All Directions take us to one place: heaven

Well, this is the third Temptations album I have posted about. Got to say something about my love for this group.This album is breathtaking. Starts with Funku Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On, which is one of the best starts to any album. Then the social statement in Run Charlie Run, followed by 11:45 of the epic Papa Was A Rolling Stone. Over to side 2, we are taken on a four track journey of more music perfection.I just keep coming back to this album again and again. Not just for the vocals of The Tempts, but the musicianship and the brilliance of Norman Whitfield. The music world idolises the soundscapes created by producers such as George Martin, Martin Hamnett and Phil Spector. Can someone explain why Norman Whitfield is hardly mentioned? Am I missing something here?