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Four Tops Discography
This is the discography of all the singles and albums released by Motown singing group the Four Tops. Throughout their career, 24 of their singles reached the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with seven of them reaching the top ten and two reaching number one on the chart. An additional 21 songs have reached the UK Top 40 with ten reaching the top ten and one reaching number one on the chart. Much of the group's catalog is now controlled by Universal Music Group, as a result of various transactions involving many of the record labels for which the Four Tops recorded for over the years. Albums Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles Early releases *1956: "If Only I Had Known" b/w "She Gave Me Love" (Grady Records, credited as "The Four Aims") *1956: "Kiss Me Baby" b/w "Could It Be You?" (Chess Records) *1960: "Ain't That Love" b/w "Lonely Summer" (Columbia Records, reissued in 1965) (US #93) *1962: "Where Are You" b/w "Pennies from Heaven" (Riverside Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. Founded as the Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, performing from 1953 until 1997 without a change in personnel. The Four Tops were among a number of groups, including the Miracles, the Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Temptations, and the Supremes, who established the Motown Sound heard around the world during the 1960s. They were notable for having Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer, whereas most other male and mixed vocal groups of the time were fronted by tenors. The group was the main male vocal group for the highly successful songwriting and production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, who crafted a stream of hit singles fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach Out (Four Tops Album)
''Reach Out'' is the fourth studio album by the Four Tops, issued on Motown Records in July 1967. The group's biggest-selling studio album, ''Reach Out'' includes six of the Four Tops' most successful singles including the US and UK #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There", "Standing in the Shadows of Love", "Bernadette" and " 7-Rooms of Gloom". The album was the group's last with the songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland and also features covers of contemporary pop hits selected by Berry Gordy, among them Tim Hardin's " If I Were a Carpenter", the Left Banke's "Walk Away Renée" and two songs originally recorded by the Monkees. The album reached number 11 on ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart and peaked at number 4 in the United Kingdom, where it was released in November after delays. In 2020, ''Reach Out'' was ranked number 429 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. Critical reception Upon release, ''Record Mirror'' praised the album's "four fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunhill Records
Dunhill Records was started in 1964 by Lou Adler, Jay Lasker, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts as Dunhill Productions to release the music of Johnny Rivers on Imperial Records. It became a record label the following year and was distributed by ABC Records. The first Dunhill single was "My Prayer/Pretty Please" (catalog #D-4001) by Shelley Fabares, who was married to Adler at the time. In the summer of 1967 Adler sold his shares to ABC Records, creating ABC-Dunhill Records, after which he started yet another label Ode Records (which was first distributed by CBS and later by A&M Records). Until 1975, ABC continued to release records on the Dunhill label, after which all remaining artists were absorbed into the ABC Records roster before MCA Records bought the label outright in 1979. Buluu Dunhill Records was an offshoot of the ABC/Dunhill days using catalog series #B-73001 (45 RPM singles) and #B-60001 (LP). Today, the Dunhill catalog is managed by Geffen Records. A later ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keeper Of The Castle
''Keeper of the Castle'' is an album by R&B group the Four Tops, released in 1972. The title track peaked at No. 18 on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception Robert Christgau wrote that with "superschlockers" Steve Barri, Dennis Lambert, and Brian Potter producing, "the results are too overbearing to interest anyone but professional theorists of camp." Track listing All tracks composed by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert; except where indicated #"Keeper of the Castle" #"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" #"Put a Little Love Away" #"Turn On the Light of Your Love" (Len Perry, Levi Stubbs, Jr., Renaldo Benson, Abdul Fakir) #"When Tonight Meets Tomorrow" (Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Len Perry) #"Love Music" #"Remember What I Told You to Forget" #"(I Think I Must Be) Dreaming" #"The Good Lord Knows" (Renaldo Benson, Len Perry) #"Jubilee With Soul" (Joe Smith, Val Benson, Renaldo Benson) #"Love Makes You Human" (Val Benson, Renaldo Benson, Len Perry) #"Keeper of the Castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nature Planned It
''Nature Planned It'' is a studio album by American vocal group the Four Tops, released on April 17, 1972. It was released under the Motown record label and was produced by Frank Wilson. Track listing Side one # I Am Your Man — 4:30 # (It's the Way) Nature Planned it — 3:50 # I'll Never Change — 2:43 # She's an Understanding Woman — 2:54 # I Can't Quit Your Love — 3:35 # Walk with Me Talk with Me, Darling — 2:35 Side two # Medley (Hey Man/ We Got to Get You a Woman) — 7:14 # You Got to Forget Him Darling — 2:38 # If You Let Me — 2:50 # Happy (Is a Bumpy Road) — 2:56 # How Will I Forget You — 2:47 Personnel * Leonard Caston — keyboard * Richard "Pistol" Allen, Andrew Smith — drums * Jack Ashford — percussion * Eddie "Bongo" Brown — conga, bongos * Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Mel Ragen — guitar * James Jamerson — bass Production * Frank Wilson — producer * Cal Harris — recording engineer * John Lewis — mastering e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite (The Supremes And The Four Tops Album)
