Hear to Tempt You

Hear to Tempt You is a 1977 studio album from American soul group the Temptations.

Hear to Tempt You
Studio album by the Temptations
Released	November 10, 1977 (1977-11-10)
Recorded	1977
Studio	Atlantic, New York City, New York, US (vocals) Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US (horns, rhythm, and strings)
Genre	Soul
Length	39:53
Language	English
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ron Baker Norman Harris
The Temptations chronology
The Temptations Do the Temptations (1976) Hear to Tempt You (1977) Bare Back (1978)

Recording

This was the first of two albums they recorded for Atlantic Records after temporarily leaving Motown after being with the label since 1961. They would team up with Philadelphia producer Norman Harris for this album. After parting ways with Dennis Edwards, the group recruited new member Louis Price to be the new lead vocalist. They would also work for the first time with Ron Tyson of the group Love Committee who co-wrote most of the songs on this album. Tyson himself would later become a Temptation in 1983, replacing Glenn Leonard.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

The Bay State Banner called "In a Lifetime" "a classic piece of mid-tempo Philly disco combined with the great feel of the Temptations vocals".^[2] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with reviewer Jason Elias writing that "what's here is worth listening to" for the Norman Harris-produced tracks.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Ron Baker, Norman Harris and Earl Young. Tall "T" executive producers.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"Think for Yourself"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, and Ron Tyson	Louis Price	5:00
2.	"In a Lifetime"	Ron Baker, and Tyson	Glenn Leonard	6:13
3.	"Come Share My Love"	T. G. Conway, and Bruce Gray	Price	6:13
4.	"She's All I Got"	Baker, and Tyson	Price	4:56

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer(s)	Length
1.	"Snake in the Grass"	Conway, Felder, and Tyson	Richard Street	5:30
2.	"It's Time for Love"	Felder, Harris, and Tyson	Leonard and Price	4:31
3.	"Let's Live in Peace"	Melvin Franklin, Leonard, Price, Street, Otis Williams, and Benjamin Wright	Price	4:16
4.	"Read Between the Lines"	Conway, Felder, and Tyson	Williams	3:21
5.	"I Could Never Stop Loving You"	Felder, Harris, and Tyson	Franklin	3:21

Personnel

The Temptations

• Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
• Glenn Leonard – first tenor/falsetto vocals
• Louis Price – second tenor/baritone vocals
• Richard Street – tenor vocals
• Otis Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals

Additional musicians

• Richard Adderly – vibraphone
• Ron Baker – bass guitar
• Keith Benson – drums
• T. G. Conway – keyboards, arrangement on "Come Share My Love" and "Snake in the Grass"
• Don Renaldo & His String & Horn Section – strings, horns
• Bobby Eli – guitar
• Michael Foreman – bass guitar
• Bruce Gray – keyboards
• Norman Harris – guitar; arrangement on "Think for Yourself" and "I Could Never Stop Loving You"; production on "Think for Yourself", "Come Share My Love", "Snake in the Grass", "It's Time for Love", "Let's Live in Peace", "Read Between the Lines", and "I Could Never Stop Loving You"
• Cotton Kent – keyboards
• Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – keyboards, arrangement on "It's Time for Love" and "Read Between the Lines"
• T. J. Tindall – guitar
• Larry Washington – congas
• Earl Young – drums

Technical personnel

• Ron Baker – arrangement on "In a Lifetime" and "She's All I Got", production on "In a Lifetime" and "She's All I Got"
• Roland Chambers – arrangement on "Let's Live in Peace"
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Dirk Devlin – engineering
• Carl Paruolo – engineering
• Bobby Warner – engineering
• Steinbicker/Houghton – photography

Chart performance

Hear to Tempt You spent 13 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at 113 on January 7, 1978,^[4] and spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (then named the Soul LP's) chart, reaching up to 38 on December 24, 1977.^[5]

See also

• List of 1977 albums