While not as thorough a compilation as 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection, this release compiles many of Jimmy Ruffin's well-known early releases, with a few B-sides and unreleased cuts thrown in for good measure. While some of the song selections are questionable (would songs from 1974 truly qualify as early classics for a career that started almost 15 years previous?), musically the results are no less than stellar, as Ruffin's immediately recognizable voice delivers a potent punch with each delivery. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Early Classics
01/01/1996 | Spectrum Audio Uk
All Music Guide Review
Early Classics Track Listing
Credits of Early Classics
- Richard Morris
- Producer
- Paul Riser
- Arranger
- Jimmy Roach
- Producer
- Willie Shorter
- Arranger
- William "Mickey" Stevenson
- Producer
- Bobby Taylor
- Producer
- David Van De Pitte
- Arranger
- William Weatherspoon
- Producer
- Norman Whitfield
- Producer
- Allen Story
- Producer
- Frank Wilson
- Producer
- Robert White
- Arranger
- James Dean
- Producer
- Sharon Davis
- Liner Notes
- Tom Baird
- Arranger
- Henry Cosby
- Producer
- Lamont Dozier
- Producer
- George Gordy
- Producer
- Brian Holland
- Producer
- Jimmy Ruffin
- Main Performer











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