Milestone (The Temptations album) explained

Milestone is a 1991 studio album by American soul group the Temptations. It would be the last full length album to feature founding member Melvin Franklin and the last to feature Richard Street, who exited the group in 1993, following a dispute with Williams.

Reception

Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album two out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn characterizing it as "one of the most forgettable records in The Temptations' long and illustrious history", but still praising the vocals.

Track listing

1. "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe" (Alton "Wokie" Stewart) – 4:05
2. "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)" (Barry Eastman, Ian Foster, and Jolyon Skinner) – 4:18
3. "Hoops of Fire" (Jeff Franzel and Nina Ossoff) – 5:28
4. "We Should Be Makin' Love" (Andy Goldmark, Steve Kipner, and Steve Lindsey) – 4:08
5. "The Jones'" (Stewart) – 4:28
6. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 4:29
7. "Corner of My Heart" (Goldmark and Kit Hain) – 4:06
8. "Whenever You're Ready" (Lionel Randolph, Freddie Rhone, Zack Vaz, and Otis Williams) – 5:11
9. "Do It Easy" (Robert Farrell, Bobby Joe Smith, and Ron Tyson) – 4:49
10. "Wait a Minute" (Williams) – 5:09
11. "Celebrate" (Arlene Britt, Johnny Britt, Noam Kaniel, and Williams) – 5:53

Bonus track on some editions

12. "The Jones'" (UK Remix) (Stewart) – 6:26

Personnel

The Temptations

• Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
• Richard Street – tenor/baritone vocals
• Ron Tyson – first tenor/falsetto vocals, arrangement on "Do It Easy", production on "Do It Easy"
  • Otis Williams – second tenor/baritone vocals, arrangement on "Wait a Minute", assistant recording on "Wait a Minute", production on "Wait a Minute", liner notes, executive production Ali-Ollie Woodson – tenor/baritone vocals

Additional musicians

• Airiq Anest – Sonix Matrix Assembly synthesizer on "Get Ready", drum programming on "Corner of My Heart", Airiq Anest – recording on "We Should Be Makin' Love", "The Jones'", and "Corner of My Heart"
• John Barnes – keyboards on "Corner of My Heart"
• Bokie – bass guitar on "Celebrate"
• David Campbell – string arrangement on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Corner of My Heart"
• Mike "Dino" Campbell – guitar on "Hoops of Fire"
• Victor Carstarphen – keyboards on "Wait a Minute", arrangement on "Wait a Minute", recording on "Wait a Minute", production on "Wait a Minute"
• Lenny Castro – tambourine on "We Should Be Makin' Love", percussion on "Whenever You're Ready" and "Corner of My Heart"
• Cirocco – electric piano on "Celebrate" synthesizer on "Celebrate", guitar on "Celebrate", arrangement on "Celebrate", production on "Celebrate"
• Barry Eastman – additional keyboards on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)", keyboards on "Hoops of Fire", arrangement on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)" and "Hoops of Fire", production on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)" and "Hoops of Fire"
• Alice Echols – backing vocals on "Wait a Minute"
• Steve Ferrone – drums on "Hoops of Fire"
• Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey – backing vocals on "Wait a Minute"
• Brandon Fields – saxophone on "We Should Be Makin' Love", saxophone solo on "Wait a Minute"
• Danny G – keyboards on "The Jones'" (UK Remix)
• James Gadson – drums on "We Should Be Makin' Love"
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar on "We Should Be Makin' Love", sitar on "We Should Be Makin' Love", electric guitar on "Corner of My Heart"
• Khris Kellow – keyboards on "Corner of My Heart", backing vocals on "Get Ready", drum programming on "Get Ready" and "Corner of My Heart", additional production on "Get Ready"
• Steve Kroon – percussion on "Hoops of Fire"
• Trevor Lawrence – arrangement on "Whenever You're Ready", production on "Whenever You're Ready"
• Steve Lindsey – organ on "We Should Be Makin' Love"; piano on "We Should Be Makin' Love"; synthesizer on "We Should Be Makin' Love"; keyboards on "Corner of My Heart"; drum programming on "Get Ready" and "Corner of My Heart"; arrangement on "We Should Be Makin' Love", "Get Ready", and "Corner of My Heart"; production on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Get Ready"
• Scott Mayo – saxophone solo on "Celebrate"
• Misa – rapping on "Get Ready"
• Greg Moore – guitar on "Wait a Minute"
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar on "Corner of My Heart"
• Jeffrey Porcaro – tambourine on "Get Ready", overdubbed drums on "Get Ready"
• Lionel Randolph – keyboards on "Whenever You're Ready", string arrangement on "Whenever You're Ready", drum programming on "Whenever You're Ready"
• Eric Rehl – keyboards on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)", synthesizer on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)", rhythm arrangement on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)", drum programming on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)", synthesizer programming on "Hoops of Fire"
• Freddie Rhone – bass guitar on "Whenever You're Ready", keyboards on "Whenever You're Ready", string arrangement on "Whenever You're Ready", arrangement on "Whenever You're Ready", drum programming on "Whenever You're Ready"
• Howie Rice – drum programming on "Get Ready"
• Alton "Wokie" Stewart – instrumentation on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "The Jones'", and "The Jones'" (UK Remix); backing vocals on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "The Jones'", and "The Jones'" (UK Remix); arrangement on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "The Jones'", and "The Jones'" (UK Remix); production on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "The Jones'", and "The Jones'" (UK Remix)
• Kerry Turman – bass guitar on "Wait a Minute"
• "Ready" Freddie Washington – bass guitar on "We Should Be Makin' Love"
• Wah Wah Watson – guitar on "Whenever You're Ready"
• Perry Wilson – drums on "Wait a Minute"
• Rich Young – drum programming on "Celebrate"

