Reunion (Temptations album)

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Reunion

Studio album by The Temptations

Released

April 7, 1982

Recorded

1982

Genre

R&B/Funk

Length

45:37

Label

Gordy

Producer

Berry Gordy, Rick James, Smokey Robinson, Barrett Strong, Iris Gordy

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

The Temptations chronology

The Temptations
(1981)

Reunion
(1982)

Surface Thrills
(1983)

Reunion is a 1982 album by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released during the 1982 Temptations Reunion tour, which reunited David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the Temptations after a decade-long absence. The album also features then-current Temptations Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, and founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin. Reunion featured the hit single "Standing on the Top", produced by and featuring Motown funk star Rick James, who had previously used the Temptations as the background vocalists for his 1981 hit "Super Freak".

The Reunion tour, which began in April 1982 was only partially successful. Ruffin, a cocaine addict, missed several shows, causing the group to be fined thousands of dollars for each performance he missed, and Eddie Kendricks' falsetto voice had weakened due to constant smoking. Group leader Otis Williams decided that the reunion would not be a permanent thing, and fired Ruffin and Kendricks shortly after Christmas 1982.