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Truly for You is a 1984 album by American R&B vocal group the Temptations, released on Motown Records' Gordy label.
This is the first full Temptations album to feature Ali-Ollie Woodson (credited simply as "Ollie Woodson"), who joined the group in 1983 to replace Dennis Edwards. The album was produced by Earth, Wind & Fire members Al McKay and Ralph Johnson. Included on the album is the #2 R&B hit single "Treat Her Like a Lady."
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
- "Running" (Phillip Ingram, Zane Giles, Tony Haynes) – 3:28
- "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 4:40
- "How Can You Say That It's Over" (Tom Keane, Mike Himelstein) – 6:05
- "My Love is True (Truly for You)" (Williams, Ron Tyson, Victor Carstarphen) – 6:08
Side two
- "Memories" (Don Freeman, David Batteau) – 4:39
- "Just to Keep You in My Life" (William Durham, Lorrin Bates) – 4:23
- "Set Your Love Right" (Tyson, Carstarphen) – 5:09
- "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 (tenor/falsetto)
- Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
- Ali-Ollie Woodson: vocals (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
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US | US R&B | ||
| 1984 | Truly for You | 55 | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |||
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| US | US R&B |
US AC |
UK | ||
| 1984 | "Treat Her Like a Lady" | 48 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1985 | "My Love is True (Truly for You)" | — | 14 | — | 84 |
| "How Can You Say That it's Over" | — | 81 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
References
- Allmusic review
- ^ "The Temptations US albums/singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
External links
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