05/12/2022

The Temptations "Reunion" (1982) -Smooth Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Standing On The Top (Rick James)
02 - You Better Beware (Barrett Strong)
03 - Lock It In The Pocket (Kerry Ashby & Benny C. Medina)

Side Two

01 - I've Never Been To Me (Ron Miller & Ken Hirsch)
02 - Backstage (William 'Smokey' Robinson)
03 - More On The Inside (William 'Smokey' Robinson)
04 - Money's Hard To Get (Kerry Ashby & Benny C. Medina)


The Temptations : Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Richard Street, Glenn Leonard


"Lock It In The Pocket", "Money's Hard To Get"
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Kerry Ashby
Guitar : Melvin Ragin aka 'Wah Wah' Watson
Bass : Nathan Watts
Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler
Recorded at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineers : Bobby Brooks, Russ Terrana, Bob Robitaille, Fred Law
Assistant Engineers : Fred Law, Michael Johnson, Steve Catania

"You Better Beware"
Keyboards : Rudy Robinson
Prophet 5 Synthesizer : Benjamin F. Wright 
Arp Synthesizer : Bobby Nunn
Guitars : Bruce Nazazarian
Bass : Jervonny Collier
Drums : Jerry Jones
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Recorded at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California ; Sound Suite Studios, Detroit, Michigan & Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Engineers : Warren Woods, Barney Perkins

"Standing On The Top"
Rick James : Clavinet
Keyboards : Erskine Williams
Synthesizer : Levi Ruffin
Guitar : Tom McDermott
Bass : Oscar Alston
Drums : Lanise Hughes
Percussion : Nathan Hughes
Horn Section : Punk Funk Horns
Additional Background vocals : Mary Jane Girl (Lisa Sarna, Joanne McDuffy, Tabby Johnson)
Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California
Overdubs Recorded at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineers : Tom Flye, Bobby Brooks
Assistant Engineers : Ann Fry, Michael Johnson

"I've Never Been To Me"
Piano : Ken Hirsch
Electric Piano & Synthesizer : William Elliott
Guitar : Dennis Herring
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussion : Gary Coleman
Recorded at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineers : Russ Terrana Bob Robitaille
Assistant Engineers : Fred Law, Kevin Sorrells, Michael Johnson

"Backstage", "More On The Inside"
Keyboards : Clarence McDonald
Guitars : Robert Bowles, Louis Russell
Bass : Eddie Watkins
Drums : Quentin Dennard
Additional Background vocals : Billy Durham
Recorded at Studio Sound Recorders, North Hollywood, California
Engineer : Howard Wolen


Side One

01 - Standing On The Top

The Temptations featuring Rick James
Produced & Arranged by Rick James

02 - You Better Beware

Rhythm Arrangement by Rudy Robinson
Vocal Arrangement by Curtis A. Nolen & Raymond A. Crossley
Produced by Barret Strong & Iris Gordy

03 - Lock It In The Pocket

Rhythm Arrangement by Kerry Ashby & William Bickelhaupt
Horn Arrangement by Benjamin F. Wright
Produced by Berry Gordy

Side Two

01 - I've Never Been To Me

Arranged by Ken Hirsch
Backgroung Vocal Arrangement by Ron Miller & Daniel Kane
Produced by Ron Miller

02 - Backstage

Arranged by Paul Riser
Produced by Smokey Robinson

03 - More On The Inside

Arranged by Paul Riser
Produced by Smokey Robinson

04 - Money's Hard To Get

Rhythm Arrangement by Kerry Ashby & William Bickelhaupt
Horn Arrangement by Benjamin F. Wright
Produced by Berry Gordy