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Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" is a 1964 song, that became a 1966 hit single recorded by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Written by Norman Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr., and produced by Whitfield, the song was a number three pop hit and a number one R&B hit in the United States.
The song's theme is inner beauty, and its value over physical appearance. David Ruffin sings lead on this song, relating the story of a man
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" before the Temptations, including David Ruffin's older brother Jimmy Ruffin, and The Miracles, who were actually the first to record it in 1964, but their version was not released as a single. It was later included on their 1966 "Away We a Go-Go" album. After Whitfield's previous production for the Temptations, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", hit number-one on the "Billboard" R&B singles chart, he prepared "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep