For Lovers Only
Covers album by The Temptations
Release	September 26, 1995 / January 15, 2002
Recorded	1994 - 1995
Genre	R&B/pop
Length	54 mins 52 secs
Label	Motown
Producer(s)	Richard Perry
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link
The Temptations chronology
Milestone (1991)	For Lovers Only (1995)	Phoenix Rising (1998)

For Lovers Only is a 1995 covers/pop standards album by The Temptations for the Motown label, something of a sequel to their 1967 album The Temptations in a Mellow Mood. The album features the final recordings of Melvin Franklin, who fell ill during recording and died before the album's release. Franklin was replaced on the tracks he does not sing on by P-Funk's Ray Davis. In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phoenix Rising is a 1998 album by The Temptations for the Motown label, featuring the debut of new Temptations Barrington Bo Henderson, Terry Weeks, and Harry McGillberry. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In pop music a cover version is a new rendition of a previously recorded song. ... The term pop standards refers to an American songwriting, arranging, and singing style that is widely considered as the high point of Western vocal popular music. ... The Classic 5 lineup of The Temptations, circa 1965. ... Motown Record Company, L.P., also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label specializing in the musical genres of R&B, pop, soul music, and hip-hop music. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melvin Franklin (far left), with the Temptations in 1967. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Raymond Ray Davis (born March 29, 1940 in Sumter, South Carolina - died July 5, 2005 New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic. ...

The album was also the final Temptations album for Ali-Ollie Woodson and Theo Peoples, wh were both fired from the group by Otis Williams in 1998. Ali-Ollie Woodson (born September 12, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American R&B singer, songwriter, and keyboardist. ... Theo Peoples is an African-American R&B and singer. ... Otis Williams (second from right), with the Temptations in 1967. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

For Lovers Only was reissued in 2002 with a bonus track, a remix of "Night & Day" as included o nthe soundtrack to What Women Want. 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 2000 films ...

Track list

1. "Some Enchanted Evening"
2. "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face"
3. "At Last"
4. "Night & Day"
5. "Time After Time"
6. Melvin's Interlude
7. "Life is But a Dream"
8. "What A Difference a Day Makes"
9. "I'm Glad There Is You"
10. South Shell Interlude
11. "That's Why (I Love You So)"
12. "For Your Love/You Send Me"
13. "Night & Day" [Remix] (bonus track for 2002 re-release)

Some Enchanted Evening was the thirteenth non short Simpsons episode released on television. ... Time After Time is a jazz standard written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Personnel

• Ali-Ollie Woodson: vocals
• Theo Peoples: vocals
• Otis Williams: vocals
• Ron Tyson: vocals
• Melvin Franklin: vocals (some songs)
• Ray Davis: vocals (some songs)

Ali-Ollie Woodson (born September 12, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American R&B singer, songwriter, and keyboardist. ... Theo Peoples is an African-American R&B and singer. ... Otis Williams (second from right), with the Temptations in 1967. ... Ron Tyson (born February 8, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American tenor/falsetto singer and songwriter. ... Melvin Franklin (far left), with the Temptations in 1967. ... Raymond Ray Davis (born March 29, 1940 in Sumter, South Carolina - died July 5, 2005 New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic. ...

See also

• The Temptations in a Mellow Mood