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Four Tops

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Aliases
The Four Tops
Years active
since 1953
Country
United States
Members
Levi Stubbs Lead vocals (1953-2000)
Ronnie McNeir Lead vocals (1999-...)
Lawrence Payton
Renaldo Benson Vocals (1954-2005)
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
June 1967 (4 artists)
1974 The Fabulous Rhinestones
1973 Albatross with Yanagi George
1973 (6 artists)
 REL January 1965 (13 artists)
Originally by Ivy Jo Hunter REC
July 10, 1964 (60 artists)
February 16, 1967 (11 artists)
1970 The Originals
July 10, 1964 Shorty Long [US1]
September 1968 The Eddy Jacobs Exchange
1988 Ronnie McDowell
November 1965 (6 artists)
1982 (15 artists)
April 23, 1965 (80 artists)
April 17, 1972 (5 artists)
April 17, 1972 Eddie Kendricks
July 8, 1966 (6 artists)
1973 Jackie Gore
 REL November 1965 (3 artists)
Originally by Eddie Holland REC
June 1971 Hanne Krogh
 REL November 16, 1966 (5 artists)
Originally by The Supremes [US1] REC
September 1968 (3 artists)
1988 BFM Hits
July 9, 1965 (50 artists)
April 17, 1972 (3 artists)
1970 The Supremes [US1]
 REL October 1970 The Alan Caddy Orchestra and Singers
Originally by David Ruffin & Bobby Taylor REC
1972 Leon Spencer
Sampled by John & Ernest
January 1965 (13 artists)
1988 (5 artists)
 REL November 1969 Originally by Frank Wilson [US3] REC
November 1969 Wade Marcus
1974 Cheetah
November 1965 The Loading Zone
1972 (13 artists)
May 9, 1966 (33 artists)
1985 The Manhattans [US]
June 1971 The Lost Generation
1972 (15 artists)
August 18, 1966 (172 artists)
1972 Tavares
January 1965 (2 artists)
February 1966 (11 artists)
November 1965 Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
October 21, 1965 (15 artists)
November 28, 1966 (27 artists)
November 1965 (2 artists)
1970 (7 artists)
Still Water (Peace) Four Tops 1970 Unverified
 REC May 25, 2005 Frank Wilson [US3]
Originally by Chris Clark [US1] REL
July 8, 1966 (3 artists)
 REC July 8, 1966 Originally by The Isley Brothers REL
July 8, 1966 Chris Clark [US1]
May 1969 Tindersticks
1981 (5 artists)
January 1965 Chuck Jackson [US]
November 4, 1964 (4 artists)
June 27, 1968 (4 artists)
June 1971 Top of the Pops
August 29, 1967 (2 artists)
January 1965 Shorty Long [US1]

