Ollie is one of the best lead singers of the Temptation! Truly underrated! So sad! I will be an Ali-Ollie Woodson fan and Temptation fan forever and ever!!!
Other than Ruffin and Kendricks, Woodson was the best replacement singer. His vocals were soooo strong, powerful and soulful..Since he left, no one else has filled those shoes.
Ali-Ollie Woodson was one of the greatest Pop/Soul Male Vocalists of all times and will be sorely missed by me and millions of fans around the World. Rest in Peace Ali and thank you. God loves you.
Ooh he makes me melt when he sings! I'm soooo sorry he passed. The best lead Singer 4 the Temps! Sang with such feeling and emotion! It was so electric it felt like he was singing just to u! So talented! We miss you. 😢 Olli! Rest Easy n the Loving Arms of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I saw The Tempts perform in 1988 when Ali-Ollie returned to the group and me and my aunt were in the front row. Ali was a great performer and cool person he shook my hand 10 times and was glad to see a Black teenager singing and dancing to the music of the Temptations.
I purchased Meet The Temptations hot off the press in 1964. Since that day, they have been my favorite singers. Eddie was lead on the early hits I jammed to as a 15 yo, then David took the mike. If I could have, I would have walked away when David was discharged, but the guys were still good with the addition of Dennis. Through all of the different combinations and lineups, the quality never faltered. In my mind, no lead compares or stands ahead of Ali Ollie Woodson. A Grammy and Platinum record songwriter and a voice unlike any other, Ollie cannot set the standard for other singers, he is simply too good. Thank you, Ollie, in the sky for all the joy I still receive listening to you entertain me. You are truly missed and never ever forgotten. May God bless your soul and keep your family and fans in His grace.
This Voice was a gift from God. Ollie Woodson Voice was one in million Voices. Touch Me Beautiful Ollie!!! Simply Awesome! Even having Cancer 3 times from his start with The Temptations. He never ! Lost his Awesome Voice. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Praise God. Ollie said He had a Praying Wife. On TBN his Testimony
I fell in love with him and his voice the moment I heard this song I can't go a day without listening to this song at least a dozen times and I turned my son and grandson on to this song I It captures the essence of the soul And the way he sings it is so Powerful until it's unforgettable I am so in love with him and how He sings I know that gg God blessed Ollie with his unique Voice to be shared with the world I am sorry to hear that he passed And my sincerest condolences to His family and friends he left his Gift and legacy for us to enjoy And that's pretty special So rip Ollie I am your fan. Forever Signed up for ever ms Martha coulbourn
I say it again and again and again... They might not all have been the first members to join the group, but this Temptations Line-up was the best Temptations ever!!
Yes Lord, God gave Ollie a Extraordinary Awesome voice. just awesome. Ollie was Simply 👏🏽 one the Best Lead singer. David the same . Dennis too. Those 3 total different Yet totally Awesome talent!
They got a video no audio w her David Ruffin does such ansimilar feat .Otis introduces him as he was at one of their concerts. I luckily came across it and cant remember any of the particulars. I think he was singing My Girl.
I love the late great Mr Ollie Ali Woodson.. And yes he's one of the absolute greatest lead singers of Temptations... But The late great Mr. David Ruffin was the greatest
Just listen ...what more need be said? This brother was one of the all time best EVER & I've been listening to the Tempts from the beginning .. since "Meet The Temptations" ... just plan WOW! RIP brother Ali !!
He was the only lead replacement who actually filled David Ruffin's shoes. Dennis Edwards was great, but his vocals were not as clear and crisp as those of Ruffin or Woodson. Clearly, this is only my opinion; many others have a different opinion.
Love to hear Ali sing...This is really his calling..Sooo NATURAL, Yet his vocals ARE SOOO REAL!! OME OF THE BEST TEMPTATIONS...SMOOTH, CAN HOLD A NOTE SOOO DEEP AND SMOOTH
I hear you Gary, I'm from Detroit and I am a singer. I definitely love the Temps ( especially when Ali Ollie Woodson became the lead but i still have to roll with The Mighty Dramatics as the Baddest singing group out of Detroit period and that ever touched microphones (their from Detroit as well).
