Ear-Resistible

Ear-Resistible
Studio album by The Temptations
Released	May 16, 2000
Length	57:10
Label	Motown
Producer	Stanley Brown Calvin Gaines Isaias Gamboa Joe Gerald Levert Joe N Little III Arthur "Buster" Marbury Dennis Nelson Narada Michael Walden
The Temptations chronology
Phoenix Rising (1998) Ear-Resistible (2000) Awesome (2001)

Ear-Resistible is a ^[1] studio album by American vocal group the Temptations. Served as the follow-up to Phoenix Rising (1998), it was released by Motown on May 16, 2000. ^{[2] [3]} Featuring the Top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary singles "I'm Here", which peaked at #3, and "Selfish Reasons", which peaked at #18, the album won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that with the album "the group turns in its strongest set since 1984's Truly for You [...] Co-executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams, Ear-Resistible proves that you don't need rap cameos or expletives to make a great R&B album." ^[1]

Track listing

Ear-Resistible track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Just Go Crazy – Intro"	ALonzo McKenzie, Arthur Marbury III, Felicia Brown-Spencer, Melvin Jordan, Otis Williams, Weeks	Terry Weeks	0:32
2.	"I'm Here"	Katrina Willis, Colin Morrison	Weeks	3:20
3.	"Your Love"	Stanley Brown	Weeks, Williams (spoken word)	4:47
4.	"Elevator Eyes"	Williams, Dennis Nelson	Weeks, Barrington "Bo" Henderson	3:51
5.	"Selfish Reasons"	Gerald LeVert, Joe N Little III	Weeks, Ron Tyson	4:48
6.	"Kiss Me Like You Miss Me"	Narada Michael Walden, Robin Taylor Brooks, Williams	Williams (spoken word), Henderson, Tyson, Harry McGilberry	4:40
7.	"Party"	Walden, Tyson, Sunny Hilden	McGilberry, Henderson, Tyson	4:06
8.	"It's Alright to Be Wrong"	Calvin Gaines, Joshua Thompson, Donell Jones, Quincy Patrick	Henderson	4:21
9.	"Proven & True"	LeVert, Little	Tyson, Weeks, Henderson	5:27
10.	"Got to Get on the Road"	Trevor Lawrence, Isaias Gamboa, Williams	Williams (spoken word), Tyson, Henderson	4:53
11.	"I'll Just Go Crazy"	Marbury, Weeks, Alonzo McKenzie, Jordan, Brown-Spencer	Weeks	4:32
12.	"A Little Bit Lonely"	DeVere Duckett, Keith Rouster	Henderson	4:30
13.	"One Love, One World – Interlude"	Marbury, Weeks, Williams	Group	1:38
14.	"Error of Our Ways"	Nelson	Weeks	5:18

Personnel

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

Charts

Chart performance for Ear-Resistible

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	16

References

1. Elias, Jason. "Ear-Resistable(sic) - The Temptations". Allmusic . Retrieved March 18, 2012.
2. Williams, Otis; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski (2002). Temptations. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-0-8154-1218-2.
3. The Temptations - Ear: Resistible Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic , retrieved July 17, 2022
4. "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
5. "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.