Back To Front

The Temptations (R&B)
Release Date: 10/23/2007
Original Release:  2007
# of Discs:   1
  J&R Item # 1002651_CD
  UPC # 602517401983
Label: New Door Records
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Disc: 1
1. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up sound samples  real  |  windows media
2. Hold on, I'm Comin' sound samples  real  |  windows media
3. Wake Up Everybody sound samples  real  |  windows media
4. Minute by Minute sound samples  real  |  windows media
5. I'm in Love sound samples  real  |  windows media
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10. (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again sound samples  real  |  windows media
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Performer: The Temptations (R&B)
Engineer: Reggie Dozier; Tom Weir...
Producer: Benjamin F. Wright; Shelly Berger...
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Billy Cox (bass voice); Richard Adkins, Yvette Devereaux, Susan Chatman, Mark Cargill (violin); Robin Ross, Patrick Morgan (viola); Miguel Martinez, Peggy Baldwin (cello); Louis Jr. VanTaylor (flute, saxophone); Ron Brown (saxophone); James Ford (trumpet); Duane Benjamin (trombone); Roman Johnson (keyboards); Kevin Brandon (double bass); Chad Wright (drums); James Cornwell (percussion); Vann Johnson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Reginald Dozier. Liner Note Author: David Ritz. Recording information: Beta Records Studios, Hollywood, CA; Musicyard Studios, Malibu, CA; Ritesonian Studio, Sun Valley, CA; Studio City Sound, Studio City, CA. Photographer: Aaron Rapoport. Arranger: Benjamin Wright. While the title may indicate that BACK TO FRONT is a Temptations anthology, in truth the album is a 2007 release by the 2000s-era incarnation of the group performing classic soul covers. Interestingly, there are no covers of songs released on the Temptations' native Motown label, which means that usual suspects like Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and the Supremes are nowhere to be found. Instead, the Temptations tip their hat to 1960s and '70s soul fixtures like Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, Barry White, and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, making for a beautifully executed nostalgic journey with a fresh approach.
Record Collector (magazine) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his new album is their best in a long while....The group's newest recruit, Bruce Williamson, proves a good asset..."
The Temptations were the most successful R&B vocal group of the 1960s, their popularity rivaled only by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions. Despite several stylistic and line up changes (lead singers Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin both went on to solo careers), The Temptations scored hit after hit throughout the decade. In addition to mastering the smooth R&B ballad, the group pioneered a brand of tough, rock-influenced soul music that inspired scores of later artists.
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