Truly for You

Truly for You
Studio album by
The Temptations
ReleasedOctober 15, 1984
RecordedApril–August, 1984
Genre
Length39:02
LabelGordy
ProducerRalph Johnson, Al McKay, Suzee Ikeda (exec.)
The Temptations chronology
Back to Basics
(1983) 		Truly for You
(1984) 		Touch Me
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Boston Globe(favourable)[4]
Gannett(favourable)[2]
The Morning Call(favourable)[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[5]
Record Mirror[6]

Truly for You is an album by American R&B vocal group the Temptations released on October 15, 1984, by Gordy Records. The album reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 25 on the New Zealand Pop Albums chart.[7]

Overview

This was the first full Temptations album to feature Ali-Ollie Woodson (credited simply as "Ollie Woodson"), who joined the group in 1984, replacing Dennis Edwards. The album was produced by Al McKay and Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire. Included on the album are the R&B hit singles "Treat Her Like a Lady", "My Love Is True (Truly For You)", and "How Can You Say That It's Over".

Track listing

Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Ali-Ollie Woodson, (b) Ron Tyson, (c) Richard Street, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams. All selections produced, arranged, and conducted by Al McKay and Ralph Johnson.

Side one

  1. "Running" (Phillip Ingram, Zane Giles, Tony Haynes) – 3:28 a
  2. "Treat Her Like a Lady" (Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 4:40 a
  3. "How Can You Say That It's Over" (Tom Keane, Mike Himelstein) – 6:05 b, a
  4. "My Love is True (Truly for You)" (Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Victor Carstarphen) – 6:08 b, e

Side two

  1. "Memories" (Don Freeman, David Batteau) – 4:39 a
  2. "Just to Keep You in My Life" (William Durham, Lorrin Bates) – 4:23 b
  3. "Set Your Love Right" (Ron Tyson, Victor Carstarphen) – 5:09 a
  4. "I'll Keep My Light in My Window" (Terri McFaddin, Leonard Caston) – 4:30 c

Personnel

Performers

Musicians

Charts

Album

Chart (1984) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 25
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[7] 3
US Billboard 200[7] 55
UK Pop Albums[9] 75
Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[10] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[7]
US US
R&B 		US
AC 		UK
1984 "Treat Her Like a Lady" 48 2 — 12[11]
1985 "My Love is True (Truly for You)" — 14 — 84
"How Can You Say That it's Over" — 81 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "The Temptations: Truly for You". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Gerds, Warren (March 9, 1985). "Albums in Review". Tucson Citizen. Gannett. p. 39.
  3. ^ White, Bill (January 25, 1985). "The Temptations: Truly for You, Ashford & Simpson: Solid". The Morning Call. p. 101.
  4. ^ Wolff, Carlo (January 3, 1985). The Temptations: Truly For You. p. 70. {{cite book}}: |newspaper= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Lloyd, Jack (November 2, 1984). "The Temptations: Truly for You". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 115.
  6. ^ Cordery, Mark (December 8, 1984). "The Temptations: Truly For You". Vol. 31, no. 50. Record Mirror. p. 18. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d "The Temptations". billboard.com. Billboard.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – The Temptations – Truly for You". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Temptations -Truly for You". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
  10. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  11. ^ "Temptations - Treat Her Like a Lady". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.



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