{{italic title}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = TCB | type = Soundtrack | artist = Diana Ross & the Supremes with the Temptations | cover = Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations - TCB.png | alt = | released = December 2, 1968 | recorded = August 23 & 24, 1968 | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop, soul, show tunes | length = 41:00 | label = Motown<br /><small>MS 682</small> | producer = Motown Productions, Inc. <br /> George Schlatter–Ed Friendly Productions | chronology = Diana Ross & the Supremes | prev_title = Love Child | prev_year = 1968 | next_title = Let the Sunshine In | next_year = 1969 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = The Temptations | type = soundtrack | prev_title = Diana Ross & The Supremes Join the Temptations | prev_year = 1968 | title = TCB | year = 1968 | next_title = Live at the Copa | next_year = 1968 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r59767|last=Hamilton|first=Andrew|pure_url=yes}}</ref> | rev2 = ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite book|chapter=The Supremes|last=Berger|first=Arion|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|pages=797|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA797|access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref> | noprose = yes }} '''''TCB''''' is a 1968 television special produced by Motown Productions and George Schlatter–Ed Friendly Productions of ''Laugh-In'' fame. The special is a musical revue starring Motown's two most popular groups at the time, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Containing a combination of showtunes, specially prepared numbers, and popular Motown hits, the special was taped before a live studio audience in August 1968 and originally broadcast December 9, 1968 on NBC, sponsored by the Timex watch corporation. The title of the program uses a then-popular acronym, "TCB", which stands for "'''T'''aking '''C'''are of '''B'''usiness".

Among the program's highlights were Diana Ross' "Afro Vogue" solo spot, Paul Williams' emotionally charged rendition of "For Once in My Life," a cover by both groups of the Aretha Franklin version of Otis Redding's "Respect," and then-new Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards' lead performance on "(I Know) I'm Losing You," a song considered a signature for his predecessor, David Ruffin.

Pre-empting ''Laugh-In'' on Monday night, ''TCB'' was the first musical TV special of the rock era to air on American broadcast television.<ref name="TCB" /> It exceeded all performance expectations, winning its timeslot in the ratings and becoming the top-rated variety show of 1968.<ref name="TCB">Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.{{ISBN|978-0-470-26117-0}}. Pg. 191-198.</ref> A soundtrack album, ''TCB &ndash; The Original Cast Soundtrack'' was released a week before the special aired on December 9 and reached No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 200 albums chart. It also became the third #1 album for Diana Ross and The Supremes. The first #1 was ''The Supremes A' Go Go'' in 1966 and the second was ''Greatest Hits'' in 1967.

As of June 2025, the show has not been officially released on home video, although it remains a popular bootleg among fans.<ref name=amazon>[https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dmovies-tv&field-keywords=Diana+Ross+and+the+Supremes+and+the+Temptations+TCB Search results for material at Amazon.com]</ref> Various clips are available for viewing online by streaming media, including YouTube.<ref name=google>[https://www.google.com/#tbm=vid&q=TCB+Diana+Ross+and+the+Supremes+and+the+Temptations+ Search results for material by Google search engine]</ref>

The vinyl LP soundtrack album has been remastered and reissued on CD.<ref name=amazon />

==Cast== *Diana Ross & the Supremes: **Diana Ross **Mary Wilson **Cindy Birdsong *The Temptations: **Dennis Edwards **Eddie Kendricks **Paul Williams **Melvin Franklin **Otis Williams

==Songs in TV Special== #"TCB" #"Stop! In the Name of Love" #Introduction of Diana Ross & the Supremes #"You Keep Me Hangin' On" #Introduction of the Temptations #"Get Ready" #"My Girl" Introduction of Diana Ross #"The Way You Do the Things You Do" #Medley: #*"A Taste of Honey" #*"Eleanor Rigby" #*"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" #*"Mrs. Robinson" #"Respect" #Medley: #*"Reflections" #*"Afro-Vogue" (dance instrumental) #"Somewhere" #"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" #Introduction of the Temptations #"Hello, Young Lovers" #"For Once in My Life" #"(I Know) I'm Losing You" #"With a Song in My Heart"/"Without a Song" #Medley: #*"Come See About Me" #*"My World Is Empty Without You" #*"Baby Love" #"I Hear a Symphony" #"The Impossible Dream"

