Awesome (The Temptations album)

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.

Awesome
Studio album by The Temptations
Released	November 20, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	R&B
Length	56:41
Label	Motown
Producer	Narada 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)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

The Temptations

• Terry Weeks – second tenor vocals
• Barrington "Bo" Henderson – tenor vocals
• Otis Williams – baritone vocals
• Ron Tyson – tenor/falsetto vocals
• Harry McGilberry – bass vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Awesome

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

References

1. Bronson, Fred (December 8, 2001). "Chart Beat". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 49. p. 6. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. 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.