Aiming at Your Heart (song)

"Aiming at Your Heart"
UK sleeve cover.
Single by The Temptations
from the album The Temptations
B-side	"The Life of a Cowboy"
Released	1981
Genre	R&B
Length	5:58 (full-length version) 3:33 (single version)
Label	Gordy (Motown) G 7208F Motown (UK) TMGT 1243
Songwriter(s)	J.B. Jefferson, C.B. Simmons, R. Roebuck
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
The Temptations singles chronology
"Silent Night" (1980) "Aiming at Your Heart" (1981) "Oh, What a Night" (1981)

"Aiming at Your Heart" is a song recorded by the American R&B group the Temptations, produced by Thom Bell, arranged by Bill Neale, written by Joseph Jefferson, Charles Simmons, and Richard Roebuck.

Details

"Aiming at Your Heart" was released as the lead single from the group's 1981 self-titled album, The Temptations.

Chart performance

The single peaked at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was more successful on the Hot Soul Singles chart, reaching No. 36.

Track listing

7-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Aiming at You Heart"	Jefferson, Simmons, Roebuck	3:33
2.	"The Life of a Cowboy"	Jefferson, Roebuck	3:34

12-inch vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aiming at Your Heart"	5:57
2.	"The Life of a Cowboy"	3:34

Personnel

Musicians

• Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Dennis Edwards – background vocals
• Richard Street, Glenn Leonard- lead vocals
• Thom Bell – keyboards
• Bobby Eli, Bill Neale – guitars
• Bob Babbitt – bass
• Charles E. Collins – drums
• Larry B. Washington, Edward W. Shea – percussion
• Don Renaldo and His Strings and Horns – strings and horns

Production

• Bill Neale – arrangements, conductor
• Dirk Dalvin – chief engineer
• Bruce Bluestein, Rob Perkins, Rick Fisher – assistant engineer
• Tammara Bell – production coordinator
• Johnny Lee – art direction
• Terry Taylor – design
• Francesco Alexander – photography