50th Anniversary Anthology CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Baby I Need Your Loving ~ The Four Tops

2. Without The One You Love (Life's Not Worthwhile) ~ The Four Tops

3. Ask The Lonely ~ The Four Tops

4. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) ~ The Four Tops

5. It's The Same Old Song ~ The Four Tops

6. Something About You ~ The Four Tops

7. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) ~ The Four Tops

8. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever ~ The Four Tops

9. Reach Out I'll Be There ~ The Four Tops

10. Standing In The Shadows Of Love ~ The Four Tops

11. Bernadette ~ The Four Tops

12. I Got A Feeling ~ The Four Tops

13. 7 Rooms Of Gloom ~ The Four Tops

14. I'll Turn To Stone ~ The Four Tops

15. You Keep Running Away ~ The Four Tops

16. Walk Away Renee - (alternate mix, previously unreleased) ~ The Four Tops

17. If I Were A Carpenter ~ The Four Tops

18. Yesterday's Dreams ~ The Four Tops

19. I'm In a Different World ~ The Four Tops

20. What Is A Man ~ The Four Tops

21. Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me - (stereo single mix) ~ The Four Tops

22. It's All In The Game ~ The Four Tops

23. Still Water ~ The Four Tops

24. River Deep, Mountain High - (with The Supremes) ~ The Four Tops

25. Just Seven Numbers (Can't Straighten Out My Life) ~ The Four Tops

26. In These Changing Times ~ The Four Tops

27. MacArthur Park - (Part II) ~ The Four Tops

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Simple Game, A ~ The Four Tops

2. I Can't Quit Your Love ~ The Four Tops

3. Nature Planned It (It's The Way) ~ The Four Tops

4. Keeper Of The Castle ~ The Four Tops

5. Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) ~ The Four Tops

6. Are You Man Enough ~ The Four Tops

7. Sweet Understanding Love ~ The Four Tops

8. I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind ~ The Four Tops

9. One Chain Don't Make No Prison ~ The Four Tops

10. Midnight Flower ~ The Four Tops

11. Seven Lonely Nights ~ The Four Tops

12. We All Gotta Stick Together ~ The Four Tops

13. Catfish ~ The Four Tops

14. H.E.L.P. ~ The Four Tops

15. When She Was My Girl ~ The Four Tops

16. Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over ~ The Four Tops

17. I Believe In You And Me ~ The Four Tops

18. Back To School Again ~ The Four Tops

19. I Just Can't Walk Away ~ The Four Tops

20. Mean Green Mother From Outerspace ~ The Four Tops

21. Indestructable - (7-inch extended single) ~ The Four Tops

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	The Four Tops: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs (vocals).
	Additional personnel: The Supremes, The Funk Brothers.
	Producers include: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, William Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, R. Dean Taylor.
	Compilation producer: Harry Weinger.
	Recorded between 1964 & 1988. Includes liner notes by Stu Hackel.
	Not to be confused with the Four Tops compilation simply entitled Anthology (which only covers their Motown recordings), 50th Anniversary Anthology is a double-CD set spanning their first Motown hit in 1964 to the late '80s. Does it include all of the popular numbers that most fans want from a greatest-hits collection? Definitely. Is it as good as Anthology, or slimmer compilations that focus exclusively on their Motown hits from the 1960s and early '70s? No, because there's way too much dispensable post-mid-'70s stuff on disc two. Still, for those who want an anthology that includes non-Motown hits (particularly their early-'70s Dunhill singles) and are reluctant to splash out for the four-CD Fourever box set, this is the best available alternative. And unquestionably, the first two-thirds or so of this collection is excellent, including all the big Motown hits; plenty of good, less celebrated lower-charting Motown singles, like "I'll Turn to Stone" (the B-side of "7-Rooms of Gloom"); and their early Dunhill hits, in which they capably imitated Philly soul stars the O'Jays and the Spinners. But the group floundered as the '70s waned, and by the time of the ribald 1976 disco hit "Catfish," they were on the verge of not only losing their personality, but of embarrassing themselves. The proceedings don't stop there, unfortunately, tacking on a bunch of other small post-1976 hits ("When She Was My Girl" was the only big one), culminating in Levi Stubbs' gruesome contribution to the Little Shop of Horrors, "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space." It was a long way from "Baby I Need Your Loving," though luckily it's the classic stuff that dominates the program. ~ Richie Unterberger
Musical Guests
	The Funk Brothers
	The Supremes

Artist Overview

Immaculate choreography, flawless harmonies, and the instantly recognizable lead vocals of Levi Stubbs made the Four Tops one of the best and longest-running groups to come out of Berry Gordy's Motown hit factory in the 1960s. Their interpretations of Holland-Dozier-Holland's songs ("Reach Out I'll be There," "Standing in the Shadows of Love," "Bernadette," et al) rank them as one of the premier soul vocal groups of all time. Incredibly, they kept the same line-up for over 40 years (only shifting when the first member died).

Compilation Appearances

	Vol. 2-Motown Singles Collection (1972-1992)
	Forrest Gump-Special Collector's Edition (Bonus Tracks)
	Vol. 4-East Side Story
	Love Songs Of Motown
	Lowrider Oldies Box Set Volumes 7-9 (Limited Edition)
	Incredible Soul Collection
	Jukebox Hits Of 60's / Various
	Big Chill (2-Disc Deluxe Edition) (Bonus Tracks)
	Big Chill
	Vol. 8-Cruisin Chrome Series
	Zodiac / O.s.t.
	Motown: The Complete #1's (Box Set) (Limited Edition)
	Now That's What I Call Motown
	Motown 50 Fanthology
	Motown Legends Vol 1
	Icon:motown Classics
	Smooth Soul
	Motown Legends Vol 2
	Classic Love Songs Of The 60S:sealed

Associated Artists and Works

	Supremes (The)
	Temptations (R&B) (The)

Technical Info

	Release Date : 01/13/2004
	Original Release Date : 2004
	Catalog ID : 0000488
	Label : Hip-O
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00044003961722

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