A person on another forum has really gotten my dander up. Recently he wrote that he could hear "Richard Street vocals in the following song. I said to him "Dude" Richard Street was long gone from the Temptations when they released this record. Surely they could have recorded it years before but I can't hear him. Needless to say when I asked him what was their line up...he back pedaled....took a day off and came back later and said to me , well I got my facts wrong...yada, yada , yada.
But wait there's more, on this particular album and recording, as I was listening to the intro, at first it sounds like Melvin Franklin, but then I listened again and again and I said to myself..."that aint Melvin". I asked the expert to listen and tell me if he thought that was Melvin and if by chance it wasn't since he knew the line up, then who was it ? He replied thats Melvin alright and if it aint so what ? During this time frame 94-95 I realized that Melvin was having serious medical problems but, to my ears he has never lost the bottom of his basso perfundo. I don't really care for this record [[its ok) but the mix was jacked up and they were not singing with that old Tempt fervor.What I'd like to know from you guys after listening to the intro, your honest opinion. I could very well be wrong, but theres just something about this record that doesn't sit right with me. This is a record that Melvin would have flat out clowned on and yet he's barely there! [[ if its him at all) The threads on Valerie Simpson, Adantes etc inspired me to post this . Can you guys help a brother and Tempt fan out ?
PS : I still prefer the Countours version over this one but the additonal lyrics and chorus by the Tempts is pretty cool.
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