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The Temptations waited nearly ten years to work with '70s hit-making producer Thom Bell. While the Temptations sound as impeccable as ever, the compositions lacked the magic for which the quintet was known among their R&B followers. This collection of songs leans more toward the pop format. "Aiming at Your Heart" is an uptempo, homegrown R&B cut featuring Richard Street and Glenn Leonard on lead vocals, and it was the only single to crack the Billboard R&B charts (#36, 13 weeks). While Street gets gritty with his blaring baritone, Leonard's contrasting falsetto blossoms with agility as the two storm their way through the vamp. Melvin Franklin takes center stage on "What Else," a beautifully written number with a bright melody and a Temptations-style arrangement. Franklin's distinguishable bass sails through this mellow tune. While all the songs are worthy, the album should have been marketed to a crossover audience.
© Craig Lytle /TiVo
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Richard Roebuck, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Producer - The Temptations, MainArtist - Charles Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Jefferson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Casey James, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Bell, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Producer - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Preston Glass, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist - Allan Glass, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Roebuck, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Producer - The Temptations, MainArtist - Joseph B. Jefferson, ComposerLyricist - Charles B. Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
THOM BELL, Producer, ComposerLyricist - LINDA CREED, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, MainArtist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Temptations waited nearly ten years to work with '70s hit-making producer Thom Bell. While the Temptations sound as impeccable as ever, the compositions lacked the magic for which the quintet was known among their R&B followers. This collection of songs leans more toward the pop format. "Aiming at Your Heart" is an uptempo, homegrown R&B cut featuring Richard Street and Glenn Leonard on lead vocals, and it was the only single to crack the Billboard R&B charts (#36, 13 weeks). While Street gets gritty with his blaring baritone, Leonard's contrasting falsetto blossoms with agility as the two storm their way through the vamp. Melvin Franklin takes center stage on "What Else," a beautifully written number with a bright melody and a Temptations-style arrangement. Franklin's distinguishable bass sails through this mellow tune. While all the songs are worthy, the album should have been marketed to a crossover audience.
© Craig Lytle /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:54
- Main artists: The Temptations
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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