A Song for You (Temptations album)

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A Song for You
Image:Tempts-a-song-for-you.jpg
Album by The Temptations
Released January 16 1975
Recorded 1974
Genre Soul/Funk
Length 35 min 53 secs
Label Gordy
GS 957
Producer(s) Berry Gordy and Jeffrey Bowen
Professional reviews
The Temptations chronology
1990
(1973) 		A Song for You
(1975) 		House Party
(1975)

A Song For You is a 1975 album by the Motown singing group The Temptations, considered one of their best overall efforts. The album features two R&B number-one hits, "Happy People" (originally intended for recording by its authors, The Commodores), and "Shakey Ground", the Temptations' final R&B number-one.

It features then lead singer Dennis Edwards on the title track written by Leon Russell. Russell was the one-time husband of Brenda Russell, herself a writer of such classics as "Piano In The Dark", "Get Here", and Donna Summer's comeback hit "Dinner With Gershwin".

Also featured is the bass singer Melvin Franklin on a track called "Firefly".

This album features a familiar device of the time used to exhibit the versatility of 70's soul groups: one side featurs 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, while side two had tracks such as "I'm A Bachelor" and "Memories", which that showcased the shimmeringly tight and seemingly effortless smoothness of Temptations' harmony and vocal blending.

A Song for You was the final Temptations LP for falsetto Damon Harris, who was fired from the group in 1975 for what was considred unprofessional behavior.

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Track list

  1. "Happy People"
  2. "Glasshouse"
  3. "Shakey Ground"
  4. "The Prophet"
  5. "Happy People (Instrumental)"
  6. "A Song for You"
  7. "Memories"
  8. "I'm A Bachelor"
  9. "Firefly"
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