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			\| released = April 7, ]
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			\| studio =
	\| Genre = ]/]
			\| genre = ], ], ]
	\| Length = 45:37
	\| ~~Label~~ = ]		\| length = 45:37
	\| ~~Producer~~ = ], ], ], ], Iris Gordy		\| label = ]
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	\| Reviews =
			\| prev_year = 1981
	\| Last album = '']''<br />(1981)
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	\| Next album = '']''<br />(1983)
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	'''''Reunion''''' is a 1982 album by ] for ]. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations ''Reunion'' tour, which reunited ] and ] with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations ], ], ], and founding members ] and ]. ''Reunion'' featured the ~~hit~~ single "Standing on the Top", produced by and featuring Motown funk star ], who had previously used the Temptations as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit "]".		'''''Reunion''''' is a 1982 album by ] for ]. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations ''Reunion'' tour, which reunited ] and ] with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations ], ], ], and founding members ] and ]. ''Reunion'' featured the single "]", produced by and featuring Motown funk star ], who had previously used the Temptations as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit "]". It was their first album to reach the top 40 since '']'' (1976).

	The ''Reunion'' tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, a ] addict, missed several shows, causing the group to be fined thousands of dollars for each performance he missed, and Eddie Kendricks' ] voice had weakened due to constant smoking. Group leader Otis Williams decided that the reunion would not be a permanent thing, and fired Ruffin and Kendricks ~~shortly~~ ~~after~~ ] ~~1982~~.		The ''Reunion'' tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, by then a full-blown ] addict, missed several shows, causing the group to be fined thousands of dollars for each performance he missed, and Eddie Kendricks' ] voice had weakened due to constant smoking. Group leader Otis Williams decided that the reunion would not be a permanent thing, and fired Ruffin and Kendricks in February of 1983 .

	==Track listing==		==Track listing==
			{{Track listing
	''Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) ], (b) ], (c) ], (d) ], (e) ], (f) ], (g) ]''.
			\| headline = Side one
			\| extra_column = Lead vocalist(s)
			\| title1 = ] (arranged by Rick James)
			\| writer1 = ]
			\| extra1 = Edwards, Ruffin, Kendricks, Street, Leonard, Franklin, James
			\| length1 = 9:48
			\| title2 = You Better Beware (arranged by Rudy Robinson, Curtis Nolen and Raymond Crossley)
			\| writer2 = ]
			\| extra2 = Ruffin , Franklin , Leonard
			\| length2 = 5:00
			\| title3 = Lock It in the Pocket (arranged by Benjamin Wright, William Bickelhaupt and Kerry Gordy)
			\| writer3 = ], ]
			\| extra3 = Edwards, Leonard , Franklin
			\| length3 = 4:30
			}}
			{{Track listing
			\| headline = Side two
			\| extra_column = Lead vocalist(s)
			\| title4 = ] (arranged by Daniel Kane, Ken Hirsch and Ron Miller)
			\| writer4 = Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch
			\| extra4 = Edwards
			\| length4 = 5:57
			\| title5 = Backstage (arranged by Paul Riser)
			\| writer5 = ]
			\| extra5 = Edwards, Street
			\| length5 = 4:31
			\| title6 = More On the Inside (arranged by Paul Riser)
			\| writer6 = Robinson
			\| extra6 = Edwards
			\| length6 = 3:49
			\| title7 = Money's Hard to Get (arranged by Benjamin Wright, Kerry Gordy and William Bickelhaupt)
			\| writer7 = K. Gordy, Medina
			\| extra7 = Edwards
			\| length7 = 4:44
			}}
			{{Track listing
			\| headline = CD issue bonus tracks
			\| extra_column = Lead vocalist(s)
			\| title8 = Like a Diamond in the Sky
			\| writer8 = Robinson
			\| extra8 = Edwards
			\| length8 = 3:06
			\| title9 = Don't Hold it In
			\| writer9 = Angelo Bond, ]., ] (arranged by Melvin Ragin)
			\| extra9 = Ruffin, Edwards, Kendricks
			\| length9 = 4:12
			}}

