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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 hit 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".

The Reunion tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, a 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 shortly after Christmas 1982.

Track listing

1. "Standing on the Top" - 9:48
2. "You Better Beware" - 5:00
3. "Lock It In The Pocket" - 4:30
4. "I've Never Been To Me" - 5:57
5. "Backstage" - 4:31
6. "More On The Inside" - 3:49
7. "Money's Hard To Get" - 4:44
8. "Like A Diamond In The Sky" - 3:06
9. "Don't Hold It In" - 4:12

Personnel

• Dennis Edwards: vocals
• Melvin Franklin: vocals
• Eddie Kendricks: vocals
• Glenn Leonard: vocals
• David Ruffin: vocals
• Richard Street: vocals
• Otis Williams: vocals
• Rick James: vocals, producer
• Paulinho Da Costa: percussion
• Mary Jane Girls: background vocals

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Singles

References

1. Allmusic review
2. ^ "The Temptations US albums/singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-07-11.

External links

• Reunion at Discogs
• Reunion at Rate Your Music

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• 1982 albums
• The Temptations albums
• Gordy Records albums
• Albums produced by Smokey Robinson
• Albums produced by Berry Gordy