==Song list for ''TCB'' soundtrack album== ''Lead vocalists on each track are identified by superscripts: (a) Diana Ross, (b) Dennis Edwards, (c) Eddie Kendricks, (d) Paul Williams, (e) Otis Williams, (f) Temptations Ensemble''

===Side one=== #"TCB" (Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan) – 2:55 <sup>a, f</sup> #"Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 1:12 <sup>a</sup> #Introduction of Diana Ross & the Supremes – 0:55 #"You Keep Me Hangin' On" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 1:48 <sup>a</sup> #Introduction of the Temptations/"Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 2:34 <sup>a, c</sup> #Introduction of Diana Ross/"The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Robinson, Robert Rogers) – 3:23 <sup>b, a, c</sup> #Medley – 5:15 ##"A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scot, Ric Marlow) <sup>c</sup> ##"Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) <sup>a</sup> ##"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) <sup>a</sup> ##"Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon) <sup>a, f</sup> #"Respect" (Otis Redding) – 2:37 <sup>d, a</sup> #"Somewhere" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 3:07 <sup>a</sup>

===Side two=== #"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland Jr.) – 2:05 <sup>b</sup> #Introduction of the Temptations – 0:45 #"Hello, Young Lovers" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:17 <sup>f</sup> #"For Once in My Life" (Ron Miller, Orlando Muller) – 3:43 <sup>d, e</sup> #"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Whitfield, E. Holland) – 3:07 <sup>b</sup> #"With a Song in My Heart/Without a Song" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose) – 3:00 <sup>a</sup> #Medley (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:20 <sup>a</sup> ##"Come See About Me" ##"My World Is Empty Without You" ##"Baby Love" #"I Hear a Symphony" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:47 <sup>a</sup> #"The Impossible Dream" (Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh) – 3:10 <sup>a, d</sup>

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"| Chart (1969) !scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- {{Album chart|Canada|2|chartid=5907|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |- {{Album chart|UK|11|artist=The Supremes|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |- !scope="row" | UK R&B Albums (''Record Mirror'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Record-Mirror-IDX/IDX/60s/Record-Mirror-1969-08-23-S-OCR-IDX-11.pdf#search=%22edwin%20hawkins%20oh%20happy%20day%22|title=R&B LP'S|magazine=Record Mirror|page=11|date=August 23, 1969|via=worldradiohistory.com|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref> | align="center"| 1 |- {{Album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=The Supremes|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=The Supremes|access-date=1 January 2020|rowheader=yes}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !align="left"|Chart (1969) ! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |- !scope="row" | US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1969/Billboard%201969-12-27.pdf#page=16|title=TOP LP's—1969 |magazine=Billboard|page=16|date=December 27, 1969|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|27 |- !scope="row" | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1969/Billboard%201969-12-27.pdf#page=18|title=TOP RECORDS OF 1969 (Based on Billboard Charts): TOP SOUL ALBUMS—1969 |magazine=Billboard|page=18|date=December 27, 1969|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- !scope="row"| US ''Cashbox'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1969YEAP.html|title=The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1969 (TOP 100 POP ALBUMS)|work=Cashbox|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107101459/https://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1969YEAP.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|24 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES WITH THE TEMPTATIONS|title=TCB|award=Gold|relyear=1968|certyear=1999|refname=riaa|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref name="Million Selling Records">{{cite book|author=Joseph Murrells |title= Million Selling Records from the 1900s to the 1980s: An Illustrated Directory |isbn=0-7134-3843-6|publisher= B.T. Batsford |location=London|date= 1984 |page=272 }}</ref>}} {{End}}

==Awards for TV special==

The show received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Electronic Production.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446044/awards?ref_=tt_awd ''TCB (TV program)'' - Awards] at Internet Movie Database</ref>

==See also==

* ''G.I.T. on Broadway'', 1969 follow-up special

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0446044|TCB (TV program)}}

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