	==~~=Side one=~~==		==Personnel==
			'''Performers'''
	#"Standing on the Top" (featuring Rick James)<small>(Rick James)</small> – 9:48 <sup>a, f, g</sup>
			* ] – vocals (lead baritone)
	#"You Better Beware" <small>(])</small> – 5:00 <sup>f</sup>
			* ] – vocals (bass)
	#"Lock It in ihe Pocket" <small>(Kerry Gordy, ])</small> – 4:30 <sup>a</sup>
			* ] – vocals (first tenor)
			* ] – vocals (first tenor)
			* ] – vocals (barintenor)
			* ] – vocals (baritone)
			* ] – vocals (second tenor)
			* ] – guest vocals, producer
			* ] – background vocals ("Standing on the Top")

			'''Musicians'''
	===Side two===
			* Oscar Alston, ], Jervonny Collier, ], Eddie Watkins – bass guitar
	#"]" <small>(Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch)</small> – 5:57 <sup>a</sup>
			* ], Gary Coleman, Nathan Hughes – percussion
	#"Backstage" <small>(])</small> – 4:31 <sup>a</sup>
			* Bill Elliott – electric piano, synthesizer
	#"More On the Inside" <small>(Robinson)</small> – 3:49 <sup>a</sup>
			* Kerry Ashby, Rudy Robinson, Erskine Williams, ] – keyboards
	#"Money's Hard to Get" <small>(K. Gordy, Medina)</small> – 4:44 <sup>a</sup>
			* ], Levi Ruffin – synthesizer
			* ] – piano
			* Chris Powell – saxophone
			* Ken Scott, LaMorris Payne – trumpets
			* ] – synthesizer, arranger
			* ], ], Jerry Jones, Lanise Hughes, Quentin Dennard – drums
			* Robert Bowles, Bruce Nazarian, Dennis Herring, Louis Russell, ], Tom McDermott – guitars
			*
			<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Temptations-Reunion/release/2046543\|title=The Temptations – Reunion (1982, Vinyl)\|website=]\|year=1982 }}</ref>

			==Production==
	'''Previously unreleased tracks:'''
			*Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
	#"Like a Diamond in the Sky" <small>(Robinson)</small> - 3:06 <sup>a</sup>
			*Tracks 3, 7 and 9 produced by Berry Gordy; track 9 co-produced by Melvin Ragin. Recording and mix by Barney Perkins, Bob Robitalle, Bobby Brooks, Fred Law, Glen Jordan, Jane Clark, ].
	#"Don't Hold It In" <small>(Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy, Jr., Melvin Ragin)</small> - 4:12 <sup>a</sup>
			*Track 1 produced by Rick James. Recording and mix by Tom Flye, Ann Fry and Michael Johnson.

			*Track 2 produced by Iris Gordy and Barrett Strong. Recording and mix by Warren Woods.
	==Personnel==
			*Track 4 produced by Ron Miller. Recording and mix by Barney Perkins, Bob Robitalle, Russ Terrana, Fred Law, Kevin Sorrells, Michael Johnson.
	* ]: vocals
			*Tracks 5, 6 and 8 produced by Smokey Robinson. Recording and mix by Howard Wolen and Louis Russell.
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals
	* ]: vocals, producer
	* ]: percussion
	* ]: background vocals

