Four Tops Now! is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.
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| Released | March 1969 | |||
| Genre | Soul music | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Reception
editEditors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with critic Ron Wynn characterizing it as not "among their biggest hit albums, but was a well-produced, nicely sung set anyhow".[1] The 1992 edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide rated this release three out of five stars.[2]
Track listing
edit- "The Key" (Raynard Miner) – 2:39
- "What Is a Man" (Johnny Bristol and Doris McNeil) – 2:39
- "My Past Just Crossed My Future" (Janie Bradford and Miner) – 3:03
- "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me" (Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield) – 2:54
- "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) – 3:07
- "Little Green Apples" (Bobby Russell) – 3:56
- "Do What You Gotta Do" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:10
- "Mac Arthur Park" (Webb) – 6:35
- "Don't Bring Back Memories" (Raymona Singleton) – 3:01
- "Wish I Didn't Love You So" (James Dean (songwriter) and William Weatherspoon) – 2:49
- "Opportunity Knock (For Me)" (Al Cleveland) – 2:50
- "The Fool on the Hill" (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:26
Personnel
editFour Tops
- Renaldo Benson – bass vocals
- Abdul Fakir – first tenor vocals
- Lawrence Payton – second tenor vocals
- Levi Stubbs – lead baritone vocals
Additional personnel
- Chester Higgins – liner notes
Chart performance
editFour Tops Now! peaked at 74 on the Billboard 200 and reached 18 on the R&B charts.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wynn, Ron. "The Four Tops – Four Tops Now!". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 260. ISBN 9780679737292.
- ^ "US Albums". AllMusic Guide. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
External links
edit- Four Tops Now! at Discogs (list of releases)
- Four Tops Now! at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
