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On Top is the third studio album recorded by the Four Tops. Issued by Motown Records on July 8, 1966,[3] it reached number 32 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart and number 9 in the UK. It contains two singles: "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" and "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)". The second half of the album consists of cover songs.
On Top | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 8, 1966 | |||
Length | 32:40 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson[1] | |||
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Singles from On Top | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Got a Feeling" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 2:59 |
2. | "Brenda" | Edward Holland, Jr. | 2:37 |
3. | "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder | 2:46 |
4. | "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 2:41 |
5. | "Until You Love Someone" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 3:11 |
6. | "There's No Love Left" | Holland–Dozier–Holland | 2:33 |
7. | "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick | 2:00 |
8. | "Michelle" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:10 |
9. | "In the Still of the Night" | Cole Porter | 2:32 |
10. | "Bluesette" | Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans | 2:33 |
11. | "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees | 3:05 |
12. | "Then" | Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers | 2:33 |
Personnel
editPerformance
edit- Renaldo Benson – bass vocals
- Abdul Fakir – first tenor vocals
- Lawrence Payton – keyboards, second tenor vocals
- Levi Stubbs – baritone lead vocals
- The Andantes - vocals
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
- Stevie Wonder - drums on "Loving You is Sweeter than Ever"
References
edit- ^ "Don't Forget the Motor City".
- ^ On Top at AllMusic
- ^ Hughes, Keith (2018). "Four Tops". Don't Forget the Motor City. Ritchie Hardin. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.