Covers by Four Tops

Title Performer Release date Originally by
  September 1970 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell REL,REC
1972 Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
  1981 Tammi Terrell REC, Stevie Wonder REL
September 1968 Stevie Wonder
September 1971 Moody Blues
  December 30, 2016 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
  September 1970 Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
October 23, 1995 (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
1988 Four Tops
September 1970 Dorothy Pay
July 8, 1966 Toots Thielemans, Sarah Vaughan
July 8, 1966 Eddie Holland
September 1968 Johnny Rivers
  November 1969 Barry McGuire REC, The Mama's and The Papa's REL
June 1971 Petula Clark
  September 28, 1999 Johnny Long and His Orchestra REC, Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra BRD
  November 26, 2012 Johnny Long and His Orchestra REC, Ginny Simms with Freddy Martin and His Orchestra BRD
July 1967 The Association
  November 16, 1966 Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC, Patricia Neway PRF
October 21, 1965 Eddie Holland
September 1968 The Monkees
June 1969 Gladys Knight & The Pips
December 1971 Aretha Franklin
1981 Dee Edwards
June 1969 Johnny Rivers
December 1971 Gladys Knight & The Pips
1982 Leslie Smith [US1]
June 1969 The Beatles
1970 Bob Lind
September 28, 1999 Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
1970 Fred Neil
Every Day I Have the Blue / Goin' to Chicago Blues The Four Tops September 28, 1999 Unverified
Every Day I Have The Blues / Goin' To Chicago Blues Four Tops September 28, 1999 Unverified
September 1970 Sly & The Family Stone
  September 28, 1999 Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC, Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire & Cliff Edwards PRF
  March 1967 Connie Haines REC, Jean DuShon REL
1977 Yardbirds
For Your Love The Supremes & Four Tops September 1970 Unverified
October 29, 2002 Shorty Long [US1]
September 28, 1999 McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Vocal Refrain by Donald Redman
August 14, 2009 The Spencer Davis Group
1967 Four Tops, I Fuggiaschi
November 16, 1966 Os Cariocas REL, João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes PRF, Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim
  December 1971 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell REL, Gladys Knight & The Pips REC
Gotta Say It, Gonna Tell It Like It Is Four Tops May 25, 2005 Unverified
November 1969 The Beatles
April 17, 1972 The Supremes [US1]
October 23, 1995 Judy Garland with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra
March 1967 Marvin Gaye
December 1971 Barbara Lewis
  December 30, 2016 Gertrude Lawrence PRF, Frank Sinatra – Orchestra under the direction of Axel Stordahl REC
November 1969 Bob Shane
  April 17, 1972 Edwin Starr REC, Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers REL
June 1971 Tammi Terrell
1999 The Rolling Stones
September 19, 2006 Four Tops
  September 28, 1999 Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans REC,REL, Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans and Cast PRF
December 1971 Bread
December 1971 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
November 16, 1966 The Weavers
  July 1967 Bobby Darin REL, Tim Hardin REC
August 29, 1967 Eddie Holland
August 14, 2009 Shorty Long [US1]
  November 16, 1966 Ceil Clayton REL, Claramae Turner PRF
July 1967 The Monkees
September 28, 1999 Clarence Williams' Trio
September 28, 1999 Clarence Williams' Trio
I'm Only Wounded Four Tops 1988 Unverified
1985 Martha & The Vandellas
July 8, 1966 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
  November 26, 2012 Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
1970 Fritz Kreisler - Piano Accompaniment Carl Lamson, Tommy Edwards
December 1971 Armando Manzanero, Perry Como - Arranged and conducted by Marty Manning
November 16, 1966 Tom Jones
August 14, 2009 The Isley Brothers
June 1975 John Byrd
  November 26, 2012 Rex Harrison REL,PRF
  March 1967 Nancy Wilson [US1] REL, Sammy Davis Jr. & Paula Wayne PRF
December 30, 2016 Roland Gerbeau – Orchestre, direction Guy Luypaerts, Keely Smith with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
August 14, 2009 Three Dog Night
1999 The Rolling Stones
September 25, 2001 The Temptations [US1]
May 25, 2005 The Temptations [US1]
L'arcobaleno Four Tops 1967 Unverified
July 1967 The Monkees
November 1969 The Doors
October 23, 1995 The Trapp Family Singers
June 1969 Roger Miller [US-OK]
December 1971 Stephen Stills
June 1969 Richard Harris [IE]
  March 1967 John Reardon & Nancy Dussault PRF, Perry Como REC,REL
June 1975 Margo Thunder
March 1967 Charles Braswell and All
  March 1967 Larry Kert PRF,REC,REL
  July 8, 1966 Joanna Merlin, Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett REL, Julia Migenes, Tanya Everett, Joanna Merlin PRF
Maybe Today Four Tops September 28, 1999 Unverified
April 17, 1972 Todd Rundgren
December 1971 Bobby Darin
October 23, 1995 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
July 8, 1966 The Beatles
March 1967 Marvin Gaye
September 1968 The Association
March 1967 Mal Fitch
June 1968 Tuskegee Institute Singers
September 25, 2001 Marvin Gaye
January 12, 2005 Mary Wells
December 30, 2016 Louis Jourdan
  September 1968 Tony Bennett REC,REL, Ray Bolger & Eileen Herlie PRF
1974 People
  March 1967 John Michael King REL,PRF
  November 1962 Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lew Sherwood REC, Bing Crosby BRD
April 1967 Four Tops
August 14, 2009 (unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
July 8, 1966 João Gilberto, Sarah Vaughan
October 1970 B.J. Thomas
September 1970 Diana Ross
1970 Diana Ross and The Supremes
  1985 Diana Ross REL, Valerie Simpson REC
September 1970 Ike & Tina Turner
October 1977 Stephen Bishop
December 14, 2018 Debbie Dean
June 1975 Triboro Exchange
October 23, 1995 Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
March 23, 1973 The Moody Blues
  March 1967 Percy Faith and His Orchestra REC, Mary Martin PRF
September 1970 Laura Nyro
September 28, 1999 Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale, The Drifters [US1]
September 1968 Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
December 1971 Sisters Love
  October 23, 1995 Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
June 1969 The Beatles
  October 1970 Bud Shank with The Bob Alcivar Singers REL, The Beatles REC
  November 1969 Dusty Springfield REL, Stan Getz REC
1983 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
December 17, 2013 Johnny Long and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Houston
September 1968 Henry Mancini His Orchestra and Chorus
  September 28, 1999 Eddie Albert & Marcy Westcott PRF, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Martha Tilton REC, Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Miriam Shaw REL
October 23, 1995 Donny Hathaway
November 1969 Danny Williams [ZA]
September 1970 The Spinners [US]
  October 1970 Jerry Orbach PRF,REL
October 23, 1995 (unknown)
  September 28, 1999 Joe Newman Octet REL, Count Basie and His Orchestra REC
July 1967 The Left Banke
March 1967 Barbara Harris
1982 Aretha Franklin
  October 23, 1995 Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
1981 Kenny Loggins
September 1970 Four Tops
December 30, 2016 Jack Jones
Woman, Woman Four Tops May 25, 2005 Unverified
  August 14, 2009 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell REL, Tammi Terrell REC
  November 16, 1966 The Supremes [US1] REL, Diana Ross & The Supremes REC
  September 28, 1999 Billy Fields REL, David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe PRF
May 1984 Laura Lee

