To Be Continued... (The Temptations album) explained

To Be Continued...
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Temptations
Cover:	The_Temptations,_To_Be_Continued_Album_Art.jpg
Released:	June 17, 1986
Recorded:	December 1985 - May 1986
Genre:	R&B, Soul
Label:	Gordy
Producer:	Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Eddie Lambert, Steve Barri (exec.)
Prev Title:	Touch Me
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Together Again
Next Year:	1987

To Be Continued... is a 1986 album by American R&B vocal group The Temptations released on June 17, 1986 by Motown Records' Gordy label. The album featured the group's third top ten R&B hit of the 1980s, "Lady Soul", which reached No. 4 R&B and No. 47 pop. It was the third and final album to feature Ali-Ollie Woodson during his first stint with the group. The following year he was replaced by Dennis Edwards, then two years later rejoined the group replacing Edwards.

Track listing

Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Ali-Ollie Woodson, (b) Ron Tyson, (c) Richard Street, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams.

Side A

1. "Lady Soul" (Mark Holden) – 5:02 ^a
2. "Message To The World" (Paul Fox, Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert) – 4:24 ^a
3. "To Be Continued" (Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) – 5:01 ^a
4. "Put Us Together Again" (Gerard McMahon) – 3:55 ^c
5. "Someone" (Dave Anderson, Bill LaBounty) – 4:37 ^a

Side B

1. "Girls (They Like It)" (Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Lenny Macaluso) – 4:37 ^{a, b, c, d, e}
2. "More Love, Your Love" (Mark Holden, Steve LeGassick) – 4:23 ^b
3. "A Fine Mess" (Dennis Lambert, Henry Mancini) – 4:04 ^a
4. "You're The One (Ron Tyson) - 4:39 ^d
5. "Love Me Right" (Richard Street, Otis Williams, Ali-Ollie Woodson) - 4:17 ^a

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[2]	49
Chart (1987)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	42

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[4]
		US	US R&B	US AC
1986	"A Fine Mess"	-	63	28
	"Lady Soul"	47	4	-
	"To Be Continued"	-	25	-
1987	"Someone"	-	45	-
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
2. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986. Billboard. December 25, 2020.
3. 1987 The Year in Music & Video. Billboard. 99. 52. Y-29. December 26, 1987. June 23, 2021.
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000569685/awards|pure_url=yes}} The Temptations US albums/singles chart history]. allmusic.com. July 11, 2012.

External links

• To Be Continued at Discogs