Power (Temptations album)
Power is a 1980 studio album from American soul group the Temptations, their return to Motown after a brief contract with Atlantic Records. Dennis Edwards also returned to the group after Louis Price, who recorded during the Atlantic period, left.
Reception
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Craig Lytle writing that "the group was, for the most part, missing in action on this album", but noting fine vocal performances.Personnel
The TemptationsAdditional musicians
- John Arnold – percussion
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion
- Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
- Eric Butler – keyboards
- Gary Coleman – percussion
- Quentin Dennard – drums
- James Gadson – drums
- Paul M. Jackson Jr. – guitar
- Tim May – guitar
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitar
- Anthony Travaglini – guitar
- Earl Van Dyke – keyboards
- David T. Walker – guitar
- "Ready" Freddie Washington – bass guitar
- Nathan Watts – bass guitar
- Tony Autore – assistant recording
- Angelo Bond – production on "Struck by Lightning Twice" and "Go for It"
- Bobby Brooks – assistant recording
- Guy Costa – recording
- Mike Diehl – cover, design, illustration
- Berry Gordy – [Audio Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing (recorded music)|mixing] engineering, production, executive production
- Lawrence T. Horn – recording
- Suzee Wendy Ikeda – project management
- McKinley Jackson – rhythm arrangement
- Ginny Livingston – art direction
- Dave Mancini – assistant recording
- Greg Orloff – assistant recording
- Gene Page – horn and string arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love"
- Barney Perkins – recording, mixing engineering
- Teddy Randazzo – arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love" and "Shadow of Your Love", production on "How Can I Resist Your Love" and "Shadow of Your Love"
- Paul Ring – assistant mixing engineering
- Paul Riser – horn and string arrangement on "How Can I Resist Your Love"
- Bob Robitaille – recording, mixing engineering
- Ron Slenzak – photography
- William Weatherspoon – production on "Struck by Lightning Twice" and "Go for It"
- Ronald Wakefield – photography
- Steve Williams – recording