The Temptations - 1990

This album hardly gets mention,
as one of their great recordings..
Release in 1973, after the success of
"All Directions"("Papa Was A Rolling Stone"), & The "Masterpiece" albums..

This album seem to have gotten totally ignored...
I remember as a kid, that "Let Your Hair Down","Heavenly"
and "You've Got My Soul On Fire" got airplay...

"I Need You" was another jam....
The closer "Zoom" had that Funkadelic groove going....

Who else remember this forgotten LP by the Mighty Mighty Tempts???

Track listing

Side One:

Let Your Hair Down

I Need You

Heavenly

You've Got My Soul On Fire

Ain't No Justice

Side Two:

1990

Zoom

Man, I wrote about this album AND "Masterpiece" when I wrote a thread about Norman Whitfield, oh, about a year ago. Hell yes, I agree witcha, this album is HELLA underrated! I don't think folks are that hip to it. Norman was biting hard off of Funkadelic, recording their shows and shit. And then giving the grooves to The Temptations and Undisputed Truth.

blackguitaristz said:

TALK!!!

I love the Temptations' albums into the 90s and beyond. I still regularly play Phoenix Rising. I also have Ear-Resistable and Awesome, which didn't win a Grammy but I love more than Ear-Resistable.

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

I agree. It was one of thier best albums.

Didn't Eddie Hazel play on 2 Temps LP's in the 70's? I think it was "Zoom" and "A Song For Love".

SPYZFAN1 said:

He played on the "Song For You" album.....

And co-wrote & played on "Shakey Ground".....

SPYZFAN1 said:

Yes. That's why "Zoom" is killin'!

lol!! You're ON POINT with, B! Eddie was tearin' it up with the Temps. I just found out that Melvin Franklin was Rick James' cousin. Ain't that somethin'?

My bad, pill. "Song For You" is correct...see what happens when the maggots seep in your mind and eat away at your brain?

SPYZFAN1 said:

What????!!! Well, that makes sense now. That's why the TEMPS was on Rick's shit! "Give It To Me, Baby" and "Standing On The Top".

SPYZFAN1 said:

funkpill said:

Yep, but not on Zoom? My album doesn't list credits.

blackguitaristz said:

I think Cherrelle is related to Melvin also.....

His niece...

blackguitaristz said:

That was Eddie "Wah Wah" Ragins who played on "Zoom"

funkpill said:

There it is! U prefer this or the Commodores "Zoom"?

blackguitaristz said:

This one.....

SPYZFAN1 said:

Melvin was Rick's Uncle

TheRealFiness said:

You're right.

MsLegs said:

course i am

Both are great..But I LOVE The Commodores "ZOOM". That shit takes me back!

SPYZFAN1 said:

It makes you have an 8 track moment.