Four Tops/Four Tops Second Album [LIMITED EDITION] [IMPORT]

The Four Tops

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 25, 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition, Import
• Label: Island UK
• ASIN: B00005OMER
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #192,260 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK reissue combines two out-of-print Motown classics together on one CD, 'Four Tops' (1964) & 'The Four Tops Second Album' (1965). Slipcase.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their first two Motown albums, May 2, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The group had been around since the fifties, but it was only after they joined Motown that they became successful.

The first album, simply titled Four Tops, yielded three American hits -Baby I need your loving, Without the one you love and Ask the lonely. All three singles were released in the UK but none charted. The Fourmost covered Baby I need your loving and had a British hit with it.

The next album, with the equally unoriginal title Second Album, also yielded three American hits, but they were much bigger hits. The album opens with I can't help myself, which topped the charts and provided them with their first British hit. The lyrics are slightly silly but the song has an irresistible, infectious beat. It's the same old song just missed the top spot in America and also charted in Britain. Something about you was a top 20 American hit but failed to chart in the UK.

Both of these albums are filled with songs written mostly by Holland-Dozier-Holland with a few by Smokey Robinson and one or two co-writers. Later albums would include plenty of covers but they are absent here. These two albums mark the beginnings of a great career.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost music I love, April 5, 2009

By	David L. Burnett - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've said in previous reveiw I was raised on radio. I had over 15,000 lp albums and tens of thousand 45's they where all lost in a fire and i miss each and everyone of them and i listen to every song on those albums. this is just two of my all time favorites remember I had 15,000.

5.0 out of 5 stars Four Tops/Four Tops Second Album, January 8, 2009

By	Adventure Quest "Ed" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

I can't begin to say enough good things about this CD. For the most part the CD's that are available by the Four Tops have basically all of the same familiar songs with some very slight variations. The Four Tops/Four Tops Second Album allows you to experirence a few songs that were number one hits for the group and others that are like a breath of fresh air for anyone lucky enough to listen. Every song is a gem in its own right. The quality of the recordings is exceptional.