	== Charts ==		== Charts ==
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	! rowspan="2"\| Year		! rowspan="2"\| Year
	! rowspan="2"\| Album		! rowspan="2"\| Album
	! colspan="2"\| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic charts">{{Cite web\|url={{~~Allmusic~~\|class=artist\|id=mn0000569685/awards\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=The Temptations US albums/singles chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|~~accessdate~~=2012-07-11}}</ref>		! colspan="2"\| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic charts">{{Cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=mn0000569685/awards\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=The Temptations US albums/singles chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|access-date=2012-07-11}}</ref>
	\|- style="font-size:smaller;"		\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
	! width="40"\| ]		! width="40"\| ]
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	\| rowspan="2" \| 1982		\| rowspan="2" \| 1982
	\| align="left"\| "Standing On the Top - Pt. 1" <br><small>''(featuring Rick James)''</small>		\| align="left"\| "Standing On the Top – Pt. 1" <br><small>''(featuring Rick James)''</small>
	\| 66		\| 66
	\| 6		\| 6
	\| ~~—~~		\| —
	\| 53		\| 53
	\|-		\|-
	\| align="left"\| "More On the Inside"		\| align="left"\| "More On the Inside"
	\| ~~—~~		\| —
	\| 82		\| 82
	\| ~~—~~		\| —
	\| ~~—~~		\| —
	\|-		\|-
	\|align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"\|"—" denotes releases that did not chart		\|align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"\|"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 16 December 2024

1982 studio album by The Temptations

Reunion

Studio album by The Temptations

Released

April 7, 1982

Recorded

1982

Genre

R&B, Soul, Funk

Length

45:37

Label

Gordy

Producer

Berry Gordy, Rick James, Smokey Robinson, Barrett Strong, Iris Gordy

The Temptations chronology

The Temptations
(1981)

Reunion
(1982)

Surface Thrills
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Reunion is a 1982 album by The Temptations for Gordy Records. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations Reunion tour, which reunited David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, and founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. Reunion featured the single "Standing on the Top", produced by and featuring Motown funk star Rick James, who had previously used the Temptations as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit "Super Freak". It was their first album to reach the top 40 since Wings of Love (1976).

The Reunion tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, by then a full-blown cocaine addict, missed several shows, causing the group to be fined thousands of dollars for each performance he missed, and Eddie Kendricks' falsetto voice had weakened due to constant smoking. Group leader Otis Williams decided that the reunion would not be a permanent thing, and fired Ruffin and Kendricks in February of 1983 .

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocalist(s)	Length
1.	"Standing on the Top (arranged by Rick James)"	Rick James	Edwards, Ruffin, Kendricks, Street, Leonard, Franklin, James	9:48
2.	"You Better Beware (arranged by Rudy Robinson, Curtis Nolen and Raymond Crossley)"	Barrett Strong	Ruffin , Franklin , Leonard	5:00
3.	"Lock It in the Pocket (arranged by Benjamin Wright, William Bickelhaupt and Kerry Gordy)"	Kerry Gordy, Benny Medina	Edwards, Leonard , Franklin	4:30

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocalist(s)	Length
4.	"I've Never Been to Me (arranged by Daniel Kane, Ken Hirsch and Ron Miller)"	Ron Miller, Ken Hirsch	Edwards	5:57
5.	"Backstage (arranged by Paul Riser)"	Smokey Robinson	Edwards, Street	4:31
6.	"More On the Inside (arranged by Paul Riser)"	Robinson	Edwards	3:49
7.	"Money's Hard to Get (arranged by Benjamin Wright, Kerry Gordy and William Bickelhaupt)"	K. Gordy, Medina	Edwards	4:44

CD issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocalist(s)	Length
8.	"Like a Diamond in the Sky"	Robinson	Edwards	3:06
9.	"Don't Hold it In"	Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy, Jr., Melvin Ragin (arranged by Melvin Ragin)	Ruffin, Edwards, Kendricks	4:12

Personnel

Performers

Dennis Edwards – vocals (lead baritone)
Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
Eddie Kendricks – vocals (first tenor)
Glenn Leonard – vocals (first tenor)
David Ruffin – vocals (barintenor)
Richard Street – vocals (baritone)
Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor)
Rick James – guest vocals, producer
Mary Jane Girls – background vocals ("Standing on the Top")

