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 11037Format:Vinyl, LP, Mono 
Country:UKReleased:Oct 1966Genre:Funk / SoulStyle:Soul

TracklistHide Credits

A1I Got A FeelingWritten-By – Holland-Dozier-HollandA2BrendaWritten-By – E. Holland*A3Loving You Is Sweeter Than EverProducer – Ivy Jo HunterWritten-By – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie WonderA4Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)Written-By – Holland-Dozier-HollandA5Until You Love SomeoneWritten-By – Holland-Dozier-HollandA6There's No Love LeftWritten-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Dean (3)B1MatchmakerWritten-By – J. Bock*, S. Harnick*B2MichelleWritten-By – J. Lennon-P. McCartney*B3In The Still Of The NightWritten-By – Cole PorterB4BluesetteWritten-By – N. Gimbel*, J. Thielemans*B5Quiet Night Of Quiet StarsWritten-By – A. C. Jobim*, G. Lees*B6ThenWritten-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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