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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = Ear-Resistible |
| name = Ear-Resistible
Type = [[Album]] |
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[The Temptations]] |
| artist = [[The Temptations]]
Cover = Tempts-ear-resis.jpg |
| cover = Tempts-ear-resis.jpg
Released = May 16, 2000 |
| border = yes
Recorded = 1999 - 2000 |
| alt =
| released = May 16, 2000
Genre = [[R&B]], [[New Jack Swing]] |
Length = 57:10 |
| recorded =
Label = [[Motown]] |
| venue =
| studio =
Producer = [[Kedar Massenberg]], [[Otis Williams]] |
Reviews =
| genre =
| length = 57:10
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r480263|pure_url=yes}} link] |
| label = [[Motown]]
Last album = ''[[Phoenix Rising (Temptations album)|Phoenix Rising]]''<br />(1998) |
| producer =
This album = ''Ear-Resistible''<br />(2000) |
*Stanley Brown
Next album = ''Awesome''<br />(2001) |
*Calvin Gaines
*[[Isaias Gamboa (music producer)|Isaias Gamboa]]
*[[Joe (singer)|Joe]]
*[[Gerald Levert]]
*[[Joe N Little III]]
*Arthur "Buster" Marbury
*Dennis Nelson
*[[Narada Michael Walden]]
| prev_title = [[Phoenix Rising (Temptations album)|Phoenix Rising]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Awesome (The Temptations album)|Awesome]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}
'''''Ear-Resistible''''' is a <ref name="Elias"/> studio album by American vocal group [[the Temptations]]. Served as the follow-up to ''[[Phoenix Rising (The Temptations album)|Phoenix Rising]]'' (1998), it was released by [[Motown]] on May 16, 2000.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Otis |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KMJo37QXc7gC&dq=Ear-Resistible+Temptations&pg=PA242 |title=Temptations |last2=Bashe |first2=Patricia Romanowski |date=2002 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8154-1218-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Temptations - Ear: Resistible Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ear-resistible-mw0000064220 |language=en |access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref> Featuring the Top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary singles "I'm Here", which peaked at #3, and "Selfish Reasons", which peaked at #18, the album won the 2001 [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance]].


==Critical reception==
'''''Ear-Resistible''''' is a 2000 album by [[The Temptations]] for the [[Motown]] label. Featuring the single "I'm Here," the album won the 2001 [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance]].
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Elias">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ear-resistable-r480263/review|title=''Ear-Resistable''(sic) - The Temptations|last=Elias|first=Jason|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=18 March 2012}}</ref>}}

[[AllMusic]] editor Jason Elias found that with the album "the group turns in its strongest set since 1984's ''[[Truly for You]]'' [...] Co-executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams, ''Ear-Resistible'' proves that you don't need rap cameos or expletives to make a great R&B album."<ref name="Elias"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"I'll Just Go Crazy - Intro" – 0:33
| collapsed =
#"I'm Here" (Katrina Willis, Colin Morrison) – 4:22
| headline = ''Ear-Resistible'' track listing
#"Your Love" (Stanley Brown) – 4:47
| extra_column = Producer(s)
#"Elevator Eyes" (Dennis Nelson, Otis Williams) – 3:51
| total_length = 57:10
#"Selfish Reasons" (Gerald LeVert, Joe N Little III) – 4:48
| title1 = I'll Just Go Crazy – Intro
#"Kiss Me Like You Miss Me" ([[Narada Michael Walden]], Robin Taylor Brooks, Otis Williams) – 4:40
| writer1 =
#"Party" (Narada Michael Walden, Ron Tyson, Sunny Hilden) – 4:06
| extra1 =
#"It's Alright To Be Wrong" (Calvin Gaines, Joshua Thompson, Donnell Jones) – 4:21
| length1 = 0:32
#"Proven & True" (Gerald LeVert, Joe N Little III) – 5:27
| title2 = I'm Here
#"Got To Get on The Road" (Trevor Lawrence, Isaias Gamboa, Otis Williams) – 4:53
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[Katrina Willis]]|Colin Morrison}}
#"I'll Just Go Crazy" (Arthur Marbury, Terry Weeks, Alonza McKenzie) – 4:32
| extra2 = [[Joe (singer)|Joe]]
#"A Little Bit Lonely" (DeVere Duckett, Keith Rouster) – 4:30
| length2 = 4:21
#"One Love, One World - Interlude" (Arthur Marbury, Terry Weeks, Otis Williams) – 1:38
| title3 = Your Love
#"Error Of Our Ways" (Dennis Nelson, Otis Williams) – 5:18
| writer3 = Stanley Brown
| extra3 = Brown
| length3 = 4:47
| title4 = Elevator Eyes
| writer4 = {{hlist|[[Otis Williams]]|Dennis Nelson}}
| extra4 = Nelson
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = Selfish Reasons
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Gerald LeVert]]|[[Joe N Little III]]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|LeVert|Little}}
| length5 = 4:48
| title6 = Kiss Me Like You Miss Me
| writer6 = {{hlist|[[Narada Michael Walden]]|Robin Taylor Brooks|Williams}}
| extra6 = Walden
| length6 = 4:40
| title7 = Party
| writer7 = {{hlist|Walden|Ron Tyson|Sunny Hilden}}
| extra7 = Walden
| length7 = 4:06
| title8 = It's Alright to Be Wrong
| writer8 = {{hlist|Calvin Gaines|Joshua Thompson|[[Donell Jones]]|Quincy Patrick}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Gaines|Thompson Patrick}}
| length8 = 4:21
| title9 = Proven & True
| writer9 = {{hlist|LeVert|Little}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|LeVert|Little}}
| length9 = 5:27
| title10 = Got to Get on the Road
| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Trevor Lawrence (musician)|Trevor Lawrence]]|[[Isaias Gamboa (music producer)|Isaias Gamboa]]|Williams}}
| extra10 = Gamboa
| length10 = 4:53
| title11 = I'll Just Go Crazy
| writer11 = {{hlist|Arthur Marbury|[[Terry Weeks]]|Alonzo McKenzie|Melvin Jordan|Felicia Brown-Spencer}}
| extra11 = Marbury
| length11 = 4:32
| title12 = A Little Bit Lonely
| writer12 = {{hlist|DeVere Duckett|Keith Rouster}}
| extra12 = Gamboa
| length12 = 4:30
| title13 = One Love, One World – Interlude
| writer13 = {{hlist|Marbury|Weeks|Williams}}
| extra13 = Marbury
| length13 = 1:38
| title14 = Error of Our Ways
| writer14 = {{hlist|Williams|Nelson}}
| extra14 = Nelson
| length14 = 5:18
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Terry Weeks]] – vocals
*[[Terry Weeks]] – tenor/baritone vocals
*[[Barrington "Bo" Henderson]] – vocals
*[[Barrington "Bo" Henderson]] – [[tenor/baritone]] vocals
*[[Otis Williams]] – vocals
*[[Otis Williams]] – [[second tenor/baritone]] vocals
*[[Ron Tyson]] – vocals
*Ron Tyson – first tenor/[[falsetto]] vocals
*[[Harry McGilberry]] – vocals
*[[Harry McGilberry]] – [[bass (voice type)|bass]] vocals

