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Positive proof that Motown was capable of putting out a good Four Tops LP without the aid of Holland, Dozier and Holland. Levi Stubbs' warm, emotive baritone takes Ashford and Simpson's "I Am Your Man" to the river and back. "It's the Way Nature Planned It" is one of the group's top songs, with an engaging lead and Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo Benson's smooth harmonies. The medley "Hey Man - We Got to Get You a Woman" garnered quite a few spins when released, the song has a happy optimistic feel that went over well. "I'll Never Change" and "I Can't Quit Your Love" are both sung by Stubbs near the top of his register, adding even more fuel to the already dynamic arrangement. The public liked this one as it rose to #50 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, a decent showing for an LP that didn't have a Top Ten single.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Melvin Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leonard Caston, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Renaldo Benson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Ashford, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Cal Harris, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Smith, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Willis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Brown, Bongos, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Four Tops, MainArtist - Dennis Coffey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Jamerson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Van dePitte, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Allen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Payton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Abdul Fakir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Stubbs Jr., Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Glover, ComposerLyricist - James Dean, ComposerLyricist - Clay McMurray, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Benson, ComposerLyricist - F. Wilson, ComposerLyricist - L. Caston, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, ComposerLyricist - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist - L. Payton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. BRISTOL, ComposerLyricist - D. Jones, ComposerLyricist - W. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Benson, ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Long, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Wilson, Producer - C. Green, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist - L. Payton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Positive proof that Motown was capable of putting out a good Four Tops LP without the aid of Holland, Dozier and Holland. Levi Stubbs' warm, emotive baritone takes Ashford and Simpson's "I Am Your Man" to the river and back. "It's the Way Nature Planned It" is one of the group's top songs, with an engaging lead and Abdul Fakir, Lawrence Payton and Renaldo Benson's smooth harmonies. The medley "Hey Man - We Got to Get You a Woman" garnered quite a few spins when released, the song has a happy optimistic feel that went over well. "I'll Never Change" and "I Can't Quit Your Love" are both sung by Stubbs near the top of his register, adding even more fuel to the already dynamic arrangement. The public liked this one as it rose to #50 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart, a decent showing for an LP that didn't have a Top Ten single.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:18
- Main artists: Four Tops
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1972 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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