"Sweet Understanding Love" is a 1973 hit song recorded by 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 ...

for the

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label. The song was the second of three single releases from their sixteenth studio album, ''Main Street People''. The title track of the LP is on the B-side of the 45. "Sweet Understanding Love" was placed on their 1991 compilation album ''Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)''. It was also included on their album ''Anthology: 50th Anniversary'' (2004).

Background

The song was written by R. Benson, Valaida Benson and I. Hunter.It marked the end of a 10-year run of American Top 40 hits by the group. They would return eight years later when they scored a major comeback hit, " When She Was My Girl".

Charts

The song reached number 10 on the American R&B chart, number 33 on the American ''Billboard'' chart in 1973, and number 30 on the ''

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'' Top 100. It reached number 29 in the UK.

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
* {{Four Tops singles 1973 songs 1973 singles Four Tops songs Songs written by Dennis Lambert Songs written by Brian Potter (musician) ABC Records singles