Four Tops (album)

Four Tops is the 1965 self-titled debut studio album by the American vocal group the Four Tops. The album was produced and mostly written by the Motown's main writing/producing team Holland-Dozier-Holland. Four Tops includes the singles "Baby I Need Your Loving" , "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)", and "Ask the Lonely".

Four Tops
Studio album by Four Tops
Released	January 21, 1965
Label	Motown
Producer	Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
Four Tops chronology
Four Tops (1965) Four Tops Second Album (1965)
Singles from Four Tops
"Baby I Need Your Loving" Released: July 10, 1964 "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" Released: November 4, 1964 "Ask the Lonely" Released: January 5, 1965

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Baby I Need Your Loving" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:43
2. "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:43
3. "Where Did You Go?" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:25
4. "Ask the Lonely" (William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 2:44
5. "Your Love Is Amazing" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:22
6. "Sad Souvenirs" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 2:39

Side 2

7. "Don't Turn Away" (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevenson) – 2:37
8. "Tea House in China Town" (Hunter, Stevenson) – 2:47
9. "Left With a Broken Heart" (Marv Johnson) – 2:56
10. "Love Has Gone" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:50
11. "Call on Me" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:33

Personnel

• Levi Stubbs – baritone lead vocals and backing vocals
• Abdul Fakir – first tenor backing vocals
• Renaldo Benson – bass backing vocals
• Lawrence Payton – second tenor backing vocals
• The Andantes – backing vocals
• Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1965 (U.S.)

External links

• Four Tops – Four Tops (1964) album releases & credits on Discogs.com
• Four Tops – Four Tops (1964) album to be listened as stream on Spotify.com