THE FOUR TOPS. " FOUR TOPS ON TOP " TAMLA MOTOWN, UK 1966 LP. ORIG MONO. EX.
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Four Tops ?– Four Tops On Top
Label: Tamla Motown ?– TML 11037 Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoCountry: UK Released: Oct 1966 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul
TracklistHide Credits
A1 I Got A Feeling Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland A2 Brenda Written-By – E. Holland* A3 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever Producer – Ivy Jo HunterWritten-By – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder A4 Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland A5 Until You Love Someone Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland A6 There's No Love Left Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Dean (3) B1 Matchmaker Written-By – J. Bock*, S. Harnick* B2 Michelle Written-By – J. Lennon-P. McCartney* B3 In The Still Of The Night Written-By – Cole Porter B4 Bluesette Written-By – N. Gimbel*, J. Thielemans* B5 Quiet Night Of Quiet Stars Written-By – A. C. Jobim*, G. Lees* B6 Then Written-By – Roger*, Moore*, Robinson*Companies, etc.
- Record Company – E.M.I. Records Limited
- Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Belinda (London) Ltd.
Credits
- Design – Harry Webber
- Producer – Holland & Dozier
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): TML.11037A
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): TML.11037B
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped A): TML 11037 A - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped B): TML 11037 B - 1
AllMusic Review by John Bush
Beginning with On Top, Motown started constructing their Four Tops LPs from singles and a few similar-sounding album tracks, along with plenty of crossover material (usually attempts at MOR covers or light supper-club standards). The first four songs display the Four Tops at the peak of their power; opening with the swinging "I Got a Feeling," the quartet paused only briefly with a ballad ("Brenda") before delivering their two biggest and best hits of the time, "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" and "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)." Hoping older listeners might be lured in by crossover versions of a few current hits, Motown devoted the last half to some seriously misguided covers: "Matchmaker," "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars," "In the Still of the Night," and a rather stiff version of the Beatles' "Michelle."
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