Wings of Love is a 1976 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Background Producer Jeffrey Bowen preferred Dennis Edwards to the rest of the group, and wanted to produce an Edwards solo album instead of a group album. As a result, Bowen de-emphasized the rest of the group's vocals and placed them at levels far below Edwards' leads, prompting his dismissal as the Temptations' producer after this album's release. Unsurprisingly, Edwards sings lead on all but one of the songs on the album; "China Doll" has Richard Street taking the lead vocal. Release The album was an unsuccessful release, both commercially and critically. Wings of Love's only single, "Up the Creek (Without a Paddle)" was co-written by Sly Stone, the inspiration for many of the Temptations' late 1960s/early 1970s "psychedelic soul" records; because of tax reasons, he could not take a publishing credit on the song. Stone and other members of the Family Stone appear on "Up the Creek", as well as "Sweet Gypsy Jane" and "China Doll" Track listing All lead vocals by Dennis Edwards except where indicated Side one "Sweet Gypsy Jane" – 4:28 "Sweetness in the Dark" – 3:06 "Up the Creek (Without a Paddle)" – 3:28 "China Doll" – 3:26 (lead singer: Richard Street) Side two "Mary Ann" – 7:41 "Dream World (Wings of Love)" – 5:38 "Paradise" – 3:26 Personnel Dennis Edwards - tenor/baritone vocals Glenn Leonard - first tenor/falsetto vocals Richard Street - tenor/baritone vocals Melvin Franklin - bass vocals Otis Williams - tenor/baritone vocals Sly Stone, Truman Thomas - clavinet, organ and ARP Freddie Stewart - bass, guitar William "Billy Bass" Nelson - bass, guitar Rusty Allen - bass Ollie E. Brown - drums, percussion Pat Rizzo, Steve Madaio - trumpet Donald Charles Baldwin - Moog, Moog programming, keyboards, rhythm and vocal arrangements Charts References 1976 albums The Temptations albums Gordy Records albums Albums produced by Jeffrey Bowen