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 McNair assumed Peoples' spot. In July, 2005, Benson died of lung cancer with Payton's son Roquel replacing him. And as of April, 2005, Fakir, McNair, Payton and Peoples still perform together as The Four Tops. Stubbs 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 p
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2 | Still Water (Love) | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
3 | Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
4 | Standing in the Shadows of Love | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
5 | Something About You | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
6 | Mac Arthur Park | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
7 | Bernadette | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
8 | Yesterday's Dreams | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
9 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) | Rock On 1973 |
10 | Baby I Need Your Loving | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
11 | It's the Same Old Song | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
12 | When She Was My Girl | Back To The '80s |
13 | It's All in the Game | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
14 | Walk Away Renee | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
15 | Reach Out I'll Be There | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
16 | Don't Walk Away | Dance Classics Gold Vol 2 - CD 1 |
17 | Ask the Lonely | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |
18 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) | Forrest Gump Soundtrack |
19 | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got) | 50th Anniversary Anthology |
20 | If I Were a Carpenter | Gratest Hits Of The Four Tops |