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
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" – 0:58
2. "Hurt So Bad" – 3:56
3. "4 Days" – 4:07
4. "Lady" – 4:49
5. "Forget About It" – 4:23
6. "Awesome" – 3:39
7. "Race for Your Heart" – 4:22
8. "Swept Away" – 4:47
9. "My Baby" – 4:20
10. "Open Letter, My One Temptation Interlude" – 1:05
11. "So Easy" – 5:44
12. "A Love I Can See" – 5:46.
13. "That's How Heartaches Are Made" – 4:46
14. "I Feel Good" – 4:05

Personnel

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

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.