@@qharper3827 sorry bro I'm a singer too sang with a group over 30 years worked with them all except the Jacksons. No doubt LJ Reynolds is a beast and so was Ronnie Banks. But no group and I mean no group was the Temptations equal. By far the greatest group of all times. Man for man the Temptations are just the best. None of the others could have survived and stayed true to who they are with 17 changes in personel. I would take David. Dennis and definitely Ali Ollie Woodson over Leon Reynolds, Eddie Kendricks over Ron and no base was equal to Melvin. Not only are the Temps better they dressed much much better. The Dramatic were not a well dressed group. And the Temptations have much better choreography. Love LJ worked with them a dozen times or more but The Temptations are on a different level. The Greatest Singing group of all time.
My one regret is when we worked with the Temptations David and Eddie were gone they had Dennis and the closest tenor to Eddie they ever had Damon Harris , Eddie's first replacement. Damon, now deceased was from Baltimore MD, I'm from NYC but met my group in Va.
What a great singer. It;s so sad that The Temptations' storied legacy also includes all of their greatest singers dying sad, sad early deaths. I know Otis Williams, Ron Tyson and Richard Street are just heartbroken. My prayers go out to Mr. Woodson's family. Temptations Forever.
reallyblessed Not one showed up to Ollie's funeral. I watched his funeral and not one of the temptation's were there. His wife and son and his 2 daughter's were so sad the loss of their father.
@@disgurluvsmuzik That's Red Sea deep, really really wonder what that was all about dang. If you haven't already, do yourself a pleasure and pull up God Can by Ollie Ali. Sheer joy, l play it at least 3 times a week in the morning.
The Temptations were fortunate to have great originals but there were other greats that sang or sing with the Temptations. Ollie was great, Dennis was great, Ron Tyson is more than great. He's been a Temptation for many years. You don't have staying power if you're not up to par. The group now has Otis W. who is the only original & Ron T. who has 40+ years of greatness! They are world wide stars for more years than most realize. You cannot compare. They all have given the Temps their shining reputation & still going strong! ❤ 💟🛐☮️🕎🌺💟😊🤗🙏🏾💖💖⭐🎗️⭐🎗️⭐🎗️
❤️ them Tempts! You are truly missed. Damn, no body can hold that note like Ollie (28 seconds) to be exact lol! Thank you for your vocals. Rest In Love Ali❤️
All I have say is the temptations are one of greatest group who sang there hearts out and the best of the best there music will live on and on and forever May there soul angels rips💜💐❤️💐
There only seems to be no real word or words to d escribe Olies voice! We are blessed with his kind of talent every twenty or thirty years and then they are gone and we are left with just the sweet sound in our hearts and minds!
Totally agree. Ali was to me and many other singers when we talk was the best lead singer the temptations had and when Theo Peoples was beside him on Some Enchanted Evening that combo was definitely equal to David and Paul. Theo later went on after some years with the temptations to replace Levi Stubbs with the Four Tops,
@Mike Wall Ali-Ollie was the absolute best! He didn't even need a microphone and you could hear him at the back of a large theater. He didn't need music. He could blow singing acapella. I had the great pleasure of meeting him, a very cool, nice brother. Thanks for watching.
@@DetroitLives313 my group worked with the Temps beginning in 1971. Ali Ollie Woodson is the best Temptations lead singer ever. When Theo Peoples came he was a notch below but close they shared lead on Some Enchanted Evening that combination was better than David and Paul Dennis and Paul and Dennis and Richard and Ali and Richard. Theo Peoples was a monster too.
@@brendaharper5846 absolutely. To this day Ali Woodson has a bigger music catalog than David, Eddie and Dennis combined. Working with and talking shop with the Temptations was one of the best experiences The Four Tops were great to talk to as well.
I grew up with the temptations, lived on the East side of Detroit, on Trombly, and the temptations, would be over the Crawfords, singing on the corner of Dubois and St Aubin, I remember like it was yesterday, I was just a kid, but do I remember, they were the best male vocalist group ever, then later I moved right across the street from Otis x-wife Josephine, my friend then and my friend now, Otis son was my heart, miss him so much, Rip Lamont, the Temptaions will live in my heart forever!!!!
