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The Four Tops - It's The Same Old Song


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Ok, we are talking Motown and Soul Music, and therefore, the Four Tops. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs (a cousin of Jackie Wilson), and groupmates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades. Unlike the other Motown Groups, which usually featured a tenor, the 4 Tops included a barritone. This cut is from around 1965...

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You can't beat the classics, I have see the Tops preform a number times once on a bill with the Temptations, damn what a show that was. There music has stood the test of time. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #79 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time :thumbsup:

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I bought the Four Tops "Christmas Here With You" (1995) cd last week. I hadn't seen it in cyberspace so I broke down and bought it. I may have found it before Christmas but I went ahead and bought it anyway on ebay. Lawrence Payton passed away in 1997 so this may be one of the last (if not the last) cd the original members recorded.

Review by Gina Boldman

This 1995 release, Christmas Here with You, marks the Four Tops' first Christmas album — features classic holiday songs such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Away in a Manger," "Christmas Song," "Little Drummer Boy," "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," and "Merry Christmas, Baby." Aretha Franklin supplies vocals on two tracks — "White Christmas" and "Silent Night" — which just adds to this predictable but festive holiday release.

Tracks

Title

Composer

Time

1 Christmas Here with You Bridges, Payton, Roundtree 5:08

2 White Christmas Berlin 4:20

3 The Christmas Song Torme, Wells 3:57

4 Away in a Manger Murray, Traditional 2:45

5 This Christmas Hathaway 4:32

6 Silent Night Gruber, Mohr 5:03

7 The Little Drummer Boy Davis, Onorati, Simeone 7:45

8 Christmas Delight Benson, McNair 3:49

9 Merry Christmas, Baby Baxter, Moore 5:06

10 Merry Christmas to You Benson, McNair 4:07

11 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Blane, Martin 3:50

12 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Moore, Payton, Rountree 6:28

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I am actually a Temptations (David Ruffin) fan who also loves the Four Tops ( lots of other groups). This is a clip I really enjoy a lot:

The Tempts and The Tops: Two of the best!

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