Shakey Ground

"Shakey Ground"
Single by The Temptations
from the album A Song for You
Released	February 1975
Recorded	1974 at Hitsville USA
Genre	Soul
Length	3:11
Label	Gordy
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Bowen Alphonso Boyd Eddie Hazel^[1]
Producer(s)	Jeffrey Bowen

"Shakey Ground" is a 1975 R&B single by The Temptations. It was co-written by Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, who plays lead guitar on the song.

Background[]

Original Funkadelic bassist Billy "Bass" Nelson also plays on the song.

Personnel[]

Lead vocals by Dennis Edwards
Background vocals by Damon Harris, Richard Street, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams
Guitar by Eddie Hazel
Bass by Billy Bass Nelson
Soprano saxophone by Donald Charles Baldwin
Instrumentation by various Los Angeles studio musicians

Chart history[]

"Shakey Ground" was the last by the group to reach the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart: the song also crossed over to the pop chart, reaching number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2]

Chart (1975)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	26
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1

Cover versions[]

The song has been covered by many artists:

Van McCoy covered it on his 1975 album "Disco Baby".
Phoebe Snow recorded it for her 1976 album It Looks Like Snow.
Renée Geyer included the song on her 1976 album Really Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks Hall.
Delbert McClinton included it on his 1980 album "The Jealous Kind".
Etta James did a version on her 1989 album Seven Year Itch.
Elton John and Don Henley performed it on Elton's 1993 album Duets.
Fishbone recorded the song for their 2000 album Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx.
Aerosmith announced in May 2012 that they are including the song on their upcoming album Music from Another Dimension!, on which it ended up a Japan bonus track.
Jam band, Max Creek has been performing the song since the 1980s and continues to do so today.
Founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, has also performed the song live over 20 times. Since 2012, Weir has performed the song with his bands Furthur, Ratdog, Dead & Company, Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros., as well as solo acoustic shows.
Bernie Marsden (ex Whitesnake) also recorded it on his 1981 album "Look at me now".

References[]

^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 572.

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1970s	"Psychedelic Shack" (1970) "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" (1970) "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" (1970) "Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)" (1970) / "Hum Along and Dance" (1970) "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971) "It's Summer" (1971) "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (1971) "Take a Look Around" (1972) "Mother Nature" (1972) / "Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On" (1972) "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972) "Masterpiece" (1973) "Plastic Man" (1973) "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)" (1973) "Law of the Land" (1973) "Let Your Hair Down" (1973) "Heavenly" (1974) "You've Got My Soul on Fire" (1974) "Happy People" (1974) "Shakey Ground" (1975) "Glasshouse" (1975) "Keep Holdin' On" (1976) "Up the Creek (Without a Paddle)" (1976) "Who are You (and What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life)" (1976) "In a Lifetime" (1977) "Think for Yourself" (1977) "Bare Back" (1978) "Ever Ready Love" (1978)
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