The Temptations were a vocal group from New York best known for the 1960 hit "Barbara". Issued on Goldisc Records,[1] the song peaked on the Cash Box Magazine chart at #38[2] and on the Billboard Hot 100 at #29.[3] The flip side song on "Barbara" was "Someday". Other recordings were: "Fickle Little Girl", "Letter of Devotion", "Ballad of Love", and "Tonight My Heart She Is Crying".
Shortly after "Barbara" became a hit, lead singer Neil Stevens left to go solo.[4] The other members of the group were Larry Curtis, Artie Sands and Artie Marin. The group was managed by Arthur "Artie" Ripp. He later co-founded Kama Sutra Records[5] and was the first to sign and produce Billy Joel as a solo artist,[6] after Michael Lang, who had given Joel a monetary advance, passed Joel along to Ripp to focus his attentions elsewhere.[7]