Ear-Resistible
2000 studio album by The Temptations
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Studio album by The Temptations | ||||
Released | May 16, 2000 | |||
Length | 57:10 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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Ear-Resistible is a [1] studio album by American vocal group the Temptations. Served as the follow-up to Phoenix Rising (1998), it was released by Motown on May 16, 2000.[2][3] Featuring the Top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary singles "I'm Here", which peaked at #3, and "Selfish Reasons", which peaked at #18, the album won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Critical reception
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AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that with the album "the group turns in its strongest set since 1984's Truly for You [...] Co-executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams, Ear-Resistible proves that you don't need rap cameos or expletives to make a great R&B album."[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'll Just Go Crazy – Intro" | 0:32 | ||
2. | "I'm Here" |
| Joe | 4:21 |
3. | "Your Love" | Stanley Brown | Brown | 4:47 |
4. | "Elevator Eyes" |
| Nelson | 3:51 |
5. | "Selfish Reasons" |
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| 4:48 |
6. | "Kiss Me Like You Miss Me" |
| Walden | 4:40 |
7. | "Party" |
| Walden | 4:06 |
8. | "It's Alright to Be Wrong" |
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| 4:21 |
9. | "Proven & True" |
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| 5:27 |
10. | "Got to Get on the Road" |
| Gamboa | 4:53 |
11. | "I'll Just Go Crazy" |
| Marbury | 4:32 |
12. | "A Little Bit Lonely" |
| Gamboa | 4:30 |
13. | "One Love, One World – Interlude" |
| Marbury | 1:38 |
14. | "Error of Our Ways" |
| Nelson | 5:18 |
Total length: | 57:10 |
Personnel
- Terry Weeks – tenor/baritone vocals
- Barrington "Bo" Henderson – tenor/baritone vocals
- Otis Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals
- Ron Tyson – first tenor/falsetto vocals
- Harry McGilberry – bass vocals
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 54 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
References
- ^ a b c Elias, Jason. "Ear-Resistable(sic) - The Temptations". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Williams, Otis; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski (2002). Temptations. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8154-1218-2.
- ^ The Temptations - Ear: Resistible Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-17
- ^ "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.
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- Richard Street
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- "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
- "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
- "All I Need"
- "You're My Everything"
- "I Wish It Would Rain"
- "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)"
- "Cloud Nine"
- "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
- "Run Away Child, Running Wild"
- "I Can't Get Next to You"
- "Psychedelic Shack"
- "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)"
- "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
- "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- "Masterpiece"
- "Let Your Hair Down"
- "Happy People"
- "Shakey Ground"
- "Treat Her Like a Lady"
- "The Motown Song"
- "My Girl" (reissue)
- Band members
- The Temptations (miniseries)
- Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations
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