• Source: A Song for You (The Temptations album)

A Song for You is a 1975 album by the Temptations. It features two R&B #1 hits: "Happy People" (originally intended for recording by its authors, the Commodores), and "Shakey Ground", one of the group's final R&B #1 songs.




Music and lyrics


The title track features lead singer Dennis Edwards on a song written by Leon Russell. Richard Street and Melvin Franklin sing lead on the track "Firefly".
A Song for You features a familiar device of the time used to exhibit the versatility of 1970s soul groups: one side features up-tempo cuts and the other side focuses on ballads. Several songs on side one such as "Glass House" and "Shakey Ground" featured P-Funk-backed dance grooves and even a writing credit for former Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, while side two had tracks such as "I'm a Bachelor" and "Memories", which showcased a more subdued style of soul.




Release and reception



This album, while it was initially panned by the Rolling Stone Record Guide, proved its worth, going gold (selling over 500,000 copies) and winning the 1976 American Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Album. This was also the final album by Eddie Kendricks's replacement Damon Harris, who was let go after this album. He would rejoin his Young Tempts (aka "the Young Vandals") bandmates as Impact.




Track listing






Personnel


Dennis Edwards - tenor/baritone vocals
Damon Harris - first tenor/falsetto vocals
Richard Street - tenor/baritone vocals
Melvin Franklin - bass vocals
Otis Williams - second tenor/baritone vocals
Berry Gordy - producer
Jeffrey Bowen - producer
Donald Charles Baldwin - co-songwriter: ("Happy People", "Memories"), piano, clavinet, Moog, soprano saxophone solo on "Shakey Ground"
The Commodores - tape loop on "Happy People"
Lionel Richie - co-songwriter: ("Happy People")
Eddie Hazel - co-songwriter: ("Shakey Ground"), guitar
Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin - guitar
Ollie Brown, James Gadson, Zachary Frazier - drums
William "Billy Bass" Nelson - bass guitar




Charts






See also


List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)




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