To Be Continued... (The Temptations album)

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To Be Continued...
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1986
RecordedDecember 1985–May 1986
GenreR&B, Soul
LabelGordy
ProducerPeter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Eddie Lambert, Steve Barri (exec.)
The Temptations chronology
Touch Me
(1985)
To Be Continued...
(1986)
Together Again
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

To Be Continued... is a 1986 album by American R&B vocal group The Temptations released on June 17, 1986 by Motown Records' Gordy label. The album featured the group's third top ten R&B hit of the 1980s, "Lady Soul", which reached No. 4 R&B and No. 47 pop. It was the third and final album to feature Ali-Ollie Woodson during his first stint with the group. The following year he was replaced by Dennis Edwards, then two years later rejoined the group replacing Edwards.

Track listing[edit]

Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Ali-Ollie Woodson, (b) Ron Tyson, (c) Richard Street, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams.

Side A[edit]

  1. "Lady Soul" (Mark Holden) – 5:02 a
  2. "Message To The World" (Paul Fox, Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert) – 4:24 a
  3. "To Be Continued" (Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 5:01 a
  4. "Put Us Together Again" (Gerard McMahon) – 3:55 c
  5. "Someone" (Dave Anderson, Bill LaBounty) – 4:37 a

Side B[edit]

  1. "Girls (They Like It)" (Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Lenny Macaluso) – 4:37 a, b, c, d, e
  2. "More Love, Your Love" (Mark Holden, Steve LeGassick) – 4:23 b
  3. "A Fine Mess" (Dennis Lambert, Henry Mancini) – 4:04 a
  4. "You're The One (Ron Tyson) - 4:39 d
  5. "Love Me Right" (Richard Street, Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) - 4:17 a

Charts[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart positions[8]
US US
R&B
US
AC
1986 "A Fine Mess" 63 28
"Lady Soul" 47 4
"To Be Continued" 25
1987 "Someone" 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/to-be-continued-mw0000196058
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. ISBN 9780743201698.
  3. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  6. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-29. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Temptations US albums/singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

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