DETROIT — You might say it was an album six decades in the making.
"Temptations 60," the anniversary record that became a passion project for Tempts founder Otis Williams, arrived overnight Friday. It's the iconic Motown group's first album since 2018 and its first of new material since 2004.
Stylistically, the album has a retrospective feel, touching on various hallmarks of the Temptations' sound through the years — romantic songs, socially conscious work, bits of funk and jazz. Executive-produced by Williams, it includes contributions from Narada Michael Walden and rapper K. Sparks, along with a new collaboration featuring Smokey Robinson ("Is It Gonna Be Yes or No"), reuniting Williams with the group's early songwriting force.