Like i told a gentleman on here i sang with a very good group over 30 years of my life we met in high school like many others. We worked with them all except the Jacksons we worked with the Temps at least 11 times. Unfortunately for us David and Eddie were gone but our first gig with them they had the first and best replacement for Eddie they have had to this day, Damon Harris He was almost identical in tone to Eddie since then all the replacements have an Eddie sound including their current tenor Ron but Damon was Eddie Jr. The Temptations are without question the greatest group in history. One guy here says the Dramatics are better they are good The Temptations are Great.
Oh my goodness my favorite song four years! I was actually 12 when this song came out and my mom bought me the album! This was when I first discovered Ali Woodson's voice! Pure Magic! He really could hold his own...
Ronn Howard I'm in 100% agreement I saw him four times with the Tempts in the 80's and 90's HE COULD SING !!!!!! Forgive me for saying this the Tempts "New lead singer " looks like Suge Knight in a tux and cannot carry any notes like Ollie......... Ollie's voice was UNREAL !!!!!!!!
Ronn Howard Man you got that right!! Youngsters talk about old school or old heads, but THIS kind of music is the ish. They'll never have the kind of experiences we had like back in the day; especially playing all that cussing, jumping up junk they call music.
I love myself some Ollie Ali Woodson. I listen to this song “Touch Me” everyday. I was so hurt when he passed in 2010. Rest in Heaven Sweetheart!!! I’ll be looking for you whenever I make that Transition. You, Richard Street & Damon Harris.
Yes!!!! I saw that same play, here in NY at the Beacon Theater! He just whipped this "mic" out from his back pocket and proceeded to lift the roof off the theater with that song. I love the original record, but that song will NEVER be the same again for me after Ollie's rendition.
ali ali ali you wrote this one & you sung the hell out it to. this song describes the way i feel about my baby, i just want her to touch me all over&all the time
Does anybody think we will ever get this style and quality sound ever again in pop/classic soul music? Dynamic, Awesome, Incredible sound. Anybody respond anytime. All answers welcomed.
Damn I still can't believe leukemia got my boy Ali Woodson you can't hear things words but I know you can look down and see them but just know sir you by far my favorite temptation inspired me to sing sit there will never be a voice like yours we miss you man
I lived on the North End, my brother owned a Record Shop on 12th St & all the Motown Stars purchased their music there. Then my cousin got me a job at Hitsville as a student work project sponsored by the Det. Board of Educ. I was there part-time from 66-70. Knew everybody, went to all local Shows free, even snuck in Night Clubs with fake ID's they had made for me! LOL Watched all Motown Revues @ the Fox with front row seats but had sense enough to vacate them before the Temps came on stage! :-)
Simply amazing! A voice like no other...i was 17 when this jewel came out! I heard this and treat her like a lady daily in my home. I lived through the era when music was beautiful and pure
WOW!!!!!!!!!💕 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎤 Ali was a helluva Sanger..I don't mean singer. He was bigger than that. I sure miss having him here to share his amazing gift. What a beautiful voice.
You Nailed it: Touch Me Baby!!. This what real singing sounds like Yall's!!. Throw out all new &_Rap. Stunning Fabulous Performance!!. Nobody can throw it out there like you!!,_" My Bro.Ollie Woodson!!. Rip. Condolences to your family &_Friends!!. 12/31/18.Mon.@7:02PM.
aliollie is to me one of the best singers in the world. there are and were such great soul singers and groups! i am 63 and got to hear them when they first came out. david ruffin, melvin, paul williams-it would take up too many pages list all of them and they are all so greatly missed!!! thank you sososo much for posting!!!!
I wish I could have met him. I wish he was still living and singing, One of the great joys here on Earth is music. You know I love you, Step by step, hand in hand. You know I cannot stay. Walk Away From Love lyrics
THE GREATEST "LEAD" SINGER THEY EVER HAD!!!!
