On Top (album)
On Top is the third studio album recorded by the Four Tops, issued by Motown Records in July 1966. It reached #32 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #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 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 32:40 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson[1] | |||
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| Singles from On Top | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Performance
- Renaldo Benson – vocals
- Abdul Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence Payton – keyboards, vocals
- Levi Stubbs – vocals
- The Andantes - vocals
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
- Stevie Wonder - drums on "Loving You is Sweeter than Ever"
References
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