''Dynamite'' is the third and last collaborative album between labelmates The Supremes and The Four Tops, released on the Motown label in 1971. The album was a collection of material recorded for the Magnificent Seven albums, but which had not been included on either of those two albums. The cover artwork was an illustration based on photo sessions from the ''Return of the Magnificent Seven'' album artwork. In the US, ''Dynamite'' was as commercially unsuccessful as '' The Magnificent 7'' (1970) and ''The Return of the Magnificent Seven'' (1971), peaking at the lower hundreds of the ''Billboard'' Top 200. The album fared much better on the ''Billboard'' R&B charts, peaking at 21. It includes several covers of previous hits and a few Motown originals. It opens with " It's Impossible", which had been a hit in Spanish as "Somos novios", for its composer Armando Manzanero, and later successfully covered by Perry Como and R&B group New Birth. Two of the cuts, "Hello Stranger" and "Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Magnificent Seven
''The Return of the Magnificent Seven'' is the second collaborative album between Motown label-mates The Supremes and Four Tops, released in 1971. The production only featured two covers compared to their first album together, '' The Magnificent 7'', that included more than eight. Although the three albums the Supremes recorded with the Four Tops did not match the commercial success of the Supremes/ Temptations duet albums (ironically loaded with covers), what they did have instead were original tunes, soulful lead vocals by Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs and high production values in terms of arrangements and orchestration. This second release is probably the best of the three Supremes/Four Tops albums. It includes two early songs by Dino Fekaris (who would go on to compose "I Will Survive") and Nick Zesses that were released as singles: "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" (in the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, Italy and Netherlands) and "I'll Try Not to Cry" (in Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Supremes
The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful American vocal group, vocal band, with List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#Most number-one singles, 12 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Most of these hits were written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland. It is said that their breakthrough made it possible for future African American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul musicians to find mainstream success. ''Billboard'' ranked the Supremes as the 16th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time. Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson (singer), Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, the original members, were all from the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects, Brewster-Douglass public housing proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent 7 (album)
''The Magnificent 7'' is a collaborative album combining Motown's premier vocal groups, The Supremes and The Four Tops. Issued by Motown in 1970, it followed two collaborative albums The Supremes did with The Temptations in the late 1960s. The album featured their hit cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep – Mountain High", which reached number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6. In December 1971, ''Billboard'' reported UK album sales of 30,000 copies. Apart from "Knock on My Door" (written by Patti Jerome and Joe Hinton), the tracks on the LP are covers of rock and soul songs, including the duet by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)", Bobby Scott's "A Taste of Honey", Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People", Ed Townsend's "For Your Love" and Laura Nyro's " Stoned Soul Picnic", as well as hits by other Motown artists: the Tops' own "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)", th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changing Times (Four Tops Album)
''Changing Times'' is a 1970 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown. Reception A review in ''Billboard'' recommends this album to retailers for having an "interesting and winning pressing" and the publication highlighted several key tracks. Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release three out of five stars, with critic Ron Wynn noting the strength of the vocalists, particularly on the title track and characterizes their work as "a solid job". The 1992 edition of ''The'' Rolling Stone ''Album Guide'' rated this release 2.5 out of five stars. The album was produced by Frank Wilson who had earlier in 1970 scored a major comeback for the Four Tops with the ''Still Waters Run Deep'' release. These two albums were on the market at the same time as follow up '' The Magnificent 7'', with ''Changing Times'' having the weakest sales of them all. Track listing #"In These Changing Times" ( Frank Wilson (musician) and Pam Sawyer) – 5:28 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Waters Run Deep (album)
''Still Waters Run Deep'' is a 1970 album by the American vocal group Four Tops. Reception Released in March 1970 on the Motown label. Produced by longtime Norman Whitfield associate Frank Wilson, the album returned (the) Four Tops to the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart where it remained for 42 weeks peaking at #21. The album yielded the popular Top 30 hits, "Still Water (Love)" (#11), which was co-written by Smokey Robinson and their cover of "It's All in the Game" (#24), which featured rare co-leads by Four Tops members Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton singing alongside prominent lead Levi Stubbs. The album also served as inspiration behind singer Marvin Gaye's '' What's Going On'', the hit title track, which was written by Benson. Track listing Side One #" Still Water (Love)" ( Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson) 3:09 #" Reflections" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) 3:25 #" It's All in the Game" (Charles Dawes, Carl Sigman) 2:44 #"Everybo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Spin
''Soul Spin'' is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown. Reception A review in ''Billboard'' recommends this album to retailers for its "sophisticated sound". Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release 2.5 out of five stars, with critic John Bush noting how producer Frank Wilson pushed the band to experiment on this recording, but characterizing this album as "curiosities, though, perfect for hardcore Motown fans listeners interested in digging deeper". Bush also reviewed a 2001 compilation of this album and '' Yesterday's Dreams'' from 2001, calling the collection dominated by "ill-advised covers" that "hardly made for great listening anytime after" its initial release. The 1992 edition of ''The'' Rolling Stone ''Album Guide'' rated this release three out of five stars. Track listing #"Look Out Your Window" (Cleveland Horne and Frank Wilson) – 2:57 #"Barbara’s Boy" ( Joe Hinton and Pam Sawyer) – 2:55 #"Lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
