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When the Four Tops moved from Motown to Dunhill in the early '70s, they encountered the dilemma faced by most '60s soul giants, from Motown or elsewhere: how to update their sound while maintaining some degree of personality. Commercially at least, things got off to a smashing start with "Keeper of the Castle," "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got)," and "Are You Man Enough?" (all included here). Yet it was evident that the Four Tops, removed from the magic of '60s Motown, would be trend followers rather than pacesetters. Most of this 14-song compilation shows them as a competent but rather generic '70s soul vocal group, adding Philly soul and funk elements to their sound without asserting much of an identity. Even "Are You Man Enough?," as good as it is, is something of a son-of-"Back Stabbers"; "Ain't No Woman," similarly, could be easily mistaken for a Spinners cut by the unschooled. Save the occasional standout like "Love Music," not much else here measures up to the early Dunhill hits, though if you want one post-early-'70s Four Tops compilation, this is probably the best.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Dennis Lambert, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Phil Kaye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Tops, MainArtist - Howard Gale, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Hockett, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Lambert, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist - Don Hockett, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Lambert, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mikki Farrow, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist - Fred Lavon Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Payton, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Geffen Records
Michael Omartian, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lambert, Producer - Brian Potter, Producer - McKinley Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Reginald Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dennis Lambert, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Haskell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Barri, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Kaye, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Tops, MainArtist - Howard Gale, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Renaldo Benson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist - Fred Lavon Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Payton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Willie D. Thomas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 Geffen Records
STEPHEN BISHOP, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist - Lawrence Payton, Producer
℗ 1977 Geffen Records
Dennis Lambert, Producer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Phil Kaye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Tops, MainArtist - Howard Gale, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Don Hockett, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 Geffen Records
Dennis Lambert, Producer - Brian Potter, Producer - Renaldo Benson, ComposerLyricist - Val Benson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Ivy Joe Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist - Gil Askey, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 Geffen Records
Rudy Clark, ComposerLyricist - Ken Williams, ComposerLyricist - Steve Barri, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist - Lawrence Payton, Producer - James Ralph Bailey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Harris, Producer - Jerry akines, ComposerLyricist - Victor Drayton, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Turner, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, MainArtist - John Bellman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Geffen Records
Dennis Lambert, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Potter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Haskell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Barri, Producer - Phil Kaye, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Four Tops, MainArtist - Renaldo Obie Benson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Payton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Stubbs, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Abdul Fakir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Gale, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve Barri, Producer - Four Tops, MainArtist - Richard Knight, ComposerLyricist - Fred Lavon Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Payton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Beasley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
When the Four Tops moved from Motown to Dunhill in the early '70s, they encountered the dilemma faced by most '60s soul giants, from Motown or elsewhere: how to update their sound while maintaining some degree of personality. Commercially at least, things got off to a smashing start with "Keeper of the Castle," "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got)," and "Are You Man Enough?" (all included here). Yet it was evident that the Four Tops, removed from the magic of '60s Motown, would be trend followers rather than pacesetters. Most of this 14-song compilation shows them as a competent but rather generic '70s soul vocal group, adding Philly soul and funk elements to their sound without asserting much of an identity. Even "Are You Man Enough?," as good as it is, is something of a son-of-"Back Stabbers"; "Ain't No Woman," similarly, could be easily mistaken for a Spinners cut by the unschooled. Save the occasional standout like "Love Music," not much else here measures up to the early Dunhill hits, though if you want one post-early-'70s Four Tops compilation, this is probably the best.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:52
- Main artists: Four Tops
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 MCA Records Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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