a significant number of requests to release "War" as a single; instead of risking the careers of the Temptations with such a politically charged song, the song was rerecorded by Edwin Starr before Motown allowed its release as a single. The final two songs on the album are compositions more closely associated with Gladys Knight & the Pips, another Whitfield-produced act. "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)", led by Kendricks, was recorded simultaneously by both The Pips and the Temptations, with the Pips' version being issued as a single. "Friendship Train", the seven-minute album closer led by Edwards, is a cover of a 1969 Pips single. Tom Jones with Heather Small would record a cover of "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" in 1999 (Reload). Critical reception Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "It's no accident that the best cut here begins 'Ain't no words to this song.' For all the hyperactivity of his horn charts, Norman Whitfield is a lot better equipped to get funky than to lead Motown's belated raid on 'relevance,' and many of these lyrics are dreadful. Several of them are quite all right, though, and 'War' does help mitigate the climactic wishy-wash of 'Friendship Train.' More to the point, the singing and playing really do fuse the production styles of Smokey and Sly, a major achievement. Why do white people challenge these songs so much quicker than they did 'Lucy in the Sky' or 'Happiness Is a Warm Gun'? Are friendship trains any dumber than bed-ins?" Track listing All songs written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong and produced by Whitfield. Side one "Psychedelic Shack" – 3:51 (lead singers: Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Otis Williams) "You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth" – 2:46 (lead singers: Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams) "Hum Along and Dance" – 3:53 (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams) "Take a Stroll Thru Your Mind" – 8:37 (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams) Side two "It's Summer" – 2:36 (spoken vocals: Melvin Franklin) "War" – 3:11 (lead singers: Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin) "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" – 3:58 (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) "Friendship Train" – 7:49 (lead singers: Dennis Edwards, Paul Williams,