Standing on the Top - The Temptations & Rick James - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"When you're on the top / There's no place you can really go but down, down, down," yells Dennis Edwards at the start of this motivational mood-booster from the Temptations, which was written, produced and featured vocals from none other than "Super Freak" luminary Rick James. With David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Richard Street, and Glenn Leonard all joining in on lead vocals, this deliriously funky group effort came two years after the Temptations reunited and re-signed to Motown in 1980. Released as the lead single from the group’s Reunion album – which brought together Motown founder Berry Gordy and Motown VP Smokey Robinson – “Standing On The Top” gave the Temptations one of their most significant hits in recent years, charting in the R&B Top Ten and making an appearance on both the US and UK pop charts.