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Released on Tamla Motown, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Got to Be There (Michael Jackson) and What’s Going On (Marvin Gaye)
Written by Norman Whitfield, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Rebel's Hop (Bob Marley & The Wailers) and Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Produced by Norman Whitfield, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) and Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
Written by Barrett Strong, also I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye), Rebel's Hop (Bob Marley & The Wailers) and Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Norman Whitfield produced 5 of The Temptations’s top 10 songs
Norman Whitfield wrote 5 of The Temptations’s top 10 songs
Norman Whitfield wrote 131 songs on fono
Barrett Strong wrote 54 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- Produced by
- Norman Whitfield
- Performed by
- Damon Harris, Dennis Edwards and Richard Street
- Part of
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
- Released on
- Tamla Motown
- Written by
- Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
- Produced by
- Norman Whitfield
- Performed by
- Damon Harris, Dennis Edwards and Richard Street
- Part of
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
- Released on
- Tamla Motown
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Norman Whitfield
Same writer: Norman Whitfield
Same producer: Norman Whitfield
Same label: Tamla Motown
Same producer: Norman Whitfield
Same label: Tamla Motown
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1MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Damon Harris
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Damon Harris
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Dennis Edwards
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Dennis Edwards
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Richard Street
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was performed by Richard Street
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was produced by Norman Whitfield
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was produced by Norman Whitfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was written by Barrett Strong
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was written by Barrett Strong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was written by Norman Whitfield
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was written by Norman Whitfield
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone is part of the release Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone is part of the release Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Tamla Motown is the label of the song Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
Tamla Motown is the label of the song Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was released on 1972-09-28
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone was released on 1972-09-28
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026