On this day September 11 1987, The Temptations released their thirty second studio album Together Again. The record marked the return of former lead vocalist Dennis Edwards, whose powerful voice had fronted some of the group’s biggest hits in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Together Again featured the single Look What You Started, which became a modest hit on the R&B charts, showcasing the group’s enduring harmonies and smooth production style. The album blended contemporary 1980s R&B sounds with the soulful vocal traditions that had defined The Temptations for decades.
While it did not achieve the commercial heights of their classic Motown years, Together Again demonstrated the group’s resilience and ability to adapt to changing musical landscapes. It reinforced The Temptations’ reputation as one of the longest lasting and most influential vocal groups in popular music history.
80s insight: Together Again reflected the way legendary Motown acts of the 1960s and 70s reinvented themselves for the 1980s, maintaining their legacy while appealing to a new generation of R&B listeners.
Together Again featured the single Look What You Started, which became a modest hit on the R&B charts, showcasing the group’s enduring harmonies and smooth production style. The album blended contemporary 1980s R&B sounds with the soulful vocal traditions that had defined The Temptations for decades.
While it did not achieve the commercial heights of their classic Motown years, Together Again demonstrated the group’s resilience and ability to adapt to changing musical landscapes. It reinforced The Temptations’ reputation as one of the longest lasting and most influential vocal groups in popular music history.
80s insight: Together Again reflected the way legendary Motown acts of the 1960s and 70s reinvented themselves for the 1980s, maintaining their legacy while appealing to a new generation of R&B listeners.