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for ''Ear-Resistible''
! scope="col"|Chart (2000)
! scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|54|artist=The Temptations|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 29, 2022|refname="Billboard200"}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|16|artist=The Temptations|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 29, 2022|refname="BillboardRandBHipHop"}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


{{The Temptations}}
{{The Temptations}}

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[[Category:2000 albums]]
[[Category:2000 albums]]
[[Category:The Temptations albums]]
[[Category:The Temptations albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden]]
[[Category:Motown albums]]
[[Category:Motown albums]]
[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance]]

Latest revision as of 12:49, 19 April 2024

Ear-Resistible
Studio album by
The Temptations
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
Length57:10
LabelMotown
Producer
The Temptations chronology
Phoenix Rising
(1998) 		Ear-Resistible
(2000) 		Awesome
(2001)

Ear-Resistible is a [1] studio album by American vocal group the Temptations. Served as the follow-up to Phoenix Rising (1998), it was released by Motown on May 16, 2000.[2][3] Featuring the Top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary singles "I'm Here", which peaked at #3, and "Selfish Reasons", which peaked at #18, the album won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that with the album "the group turns in its strongest set since 1984's Truly for You [...] Co-executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams, Ear-Resistible proves that you don't need rap cameos or expletives to make a great R&B album."[1]

Track listing

[edit]
Ear-Resistible track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'll Just Go Crazy – Intro"  0:32
2."I'm Here"
Joe4:21
3."Your Love"Stanley BrownBrown4:47
4."Elevator Eyes"
Nelson3:51
5."Selfish Reasons"
  • LeVert
  • Little
4:48
6."Kiss Me Like You Miss Me"
Walden4:40
7."Party"
  • Walden
  • Ron Tyson
  • Sunny Hilden
Walden4:06
8."It's Alright to Be Wrong"
  • Gaines
  • Thompson Patrick
4:21
9."Proven & True"
  • LeVert
  • Little
  • LeVert
  • Little
5:27
10."Got to Get on the Road"
Gamboa4:53
11."I'll Just Go Crazy"
  • Arthur Marbury
  • Terry Weeks
  • Alonzo McKenzie
  • Melvin Jordan
  • Felicia Brown-Spencer
Marbury4:32
12."A Little Bit Lonely"
  • DeVere Duckett
  • Keith Rouster
Gamboa4:30
13."One Love, One World – Interlude"
  • Marbury
  • Weeks
  • Williams
Marbury1:38
14."Error of Our Ways"
  • Williams
  • Nelson
Nelson5:18
Total length:57:10

Personnel

[edit]

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Ear-Resistible
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 16

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Elias, Jason. "Ear-Resistable(sic) - The Temptations". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ Williams, Otis; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski (2002). Temptations. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8154-1218-2.
  3. ^ The Temptations - Ear: Resistible Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-17
  4. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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