The Contours – “First I Look at the Purse,” Pop #57, R&B #12 By Joel Francis The name on the label says “The Contours,” but all four of the singers who found success with 1962′s chart-topping “Do You Love Me” were gone by the time this number came out three years later. A novelty song [...]
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The Contours – “First I Look at the Purse”
Posted in Motown, tagged Dirty Dancing, Four Tops, Hitsville U.S.A., Joel Francis, Motown 25, Smokey Robinson, soul music, The Contours, The Miracles, The Temptations on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Four Tops – “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)”
Posted in Motown, tagged Berry Gordy, Byrds, Four Tops, Funk Brothers, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Joel Francis, Rolling Stones, soul music, Supremes on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Four Tops – “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The piano riff that kicks off this tune is instantly and universally recognizable – and with good reason. Depsite the apologetic lyrics, Levi Stubbs’ magnificent vocals are a ray of sunshine. He might be singing that he’s [...]
Four Tops – “Ask the Lonely”
Posted in Motown, tagged Berry Gordy, Four Tops, Hitsville U.S.A., Joel Francis, Levi Stubbs, soul music on November 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Four Tops – “Ask the Lonely,” Pop #24, R&B #9 The name on the label says “Four Tops” but this is really a Levi Stubbs record. Stubbs was never one of Motown’s marquee vocalists, and the injustice of that act is amplified by his three-minute tour-de-force singing here. Mickey Stevenson and Ivy Hunter’s song and [...]
Four Tops – “Baby I Need Your Loving”
Posted in Motown, tagged Eric Carmen, Four Tops, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, music, Phil Spector, soul music on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Four Tops – “Baby I Need Your Loving,” Pop #11 Few had heard of the Four Tops before this song was released in the summer of 1964, but the public quickly became acquainted. The quartet’s debut single sold over a million copies – a feat equally impressive in today’s iTunes era – and landed just [...]
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