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The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has … Read Full Bio ↴The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, RnB, disco, adult contemporary, showtunes, and even psychedelic rock. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and group mates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, finally forced to endure a lineup change when Payton died in 1997. At that time, Theo Peoples was added to the lineup; Peoples later replaced Stubbs, who fell ill from cancer, and Ronnie McNeir assumed Peoples' spot. In July, 2005, Benson died of lung cancer with Payton's son Roquel replacing him. And as of April, 2005, Fakir, McNeir, Payton and Peoples still perform together as The Four Tops. The legendary Levi Stubbs sadly passed away in 2008.

Among a number of groups who helped define the Motown Sound of the 1960s, including The Miracles, The Marvelettes, The Temptations and The Supremes, The Four Tops were notable for having Stubbs, a baritone, as their lead singer; most groups of the time were fronted by a tenor. The group was the main male vocal group for the songwriting and production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who crafted for the group a stream of popular hit singles, including two #1 hits: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" and "Reach Out I'll Be There". After Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1967, the Four Tops were assigned to a number of producers, primarily Frank Wilson. When Motown left Detroit in 1972 to move to Los Angeles, California, the Tops stayed in Detroit and moved over to ABC Records, where they continued to have charting singles into the late-1970s. Since the 1980s, The Four Tops have recorded for, at various times, Motown, Casablanca Records, and Arista Records.

As an unofficial record, it is believed that The Four Tops were the band to continue performing the longest without a lineup change. Levi Stubbs, Abdul Fakir, Renaldo Benson and Lawrence Payton sang together as the Four Tops from 1954 until 1997, when Lawrence Payton died of cancer. That's an astonishing 43 years without a lineup change. The three surviving members continued to tour as "The Tops."
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The Four Tops Lyrics


Ain't That love Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
Ballad To The One I Love Do do do do wah ohhh Do do do do wah The…
Do What You Gotta Do Man, I can understand how it might be Kind of hard…
I Believe in You and Me I believe in you and me I believe that we will…
I Can't Quit Your Love Do do do do wah ohhh Do do do do wah The…
I Just Can't Walk Away Once again we said it's over And just like before We vowed…
I'm Glad About It I didn't even say I wanted you, woman I didn't even…
If Ever A Love There Was I saw your face as I hurried past the cafe And…
If I Were A Carpenter If I were a carpenter And you were a lady Now, would…
In These Changing Times (I'm never gonna stray away, baby) (Never gonna stray away) …
It's All In The Game Many a tear has to fall but it's all in…
Keeper Of The Castle Lay me down There's a lot of us been pushed around Red…
Loco in Acapulco Going loco down in Acapulco If you stay too long Yes,…
Midnight Flower Midnight flower You got the power Let me buy the things you…
Nothing Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't nothing like t…
One Woman Man (Ain't no woman like the one I've got) (Ain't no woman…
Pennies from Heaven Every time it rains, it rains, pennies from heaven Don't you…
Remember What I Told You To Forget Hello Baby I bet you never thought I would call Well my…
When She Was My Girl She used to be Everything to me When she was my…
Where Did You Go A few words, said in anger Have put my lonely heart…


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