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The Temptations: A Song for You / Masterpiece

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Label: Motown Records
Released: 1975 / 1973
Time:
 77:50
Category: Soul, Funk, R&B
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.thetemptations.net
Appears with:
Purchase date: 2012
Price in €: 1,00





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A Song for You (1975)

[1] Happy People (Don Baldwin / Jeffrey Bowen / Lionel Richie) - 3:38
[2] Glasshouse (Charlemagne) - 3:54
[3] Shakey Ground (Jeffrey Bowen / Al Boyd / Eddie Hazel) - 4:03
[4] The Prophet (Jeffrey Bowen / Kathy Wakefield) - 4:27
[5] Happy People (Don Baldwin / Jeffrey Bowen / Lionel Richie) - 2:58
[6] A Song for You (Leon Russell) - 4:39
[7] Memories (David Batteau / Don Freeman) - 6:01
[8] I'm a Bachelor (Dennis Edwards / David English / Damon Harris / Richard Street / Otis Williams) - 4:22
[9] Firefly (Jesse Boyce) - 4:04


Masterpiece (1973)

[10] Hey Girl [I Like Your Style]  (Norman Whitfield) - 3:21
[11] Masterpiece (Norman Whitfield) - 13:37
[12] Ma (Norman Whitfield) - 4:45
[13] Law of the Land (Norman Whitfield) - 4:53
[14] Plastic Man (Norman Whitfield) - 3:25
[15] Hurry Tomorrow (Norman Whitfield) - 4:40

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A Song for You (1975)

Dennis Edwards - Vocals
Damon Harris - Vocals
Richard Street - Vocals
Melvin Franklin - Vocals
Otis Williams - Vocals

Donald Charles Baldwin - Piano, Clavinet, Moog, Soprano Saxophone Solo on [3]
The Commodores - Tape Loop on [5]
Eddie Hazel - Guitar
Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin - Guitar
Ollie Brown, James Gadsen, Zachary Frazier - Drums
William "Billy Bass" Nelson - Bass Guitar

Jeffrey Bowen - Producer on [1-7]
Suzee Ikeda - Producer on [8]
James Anthony Carmichael - Horn & String Arrangements, Producer on [8]
Clayton Ivey - Producer on [9]
Terry Woodford    Producer on [9]

Berry Gordy, Jr. - Executive Producer


Masterpiece (1973)

Dennis Edwards - Vocals (Tenor)
Damon Harris - Vocals (High Tenor/Falsetto)
Richard Street - Vocals (Tenor)
Melvin Franklin - Vocals (Bass)
Otis Williams - Vocals (Tenor/Baritone)

The Funk Brothers:
Earl Van Dyke - Piano, Organ
Johnny Griffith - Organ
Robert Ward - Guitar
Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin - Guitar
Joe Messina - Guitar
Paul Warren - Guitar
Robert White - Guitar
Eddie Willis - Guitar
Aaron Smith - Drums
Richard "Pistol" Allen - Drums
Uriel Jones - Drums
Andrew Smith - Drums
Leroy Taylor - Bass Guitar
Bob Babbitt - Bass Guitar
Eddie Watkins - Bass Guitar
Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Bongos, Congas
Jack Ashford - Tambourine, Maracas, Sticks
Jack Brokensha - Tympani, Vibes, Bells, Gourd
Maurice Davis - Trumpet
Ted Lucas - Harmonica

Norman Whitfield - Mastering, Producer
Asari Ghraham - Creative Assistant To Norman Whitfield
Orson Lewis - Engineer, Mastering
Paul Riser - Arranger
Des Strobel - Design
Parvis Sadighian - Sculpture (For Album Cover Image)
Jim Britt - Liner Photo


Reissue:

Robert Robitaille - Compilation, Re-Mastering
John Matousek - Compilation, Re-Mastering
Alana Coghlan - Reissue Design
Lisa Auld - Re-Issue Design
Maggie Agard - Package Concept, Project Coordinator
Randall Jones - Master Tape Research
Marcel Osche - Master Tape Research
John Pace - Master Tape Research
Jason Pastori - Research
Parviz Sadighian - Design
Georgia Ward - Consultant
Harry Weinger - Project Coordinator
Ben Young - Package Design

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1986 CD Tamla Motown ZD72499
1990 CD Gordy GCD08035GD



These two albums are almost perfectly suited to each other, representating the peak of the Temptations' early- to mid-'70s output. A Song for You was a rare Berry Gordy co-production (necessitated by Norman Whitfield's departure from the company) - Gordy and Jimmy Bowen came up with an album that combined a powerful, funky beat with gorgeous singing (especially by Dennis Edwards) and a range of superb songs. These tapes sound extraordinary on this release, like they're really being heard properly for the first time. Masterpiece was precisely that for producer Whitfield, comprised of just six songs, every one of them a winner, including the epic-length title song, possibly the best extended track ever to come out of Motown Records. The two albums fit together almost seamlessly (though one wishes that Masterpiece's tracks were first on the disc), and the only flaw is that there are no expanded notes or album credits.

Bruce Eder - All Music Guide
 

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