Straight facts vocals crazy
@@TGFFTG757 🤔I agree but Dennis Edwards was Badd tho
Ollie is one of the best lead singers of the Temptation! Truly underrated! So sad! I will be an Ali-Ollie Woodson fan and Temptation fan forever and ever!!!
Let's unite Ali fans), Ali was the mineral without which the intellectual listener could not feel the peak of Nirvana.
Me too always and forever
Who is listening to this March 2023.what a voice can't believe how long he can hold a note. Goosebumps just listening to this.
Gotempationslookingsexyandthosefanasticsongs❤
I love Ollie voice pure and soulful and best lead Temptation
The only group in the world that sounds good with any line up!
The Temps were so good with Ollie at lead it truly amazing 😢 too bad it ended.
Other than Ruffin and Kendricks, Woodson was the best replacement singer. His vocals were soooo strong, powerful and soulful..Since he left, no one else has filled those shoes.
Most Def!!!🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯👌👌👌
Ali-Ollie Woodson was one of the greatest Pop/Soul Male Vocalists of all times and will be sorely missed by me and millions of fans around the World. Rest in Peace Ali and thank you. God loves you.
I agree
I can’t get enough of this man’s voice❤❤❤
Awesome amazing beautiful song ❤️❤
Certified Crooner, with a concentration on ballards
Arsenio brought me here! You're missed, Mr. WOODSON!!
I agree, I enjoy listening to Ollie sing as well. The man can squeal.😊
The Evolution of The Temptations is something amazing!!
This song was the foundation for Phoenix Rising
Ollie Woodson "Raised the Bar " baby ! His vocals were Pure 🔥...He is and will always be my favorite Temp #RIP Sir Ali Ollie Woodson
Absolutely no doubt
David, Eddie, and Ollie for sure!❤❤❤💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
Ooh he makes me melt when he sings! I'm soooo sorry he passed. The best lead Singer 4 the Temps! Sang with such feeling and emotion! It was so electric it felt like he was singing just to u! So talented! We miss you. 😢 Olli! Rest Easy n the Loving Arms of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I saw The Tempts perform in 1988 when Ali-Ollie returned to the group and me and my aunt were in the front row. Ali was a great performer and cool person he shook my hand 10 times and was glad to see a Black teenager singing and dancing to the music of the Temptations.
OLLIE OLLIE OLLIE....is all I can say❤. In a class of his own. All TEMPTS are.
Very good R&B song. 🙂🤩 Great vocal from Ali Ollie Woodson.
I purchased Meet The Temptations hot off the press in 1964. Since that day, they have been my favorite singers. Eddie was lead on the early hits I jammed to as a 15 yo, then David took the mike. If I could have, I would have walked away when David was discharged, but the guys were still good with the addition of Dennis. Through all of the different combinations and lineups, the quality never faltered. In my mind, no lead compares or stands ahead of Ali Ollie Woodson. A Grammy and Platinum record songwriter and a voice unlike any other, Ollie cannot set the standard for other singers, he is simply too good. Thank you, Ollie, in the sky for all the joy I still receive listening to you entertain me. You are truly missed and never ever forgotten. May God bless your soul and keep your family and fans in His grace.
Yes
Definitely agreed upon 🙌 Ollie, with the Dennis Edwards a close second and David Ruffin, and a surprise on the list , Louis Price !
Ollie was fantastic, RIH ❤️❤️❤️, his voice was powerful,
This Voice was a gift from God. Ollie Woodson Voice was one in million Voices. Touch Me Beautiful Ollie!!! Simply Awesome! Even having Cancer 3 times from his start with The Temptations. He never ! Lost his Awesome Voice. 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 Praise God. Ollie said He had a Praying Wife. On TBN his Testimony
I fell in love with him and his voice the moment I heard this song I can't go a day without listening to this song at least a dozen times and I turned my son and grandson on to this song I
It captures the essence of the soul
And the way he sings it is so
Powerful until it's unforgettable
I am so in love with him and how
He sings I know that gg
God blessed Ollie with his unique
Voice to be shared with the world
I am sorry to hear that he passed
And my sincerest condolences to
His family and friends he left his
Gift and legacy for us to enjoy
And that's pretty special
So rip Ollie I am your fan. Forever
Signed up for ever ms
Martha coulbourn
Yes ! Strong vocals and range! Awesome voice!
