モータウンの黄金期を支えたThe Temptationsのファルセット・ヴォイス、Eddie Kendricksのソウルフルな2曲を収録した7インチ。

A面「Date With The Rain」(1972年)はアルバム『People…Hold On』からの抜粋で、雨の日に聴きたくなるような情感豊かなナンバー。B面「Intimate Friends」(1977年)はGarry Glenが手掛けた楽曲で、後にAlicia KeysやErykah Baduら80組以上のアーティストにサンプルされたR&B/ヒップホップの定番ソング。

Eddie Kendricksはソロ転向後も「Keep On Truckin'」などのヒットを連発。本作に収録された2曲は、彼のヴォーカルの魅力が存分に発揮された隠れた名作だ。

A1. Date With The Rain
B1. Intimate Friends

Eddie Kendricks was the falsetto voice of The Temptations during the group’s heyday years at Motown Records. Signed as a solo artist with the Tamla label he achieved further success with an array of hits (including the No.1 single “Keep On Truckin’”) and popular album tracks that remain in demand today. “Date With The Rain” was originally released in 1972 (from the album “People…Hold On”), “Intimate Friends” later in 1977 (from the album “Slick”), a song written by Garry Glen who would go on to write for Al Hudson (“Spread Love”), Phyllis Hyman (“Be Careful How You Treat My Love”) and Anita Baker (“Caught Up In The Rapture”) among many. More. “Intimate Friends” has also been sampled over 80 times by artists including Alicia Keys (in “Unbreakable”), Erykah Badu and a significant number or r&b/hip hop artists. “Date With The Rain” has also been much sampled and covered most notably by Jamie Principle in 1990.