Temptation Eyes

"Temptation Eyes"
Single by The Grass Roots
from the album More Golden Grass
B-side "Keepin' Me Down"
Released December 1970 (1970-12)
Format 7" 45 RPM
Genre Rock, Psychedelic pop
Label ABC/Dunhill
Writer(s) H. Price/D. Walsh
Producer(s) Steve Barri
The Grass Roots singles chronology
"Come on and Say It"
(1971)		 "Temptation Eyes"
(1971)		 "Sooner or Later"
(1972)

"Temptation Eyes" is a 1971 hit song by The Grass Roots. It was the third single released from their eighth album, More Golden Grass. It reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song spent 18 weeks on the charts, making it their single of greatest longevity, three weeks longer than their greatest hit, "Midnight Confessions".

The song describes a man trying to win the heart of a girl who is hesitant to love him due to her past experiences; he tells her that she will succumb to him sooner or later.

Keyboardist Dennis Provisor is given a chance to stand out in this song. After the key signature changes, Provisor makes a soulful improvise while the other members sing the verse.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1970–71) Peak
position
Australia KMR 79
Canada RPM Top Singles[1] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1971) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 29

References

  1. ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  2. ↑ "Top Pop 100 Singles" Billboard December 25, 1971: TA-36
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