Legendary group The Temptations are pleased to
announce their first new album in eight years, All The Time. To be released
worldwide by UMe on May 4 in CD, vinyl LP, limited edition white vinyl LP, and
digital formats, All The Time features inspired renditions of songs by Sam
Smith, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, Maxwell, Ed Sheeran, Michael Jackson, and The
Weeknd, and three new, original Temptations songs. The album's digital format
includes two tracks available for immediate download and streaming today with
album preorder, as well as two bonus track remixes.
All The Time
is produced and arranged by Dave Darling, also known for his work with Glen
Campbell, Brian Setzer, Tom Waits, and Janiva Magness, among others. The new
album soars with The Temptations' strongest lineup in 20 years, led by founding
member Otis Williams. Among the cover versions, the group transforms Sam
Smith's "Stay With Me" into a stirring soul-gospel love song, while
in their hands "Earned It," originally recorded by The Weeknd for
Fifty Shades of Grey, becomes an emotional tour-de-force, and "Thinking
Out Loud," originally by Ed Sheeran, is soulfully reflective and features
Williams' spoken introduction. The album's new original songs are the yearning
"Waitin' On You," the romantic "Be My Wife" – a sure
steppers favorite – and the funked-up "Move Them Britches." The
digital album's two bonus tracks are a spare 'Gospel Mix' for the rendition of
Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" and a special 'Heathens Mix' for
"Move Them Britches."
Listen to
The Temptations' rendition of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me": https://lnk.to/StayWithMe
54 years ago
this month, The Temptations released their first Motown album, 1964's Meet The
Temptations. For nearly 60 years, The Temptations have reigned as one of
popular music's most beloved and successful groups worldwide, lauded by
Billboard in 2017 as the Number One R&B Artist of All Time. The Temptations
rose to the top of the charts with 16 Number One R&B albums and 43 Top Ten
R&B hit songs across four decades, including 14 Number One singles. Their
hits "My Girl," "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," and "Get
Ready" are timeless, iconic classics, while the group's later forays into
funk and psychedelia, including "Cloud Nine" and "Papa Was a
Rollin' Stone," are just as influential. The group is one of Rolling
Stone's '100 Greatest Artists of All Time,' and MOJO celebrated The Temptations
with a December 2017 feature, saying "the music now sounds more
mind-blowing than ever."
The
Temptations were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, into the
Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999, and into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of
Fame in 2013, the same year they were honored with the Recording Academy's
Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY® Award. Winner of four GRAMMY Awards, they received
Motown's first-ever GRAMMY in 1969 for "Cloud Nine." Additionally, a
two-part, scripted miniseries on the group, broadcast by NBC in 1998, was a
ratings smash and won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries
or Movie.
The
"Tempts" continue to actively tour, performing worldwide throughout
the year.
"I'm 76
now," says Otis Williams, "Looking back, I never could have imagined
where my life has taken me. I'm so proud of what The Temptations have achieved,
and I'm grateful for every opportunity we've been so fortunate to receive. The
music carries me. Together, we lift our voices with love and wonder. We had a
great time recording All The Time and we hope everyone enjoys it."
Last fall,
an electrifying new Temptations musical, Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of
The Temptations, made headlines as the highest-grossing production in the
Berkeley, California Repertory Theatre's 50-year history. The show is confirmed
for exclusive five-week engagements at Washington, DC's Kennedy Center this
June and July, at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre in August and September, and at
Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre in October and November before it debuts on
Broadway. Ain't Too Proud, with the iconic hits, harmonies and signature dance
moves that have made The Temptations a cherished part of our cultural history
forever, explores their extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to
Motown fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The thrilling story is
presented by Kennedy Prize-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau, Olivier
Award-winning choreographer Sergio Trujillo, and two-time Tony Award-winning
director Des McAnuff.
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