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August 1966 brought the release of the Four Tops' all-time biggest hit and one of the most popular Motown songs ever. " Reach Out I'll Be There " reached number 1 on the U.S. pop and R&B charts [ 4 ] and the UK chart and soon became the Tops' signature song. [ 3 ]
"Jubilee with Soul" Released: November 1972: Recorded: 1972: ... "Keeper of the Castle" is a song recorded and released by American singing group the Four Tops, ...
All tracks written by Brian Potter and Dennis Lambert 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)
AllMusic critic Ed Hogan praises Stubbs' vocal as well as the song's "rock-solid groove" and "dramatic, semi-operatic tension and release." [10] Critic Martin Charles Strong calls the song "a soul symphony of epic proportions that remains [the Four Tops'] signature tune." [11] In 2014, interviewed by The Guardian, Four Tops singer Duke Fakir said:
Nature Planned It is a studio album by American vocal group the Four Tops, released on April 17, 1972. [1] It was released under the Motown record label and was produced by Frank Wilson . [ 2 ] On its first release the lp charted poorly as the group was re-negotiating to re-sign with Motown.
The song was originally recorded by the singing trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds and released on their 1972 album, Hallway Symphony. The Four Tops' hit version was led by longtime singer Levi Stubbs , and included special co-lead spots by the other Tops, Lawrence Payton , Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Abdul "Duke" Fakir , in that respective ...
"Yesterday's Dreams" is a 1968 single recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. The song was written by Vernon Bullock, Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter and Pam Sawyer.The single was one of the first the group released after the departure of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who had handled the majority of the Four Tops recordings prior to 1968.
Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the best-known Motown tunes of the 1960s. A direct follow-up to the #1 hit " Reach Out I'll Be There " (even featuring a similar musical arrangement), "Standing in the Shadows of Love" reached #2 on the soul chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 ...