Awesome is a 2001 album by the Tempations. Despite many changes in personnel, the album became the 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 | |||
| Producer | 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.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
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
edit- "Awesome Intro" (Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden) – 0:58
- "Hurt So Bad" (Andy Cramer, Mechalie Jamison, Jerry Tawney) – 3:56
- "4 Days" (Jasher) – 4:07
- "Lady" (Sandra St. Victor, Tom Hammer) – 4:49
- "Forget About It" (Christopher Grant, Jasher) – 4:23
- "Awesome" (Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden) – 3:39
- "Race for Your Heart" (Dennis Nelson, Otis Williams, William Rivera) – 4:22
- "Swept Away" (Alonzo Jones, Jeff Porter, Narada Michael Walden, Robin Taylor Brooks) – 4:47
- "My Baby" (Barrington Henderson, Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svare) – 4:20
- "Open Letter, My One Temptation Interlude" (Alonzo McKenzie, Ron Tyson) – 1:05
- "So Easy" (Oji Pierce, Ron Tyson) – 5:44
- "A Love I Can See" (William Robinson) – 5:46.
- "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley) – 4:46
- "I Feel Good" (Stanley Brown) – 4:05
Personnel
edit- 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
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 140 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ Bronson, Fred (December 8, 2001). "Chart Beat". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 49. p. 6. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. The Temptations – Awesome: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.