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Truly for You
Studio album by The Temptations
Released	October 15, 1984
Recorded	April–August, 1984
Genre	Electropop R&B Soul
Length	39:02
Label	Gordy
Producer	Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Suzee Ikeda (exec.)
The Temptations chronology
Back to Basics (1983) Truly for You (1984) Touch Me (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Boston Globe	(favourable)
Gannett	(favourable)
The Morning Call	(favourable)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Record Mirror

Truly for You is an album by American R&B vocal group the Temptations released on October 15, 1984, by Gordy Records. The album reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 25 on the New Zealand Pop Albums chart.

Overview

This was the first full Temptations album to feature Ali-Ollie Woodson (credited simply as "Ollie Woodson"), who joined the group in 1984, replacing Dennis Edwards. The album was produced by Al McKay and Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire. Included on the album are the R&B hit singles "Treat Her Like a Lady", "My Love Is True (Truly For You)", and "How Can You Say That It's Over".

Track listing

Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Ali-Ollie Woodson, (b) Ron Tyson, (c) Richard Street, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams. All selections produced, arranged, and conducted by Al McKay and Ralph Johnson.

Side one

1. "Running" (Phillip Ingram, Zane Giles, Tony Haynes) – 3:28
2. "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 4:40
3. "How Can You Say That It's Over" (Tom Keane, Mike Himelstein) – 6:05
4. "My Love is True (Truly for You)" (Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Victor Carstarphen) – 6:08

Side two

1. "Memories" (Don Freeman, David Batteau) – 4:39
2. "Just to Keep You in My Life" (William Durham, Lorrin Bates) – 4:23
3. "Set Your Love Right" (Ron Tyson, Victor Carstarphen) – 5:09
4. "I'll Keep My Light in My Window" (Terri McFaddin, Leonard Caston) – 4:30

Personnel

Performers

• Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
• Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone)
• Ron Tyson – vocals (first tenor/falsetto)
• Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone)
• Ali-Ollie Woodson – vocals (tenor/baritone), synthesizers and programming

Musicians

• Michael Boddicker, Victor Carstarphen, Ronnie Foster – synthesizers and programming
• Robbie Buchanan, Randy Kerber, Jerry Peters – keyboards
• Paulinho da Costa, Ralph Johnson – percussion
• Dean Gant – keyboards, synthesizers and programming, Moog bass synthesizer
• Zane Giles, Johnny Graham, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Al McKay – guitar
• Ed Greene – drums
• Phillip Ingram – Moog bass synthesizer
• James Jamerson, Jr. – bass guitar
• Fred Johnson – DMX drum programming

Charts

Album

Singles

References

1. Lytle, Craig. "The Temptations: Truly for You". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Gerds, Warren (March 9, 1985). "Albums in Review". Tucson Citizen. Gannett. p. 39.
3. White, Bill (January 25, 1985). "The Temptations: Truly for You, Ashford & Simpson: Solid". The Morning Call. p. 101.
4. Wolff, Carlo (January 3, 1985). The Temptations: Truly For You. p. 70. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
5. Lloyd, Jack (November 2, 1984). "The Temptations: Truly for You". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 115.
6. Cordery, Mark (December 8, 1984). "The Temptations: Truly For You". Vol. 31, no. 50. Record Mirror. p. 18. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
7. ^ "The Temptations". billboard.com. Billboard.
8. "Charts.nz – The Temptations – Truly for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
9. "The Temptations -Truly for You". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
10. * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
11. "Temptations - Treat Her Like a Lady". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.

External links

• Truly for You at Discogs

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