Technical personnel

• Johnny Britt – vocal arrangement on "Wait a Minute", additional production on "Celebrate"
• Bobby Brooks – mixing on "Celebrate"
• Russell Burt – synthesizer computer programming on "Celebrate"
• Brad Buxer – recording on "Celebrate"
• Rick Campfield – mixing on "Do It Easy"
• Tracy Chisolm – recording on "Celebrate"
• Rick Clifford – recording on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe" and "The Jones'"
• Earl Cohen – mixing on "Hoops of Fire", recording on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)" and "Hoops of Fire"
• Richard Cottrell – recording on "We Should Be Makin' Love"
• Bob Farrell – co-production on "Do It Easy"
• Greg Grill – recording on "Do It Easy"
• Ray Hayden – remixing on "The Jones'" (UK Remix), additional production on "The Jones'" (UK Remix)
• Bob Jones – remixing on "The Jones'" (UK Remix), additional production on "The Jones'" (UK Remix)
• Richard Kaplan – recording on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Corner of My Heart"
• Jim Kuoriak – assistant recording on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)"
• Peter McCabe – recording on "Celebrate"
• Joe McGrath – recording on "Do It Easy"
• Stephen Meltzer – art direction
• Elliott Peters – recording on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Corner of My Heart"
• Aaron Rapaport – photography
• David Schober – recording on "The Jones'"
• Roey Shamir – mixing on "Any Old Lovin' (Just Won't Do)"
• Bob Tucker – mixing on "Whenever You're Ready" and "Wait a Minute", recording on "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "Hoops of Fire", "The Jones'", "Whenever You're Ready", and "Wait a Minute"
• Lee Ann Ungar – mixing on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Corner of My Heart", recording on "We Should Be Makin' Love" and "Corner of My Heart"
• John Van Nest – mixing "Eenie, Meenie, Miinie, Moe", "The Jones'", and "The Jones'"
• Zack Vaz – executive production
• Gabe Veltri – recording on "The Jones'"
• Kaie Wellman – design

Chart performance

Milestone spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, reaching up to 88 on January 18, 1992.

See also

• List of 1991 albums