All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of MCA's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series. Though they have been around for nearly 40 years, the Four Tops were never stronger than during the '60s and early '70s. With a dozen Top 20 and five Top Ten hits, the Tops were just as their name implies. As part of their Millennium Collection, Motown has selected 11 of these hits for consideration as one of the pre-eminent groups of the era. From the trademark stylings of Holland-Dozier-Holland to a tune by Smokey Robinson (who himself once considered the Tops to be "the baddest group around"), this best-of set is pretty much what it says to be. Though a cover of "If I Were a Carpenter" and a hyper-produced version of Robinson's "Still Water (Love)" may not reach the reminiscent heights of "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)," the Tops' devotions to originally named girls like " (Walk Away) Renee" and "Bernadette" and their tales of love wanted, won, and lost easily make them one of the best-loved groups of the last century, if not the last millennium. ~ Matthew RobinsonThis listing is for a rare CD title, this is a FACTORY SEALED CD PRESSED and ISSUED by MOTOWN / UNIVERSAL Music of a highly collectible title from their catalog, featuring -
Four Tops
CD Title -
The Millennium Collection
1. Baby I Need Your Loving
2. Ask the Lonely
3. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
4. Reach Out (I'll Be There)
5. Standing in the Shadows of Love
6. Bernadette
7. Wake Me (When It's Over) Shake Me
8. Walk Away Renee
9. If I Were a Carpenter
10. Still Water (Love)
11. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
Performers include -
Frank Wilson
Lamont Dozier
Dennis Lambert
Brian Potter
Brian Holland
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Harry Weinger
Ivy Jo Hunter
The CD is from the rare MOTOWN / UNIVERSAL Music series of CDs.
The CD, JEWEL CASE AND INSERTS are all assumed to be in MINT condition as this item is actually FACTORY SEALED!
This CD is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip
by!