Dig Music Home > Just Played > Four Tops
Four Tops
Non-ABC images are automatically sourced from Discogs 
, a community-built database of music information. The ABC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Biography
(The) Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, a cousin of Jackie Wilson and brother of The Falcons' Joe Stubbs), and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, having gone from 1953 until 1997 without a single change in personnel. Among a number of groups who helped define the Motown Sound of the 1960s, including The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas, The Temptations, and The Supremes, the Four Tops were notable for having Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer; most groups of the time were fronted by a tenor. The group was the main male vocal group for the songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who crafted a stream of hit singles, including two Billboard Hot 100...
More about Four Tops at Wikipedia
This entry is automatically sourced from Wikipedia , the user-contributed encyclopedia.
It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is
licensed under CC-BY-SA . Visit
Four Tops on Wikipedia to correct or update this entry.
Any changes made to the Wikipedia article will not be
immediately available here. The ABC is not responsible for the
content of external sites.
Discography
- Keeper of the Castle, 1972
- Greatest Hits, 1987
- Shake Me Wake Me, 1998
- On Top, 1966
- Yesterday's Dreams, 1968
- At Their Very Best, 2002
- Fourever (disc 4), 2001
- Motown's Greatest Hits, 1992
- Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got), 1991
- Fourever (disc 2), 2001
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Four Tops, Volume 2
- Sing the Same Old Song, 2002
- At the MGM Grand
- Live and in Concert, 1974
- The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Four Tops, 2000
- Four Tops Live, 1992
- Four Tops / Second Album, 2001
- Indestructible, 1991
- Soul Spin, 1969
- Early Classics: Four Tops, 1996
- The Magnificent 7, 1970
- Main Street People, 1973
- On Top / Reach Out, 2001
- Motown Legends
- The Singles+, 2000
- Anthology, 1990
- Yesterday's Dreams / Soul Spin, 2001
- Loco in Acapulco, 2000
- Christmas Here With You
- Dynamite, 1972
- Essential Collection, 2000
- The Very Best of the Four Tops
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops
- Tonight, 1981
- The Ultimate Collection, 1997
- Still Waters Run Deep / Changing Times, 2001
- Breaking Through, 1999
- Soul Legends, 2006
- Best Of, 1991
- The Best of the Four Tops - Greatest Hits 1972 - 1976
- Icon, 2011
- The Return of the Magnificent Seven, 1971
- Until You Love Someone: More of the Best (1965-1970)
- The Best of the ABC Years 1972-1977, 1999
- Second Album, 1965
- Four Tops Now!, 1992
- Magnificent: The Complete Studio Duets, 2009
- Reach Out I'll Be There, 2002
- Nature Planned It, 1972
- The Best of The Four Tops, 1973
- 16 Original World Hits
- Reach Out, 1967
- Compact Command Performances: 19 Greatest Hits
- Anthology 50th Anniversary, 2004
- Anthology 1964-1972 (disc 1), 1973
- Fourever, 2001
- The Singles Collection, 1992
- Changing Times, 1970
- Fourever (disc 3), 2001
- The Show Must Go On, 1977
- The Look of Love, 1993
- Still Waters Run Deep, 1970
- The Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special
- The Four Tops, 1964
- Collection, 1999
- The Definitive Collection, 2008
- When She Was My Girl, 1992
- Anthology 1964-1972
- Live At The Stardust 2006
This entry is automatically sourced from Musicbrainz , the public domain music
database. Visit the
Four Tops page on Musicbrainz to correct or update this entry.
Any changes made to the article will not be immediately
available here. The ABC is not responsible for the content of
external sites.
Recently Played on Dig Music.
| Song | Bernadette |
| Artist | Four Tops |
| Album | Ultimate Four Tops |
| Label | Tamla Motown |
| Year | 1967 |
| Song | Baby I Need Your Loving |
| Artist | Four Tops |
| Album | Ultimate Four Tops |
| Label | Tamla Motown |
| Year | 1964 |
| Song | Something About You |
| Artist | Four Tops |
| Album | Ultimate Four Tops |
| Label | Tamla Motown |
| Year | 1966 |
| Song | It's The Same Old Song |
| Artist | Four Tops |
| Album | Ultimate Four Tops |
| Label | Tamla Motown |
| Year | 1965 |
| Song | Standing In The Shadows |
| Artist | Four Tops |
| Album | Ultimate Four Tops |
| Label | Tamla Motown |
| Year | 1967 |
Media
Our default Flash video is not available on your device. Please use the link(s) 
below to open the video in your own player.
- YouTube The Four Tops Baby I Need Your Loving 2:46
- YouTube TEMPTATIONS VS FOUR TOPS 1985 9:59
- YouTube Aint no woman like the one i got Four Tops 3:20
- YouTube Four Tops Its The Same Old Song 1966 HQ 2:42
- YouTube The Four Tops Still Waters Run Deep 1970 3:09
Non-ABC videos are automatically sourced from YouTube , the user-contributed video sharing site. The ABC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Links
Artist Website
On the ABC
- Radio National Breakfast - 17 May 2002 - Music For Friday
- The Coodabeens Music 17th December :: Coodabeens
- Radio National Breakfast - 5/17/2002: Music For Friday
- Gil Askey:
- DIG Digital Radio - Tears For Levi Stubbs, Dead At 72
- Sunday Performer - The Four Tops - ABC New South Wales ...
- Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs dies - ABC News (Australian ...
- Four Tops singer Levi Stubbs dies - ABC Local - Australian ...
- RN Into The Music - 25August2007 - Gil Askey: 'What a ...
- DIG Radio - Celebrating Soul Music, Thursdays on ABC1
Elsewhere on the Web
- The Four Tops | Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos
- Four Tops - Classic Motown
- Four Tops Background, Music Facts, and Group Influences ...
Links suggested here are generated automatically. The ABC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Page created on Mar 31, 2009. 8:18am and updated on Mar 2, 2013. 9:56pm.
Comments
Everything about the Four Tops is wonderful.
"Can't Help Myself" by Motown greats The Four Tops, with Levi Stubbs on lead vox is a glorious song. It was no.1 twice in 1965. Can't complain much when the song that bumped you from #1 was 'Satisfaction' by The Stones.I adore this song. Go out and buy it. If you hate it, send the bill here and I'll ignore it. You gotta take risks. Trally, this is sublime.
Post new comment