Released April 7, 1982 Length 45:37 Artist The Temptations Label Motown/Universal Records | Recorded 1982 Reunion
(1982) Surface Thrills
(1983) Release date 7 April 1982 Genres Rhythm and blues, Funk | |
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Producers Berry Gordy, Rick James, Smokey Robinson, Barrett Strong, Iris Gordy Similar The Temptations albums, Rhythm and blues albums | ||
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".
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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.
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1Standing on the Top9:51
2You Better Beware5:02
3Lock It in the Pocket4:33