What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? by Jimmy Ruffin
This was written by Motown writers Jimmy Dean, Paul Riser, and William Witherspoon. They wrote it for The Detroit Spinners, but Ruffin convinced the Motown writers to let him try it, and they liked what they heard. Ruffin is the brother of The Temptations' David Ruffin. Originally, this contained a spoken intro. It was cut out before the song was released because Motown thought the intro would be too controversial for a black artist. The spoken into by Jimmy was later released on a British compilation which also included Jimmy's version of the song in Italian ("Se Decidi Cosi"). (thanks, David - Haverford, PA) - songacts.com
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