To Be Continued... (The Temptations album)

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To Be Continued...
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ReleasedJune 17, 1986
RecordedDecember 1985May 1986
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Gordy
Producer Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Eddie Lambert, Steve Barri (exec.)
The Temptations chronology
Touch Me
(1985)
To Be Continued...
(1986)
Together Again
(1987)
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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.

Contents

Track listing

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

  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

  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

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [8]
US US
R&B
US
AC
1986"A Fine Mess"6328
"Lady Soul"474
"To Be Continued"25
1987"Someone"45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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