Bare Back

Bare Back
A photo of a nude woman wearing a headdress, photographed from behind
Studio album by
the Temptations
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1978 (1978-09-20)
Recorded1978
Studios
  • Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California, United States
  • Studio Masters, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Wally Heider Studio #4, Los Angeles, California, United States
GenreSoul
Length34:32
LanguageEnglish
LabelAtlantic
Producer
The Temptations chronology
Hear to Tempt You
(1977)		 Bare Back
(1978)		 Power
(1980)

Bare Back is a 1978 studio album from American soul group the Temptations. This was the second of two albums they recorded for Atlantic Records after temporarily leaving Motown after being with the label since 1961 and the last with vocalist Louis Price, as Dennis Edwards would return to the group when they re-signed with Motown in 1980.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album 1.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton writing that "there's not much to recommend on the Temptations' second Atlantic record release" and blaming lackluster production, summing up that "the songs are arguably the weakest ever recorded by the Tempts".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
1."Mystic Woman (Love Me Over)"Richard Davis, Brian Holland, Eddie HollandGlenn Leonard, Richard Street3:57
2."I Just Don't Know How to Let You Go"B. Holland, E. Holland, Marcia WoodsLouis Price, Street3:31
3."That's When You Need Love"Davis, B. Holland, E. HollandPrice3:44
4."Bare Back"Harold Beatty, B. Holland, E. HollandStreet, Leonard3:34
5."Ever Ready Love"Beatty, B. Holland, E. HollandLeonard4:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singer(s)Length
6."Wake Up to Me"Beatty, E. Holland, WoodsLeonard4:17
7."You're So Easy to Love"Beatty, B. Holland, E. HollandMelvin Franklin3:29
8."I See My Child"Franklin, Leonard, Street, Otis Williams, Ben WrightOtis Williams, Price4:11
9."Touch Me Again"Beatty, B. Holland, E. HollandStreet3:34

Personnel

The Temptations

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Chart performance

Bare Back four weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (then named the Soul LP's) chart, reaching up to 46 on October 21, 1978.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Andrew, Hamilton. "The Temptations – Bare Back". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Temptations". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2023.