Let Your Hair Down (The Temptations song)

"Let Your Hair Down" is a 1973 single by American vocal group The Temptations. The track appeared on the Temptations 1973 album, 1990.

"Let Your Hair Down"
French release picture sleeve
Single by The Temptations
from the album 1990
B-side	"Ain't No Justice"
Released	November 1973
Genre	Soul, Funk
Length	2:40
Label	Gordy (Motown)
Songwriter(s)	Norman Whitfield
Producer(s)	Norman Whitfield
The Temptations singles chronology
"Law of the Land" (1973) "Let Your Hair Down" (1973) "Heavenly" (1974)

Song Background

Dennis Edwards sings lead and the group is backed by Rose Royce for this track.

Chart performance

Released as a single in November of that year, it reached the number one spot on the R&B Singles Chart in February 1974 (their last R&B #1 with collaborator Norman Whitfield) but was less successful on the Pop Singles Chart, stalling at #27.^[1]

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Dennis Edwards
• Background vocals by Richard Street, Damon Harris, Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin
• Instrumentation by Rose Royce
• Written and produced by Norman Whitfield

Cover Versions

• Funk singer Yvonne Fair also recorded the song for her debut (and only) album, 1975's The Bitch is Black.