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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 200, ''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 t ... [...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] |
