The Temptations - Back To Basics (1983/2015)
The Temptations - Back To Basics (1983/2015)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Motown | WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Front Cover | 41:27 | 271,58 / 100,85 Mb
Label: Uni/Motown (EU) | Released: 2015-06-08 (1983)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Motown | WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Front Cover | 41:27 | 271,58 / 100,85 Mb
Label: Uni/Motown (EU) | Released: 2015-06-08 (1983)
Although "Reunion" was a chart topper, the group's 1983 "Surface Thrills" barely made a dent. Changes were in order. "Back to Basics" marks the Temptations reuniting with producer Norman Whitfield for the first time since 1973. At his best, Whitfield could draw hard-edged and earthy performances from the Temptations, especially lead singer Dennis Edwards. That's certainly true of the first track. The underrated "Miss Busy Body" finds Whitfield's production style suitably updated and has Dennis Edwards in great voice, shouting the immortal line, "Girl button up that lip/And get on up and shake them hips." The aerial ballad "Sail Away" features a vocal from new falsetto lead Ron Tyson. As Edwards took a powder during the sessions, the always engaging Ali-Ollie Woodson filled his role. The hard-edged "Stop the World Right Here" is Woodson's debut and immediately displayed a voice that merged the best parts of David Ruffin and Edwards. The track was Woodson's only appearance here. As Whitfield produced five of the ten tracks, the rest of Back to Basics is pretty much standard issue fare. The biggest flop here is "The Battle Song," which is an excruciating, bravado-filled session featuring the Four Tops. The jaunty "Hollywood" has Edwards exhibiting his penchant for howling over Tyson. It works though. The group's 1980 classic, "Isn't the Night Fantastic," which came from Power shows up here and gets a smooth, atmospheric Whitfield-styled remix, although his name did not appear on the credits. Although "Back to Basics" wasn't a full-fledged album filled with Whitfield's tracks, what's here is worth listening to.
~Review by Jason Elias
The Temptations - Back To Basics (1983/2015)
Release of the album: 1983, October [LP Gordy, Cat.# 6085GL, USA]
Release of this Qobuz digital edition: 2015, June, 8 [CD Uni/Motown (EU)]
© 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
℗ 2015 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Credits:
Arranged By [Rhythm] – Norman Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Bass – Billy Bass (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), David Stephen Cochrane (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Coordinator [Album Coordination] – Roxanna Gordy Wright
Design – Andy Engel
Drums – Jerry Blaze Thompson (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Engineer – Bob Robitaille (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Leonard Jackson (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Ralph Sutton (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Steve Smith (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Executive Producer – Berry Gordy
Guitar – Eddie Willis (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Gary "Funk Doctor" Thompson (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Keyboards – Walter Downing (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Management [Project Manager] – Suzee Wendy Ikeda
Mastered By – John Matousek
Mixed By – Norman Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Norman Anthony Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Russ "The Mix King" Terrana
Orchestrated By [Direction] – Bruce Miller (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Percussion – Terral Santiel (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Producer – Angelo Bond (tracks: 7), Berry Gordy (tracks: 7), Harvey Fuqua (tracks: 6), Norman Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Willie Hutch (tracks: 5)
Programmed By [Dx] – Norman Anthony Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – Norman Anthony Whitfield (tracks: 1 to 4, 8), Philip Walters (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Synthesizer – David Stephen Cochrane (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Vocoder – Robert Franklin Justice (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
Tracklist:
01. Miss Busy Body (Get Your Body Busy) (04:48)
02. Sail Away (05:05)
03. Outlaw (04:36)
04. Stop The World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off) (06:27)
05. The Battle Song (I'm The One) (05:21)
06. Hollywood (03:59)
07. Isn't The Night Fantastic (04:59)
08. Make Me Believe In Love Again (06:12)
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Analyzed: The Temptations / Back To Basics
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.44 dB -14.16 dB 4:48 01-Miss Busy Body (Get Our Body Busy)
DR10 -0.54 dB -13.95 dB 5:05 02-Sail Away
DR11 -0.34 dB -13.91 dB 4:36 03-Outlaw
DR12 -0.46 dB -14.24 dB 6:27 04-Stop The World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)
DR11 -0.02 dB -12.74 dB 5:21 05-The Battle Song (I'm The One)
DR12 -0.44 dB -14.26 dB 3:59 06-Hollywood
DR13 -0.63 dB -14.90 dB 4:59 07-Isn't The Night Fantastic
DR11 -1.95 dB -16.94 dB 6:12 08-Make Me Believe In Love Again
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 738 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: The Temptations / Back To Basics
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.44 dB -14.16 dB 4:48 01-Miss Busy Body (Get Our Body Busy)
DR10 -0.54 dB -13.95 dB 5:05 02-Sail Away
DR11 -0.34 dB -13.91 dB 4:36 03-Outlaw
DR12 -0.46 dB -14.24 dB 6:27 04-Stop The World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)
DR11 -0.02 dB -12.74 dB 5:21 05-The Battle Song (I'm The One)
DR12 -0.44 dB -14.26 dB 3:59 06-Hollywood
DR13 -0.63 dB -14.90 dB 4:59 07-Isn't The Night Fantastic
DR11 -1.95 dB -16.94 dB 6:12 08-Make Me Believe In Love Again
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 738 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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