Track Listing

1. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin, William Mickey Stevenson, William Weatherspoon
2. Baby I've Got It - Jimmy Ruffin, William Mickey Stevenson
3. I've Passed This Way Before - James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, William Weatherspoon
4. Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got - Jimmy Ruffin, Norman Whitfield
5. World So Wide Nowhere To Hide (From Your Heart) - Jimmy Ruffin
6. Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby - Jimmy Ruffin, Norman Whitfield
7. Everybody Needs Love - Jimmy Ruffin
8. It's Wonderful (To Be Loved By You) - James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, William Weatherspoon
9. Gonna Keep On Tryin Till I Win Your Love - Jimmy Ruffin
10. This Guy's In Love With You - Jimmy Ruffin
11. Farewell Is A Lonely Sound - James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, Paul Riser, William Weatherspoon
12. Stand By Me - Frank Wilson, Jimmy Ruffin, Tom Baird, Willie Shorter, David Ruffin
13. As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love - Jimmy Ruffin, William Robinson, Jr.
14. Sad And Lonesome Feeling - Jimmy Ruffin
15. I'll Say Forever My Love - James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, William Weatherspoon
16. Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me - Jimmy Ruffin
17. Maria (You Were The Only One) - Jimmy Ruffin
18. Living In A World I Created For Myself - Allen Story, George Gordy, Jimmy Ruffin, Paul Riser
19. Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow - Jimmy Ruffin
20. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Jimmy Ruffin, David Ruffin

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10874 in Music
• Released on: 1992-06-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

More than just What becomes of the broken hearted
Jimmy Ruffin’s brother David was a member of the Temptations, so talent was obviously in the blood. However, Jimmy was somewhat fortunate to hit big with What becomes of the broken hearted. Diana Ross and the Supremes had recorded it and their version was intended for release as a single. Jimmy heard their version soon after it was recorded and begged Motown to let him record it, and to hold the Supremes version until they heard his. The rest is history. The original Supremes version, which is excellent and would have been a huge hit for them, appeared on one of their albums, but Jimmy’s version, which is even better, was released as a single and became a huge hit in Britain, America and elsewhere.

The Supremes could afford to lose the competition for What becomes of the broken hearted, but it turned out to be the biggest hit Jimmy ever had. Jimmy had a few minor hits in America but was more successful in Britain where I’ll say forever my love and It’s wonderful proved that he was more than a one-hit wonder.

All those hits are to be found here, together with many other great songs that Jimmy recorded for Motown. These include covers of Stand by me, on which his brother David joins Jimmy, and This guy’s in love with you.

Jimmy Ruffin was not Motown’s most important singer, but he recorded some great music and this is the most comprehensive collection available. More recent collections have been re-mastered with better sound quality, but the sound here is plenty good enough and a lot of these tracks are not available on any other CD.

Tamla Motown CD
Very pleased with this CD and didn't pay a lot for it,which was a bonus as I already have it on vinyl.