Ear-Resistible is a [1] studio album by American vocal group the Temptations. Served as the follow-up to Phoenix Rising (1998), it was released by Motown on May 16, 2000.[2][3] Featuring the Top 20 Urban Adult Contemporary singles "I'm Here", which peaked at #3, and "Selfish Reasons", which peaked at #18, the album won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Ear-Resistible
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2000
Length57:10
LabelMotown
Producer
The Temptations chronology
Phoenix Rising
(1998)
Ear-Resistible
(2000)
Awesome
(2001)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [1]

AllMusic editor Jason Elias found that with the album "the group turns in its strongest set since 1984's Truly for You [...] Co-executive produced by Kedar Massenburg and Otis Williams, Ear-Resistible proves that you don't need rap cameos or expletives to make a great R&B album."[1]

Track listing

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Ear-Resistible track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'll Just Go Crazy – Intro"  0:32
2."I'm Here"
Joe4:21
3."Your Love"Stanley BrownBrown4:47
4."Elevator Eyes"
Nelson3:51
5."Selfish Reasons"
  • LeVert
  • Little
4:48
6."Kiss Me Like You Miss Me"
Walden4:40
7."Party"
  • Walden
  • Ron Tyson
  • Sunny Hilden
Walden4:06
8."It's Alright to Be Wrong"
  • Gaines
  • Thompson Patrick
4:21
9."Proven & True"
  • LeVert
  • Little
  • LeVert
  • Little
5:27
10."Got to Get on the Road"Gamboa4:53
11."I'll Just Go Crazy"
  • Arthur Marbury
  • Terry Weeks
  • Alonzo McKenzie
  • Melvin Jordan
  • Felicia Brown-Spencer
Marbury4:32
12."A Little Bit Lonely"
  • DeVere Duckett
  • Keith Rouster
Gamboa4:30
13."One Love, One World – Interlude"
  • Marbury
  • Weeks
  • Williams
Marbury1:38
14."Error of Our Ways"
  • Williams
  • Nelson
Nelson5:18
Total length:57:10

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Ear-Resistible
Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 16

References

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  1. ^ a b c Elias, Jason. "Ear-Resistable(sic) - The Temptations". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. ^ Williams, Otis; Bashe, Patricia Romanowski (2002). Temptations. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-8154-1218-2.
  3. ^ The Temptations - Ear: Resistible Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-07-17
  4. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Temptations Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2022.