Otis Williams is the last remaining original Temptation still alive. The acknowledged leader of the group, his voice is rarely heard taking a solo. He was not lead singer on any of the Temptations hits. However, he did step forward from the group in 1970 to take the lead on this Mel Torme-Bob Wells holiday classic. Written in the early 40s on a "blistering hot" day in Los Angeles, before AC was common, it was Well's and Torme's thought to "stay cool by thinking cool!"
This was from the version of the group with Dennis Edwards (who had replaced the erratic David Ruffin a year or two before), Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks and Otis, of course.
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