin's singing, which is first-rate throughout).

Motown did a pretty good job of assembling Ruffin's best recordings for this twenty-track set. Aside from the two big hits, we get all of Ruffin's minor solo chart efforts like the desperate "I've Lost Everything I Ever Loved" (too similar to "My Whole World Ended..."?) the inspirationally upbeat "I'm So Glad I Fell For You," and the pretty "Everything's Coming Up Love." There are also some dynamite album tracks, including the reflective "Who I Am" and a scorching "I Miss You" which is the equal of Teddy Pendergrass' hit version with the Blue Notes.

Most noteworthy is the haunting "Statue Of A Fool," which continues to be a favorite at oldies and adult contemporary stations everywhere. (An odd sidenote to this recording. It is listed in the booklet's track lineup as a Ruffin composition, with lyrics quoted and attributed to Ruffin by annotator David Ritz - who should know better - in his accompanying essay. In actuality, this gorgeous ballad was a number one country hit by Jack Greene in 1968 and was penned by noted Nashville songwriter Jan Crutchfield).

The only conspicuous omission on this set is Ruffin's charting duet with brother Jimmy on the Ben E. King classic "Stand By Me." Maybe they are saving it for a long overdue Jimmy Ruffin collection (we could only hope). Or perhaps it was left off since this "buddy" version doesn't fit in thematically with the rest of the songs, which all deal in various stages of romantic relationships. Whatever the reason, one oversight isn't too bad - particularly for Motown. It's also far more in-depth than the sets which came out at the same time on Eddie Kendricks and Edwin Starr.

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Those whose familiarity with late former Temptation Ruffin's solo work extends only to the hits "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" and "Walk Away from Love" may be surprised to find about half these tracks, originally issued between 1969 and 1977, making a great case for his work after leaving Motown's greatest group. Ruffin's fervor and control are intact here, even when his producers are chasing someone else's sound, as on a cover of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "I Miss You." David Ritz's liner notes posit this period of Ruffin's career as unjustly overlooked; the above-mentioned smashes, along with tracks such as "World of Darkness" and "No Matter Where," make it hard to disagree. --Rickey Wright

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