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The Temptations got a new lease on life in 1998, when they returned to the R&B Top 40 with "Stay" and sold a million copies of Phoenix Rising. They have tried to replicate that success with diminishing success on 2000's Ear-Resistable, which yielded another R&B Top 40 hit in "I'm Here," 2001's Awesome, and now Legacy. The challenge, as sole original member Otis Williams acknowledges in the 20-minute interview accessible online through the CD's enhanced feature, is to straddle a sense of the group's tradition and current styles. Certainly, "Still Tempting," the opening track, prefaced by a Williams spoken introduction, along with the album's title, hark back to the Temptations' history, as do some of the musical and vocal arrangements that provide alternating showcases to soaring tenor and gruff baritone voices. At the same time, the battery of producer/songwriter/musicians responsible for the songs and instrumental beds modestly aims for a semblance of a contemporary sound. There are several appealing numbers, among them "Stay Together," which is a catchy rhythm song, "Love to the Music," which has an excellent groove, and "You Are Necessary in My Life (The Wedding Song)," which begins with sweet a cappella singing. These Temptations can sing, there's no doubt of that. What is in doubt is their distinctiveness. Much of the time, they resemble a Temptations-like vocal group, but rarely do they sound like a particular unit. They are therefore dependent on the material, which for the most part is not all that distinctive, either.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Balewa Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Steve Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Olivera, ComposerLyricist - Thomas "T.O." Olivera, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Balewa Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - F. Oliphant, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Bobby Watson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Harvey, ComposerLyricist - C. Lightly, ComposerLyricist - Steve 'The Scotsman' Harvey, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
E. Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Sanders, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Ramsey, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
LaMenga Kafi, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Joel Kipnis, ComposerLyricist - Dinky Bingham, Producer, ComposerLyricist - JK, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Otis Williams, Producer - M. Lindsey, ComposerLyricist - C. Grant, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Jason Goldstein, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Evans, ComposerLyricist - Kedar Massenburg, Producer, Executive Producer - Rainfall Entertainment, Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daniel Weatherspoon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Benjamin Wright, ComposerLyricist - Otis Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Balewa Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - M. Brown, ComposerLyricist - F. Oliphant, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Steve Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Steve 'The Scotsman' Harvey, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Balewa Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - M. Brown, ComposerLyricist - F. Oliphant, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Bobby Watson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Steve 'The Scotsman' Harvey, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Grant, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Dave Evans, ComposerLyricist - Marlon Lindsay, ComposerLyricist - Rainfall Entertainment, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Otis Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Ali Woodson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Britt, ComposerLyricist - Otis Williams, Producer - The Temptations, MainArtist - Arlene Britt, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Balewa Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Steve Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Olivera, ComposerLyricist - Thomas "T.O." Olivera, Producer
℗ 2004 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chronique
The Temptations got a new lease on life in 1998, when they returned to the R&B Top 40 with "Stay" and sold a million copies of Phoenix Rising. They have tried to replicate that success with diminishing success on 2000's Ear-Resistable, which yielded another R&B Top 40 hit in "I'm Here," 2001's Awesome, and now Legacy. The challenge, as sole original member Otis Williams acknowledges in the 20-minute interview accessible online through the CD's enhanced feature, is to straddle a sense of the group's tradition and current styles. Certainly, "Still Tempting," the opening track, prefaced by a Williams spoken introduction, along with the album's title, hark back to the Temptations' history, as do some of the musical and vocal arrangements that provide alternating showcases to soaring tenor and gruff baritone voices. At the same time, the battery of producer/songwriter/musicians responsible for the songs and instrumental beds modestly aims for a semblance of a contemporary sound. There are several appealing numbers, among them "Stay Together," which is a catchy rhythm song, "Love to the Music," which has an excellent groove, and "You Are Necessary in My Life (The Wedding Song)," which begins with sweet a cappella singing. These Temptations can sing, there's no doubt of that. What is in doubt is their distinctiveness. Much of the time, they resemble a Temptations-like vocal group, but rarely do they sound like a particular unit. They are therefore dependent on the material, which for the most part is not all that distinctive, either.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 13 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:57:54
- Artistes principaux : The Temptations
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : Motown
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2008 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2008 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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