"Glasshouse" is a 1975 R&B single by The Temptations. It was written by Motown songwriting team Charlemagne, which consisted of James Carmichael, Ronald Miller and Kathy Wakefield. The song appeared on the album A Song for You. It was the last top forty hit for The Temptations, going to number thirty-seven pop and number nine on the R&B charts.[1] "Glasshouse" also peaked in the top ten on the US Disco chart.

"Glasshouse"
Single by The Temptations
from the album A Song for You
B-side"The Prophet"
ReleasedJune 18, 1975
Recorded1975
StudioMotown
GenreRhythm and blues
Length3:54 (album version); 3:02 (single version)
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)Charlemagne
Producer(s)Jeffrey Bowen, Berry Gordy
The Temptations singles chronology
"Shakey Ground"
(1975)
"Glasshouse"
(1975)
"Keep Holdin' On"
(1975)

Background

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All five Temptations alternate lead vocals, singing about how people who live in glasshouses "shouldn't throw no stones".

Chart performance

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Chart (1975-76) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Disco File Top 20[2] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 37
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) 9

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 571.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 256.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 833.