Touch Me! I Love This Songs. Temptations Forever 🎤 Ollie Woodson simply The BEST ! Amazing
I say it again and again and again... They might not all have been the first members to join the group, but this Temptations Line-up was the best Temptations ever!!
No Sirrrrr
@@theml2syes sir
Yes, sir!
Thank you... Amen 😇
Absolutely! Ali Ollie Woodson and that Voice!! Ron, Richard, Melvin, Otis! Just Magic! ❤
The best version of the “Temps” since the original group. Ollie was the man!!!
Probably the fifth best line up at most they alright,you must be a new fan to say something like that
True that
He,s one of the best
No doubt
Yes Lord, God gave Ollie a Extraordinary Awesome voice. just awesome. Ollie was Simply 👏🏽 one the Best Lead singer. David the same . Dennis too. Those 3 total different Yet totally Awesome talent!
Everytime l think I've found Ali-Olie's best vocals on a song I find a new one. That note, Lord have mercy, that note.
Smooth Roughness is the best way I can describe the King that is Ali Ollie Woodson..rest in peace Sir
Now, the last man I heard hold a note that long was the DELLs "Stay in my Corner" man o man, brilliant job
They got a video no audio w her David Ruffin does such ansimilar feat .Otis introduces him as he was at one of their concerts. I luckily came across it and cant remember any of the particulars. I think he was singing My Girl.
They were "lip-synching" during this telecast but I heard him hold that note in person. He was one of the greatest.
Also, listen to Jennifer Warnes' version of "Don't make me over". As the song prepares to close, she holds a C note!
The best lead singer the Temptations ever had.
motowninvestor yes Indeed
I love the late great Mr Ollie Ali Woodson.. And yes he's one of the absolute greatest lead singers of Temptations... But The late great Mr. David Ruffin was the greatest
motowninvestor Also my favorite & the best, the late great Ali Ollie Woodson
@@robbrown2358 Absolutely
AGREED. The Temptations has had great voices, but no one has given me chills like Ollie's. He is so underacknowledged.
Lordy! Lordy har mercy! Sang Ali!🍸🍸🎶🎶🎼🎼
Vocal genius, period.
listen to the depth of Soul in the music! They made you believe the lyrics.
I love Ollie's voice!!!! So Soulful!!!!
Just listen ...what more need be said? This brother was one of the all time best EVER & I've been listening to the Tempts from the beginning .. since "Meet The Temptations" ... just plan WOW! RIP brother Ali !!
wow check the twenty second note at the end such skills and a true veteran with his voice....those don't come around often.....love Ollis rip
Man if I could sing like Ollie Woodson!!! One of the Best to Ever Do it!!
He really was one of the best. We were very happy when he joined the Temptations. He is missed. Thank you for watching.
He was the only lead replacement who actually filled David Ruffin's shoes. Dennis Edwards was great, but his vocals were not as clear and crisp as those of Ruffin or Woodson. Clearly, this is only my opinion; many others have a different opinion.
@@SouthernComfort707 and David set that bar high 😊 he too can hold a note ❤
Love to hear Ali sing...This is really his calling..Sooo NATURAL, Yet his vocals ARE SOOO REAL!! OME OF THE BEST TEMPTATIONS...SMOOTH, CAN HOLD A NOTE SOOO DEEP AND SMOOTH
The Temptatons will FOREVER be the baddest group that ever stepped to a microphone. Just can;t be touched.!!
Absolutely
I hear you Gary, I'm from Detroit and I am a singer. I definitely love the Temps ( especially when Ali Ollie Woodson became the lead but i still have to roll with The Mighty Dramatics as the Baddest singing group out of Detroit period and that ever touched microphones (their from Detroit as well).
