Awesome (The Temptations album)
2001 studio album by The Temptations
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Awesome is a 2001 album by the Temptations. Despite many changes in personnel, the album became their 45th to reach the Billboard 200, the first being Meet the Temptations in 1964.[1] The lone single "4 Days" peaked at #19 on the Urban Adult Contemporary Charts.
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| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 56:41 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producers | Narada Michael Walden, Mechalie Jamison, Andy Cramer, Arthur Marbury, Otis Williams, Dennis Nelson, Alonzo McKenzie, Oji Pierce, Nat Adderley Jr., Stanley Brown | |||
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It is the last album to featured Barrington “Bo” Henderson and Harry McGilberry before they were fired from the group in 2003.
Critical reception
According to Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic, Awesome contains "mostly ballads here and some innocent concessions to the hip-hop audience." The sound is similar to the group's surprisingly successful predecessor, Ear-Resistible, although "less rewarding", but it is still "the Temptations sounding like the Temptations."[2]
Track listing
All tracks executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams,
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Awesome Intro" | Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden | Terry Weeks, Ron Tyson, Barrington "Bo" Henderson, Williams | 0:58 |
| 2. | "Hurt So Bad" | Andy Cramer, Mechalie Jamison, Jerry Tawney | Henderson, Tyson | 3:56 |
| 3. | "4 Days" | Jasher | Weeks | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Lady" | Sandra St. Victor, Tom Hammer | Weeks, Henderson, Tyson | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Forget About It" | Christopher Grant, Jasher | Henderson | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Awesome" | Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden | Henderson, Weeks, Tyson, Harry McGilberry, Williams (spoken word) | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Race for Your Heart" | Dennis Nelson, Otis Williams, William Rivera | Henderson, Weeks | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Swept Away" | Alonzo Jones, Jeff Porter, Narada Michael Walden, Robin Taylor Brooks | Tyson | 4:47 |
| 9. | "My Baby"" | Henderson, Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svare | Henderson | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Open Letter, My One Temptation Interlude" | Alonzo McKenzie, Ron Tyson | Tyson, McGilberry | 1:05 |
| 11. | "So Easy" | Oji Pierce, Ron Tyson | Tyson, Henderson, Williams (spoken word) | 5:44 |
| 12. | "A Love I Can See"" | William Robinson | Weeks, Henderson, Tyson, Williams (spoken word) (on sample from original recording: Paul Williams) | 5:46 |
| 13. | "That's How Heartaches Are Made" | Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley | Weeks, McGilberry (spoken word) | 4:46 |
| 14. | "I Feel Good" | Stanley Brown | Henderson, Tyson | 4:05 |
Personnel
- The Temptations
- Terry Weeks – second tenor vocals
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson – tenor vocals
- Otis Williams – baritone vocals
- Ron Tyson – tenor/falsetto vocals
- Harry McGilberry – bass vocals
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 140 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 27 |