The Four Tops Greatest Hits
1967 compilation album by Four Tops
Greatest Hits | ||||
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Compilation album by Four Tops | ||||
Released | August 1967 | |||
Genre | Soul, pop | |||
Length | 33:18 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Four Tops chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Four Tops Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the Four Tops, released in August 1967. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard albums chart in the United States, remaining on the chart for 73 weeks, and is the first Motown album to reach No. 1 in Britain. It spent one week at the top of the UK Albums Chart in 1968.[2] the original British release had 16 tracks on it; this is the US album. The additional tracks were "I'll Turn to Stone", "Where Did You Go?", "Darling, I Hum Our Song", and "You Keep Running Away".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Baby I Need Your Loving" | Four Tops (1965) | 2:45 | |
2. | "It's the Same Old Song" | Four Tops Second Album (1965) | 2:45 | |
3. | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | Reach Out (1967) | 2:59 | |
4. | "Ask the Lonely" | Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson | Four Tops (1965) | 2:59 |
5. | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | Reach Out (1967) | 2:35 | |
6. | "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder | On Top (1966) | 2:45 |
7. | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops Second Album (1965) | 2:44 | |
8. | "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" | Four Tops (1965) | 2:54 | |
9. | "7-Rooms of Gloom" | Reach Out (1967) | 2:35 | |
10. | "Something About You" | Four Tops Second Album (1965) | 2:45 | |
11. | "Bernadette" | Reach Out (1967) | 3:00 | |
12. | "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" | On Top (1966) | 2:32 | |
Total length: | 33:18 |
Charts
Chart (1967–1968) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3] | 7 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 1 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 4 |
References
- ^ Haney, Shawn M.. The Four Tops Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Virgin Book of Hit Albums
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Four Tops – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of November 25, 1967". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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- "Ask the Lonely"
- "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
- "It's the Same Old Song"
- "Something About You"
- "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"
- "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"
- "Reach Out I'll Be There"
- "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
- "Bernadette"
- "7 Rooms of Gloom"
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