@@qharper3827 sorry bro I'm a singer too sang with a group over 30 years worked with them all except the Jacksons. No doubt LJ Reynolds is a beast and so was Ronnie Banks. But no group and I mean no group was the Temptations equal. By far the greatest group of all times. Man for man the Temptations are just the best. None of the others could have survived and stayed true to who they are with 17 changes in personel. I would take David. Dennis and definitely Ali Ollie Woodson over Leon Reynolds, Eddie Kendricks over Ron and no base was equal to Melvin. Not only are the Temps better they dressed much much better. The Dramatic were not a well dressed group. And the Temptations have much better choreography. Love LJ worked with them a dozen times or more but The Temptations are on a different level. The Greatest Singing group of all time.
No question about it. The Dramatics are good but the Temptations are on a different level.
My one regret is when we worked with the Temptations David and Eddie were gone they had Dennis and the closest tenor to Eddie they ever had Damon Harris , Eddie's first replacement. Damon, now deceased was from Baltimore MD, I'm from NYC but met my group in Va.
Thank you Mr Woodson for showing us something that this generation will never learn...HOW TO SANG!!!!
You got that right!!! Those artists were working with nothing but RAW talent & the experiences of life that just came out in their music.
What a great singer. It;s so sad that The Temptations' storied legacy also includes all of their greatest singers dying sad, sad early deaths. I know Otis Williams, Ron Tyson and Richard Street are just heartbroken. My prayers go out to Mr. Woodson's family. Temptations Forever.
reallyblessed Not one showed up to Ollie's funeral.
I watched his funeral and not one of the temptation's were there. His wife and son and his 2 daughter's were so sad the loss of their father.
I worked Ali’s funeral I still have his obituary he used to go to my church and you are right I didn’t see any Temptations there at the funeral.
@@disgurluvsmuzik wow! So sad. As a fan I'm just curious to know what could've been the reason. RIP to "one of the greats"
@@disgurluvsmuzik That's Red Sea deep, really really wonder what that was all about dang. If you haven't already, do yourself a pleasure and pull up God Can by Ollie Ali. Sheer joy, l play it at least 3 times a week in the morning.
Ollie sang his azz off!!!
TOUCH ME BABY..
Sick vocals💯
One of the few great pure crooners of all times
Will always love the Temptations and Their Music.
10 - 6 - 22
The Temptations were fortunate to have great originals but there were other greats that sang or sing with the Temptations. Ollie was great, Dennis was great, Ron Tyson is more than great. He's been a Temptation for many years. You don't have staying power if you're not up to par. The group now has Otis W. who is the only original & Ron T. who has 40+ years of greatness! They are world wide stars for more years than most realize. You cannot compare. They all have given the Temps their shining reputation & still going strong! ❤ 💟🛐☮️🕎🌺💟😊🤗🙏🏾💖💖⭐🎗️⭐🎗️⭐🎗️
❤️ them Tempts! You are truly missed. Damn, no body can hold that note like Ollie (28 seconds) to be exact lol! Thank you for your vocals. Rest In Love Ali❤️
What A Voice... He held that note forever !!!
Didn't he!
this why its called SOUL MUSIC, it come from the ESSENCE of the SOULand touches the INNER SOUL
one of my favorite lead singers of the TEMPTATIONS ever had.
THE BEST lead singer ever-Ali Ollie-and fine, too!!!
20 seconds of pippin blowin that's unheard of boy I'll tell you Ollie has that pipes.
All I have say is the temptations are one of greatest group who sang there hearts out and the best of the best there music will live on and on and forever May there soul angels rips💜💐❤️💐
One of only three temps lead singers, David, Dennis & Ali, amazing vocalists, brilliant timeless music.
Don't forget Eddie Kendricks! He came before David, Dennis and Ali, whom I adore!
David, Eddie, and Ali were the best for me!!!❤❤❤
There only seems to be no real word or words to d escribe Olies voice! We are blessed with his kind of talent every twenty or thirty years and then they are gone and we are left with just the sweet sound in our hearts and minds!
So true.
