''Reflections'' is a 2006 studio album by American soul group The Temptations. Other than a two-album stint in the late 1970s, this is the group's first recordings after leaving

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

, their home for over 40 years and is made up of cover versions of Motown tracks; it has received positive reviews from critics.

Reception

Editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Rob Theakston noting "the quality being surprisingly high for an act with such longevity" and opining that the band appears to be having fun in the studio. A review in '' Goldmine'' notes that "the sound is thoroughly contemporary... yet retains enough of the Tempts' impeccable harmonic blend to let you know exactly who's behind the mic".

Track listing

Can I Get a Witness "Can I Get a Witness" is a song composed by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier as a non-album single for American recording vocalist Marvin Gaye, who issued the record on Motown's Tam ...

" ( Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland) – 5:19 #" Reflections" ( Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 4:07 #" How Sweet Is It to Be Loved by You" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 3:37 #" Don't Leave Me This Way" ( Kenny Gamble, Cary Gilbert, and Leon Huff) – 3:15 #" This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (Dozer, B. Holland, E. Holland, and Sylvia Moy) – 4:55 #" Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (

Nicholas Ashford Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...

and Valerie Simpson) – 4:10 #" I Hear a Symphony" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:49 #"

Try It Baby "Try It Baby" is a slow blues ballad recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla label in 1964. The ballad was written and produced by Gaye's brother-in-law, Motown chairman Berry Gordy. Background The ballad talked of ...

" ( Berry Gordy, Jr.) – 3:32 #" Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Ashford and Simpson) – 4:11 #" Ooo Baby Baby" ( Warren "Pete" Moore and

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive director. He was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief ...

) – 3:45 #" What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Paul Riser and

William Weatherspoon William Henry Weatherspoon (February 11, 1936 – July 17, 2005) was an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work for Motown Records in the 1960s. He co-wrote "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted", an international hit for ...

) – 4:03 #" Never Can Say Goodbye" ( Clifton Davis) – 4:54 #" I'll Be There" ( Hal Davis, Gordy, and Willie Hutch) – 4:59 #" Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" ( Jim Weatherly) – 4:36 #" Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Ashford and Simpson) – 4:26

Personnel

The Temptations * G.C. Cameron – tenor/baritone vocals * Joe Herndon – bass vocals * Ron Tyson – first tenor/falsetto vocals * Terry Weeks – second tenor vocals * Otis Williams – baritone vocals, executive production Additional musicians *Steve Baxter – trombone *Darrell Crooks – guitar *Steve Harvey – drums, engineering, keyboards, mixing, percussion, production, strings *Hornilicious – horn *Marlena Jeter – backing vocals *Roman Johnson –

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

, piano, grand piano, vibraphone, Wurlitzer *Vann Johnson – vocals, backing vocals *Nikko Lowe – backing vocals *Anthony Patler –

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...

*Tom Ralls – trombone *Louis Jr. VanTaylor – flute, saxophone *Bobby Ray Watson – bass guitar *The Benjamin Wright Orchestra – orchestra *Edward Wright – percussion Technical personnel *Shelly Berger – executive production *Ashley Culp – production coordination *Reginald Dozier – engineering, mixing *Paul Erickson – engineering *Jeff Moskow – associate production *Ryan Null – photo coordination *Aaron Rapoport – photography *Ryan Rogers – design *Doug Schwartz – mastering *Vartan –

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

*Harry Weinger – associate production *Benjamin F. Wright – arrangement, conducting, engineering, production

Chart performance

''Reflections'' spent two weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at 80 on February 18, 2006, and spent 10 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 14 on the same date.

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