20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of the Four Tops

by The Four Tops

Overview

Though they have been around for nearly 40 years, the Four Tops were never stronger than during the '60s and early '70s. With a dozen Top 20 and five Top Ten hits, the Tops were just as their name implies. As part of their Millennium Collection, Motown has selected 11 of these hits for consideration as one of the pre-eminent groups of the era. From the trademark stylings of Holland-Dozier-Holland to a tune by Smokey Robinson (who himself once considered the Tops to be "the baddest group around"), this best-of set is pretty much what it says to be. Though a cover of "If I Were a Carpenter" and a hyper-produced version of Robinson's "Still Water (Love)" may not reach the reminiscent heights of "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," the Tops' devotions to originally named girls like " (Walk Away) Renee" and "Bernadette" and their tales of love wanted, won, and lost easily make them one of the best-loved groups of the last century, if not the last millennium. ~ Matthew Robinson

Product Details

Release Date:	11/30/1999
Label:	Barclay / Motown / Universal
UPC:	0731454221429
Rank:	3251

Tracks

1. Baby I Need Your Loving
2. Ask the Lonely
3. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
4. Reach Out (I'll Be There)
5. Standing in the Shadows of Love
6. Bernadette
7. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
8. Walk Away Renee
9. If I Were a Carpenter
10. Still Water (Love)
11. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Four Tops   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Brian Holland   Producer,Composer
Frank Wilson   Producer,Composer
Bob Collins   Composer
Margaret Goldfarb   Production Coordination
Mike Fink   Design
Michael Brown   Composer
Jerry Long   Arranger
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Producer,Composer
Ivory Joe Hunter   Composer
William Robinson   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Producer,Composer
Harry Weinger   Producer
Brian Potter   Producer,Composer
Tony Sansone   Composer
Stu Hackel   Liner Notes
Jeff Willens   Digital Remastering
Tim Hardin   Composer
Tony Sansome   Composer
Bob Calilli   Composer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Roach   Arranger
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Eddie Holland   Composer