Sampled songs

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
4 Tops on Broadway Four Tops March 1967 Motown
Back Where I Belong Four Tops 1983 Motown
Breaking Through Four Tops September 28, 1999 Motown
Changing Times Four Tops October 1970 Motown
Christmas Here with You The Four Tops October 23, 1995 Motown
Dynamite The Supremes & Four Tops December 1971 Motown
Fourever Four Tops September 25, 2001 Hip-O Records
Four Tops Four Tops January 1965 Motown
Four Tops Live Four Tops November 16, 1966 Motown
Four Tops on Top Four Tops July 8, 1966 Motown
Indestructible Four Tops 1988 Arista
Keeper of the Castle Four Tops 1972 Dunhill
Lost Without You - 1963-1970 (Motown Lost & Found) Four Tops May 25, 2005 Hip-O Select
Magic Four Tops 1985 Motown
Magnificent - The Complete Studio Duets The Supremes & The Four Tops August 14, 2009 Motown
Main Street People The Four Tops 1973 Dunhill
Meeting of the Minds Four Tops 1974 Dunhill
Nature Planned It Four Tops April 17, 1972 Motown
Night Lights Harmony Four Tops June 1975 ABC Records [US]
One More Mountain The Four Tops 1982 Casablanca Records
Reach Out Four Tops July 1967 Motown
Second Album Four Tops November 1965 Motown
Soul Spin Four Tops November 1969 Motown
Still Waters Run Deep Four Tops 1970 Motown
The Four Tops Collection Four Tops 1999 Prism Leisure
The Four Tops Now! Four Tops June 1969 Motown
The Magnificent 7 The Supremes & The Four Tops September 1970 Motown
The Return of the Magnificent Seven The Supremes & The Four Tops June 1971 Motown
The Show Must Go On Four Tops October 1977 ABC Records [US]
Tonight! The Four Tops 1981 Casablanca Records
Yesterday's Dreams Four Tops September 1968 Motown

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
7-Rooms of Gloom Four Tops June 1967 Motown
Are You Man Enough Four Tops May 1973 Dunhill
A Simple Game Four Tops September 1971 Tamla Motown
Ask the Lonely Four Tops January 5, 1965 Motown
Baby I Need Your Loving Four Tops July 10, 1964 Motown
Bernadette Four Tops February 16, 1967 Motown
For Your Love The Four Tops 1977 ABC Records [US]
Gira, gira Four Tops 1967 Tamla Motown
I Can't Help Myself Four Tops April 23, 1965 Motown
I'm in a Different World Four Tops September 19, 1968 Motown
It's All in the Game Four Tops 1970 Motown
It's the Same Old Song Four Tops July 9, 1965 Motown
Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) Four Tops December 28, 1970 Motown
Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever Four Tops May 9, 1966 Motown
One Chain Don't Make No Prison Four Tops 1974 Dunhill
Pennies from Heaven The Four Tops November 1962 Riverside [US]
Piangono gli uomini Four Tops April 1967 Tamla Motown
Reach Out I'll Be There Four Tops August 18, 1966 Motown
Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) Four Tops February 1966 Motown
So Deep Within You Four Tops March 23, 1973 Tamla Motown
Something About You Four Tops October 21, 1965 Motown
Standing in the Shadows of Love Four Tops November 28, 1966 Motown
Walk Away Renee Four Tops January 18, 1968 Motown
What Is a Man Four Tops May 1969 Motown
Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While) Four Tops November 4, 1964 Motown
Yesterday's Dreams Four Tops June 27, 1968 Motown
You Keep Running Away Four Tops August 29, 1967 Motown
Your Song The Four Tops May 1984 Calibre

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