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Awesome
Studio album by
The Temptations
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
Recorded2001
GenreR&B
Length56:41
LabelMotown
ProducerNarada Michael Walden, Mechalie Jamison, Andy Cramer, Arthur Marbury, Otis Williams, Dennis Nelson, Alonzo McKenzie, Oji Pierce, Nat Adderley Jr., Stanley Brown
The Temptations chronology
Ear-Resistible
(1999) 		Awesome
(2001) 		Legacy
(2004)

Awesome is a 2001 album by the Tempations. Despite many changes in personnel, the album became the 45th to reach the Billboard 200, the first being Meet the Temptations in 1964.[1] The lone single "4 Days" peaked at #19 on the Urban Adult Contemporary Charts.

It is the last album to featured Barrington “Bo” Henderson and Harry McGilberry before they were fired from the group in 2003.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

According to Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic, Awesome contains "mostly ballads here and some innocent concessions to the hip-hop audience." The sound is similar to the group's surprisingly successful predecessor, Ear-Resistible, although "less rewarding", but it is still "the Temptations sounding like the Temptations."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Awesome Intro" (Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden) – 0:58
  2. "Hurt So Bad" (Andy Cramer, Mechalie Jamison, Jerry Tawney) – 3:56
  3. "4 Days" (Jasher) – 4:07
  4. "Lady" (Sandra St. Victor, Tom Hammer) – 4:49
  5. "Forget About It" (Christopher Grant, Jasher) – 4:23
  6. "Awesome" (Narada Michael Walden, Otis Williams, Sunny Hilden) – 3:39
  7. "Race for Your Heart" (Dennis Nelson, Otis Williams, William Rivera) – 4:22
  8. "Swept Away" (Alonzo Jones, Jeff Porter, Narada Michael Walden, Robin Taylor Brooks) – 4:47
  9. "My Baby" (Barrington Henderson, Carsten Lindberg, Joachim Svare) – 4:20
  10. "Open Letter, My One Temptation Interlude" (Alonzo McKenzie, Ron Tyson) – 1:05
  11. "So Easy" (Oji Pierce, Ron Tyson) – 5:44
  12. "A Love I Can See" (William Robinson) – 5:46.
  13. "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley) – 4:46
  14. "I Feel Good" (Stanley Brown) – 4:05

Personnel

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The Temptations

Charts

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Chart performance for Awesome
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 140
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 27

References

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  1. ^ Bronson, Fred (December 8, 2001). "Chart Beat". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 49. p. 6. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. The Temptations – Awesome: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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