Legacy

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:58:04
The Temptations (Soul): G.C. Cameron, Joe Henderson, Otis Williams , Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks (vocals). Personnel: Darryl Jones, Jimmy Macon, David E. Williams (guitar); Benjamin F. Wright (keyboards, drums); Daniel Weatherspoon, Dinky Bingham, Shannon Sanders (keyboards, programming); Herman Jackson (keyboards); Edward Moore (percussion); Aaron Wright, Michael Weatherspoon (programming). Additional personnel: Danesha Simon (vocals); J.K. (guitar); Steve "The Scotsman" Harvey (keyboards, drums, percussion); Dinky Bingham, Bobby Watson (bass guitar); Darryl Jones, Shannon Sanders. Audio Mixers: David Flemming; Bob Tucker . Recording information: Drew's Groove, Nashville, TN; JSM Music, NY; Judgmaut Music, NY; Musicyard Studios, Malibu, CA; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA; Ritesonian Studios, Sunny Valley, CA; Spoonfed Studios, Crestwood, IL; the Hit Factory, NY; Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA. Photographer: Aaron Rapoport. Though only Otis Williams remains from the band's original 1961 line-up, these Motown superstars are still going strong in name and vocal prowess on 2004's LEGACY. The album finds the Temptations riding tight, soulful grooves and practicing the airtight harmonies they've been unleashing since the '60s, but with updated production and an urban sound that places them squarely in the camp of smooth, contemporary R&B. The lyrics to the opening cut, "Still Tempting," read like a history lesson of the group's evolution and a declaration of their will to continue. The funky "'Round Here" has some of the muscular groove of the band's best late-'60s/early-'70s material, while the love songs "Somethin' Special" and "You Are Necessary in My Life (The Wedding Song)" downshift to sultry, candlelight-and-wine moods. With their attention to contemporary tastes, arrangements, and production values, the quintet proves they are no oldies-only attraction. Though their work has kept pace with the times, that classic vocal magic still takes center stage.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)