Four Tops Now! | ||||
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Released | March 1969 | |||
Genre | Soul music | |||
Length | 41:08 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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Four Tops Now! is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.
Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album three out of five stars, with critic Ron Wynn characterizing it as not "among their biggest hit albums, but was a well-produced, nicely sung set anyhow". [1] The 1992 edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide rated this release three out of five stars. [2]
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Four Tops Now! peaked at 74 on the Billboard 200 and reached 18 on the R&B charts. [3]
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Soul Spin is a 1969 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.
Changing Times is a 1970 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown.
Night Lights Harmony is a 1975 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by ABC Records.
Catfish is a 1976 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by ABC Records.
The Show Must Go On is a 1977 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by ABC Records.
Tonight! is a 1981 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Casablanca Records. This was the first album the group recorded for this label followed a short period of commercial a decline in the 1970s, as well as a failed experiment at recording with former Motown associates Holland–Dozier–Holland. This release resulted in much higher chart performance than Four Tops had experienced in several years and the hit single "When She Was My Girl".
Back Where I Belong is a 1983 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Motown. This album marked a return to the label for the group who released a string of albums for other labels in the 1970s and 1980s and a failed experiment at trying to reunite with songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland in 1978; the trio wrote half of the songs on this album.
One More Mountain is a 1982 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released by Casablanca Records. This was the second and final album the group recorded for this label before rejoining their long-time home Motown.