Musicians
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Electric Guitar
1964 Gibson Firebird III
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Bass
1968 Fender Precision Bass
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Credits
Track Facts
Like countless other Motown hits from the '60s and early '70s, "Just My Imagination" was recorded at Motown's Hitsville USA studio in Detroit, MI. The sessions took place in Studio A on November 24, 1970.
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Also common for Motown, the strings and horns were provided by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and overdubbed at Golden World Studios on December 3, 1970.
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Producer/composer Norman Whitfield arranged and recorded the main tracks featuring members of the famed Motown session musician crew The Funk Brothers.
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Jerry Long, an arranger who had previous experience with scoring films in Paris, worked as the arranger and conductor for the orchestral overdubs.
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When released as a single, "Just My Imagination" became the third Temptations song to reach number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The single held the number 1 position on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart for two weeks in 1971, from March 27 to April 10. "Just My Imagination" also held the number one spot on the Billboard R&B Singles chart for three weeks, from February 27 to March 20 of that year.
