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The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques. Joe Harris served as main lead singer, with Billie Rae Calvin and Brenda Joyce Evans, formerly of The Delicates, on additional leads and background vocals. The group's music and unusual costuming (large Afros and white makeup) typified the then-popular trend of "psychedelic soul" which producer Norman Whitfield had inaugurated. A number of their singles became minor hits, and many of them were also songs for Whitfield's main act, The Temptations, among them "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" and "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone." Their only Top 40 hit in the United States was the "Smiling Faces Sometimes," originally recorded by The Temptations, which hit #3 on the US pop charts in 1971. The Undisputed Truth, along with Rose Royce and Willie Hutch, followed Whitfield during his exodus from Motown to set up Whitfield Records in 1975. The group's costuming and style changed as well, becoming even more unusual and Funkadelic-influenced. However, the group had little success at the new label, and faded into obscurity after two more albums, although they charted in the UK Singles Chart in January 1977 (#43) with the disco single "You + Me = Love" from the album Method to the Madness. The lead singer on the single "You + Me = Love" was Taka Boom, who is Chaka Khan's younger sister.

Below is a list of Undisputed Truth songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Gordy 7108
chart position: RandB #2, US #3, US AC #34
written by: Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
album: The Undisputed Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Smiling Faces Sometimes
1971 Gordy
2 record label: Whitfield 8231
chart position: RandB #37, US #48, US dance #5
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Method to Madness
comments: [disco funk]
The Undisputed Truth You + Me = Love
1977 Whitfield
3 record label: Gordy 7124
chart position: RandB #46, US #46
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Law of the Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Mama I Got a Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)
1973 Gordy
4 record label: Whitfield 8306
chart position: RandB #68, US #48, US dance #40
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Method to Madness
The Undisputed Truth Let's Go Down to the Disco
1977 Whitfield
5 record label: Gordy 7117
chart position: R&B #24, US #63
written by: Whitfield, Strong
album: Law Of The Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
1972 Gordy
6 record label: Gordy 7134
chart position: RandB #19, US #63
written by: N. Whitfield
album: Down to Earth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Help Yourself
1974 Gordy
7 record label: Gordy 7114
chart position: RandB #24, US #71
written by: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
album: Face to Face with the Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth What It Is
1972 Gordy
8 record label: Gordy 7112
chart position: RandB #24, US #72
written by: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
album: Face to Face with the Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth
1971 Gordy
9 record label: Gordy 7122
chart position: RandB #43, US #107
written by: Clay McMurray and Pam Sawyer
album: Law of the Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Girl You're Alright
1972 Gordy
10 record label: Gordy 7140
chart position: US #106
written by: Norman Whitfield
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Lil' Red Ridin' Hood
1974 Gordy
11 record label: Whitfield 8362
chart position: US #109
written by: Norman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth Sunshine
1977 Whitfield
12 record label: Tamla Motown 919
chart position: RandB #39
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Down to Earth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth I'm a Fool for You
1974 Tamla Motown
13 record label: Tamla Motown 943
chart position: RandB #40
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Law of the Land
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Law of the Land
1973 Tamla Motown
14 record label: Gordy 7106
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Norman Whitfield and Roger Penzabene
album: The Undisputed Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Save My Love for a Rainy Day
1971 Gordy
15 record label: Whitfield 8781
chart position: RandB #55
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Smokin'
The Undisputed Truth Show Time (Part I)
1979 Whitfield
16 record label: Gordy 7143
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Cosmic Truth
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth UFO's
1975 Gordy
17 record label: Tamla Motown 1014
chart position: RandB #77
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Higher Than High
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Undisputed Truth Higher Than High
1975 Tamla Motown




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