Totally agree. Ali was to me and many other singers when we talk was the best lead singer the temptations had and when Theo Peoples was beside him on Some Enchanted Evening that combo was definitely equal to David and Paul. Theo later went on after some years with the temptations to replace Levi Stubbs with the Four Tops,
That's what I call excellent singing! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Ali was the man! The Tempts was still smooth and those vocals 🔥🔥
Still jamming to this 2019... they don’t sing like this no mo! SIP ALI
@Mike Wall Ali-Ollie was the absolute best! He didn't even need a microphone and you could hear him at the back of a large theater. He didn't need music. He could blow singing acapella. I had the great pleasure of meeting him, a very cool, nice brother. Thanks for watching.
@@DetroitLives313 my group worked with the Temps beginning in 1971. Ali Ollie Woodson is the best Temptations lead singer ever. When Theo Peoples came he was a notch below but close they shared lead on Some Enchanted Evening that combination was better than David and Paul Dennis and Paul and Dennis and Richard and Ali and Richard. Theo Peoples was a monster too.
@@mykiyahyah-el4746
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@@brendaharper5846 absolutely. To this day Ali Woodson has a bigger music catalog than David, Eddie and Dennis combined. Working with and talking shop with the Temptations was one of the best experiences The Four Tops were great to talk to as well.
I grew up with the temptations, lived on the East side of Detroit, on Trombly, and the temptations, would be over the Crawfords, singing on the corner of Dubois and St Aubin, I remember like it was yesterday, I was just a kid, but do I remember, they were the best male vocalist group ever, then later I moved right across the street from Otis x-wife Josephine, my friend then and my friend now, Otis son was my heart, miss him so much, Rip Lamont, the Temptaions will live in my heart forever!!!!
Like i told a gentleman on here i sang with a very good group over 30 years of my life we met in high school like many others. We worked with them all except the Jacksons we worked with the Temps at least 11 times. Unfortunately for us David and Eddie were gone but our first gig with them they had the first and best replacement for Eddie they have had to this day, Damon Harris He was almost identical in tone to Eddie since then all the replacements have an Eddie sound including their current tenor Ron but Damon was Eddie Jr. The Temptations are without question the greatest group in history. One guy here says the Dramatics are better they are good The Temptations are Great.
Lucky you to have those experiences
That voice will make you fall in love❣️
I'm 22, but in my mind this is my era!! Sing Ali!!!!
he is the best
We remember Ali-Ollie Woodson today (His Birthday) and always!
Just a wonderful love song. Don't get no better than this.
Ollie has a nice voice , can change emotions as he sings
Oh my goodness my favorite song four years! I was actually 12 when this song came out and my mom bought me the album! This was when I first discovered Ali Woodson's voice! Pure Magic! He really could hold his own...
Man oh Man....... what can I say other than The late great Ollie Woodson is surely missed
For Real !
Ronn Howard I'm in 100% agreement I saw him four times with the Tempts in the 80's and 90's HE COULD SING !!!!!! Forgive me for saying this the Tempts "New lead singer " looks like Suge Knight in a tux and cannot carry any notes like Ollie......... Ollie's voice was UNREAL !!!!!!!!
Now I'm in 100% Agreement !!!
Ronn Howard Man you got that right!! Youngsters talk about old school or old heads, but THIS kind of music is the ish. They'll never have the kind of experiences we had like back in the day; especially playing all that cussing, jumping up junk they call music.
+armybob50 you got that right!!! jumped up garbage set to auto tune, most can't sing a note of real music!!!
I love myself some Ollie Ali Woodson. I listen to this song “Touch Me” everyday. I was so hurt when he passed in 2010. Rest in Heaven Sweetheart!!! I’ll be looking for you whenever I make that Transition. You, Richard Street & Damon Harris.
Ollie Woodson was a gift to the world. My favorite of a great line of lead singers for the Temptations. R.I.P. …..R.I.H. Ollie Woodson
Thank you.
I heard Ali OLLIE WOODSON sing YOU GOT ME GOING IN CIRCLES at a play. Believe me he had me going in circles the man could blow!!! RIP!!
Yes!!!! I saw that same play, here in NY at the Beacon Theater! He just whipped this "mic" out from his back pocket and proceeded to lift the roof off the theater with that song. I love the original record, but that song will NEVER be the same again for me after Ollie's rendition.