Musicians

Oscar Alston, Freddie Washington, Jervonny Collier, Nathan Watts, Eddie Watkins – bass guitar
Paulinho da Costa, Gary Coleman, Nathan Hughes – percussion
Bill Elliott – electric piano, synthesizer
Kerry Ashby, Rudy Robinson, Erskine Williams, Clarence McDonald – keyboards
Bobby Nunn, Levi Ruffin – synthesizer
Ken Hirsch – piano
Chris Powell – saxophone
Ken Scott, LaMorris Payne – trumpets
Benjamin Wright – synthesizer, arranger
Ndugu Chancler, Ed Greene, Jerry Jones, Lanise Hughes, Quentin Dennard – drums
Robert Bowles, Bruce Nazarian, Dennis Herring, Louis Russell, Wah Wah Watson, Tom McDermott – guitars

Production

Executive Producer: Berry Gordy
Tracks 3, 7 and 9 produced by Berry Gordy; track 9 co-produced by Melvin Ragin. Recording and mix by Barney Perkins, Bob Robitalle, Bobby Brooks, Fred Law, Glen Jordan, Jane Clark, Russ Terrana.
Track 1 produced by Rick James. Recording and mix by Tom Flye, Ann Fry and Michael Johnson.
Track 2 produced by Iris Gordy and Barrett Strong. Recording and mix by Warren Woods.
Track 4 produced by Ron Miller. Recording and mix by Barney Perkins, Bob Robitalle, Russ Terrana, Fred Law, Kevin Sorrells, Michael Johnson.
Tracks 5, 6 and 8 produced by Smokey Robinson. Recording and mix by Howard Wolen and Louis Russell.

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	US	US R&B
1982	Reunion	37	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US AC	UK
1982	"Standing On the Top – Pt. 1" (featuring Rick James)	66	6	—	53
1982	"More On the Inside"	—	82	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

https://www.allmusic.com/album/reunion-mw0000118781
Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. ISBN 9780743201698.
"The Temptations – Reunion (1982, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1982.
^ "The Temptations US albums/singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

External links

Reunion at Discogs

v t e The Temptations
Otis Williams Ron Tyson Terry Weeks Tony Grant Jawan Jackson Melvin Franklin Eddie Kendricks Paul Williams Elbridge Bryant David Ruffin Dennis Edwards Ricky Owens Richard Street Damon Harris Glenn Leonard Louis Price Ali-Ollie Woodson Theo Peoples Harry McGilberry Barrington "Bo" Henderson Ray Davis G. C. Cameron Joe Herndon Bruce Williamson Larry Braggs Willie Green Mario Corbino
Studio albums	Meet the Temptations The Temptations Sing Smokey The Temptin' Temptations Gettin' Ready The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul The Temptations Wish It Would Rain Cloud Nine Puzzle People Psychedelic Shack Sky's the Limit Solid Rock All Directions Masterpiece 1990 A Song for You House Party Wings of Love The Temptations Do the Temptations Hear to Tempt You Bare Back Power The Temptations Reunion Surface Thrills Back to Basics Truly for You Touch Me To Be Continued... Together Again Special Milestone Phoenix Rising Ear-Resistible Awesome Legacy Still Here Temptations 60
Cover albums	The Temptations in a Mellow Mood For Lovers Only Reflections Back to Front All the Time
Live albums	Temptations Live! Live at the Copa Live at London's Talk of the Town The Temptations in Japan
Other albums	Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations TCB The Temptations Show Together On Broadway The Temptations Christmas Card Give Love at Christmas Lost and Found: You've Got to Earn It (1962–1968)
Compilations	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits II Anthology Emperors of Soul The Ultimate Collection My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations Psychedelic Soul
Singles (US/UK Top 10)	"My Girl" "Get Ready" "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)
Related	Band members The Temptations (miniseries) Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations Discography The Supremes The Undisputed Truth Smokey Robinson Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong Sly Stone George Clinton
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