Originally released in 1972, this 15th album from The Temptations hit #1 on the r&b chart, and here it lives again with the original cover and back cover artwork intact. This Special Gatefold Edition comes on 140 gram vinyl and is the first release the group issued without a couple of its founding members. <\/p>\n
The eight-track listen opens with \u201cTake A Look Around,\u201d where Dennis Edwards, Damon Harris, Richard Street and Otis Williams bring their inimitable voices to the mesmerizing and powerful, soulful start. \u201cAin\u2019t No Sunshine,\u201d originally by Bill Withers, follows, and places Edwards, Harris and Street\u2019s pipes front and center alongside soft guitar and strong attention to atmosphere.<\/p>\n
Side A exits with \u201cStop The War Now,\u201d where rumbling bass and scrappy drumming welcomes Melvin Franklin\u2019s bass vocals to the psychedelic nods of the protest song that unfolds across 12-plus minutes.<\/p>\n
The second side leads with the raw and noisy \u201cWhat It Is?,\u201d as backing vocals and background ambience add much to the experience, while \u201cSuperstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)\u201d recruits flowing piano, plenty of percussion and Edwards\u2019 memorable baritone for the busy yet melodic album highlight.<\/p>\n
Landing close to the end, \u201cIt\u2019s Summer\u201d carries a charming dreaminess thanks to the gentle vocals, Paul Williams\u2019 well-timed baritone and the pretty instrumentation, and \u201cThe End Of Our Road\u201d finishes with focus on Street\u2019s tenor amid the bouncy bass lines, animated drumming and strategic singing. <\/p>\n
The Temptations were dealing with some serious inner turmoil during this album, with some core members wanting to shift towards balladry. Ultimately, the album lands in psychedelic soul territory, and it paid off with three well-received singles, a top spot on the Billboard charts and this much deserved reissue to keep the classic album alive and accessible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":35268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[6003],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-47154","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-the-temptations","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/47154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=47154"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=47154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}