Ollie was too cool.
Nobody can ever compare to Ali Woodson. R.I.Paradise. You are forever in my heart
Same here. Nothing compares to that voice.
Thank you Lord for Blessing us with Ollie's beautiful voice. Great singer, my favorite is my Lady Soul!!
My all time favorite lead vocalist for the temptations. Rest in Peace Ollie
I just love Ollie Woodson's voice.
ali ali ali you wrote this one & you sung the hell out it to. this song describes the way i feel about my baby, i just want her to touch me all over&all the time
Loving those back in the day outfits lol! Only The Temptations can wear this kind outfit and still look goodddddddddd! Miss Ali so much.
That whole "Touch Me" album still gets regular play in my house, car and office!!
Man time flies.I'm pushing 40 and these are The temptations I grew up on. Which tempts did you grow up on?
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classic--great love song ----so soulful
Does anybody think we will ever get this style and quality sound ever again in pop/classic soul music? Dynamic, Awesome, Incredible sound. Anybody respond anytime. All answers welcomed.
Magnifique!
ils touchent ce que l'humain a de plus vibrant et passionné
je ne m'en lasse pas
ça donne envie d'aimer
Ollie! - Above them all!
Damn I still can't believe leukemia got my boy Ali Woodson you can't hear things words but I know you can look down and see them but just know sir you by far my favorite temptation inspired me to sing sit there will never be a voice like yours we miss you man
ALI OLLIE WOODSON, GOD BLESS YOUR BEAUTIFUL VOICE !!!!!!!!
I lived on the North End, my brother owned a Record Shop on 12th St & all the Motown Stars purchased their music there. Then my cousin got me a job at Hitsville as a student work project sponsored by the Det. Board of Educ. I was there part-time from 66-70. Knew everybody, went to all local Shows free, even snuck in Night Clubs with fake ID's they had made for me! LOL Watched all Motown Revues @ the Fox with front row seats but had sense enough to vacate them before the Temps came on stage! :-)
@0222527 I checked out the note.This guy was special! Who actually has a better voice than this? Somebody pliz tell me!!
David Ruffin! It would been interesting to see theese two do a song together. As Ruffin was Ollie's idol.
Simply amazing! A voice like no other...i was 17 when this jewel came out! I heard this and treat her like a lady daily in my home. I lived through the era when music was beautiful and pure
He was one of the all time greatest! Thanks for watching.
Them suites were BAD!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
WOW!!!!!!!!!💕 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎶 🎤 Ali was a helluva Sanger..I don't mean singer. He was bigger than that. I sure miss having him here to share his amazing gift. What a beautiful voice.
David Ruffin, Dennis, Ollie Ali, even Louis were vocally fearless. I'll watch this video twice just to enjoy the buildup to that note.
SO BEAUTIFUL, THE TEMPTATIONS FOREVER !!!!!!!
You Nailed it: Touch Me Baby!!. This what real singing sounds like Yall's!!. Throw out all new &_Rap. Stunning Fabulous Performance!!. Nobody can throw it out there like you!!,_" My Bro.Ollie Woodson!!. Rip. Condolences to your family &_Friends!!. 12/31/18.Mon.@7:02PM.
The album was actually titled "Touch Me" (1985)
aliollie is to me one of the best singers in the world. there are and were such great soul singers and groups! i am 63 and got to hear them when they first came out. david ruffin, melvin, paul williams-it would take up too many pages list all of them and they are all so greatly missed!!! thank you sososo much for posting!!!!
Ali-Ollie sang the notes of that mother mother. Damn!!! You are missed my Brother...
A man just SANG.
Yes! Great singer
I wish I could have met him. I wish he was still living and singing, One of the great joys here on Earth is music. You know I love you, Step by step, hand in hand. You know I cannot stay. Walk Away From Love lyrics
Yes Edna Mason I totally agree..."One of the great joys here on Earth is music."
I love it too.
I wish this song was on Itunes because I really want it.
The group is still fantastic, much love and peace to you Ollie. M. Jackson Baltimore, md