22/12/2025

The Temptations "For Lovers Only" (1995) Smooth Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Motown Record Company


États-Unis 01 - Some Enchanted Evening (Richard Rodger & Oscar Hammerstein II)
02 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Alan J. Lerner & Frederick Loewe)
03 - At Last (Harry Warren & Mack Gordon)
04 - Night And Day (Cole Porter)
05 - Time After Time (Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne)
06 - Melvin's Interlude (Isaias Gamboa)
07 - Life Is But A Dream (Raoul, Cita & Hy Weiss)
08 - What A Difference A Day Makes (Stanley Adams & Maria Grever)
09 - I'm Glad There Is You (Paul Madeira & Jimmy Dorsey)
10 - South Shell Interlude (Isaias Gamboa)
11 - That's Why (I Love You So) (Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua & Billy Davis)
12 - For Your Love / You Send Me (Medley) (Ed Townsend) / (Sam Cooke)


Produced by Richard Perry
Executive Producer : Bill Dern
Associate Producer : Isaias Gamboa
A&R Direction : Guy Abrahams
All Vocals & Vocal Arrangements by The Temptations
Recording Engineers : Alejandro Rodriguez & Bob Tucker
Second Engineers : Static, Tony Alvarez, Mark Herman & Carl Anderson
Recorded at Studio Masters, Blue Palm Studios, Static Sound, Scotland Yard (Los Angeles, CA), United Sound Systems (Detroit, MI)
Mixed at Blue Palm Studios, Devonshire Sound And Video, North Hollywood, CA ; Aire L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Original Release Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA


01 - Some Enchanted Evening

Lead vocals : Ali-Ollie Woodson, Theo Peoples
Arrangement : Richard Perry
Drum Programming : Jimmy Varner & Static
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Jimmy Varner
Additional Synthesizers & Effects : Ophir Shur & Static
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr.
Live Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Cymbal & Bell Tree : Trevor Lawrence Jr.
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Mixed by Rob Chiarelli for Final Mix Music
Second Engineer : Tony Rambo

02 - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

Lead vocal : Teo Peoples
Arrangement Isaias Gamboa
Drum Programming, Keyboards & Synthesizers Isaias Gamboa
Additional Synthesizer Programming : Ophir Shur & Steve Harvey
Live Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Mixed by Rob Chiarelli for Final Mix Music
Second Engineer : Tony Rambo

03 - At Last

Lead vocal : Ali-Ollie Woodson
ArrangementIsaias Gamboa
Drum Programming, Keyboards & SynthesizersIsaias Gamboa
Additional Drum Programming : Static & Tony Alvarez
Additional Synthesizers : Jimmy Varner & Static
Guitar : Jimmy Macon
Mixed by Craig Burbidge
Second Engineer Devin Foutz

04 - Night And Day

Lead vocal : Teo Peoples
Arrangement Isaias Gamboa
Keyboards & SynthesizersIsaias Gamboa
Bass : Andy Simpkins
Vibes : Milt Jackson
String Arrangement : Paul Riser & Isaias Gamboa
Detroit Strings Conducted by Paul Riser
Mixed by Craig Burbidge
Second Engineer Devin Foutz

05 - Time After Time

Lead vocal : Ron Tyson
Arrangement Isaias Gamboa
Drum ProgrammingIsaias Gamboa
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Jimmy Varner & Isaias Gamboa
Live Drums & Percussion : Steve Harvey
Guitar : Jimmy Macon
Mixed by Craig Burbidge
Second Engineer : Devin Foutz

06 - Melvin's Interlude

All Drum & Keyboard ProgrammingIsaias Gamboa

07 - Life Is But A Dream

Lead vocal : Ali-Ollie Woodson
Additional Production by Jimmy Varner & Bill Dern
Bass Vocal : Melvin Franklin
Harmonica Solo : Stevie Wonder
Arrangement Isaias Gamboa
Drum ProgrammingIsaias Gamboa
Bass, Keyboard & Synthesizer Programming : Jimmy Varner
Guitar : Jerry Friedman
Live Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Mixed by Bob Tucker & Richard Perry
Second Engineer : Tony Rambo

08 - What A Difference A Day Makes

Lead vocal : Ron Tyson
Additional Production by Jimmy Varner & Bill Dern
ArrangementIsaias Gamboa
Piano, Drum & Synthesizer Programming : Jimmy Varner
Additional KeyboardsIsaias Gamboa
Hi Hat, Cymbals & Bell Tree : Trevor Lawrence Jr.
All Other Live Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Trumpet Solo : Johnny Britt
Mixed by Craig Burbidge
Second Engineer : Devin Foutz

09 - I'm Glad There Is You

Lead vocal : Ali-Ollie Woodson
Drum, Keyboards & Synthesizer ProgrammingIsaias Gamboa
Additional Drum, Percussion Synthesizer Programming : Static & Jimmy Varner
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Live Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Cymbal Rolls : Trevor Lawrence Jr.
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Flugelhorn Solo : Johnny Britt
Mixed by Rob Chiarelli for Final Mix Music
Second Engineer : Tony Rambo

10 - South Shell Interlude

All Drum & Keyboard ProgrammingIsaias Gamboa

11 - That's Why (I Love You So)

Lead vocals : Ali-Ollie Woodson, Ron Tyson
ArrangementsIsaias Gamboa & Richard Perry
Drum Programming, Keyboards & SynthesizersIsaias Gamboa
Additional Keyboards : Jimmy Varner & Steve Harvey
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Live Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Mixed by Bob Tucker & Tim Anderson

12 - For Your Love / You Send Me (Medley)

Lead vocals : Otis Williams ("For Your Love"), Ali-Ollie Woodson ("You Send Me")
Additional Production : Jimmy Varner
Arrangements Isaias Gamboa
Drum & Keyboard Programming : Jimmy Varner
Guitar : Jerry Friedman
Bass : Doug Grisby III
Detroit Strings Arranged & Conducted by Paul Riser
Mixed by Bob Tucker
Second Engineer : Tony Rambo