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<h1>Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)</strong>" is a song by American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soul</a> group <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Temptations</a>, written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Norman Whitfield</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrett_Strong" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barrett Strong</a>. Released on the Gordy (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motown</a>) label, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">produced</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Whitfield" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Norman Whitfield</a>, it features on the group's 1971 album, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky%27s_the_Limit_(The_Temptations_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sky's the Limit</em></a>. When released as a single, "Just My Imagination" became the third Temptations song to reach number 1 on the US <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a>. The single held the number 1 position on the <em>Billboard</em> Pop Singles Chart for two weeks in 1971, from March 27 to April 10. "Just My Imagination" also held the number one spot on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Billboard</em> R&amp;B Singles</a> chart for three weeks, from February 27 to March 20 of that year.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_My_Imagination_(Running_Away_with_Me)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[1]</a></p><p>Today, "Just My Imagination" is considered one of the Temptations' <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signature songs</a>, and is notable for recalling the sound of the group's 1960s recordings. It is also the final Temptations single to feature founding members <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Kendricks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eddie Kendricks</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(The_Temptations)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Williams</a>. During the process of recording and releasing the single, Kendricks left the group to begin a solo career, while the ailing Williams was forced to retire from the act for health reasons. In 2004, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a> magazine listed "Just My Imagination" as number 389 on its list of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a>. The song was covered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Rolling Stones</a> on their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Girls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Some Girls</em></a> album in 1978.</p>