Four Tops (album)
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Four Tops is the 1964 self-titled debut album by The Four Tops. The album written and produced by the Motown's main writing/producing team Holland-Dozier-Holland
. Four Tops includes the singles "Baby I Need Your Loving
" and "Ask the Lonely
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
Holland–Dozier–Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr. They are considered to be one of the greatest songwriting teams in popular music...
. Four Tops includes the singles "Baby I Need Your Loving
Baby I Need Your Loving
"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot...
" and "Ask the Lonely
Ask the Lonely
"Ask the Lonely" is a soul/pop ballad recorded by Motown singing group the Four Tops. Released as the group's third single, the single became the group's second successful single ever since signing to Motown in 1963. Released in 1965, the song rose to number 24 pop and number 9 R&B...
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Tracklisting
- "Baby I Need Your LovingBaby I Need Your Loving"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot...
" (Dozier, Holland, Holland) - "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" (Dozier, Holland, Holland)
- "Where Did You Go?" (Dozier, Holland, Holland)
- "Ask the LonelyAsk the Lonely"Ask the Lonely" is a soul/pop ballad recorded by Motown singing group the Four Tops. Released as the group's third single, the single became the group's second successful single ever since signing to Motown in 1963. Released in 1965, the song rose to number 24 pop and number 9 R&B...
" (Hunter, Stevenson) - "Your Love Is Amazing" (Dozier, Holland, Holland)
- "Sad Souvenirs" (Hunter, Stevenson)
- "Don't Turn Away" (Hunter, Stevenson)
- "Tea House in China Town" (Hunter, Stevenson)
- "Left With a Broken Heart" (Marv Johnson)
- "Love Has Gone" (Dozier, Holland, Holland)
- "Call on Me" (Dozier, Holland, Holland)
Performance
- Renaldo Benson – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Abdul Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence PaytonLawrence PaytonLawrence Albert Payton was an American tenor, songwriter and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops....
– keyboard, vocals - Levi StubbsLevi StubbsLevi Stubbles , better known by the stage name Levi Stubbs, was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B group Four Tops...
– lead vocals - instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
External links
- Four Tops' Second Album at MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....