Power (Temptations album)

Power
Studio album by
the Temptations
ReleasedApril 18, 1980 (1980-04-18)
Recorded1979
Studio
  • Golden Sound
  • Group IV Audio, Inc.
  • Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
  • Jennifudy Studios North Hollywood, CA
GenreSoul
Length37:42
LanguageEnglish
LabelGordy
Producer
  • Angelo Bond
  • Berry Gordy
  • Teddy Randazzo
  • William Weatherspoon
The Temptations chronology
Bare Back
(1978) 		Power
(1980) 		Give Love at Christmas
(1980)

Power is a 1980 studio album from American soul group the Temptations, their return to Motown after a brief contract with Atlantic Records. Dennis Edwards also returned to the group after Louis Price, who recorded during the Atlantic period, left.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Craig Lytle writing that "the group was, for the most part, missing in action on this album", but noting fine vocal performances.[1]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Berry Gordy and Angelo Bond, except side track two and side two three produced by William Weatherspoon and Angelo Bond, and side one track four and side two track one produced by Teddy Randazzo.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
1."Power"Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy, and Jean MayerMelvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street6:07
2."Struck by Lightning Twice"Bond, Ronald Weatherspoon, and William WeatherspoonEdwards, Franklin4:14
3."Isn't the Night Fantastic"Bond, R. Weatherspoon, and W. WeatherspoonStreet, Franklin, Edwards4:15
4."How Can I Resist Your Love"Bond, W. WeatherspoonEdwards, Franklin3:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
5."Shadow of Your Love"Teddy Randazzo and Tony TravagliniEdwards4:40
6."Can't You See Sweet Thing"Edwards, English, Leonard, Street, and Otis WilliamsWilliams, Leonard, Edwards6:09
7."Go for It"Bond, R. Weatherspoon, and W. WeatherspoonLeonard4:24
8."I'm Coming Home"Edwards, English, Leonard, Street, and WilliamEdwards4:10

Personnel

The Temptations

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

  • Tony Autore – assistant recording
  • Angelo Bond – production on "Struck by Lightning Twice" and "Go for It"
  • Bobby Brooks – assistant recording
  • Guy Costa – recording
  • Mike Diehl – cover, design, illustration
  • Berry Gordy – mixing engineering, production, executive production
  • Lawrence T. Horn – recording
  • Suzee Wendy Ikeda – project management
  • McKinley Jackson – rhythm arrangement
  • Ginny Livingston – art direction
  • Dave Mancini – assistant recording
  • Greg Orloff – assistant recording
  • Gene Page – horn and string arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love"
  • Barney Perkins – recording, mixing engineering
  • Teddy Randazzo – arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love" and "Shadow of Your Love", production on "How Can I Resist Your Love" and "Shadow of Your Love"
  • Paul Ring – assistant mixing engineering
  • Paul Riser – horn and string arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love"
  • Bob Robitaille – recording, mixing engineering
  • Ron Slenzak – photography
  • William Weatherspoon – production on "Struck by Lightning Twice" and "Go for It"
  • Ronald Wakefield – photography
  • Steve Williams – recording

Chart performance

Power spent 14 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at 45 on July 12, 1980,[2] and spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 13 on June 14, 1980.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "The Temptations – Power". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Temptations". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Temptations". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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