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| Released | April 18, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 37:42 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
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Power is a 1980 studio album from American soul group the Temptations, their return to Motown after a brief contract with Atlantic Records. Dennis Edwards also returned to the group after Louis Price, who recorded during the Atlantic period, left.
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Craig Lytle writing that "the group was, for the most part, missing in action on this album", but noting fine vocal performances. [1]
| No. | Title | Leads | Length |
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| 1. | "Power" (Angelo Bond, Berry Gordy, and Jean Mayer) | Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Struck by Lightning Twice" (Bond, Ronald Weatherspoon, and William Weatherspoon) | Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Isn't the Night Fantastic" (Dennis Edwards, David English, Glenn Leonard, Richard Street, and Otis Williams) | Richard Street, Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards | 4:15 |
| 4. | "How Can I Resist Your Love" (Bond, W. Weatherspoon) | Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Shadow of Your Love" (Teddy Randazzo and Tony Travaglini) | Dennis Edwards | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Can't You See Sweet Thing" (Edwards, English, Leonard, Street, and Williams) | Otis Williams, Glenn Leonard, Dennis Edwards | 6:09 |
| 7. | "Go for It" (Bond, R. Weatherspoon, and W. Weatherspoon) | Glenn Leonard | 4:24 |
| 8. | "I'm Coming Home" (Edwards, English, Leonard, Street, and Williams) | Dennis Edwards | 4:10 |
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Power spent 14 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at 45 on July 12, 1980, [2] and spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 13 on June 14, 1980. [3]
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