The courage to go back to basics as shown by the masters of funk.
As the music scene changed in the 1980s, The Temptations returned to the basics of soul music, their roots. They eliminated excessive ornamentation and focused on the essentials of choral harmonies and rhythm. This album is impressive for its maturity cultivated over a long career and its strength in its simplicity.
A:
1)
Miss Busy Body (Get Your Body Busy)
2)
Sail Away
3)
Outlaw
4)
Stop The World Right Here (I Wanna Get Off)
B:
1)
The Battle Song (I'm The One)
2)
Hollywood
3)
Isn't The Night Fantastic
4)
Make Me Believe In Love Again
Producer - Willie Hutch (B1)
Producer - Harvey Fuqua (B2)
Bass - David Stephen Cochrane
Synthesizer - David Stephen Cochrane
Arranged By [Rhythm] - Norman Whitfield (A1 to A4, B4)
Mixed By - Norman Whitfield (A1 to A4, B4)
Producer - Norman Whitfield (A1 to A4, B4, B4)
Mixed By - Norman Anthony Whitfield
Programmed By [Dx] - Norman Anthony Whitfield
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] - Norman Anthony Whitfield
Engineer - Leonard Jackson
Bass - Billy Bass
Executive Producer - Berry Gordy
Producer - Berry Gordy (B3)
Producer - Angelo Bond (B3)
Guitar - Gary "Funk Doctor" Thompson
Guitar - Eddie Willis (A1 to A4, B4)
Orchestrated By [Direction] - Bruce Miller (2) (A1 to A4, B4)
Engineer - Steve Smith (7) (A1 to A4, B4)
Mixed By - Russ "The Mix King" Terrana
Engineer - Bob Robitaille (A1 to A4, B4)
Keyboards - Walter Downing (A1 to A4, B4)
Percussion - Terral Santiel (A1 to A4, B4)
Management [Project Manager] - Suzee Wendy Ikeda
Mastered By - John Matousek
Engineer - Ralph Sutton (A1 to A4, B4)
Design - Andy Engel
Vocoder - Robert Franklin Justice
Art Direction - Johnny Lee (4)
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] - Philip Walters (A1 to A4, B4)