Talk:People...Hold On/GA1

GA Review

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Nominator: Reppop (talk · contribs) 15:51, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Locust member (talk · contribs) 04:23, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I'll be reviewing this album over the next couple of days, I will probably start tomorrow. Locust member (talk) 04:23, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Well-written

Background and recording

• Eddie Kendricks had been a founding member of The Temptations since 1960. - "Eddie Kendricks had been a founding member of the Temptations since 1960. per MOS:THECAPS

• That same year, he discovered the band The Young Senators - same as above

• was one of the last album to be recorded at Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studio - "was one of the last albums to be recorded..."

Music

• People...Hold On is noted for being less pop-oriented - wikilink pop

• The third single, "Girl You Need a Change of Mind," is noted for its gospel influence - wikilink gospel

Reception and commercial performance

• Billboard described the album as having Kendricks's "best performance to day" - change to "Kendricks' " to be consistent with rest of the article, and "best performance to date"

Impact and legacy

• Just months before, Stevie Wonder released Where I'm Coming From - according to Albumism, Where I'm Coming From was released over a year before People... Hold On. I would change to "A year prior, Stevie Wonder released Where I'm Coming From"

• and shortly after Kendricks' release, Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was released - What's Going On was released in 1971 while People...Hold On was released in 1972, per your source. I would just simply say, "and shortly after, Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was released." also, make sure to italicize What's Going On

• "Date with the Rain" was notably sampled in Lil Wayne's "Let The Beat Build" - Neither of the sources say the sample was notable, so I'd get rid of "notably", and change to "Let the Beat Build" per MOS:THECAPS

• In May 2023, vocalist Billy Valentine covered the song on his album Billy Valentine And The Universal Truth. - "Billy Valentine and the Universal Truth" per WP:MOSCAPS

Factually accurate and verifiable

Background and recording

• the Albumism source doesn't say he was a founding member, only that he had a tenure with the group. would replace with this source

• Kendricks signed a solo deal with Motown's Tamla division - the source has no mention of Tamla

• In April 1971, Kendricks released his debut solo album, All by Myself, which peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape. - this is not sourced

• The Young Senators began touring with Kendricks the following year and started recording his next album. - source has no mention of touring, only that they became the backing band for People...Hold On

Reception and commercial performance

• The album charted moderately well, peaking at number 13 on Billboard’s Soul LPs chart and reaching number 131 on the Top LPs & Tape. - The first source doesn't have any mention of People...Hold On, and the second source shows it charted number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. However, this source shows it charted number 131 on the Billboard 200.

Impact and legacy

• "Date with the Rain" was notably sampled in Lil Wayne's "Let The Beat Build" - Both sources say "Day by Day" is sampled, not "Date with the Rain"

Overall article

• The uDiscover Music source at source [12], [14], and [29] is fine since it is not biased information or really opinionated. Though, please remove it in the Reception section as it is owned by UMG, and should not be used in that section at all. See this source on why it is generally unreliable.

• copyvio looks good, only 24.2%!

Broad in its coverage

• Would say so. Short but has the key information.

Neutral point of view

• Yep.

Stable

• Appears to be.

Illustrated

Yep, all photos are appropriate and the cover has fair use rationale.