''Nature Planned It'' is a studio album by American vocal group the

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 ...

, 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 Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (June 2, 1917 – August 22, 1987) was an American blues pianist and guitarist. He is best noted for the tracks "Blues at Midnight" and "I'm Gonna Walk Your Log". Life and career Leonard Caston Sr. was born in S ...

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Richard "Pistol" Allen Howard Richard "Pistol" Allen (August 13, 1932 – June 30, 2002) was an American musician, most notable as a Motown session drummer with The Funk Brothers. History Allen was the primary recording session drummer for Motown Records' in-hous ...

, Andrew Smith —

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s * Jack Ashford —

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* Eddie "Bongo" Brown —

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Dennis Coffey Dennis James Coffey (born November 11, 1940) is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings, and is well known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single " Scorpio". Biography Coffey learned to play guitar at the ag ...

Eddie Willis Eddie "Chank" Willis (June 3, 1936 – August 20, 2018) was an American soul musician. Willis played electric guitar and occasional electric sitar for Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, during the 1960s and early 1970s. Career Bo ...

, Mel Ragen —

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* James Jamerson —

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Production

* Frank Wilson —

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* Cal Harris —

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* John Lewis —

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* Jerry Long, David Van De Pitte — arrangements

References

{{Four Tops 1972 albums Four Tops albums Motown albums