<P> Success continued to elude the group at Atlantic, however . Their two releases on Atlantic--Hear to Tempt You (1977), and Bare Back (1978), along with their associated singles, had failed to perform any better at Atlantic than their last handful of singles had at Motown . As a result, in 1979, Atlantic released the group from its contract, and shortly afterwards, the Temptations met once again with Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who re-signed the group to Motown in 1980 . </P> <P> Upon the return to Motown several lineup changes occurred . Louis Price departed from the group and joined the Drifters . Dennis Edwards--who had made an unsuccessful attempt at developing a solo career during his three - year exit from the group--returned to the lineup . Berry Gordy co-wrote and produced "Power", the Temptations' first single under the new contract . "Power", from the album of the same name, hit number 11 on the R&B charts but failed to chart in the Top 40 . Two years of under - performing singles and albums followed, including an eponymous album) with Philadelphia - based producer Thom Bell, until Motown began planning a Temptations reunion tour in 1982 . </P> <P> Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin agreed to rejoin the group for the new album, aptly titled Reunion, and its subsequent promotional tour . Rick James, the Motown funk star who had previously used the Temptations as backup vocalists on his 1981 hit "Super Freak" and whom Franklin claimed as his nephew, wrote, produced, and guested on the Reunion album's lead single, "Standing on the Top". The single went to number - six on the R&B charts and featured Ruffin, Kendricks and Edwards trading back and forth on lead . </P> <P> While the ensuing Reunion tour with all seven Temptations (Ruffin, Kendricks, Otis Williams, Franklin, Edwards, Richard Street, and Glenn Leonard) was financially successful, it ended up being a stressful venture: Kendricks' voice had weakened after decades of chain smoking, Ruffin (still addicted to drugs) missed a number of the performances due to being incapacitated, and current group members Dennis Edwards and Glenn Leonard were causing problems . At the conclusion of the Reunion tour, Ruffin and Kendricks were dismissed, and they began touring and performing together as a duo . </P>

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