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Post by QueTip on Apr 13, 2004 20:18:21 GMT -5
Hey Everybody.....pull on the Album "Together Again"
There are some nice songs on that one.....give me some your thoughts
The "Q"
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Post by MikeNYC on Apr 13, 2004 20:55:08 GMT -5
Great album.I think that they should have released "Look What You Started" as the first single...followed by "Do You Wanna Go With Me?" To me they were much stronger than "Wonder Who's She's Seeing Now." "Little Things" is nice...more tracks from this LP should have been added to the EOS box set.
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Post by zebop on Apr 13, 2004 21:36:17 GMT -5
I liked "I Got Your Number" and "Look What You Started" the best. If there's any complaint with "Together Again", it's that it's a little overproduced.
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Post by MikeNYC on Apr 13, 2004 21:38:22 GMT -5
I liked "I Got Your Number" and "Look What You Started" the best. If there's any complaint with "Together Again", it's that it's a little overproduced. How so? |
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Post by zebop on Apr 14, 2004 1:28:14 GMT -5
Well since it was a late '80s R&B album, overproduction seemed to be inherent everyone's albums. For me "Together Again" had too much machinery, too many synths, kind of popish in spots and I never was crazy about the producers either--or some of those effects on the vocals.
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Post by MikeNYC on Apr 14, 2004 12:00:12 GMT -5
Well since it was a late '80s R&B album, overproduction seemed to be inherent everyone's albums. For me "Together Again" had too much machinery, too many synths, kind of popish in spots and I never was crazy about the producers either--or some of those effects on the vocals. Same thing was said about "Walk Away From Love". I don't agree. |
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Post by Aba21 on Apr 14, 2004 12:53:04 GMT -5
I got your number was one of my favorites along with Every time I Close My eyes...........If Dennis was going to leave after this lp...he left us with some good songs...Do You Wanna Go WIth Me and Look What YOu Started..........
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Post by zebop on Apr 17, 2004 21:16:48 GMT -5
I'd like to have Together Again on CD, my only copy is on vinyl and the state of vinyl was dismal during that time. I also remember being very bummed out about Together Again appearing on the Motown insignia--although with a purplish tint. Ok, that's my geek moment of the day.  |
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Post by ghostman on Jun 18, 2004 13:54:07 GMT -5
"Together Again" was a great album and I'm still trying to find a copy. "I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" I think was their best song of the 80's after "Treat Her Like A Lady". The underrated track is "Everytime I Close My Eyes", featuring Richard's solo, which should have been released.
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Post by ghostman on Jun 21, 2004 10:39:09 GMT -5
"Together Again" was also the only album of the 1980's to produce 2 top 10 R&B hits, which hadn't happened since "A Song For You".
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Post by MikeNYC on Jun 21, 2004 15:33:04 GMT -5
"Together Again" was also the only album of the 1980's to produce 2 top 10 R&B hits, which hadn't happened since "A Song For You". Which were? |
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Post by Ivory Fair on Jun 22, 2004 8:58:51 GMT -5
"I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" #3 and "Look What You Started" #8
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Post by Ivory Fair on Jun 22, 2004 9:01:28 GMT -5
But for what it's worth, "Lady Soul" ("To Be Continued" 1986) peaked at #4 on the R&B charts and number 47 on the pop, the other two didn't even make it onto the pop charts.
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Post by MikeNYC on Jun 22, 2004 20:02:18 GMT -5
"I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now" #3 and "Look What You Started" #8 Look What You Started #2 Dance charts |
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Post by ghostman on Jun 22, 2004 20:57:33 GMT -5
But for what it's worth, "Lady Soul" ("To Be Continued" 1986) peaked at #4 on the R&B charts and number 47 on the pop, the other two didn't even make it onto the pop charts. By the 80's did the pop charts for singles even matter? "Shakey Ground" was the last song to even make the Top 40 Pop. By then, funk bands (EWF, PFunk, Ohio Players, Graham Central, Commodores) were the flavor of the month of R&B groups to crossover to pop charts successfully and the trends remained that way until the late 80's. The Tempts only had 5 Top 10 R&B hits in the 80's. The 2 from "Together Again" (ppl were glad to hear Dennis again and vocal acts were coming back in at this time), the 2 Woodson songs, and "Standing On The Top" (fueled by Reunion tour). |
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