Milestone (The Temptations album)

Milestone
Studio album by the Temptations
Released	November 19, 1991 (1991-11-19)
Genre	Soul
Length	58:30
Language	English
Label	Motown
Producer	Victor Carstarphen CIROCCO Barry Eastmond Trevor Lawrence Steve Lindsey Freddie Rhone Alton "Wokie" Stewart Ron Tyson Otis Williams
The Temptations chronology
Special (1989) Milestone (1991) For Lovers Only (1995)

Milestone is a 1991 studio album by American soul group the Temptations. It would be the last full length album to feature founding member Melvin Franklin and the last to feature Richard Street, who exited the group in 1993, following a dispute with Williams.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album two out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn characterizing it as "one of the most forgettable records in The Temptations' long and illustrious history", but still praising the vocals. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe" (Alton "Wokie" Stewart) – 4:05
2. "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)" (Barry Eastmond, Ian Foster, and Jolyon Skinner) – 4:18
3. "Hoops of Fire" (Porter Carroll, Jeff Franzel and Nina Ossoff) – 5:28
4. "We Should Be Makin' Love" (Andy Goldmark, Steve Kipner, and Steve Lindsey) – 4:08
5. "The Jones'" (Stewart) – 4:28
6. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 4:29
7. "Corner of My Heart" (Goldmark and Kit Hain) – 4:06
8. "Whenever You're Ready" (Lionel Randolph, Freddie Rhone, Zack Vaz, and Otis Williams) – 5:11
9. "Do It Easy" (Bob Farrell, Bobby Smith, and Ron Tyson) – 4:49
10. "Wait a Minute" (Williams) – 5:09
11. "Celebrate" (Arlene Britt, Johnny Britt, Noam Kaniel, and Williams) – 5:53

Bonus track on some editions

12. "The Jones'" (UK Remix) (Stewart) – 6:26

Personnel

The Temptations

• Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
• Richard Street – second tenor vocals
• Ron Tyson – tenor and falsetto vocals, arrangements (9)
• Otis Williams – baritone vocals, arrangements (10)
• Ali-Ollie Woodson – vocals

Musicians

• Alton "Wokie" Stewart – all instruments (1, 5, 12), additional backing vocals (1, 5, 12), arrangements (1, 5, 12)
• Eric Rehl – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2), rhythm arrangements (2), synthesizer programming (3)
• Barry Eastmond – additional keyboards (2), arrangements (2, 3), keyboards (3)
• Steve Lindsey – acoustic piano (4), organ (4), synthesizers (4), arrangements (4, 6, 7), drum programming (6, 7), keyboards (7)
• Airiq Anest – Sonix Matrix Assembly synthesizer (6), drum programming (7)
• John Barnes – keyboards (7)
• Lionel Randolph – keyboards (8), drum programming (8), string arrangements (8)
• Freddie Rhone – keyboards (8), bass (8), drum programming (8), arrangements (8), string arrangements (8)
• Victor Carstarphen – keyboards (10), arrangements (10)
• Cirocco – electric piano (11), synthesizers (11), guitars (11), arrangements (11)
• Russell Burt – synthesizer programming (11), computer programming (11)
• Danny G – keyboards (12)
• Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitars (3)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (4), sitar (4), electric guitar (7)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (7)
• Wah Wah Watson – guitars (8)
• Greg Moore – guitars (10)
• Freddie Washington – bass (4)
• Kerry Turman – bass (10)
• Horace "Bokie" Coleman – bass (11)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (3)
• James Gadson – drums (4)
• Howie Rice – drum programming (6)
• Khris Kellow – drum programming (6, 7), backing vocals (6), keyboards (7)
• Jeff Porcaro – drum overdubs (6), tambourine (6)
• Perry Wilson – drums (10)
• Richard Young – drum programming (11)
• Steve Kroon – percussion (3)
• Lenny Castro – tambourine (4), percussion (7, 8)
• Brandon Fields – saxophone (4), sax solo (10)
• Scott Mayo – sax solo (11)
• David Campbell – string arrangements (4, 7)
• Trevor Lawrence – arrangements (8)
• Johnny Britt – vocal arrangements (10)
• Misa – rapping (6)
• Alice Echols – backing vocals (10)
• Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals (10)

Production and Technical

• Zack Vaz – executive producer
• Otis Williams – executive producer, producer (10), recording assistant (10), liner notes
• Alton "Wokie" Stewart – producer (1, 5, 12)
• Barry Eastmond – producer (2, 3)
• Steve Lindsey – producer (4, 6, 7)
• Khris Kellow – additional production (6)
• Trevor Lawrence – producer (8)
• Freddie Rhone – producer (8)
• Ron Tyson – producer (9)
• Bob Farrell – co-producer (9)
• Victor Carstarphen – producer (10), recording assistant (10)
• Cirocco Jones – producer (11)
• Johnny Britt – additional production (11)
• Ray Hayden – additional production (12), engineer (12), remixing (12)
• Bob Jones – additional production (12), remixing (12)
• Rick Clifford – recording (1, 5)
• Bob Tucker – recording (1, 3, 5, 8, 10), mixing (8, 10)
• John Van Nest – mixing (1, 5)
• Earl Cohen – recording (2, 3), mixing (3)
• Roey Shamir – mixing (2)
• Airiq Anest – recording (4, 6, 7)
• Richard Cottrell – recording (4)
• Richard Kaplan – recording (4, 7)
• Elliott Peters – recording (4, 7)
• Lee Ann Ungar – recording (4, 7), mixing (4, 7)
• David Schober – recording (5)
• Gabe Veltri – recording (5)
• Greg Grill – recording (9)
• Joe McGrath – recording (9)
• Rick Campfield – mixing (9)
• Brad Buxer – recording (11)
• Tracy Chisolm – recording (11)
• Peter McCabe – recording (11)
• Bobby Brooks – mixing (11)
• Jim Kuoriak – recording assistant (2)
• Gayle Esposito – A&R assistant
• Venetta Jenkins – A&R assistant
• Gayle Woodard – A&R assistant
• Stephen Meltzer – art direction
• Kaie Wellman – design
• Aaron Rapoport – photography
• Shelly Berger – management
• Billie Bullock – management

Chart performance

Milestone spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 88 on January 18, 1992. ^[2]

See also

• List of 1991 albums

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "The Temptations – Milestone". AllMusic Guide . Retrieved May 6, 2023.
2. "The Temptations". Billboard . Retrieved May 5, 2023.

External links

• Milestone at Discogs (list of releases)
• Milestone at MusicBrainz (list of releases)