At the Top | ||||
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Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
Genre | Soul music [1] | |||
Length | 37:06 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | ABC | |||
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At the Top is a 1978 studio album by American soul music vocal group, Four Tops, released by ABC Records. The album was the last the group recorded for ABC and was followed by a brief hiatus from recording. Four Tops had experienced a decline in their album sales in the 1970s and also had difficulty booking touring dates, so they initially planned to team up with former Motown associates Holland–Dozier–Holland, but they instead recorded this album with Philadelphia soul producer Norman Harris at his Sigma Sound Studios. [2]
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this release three out of five stars, with reviewer Andrew Hamilton characterizing release as "a quality Four Tops album", but "the songs, productions, and singing deserved a better fate", with "lightweight promotion" from ABC. [1] The 1992 edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide rated this release two out of five stars. [3]
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At the Top peaked at 73 on the R&B charts. [4]
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