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On Top
Studio album by
Four Tops
ReleasedJuly 8, 1966 (1966-07-08)
Length32:40
LabelMotown
ProducerBrian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson[1]
Four Tops chronology
Four Tops Second Album
(1965) 		On Top
(1966) 		On Broadway
(1967)
Singles from On Top
  1. "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"
    Released: February 2, 1966
  2. "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"
    Released: May 9, 1966
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Allmusic[2]

On Top is the third studio album recorded by the Four Tops. Issued by Motown Records on July 8, 1966,[3] it reached number 32 on the US Billboard Top LPs chart and number 9 in the UK. It contains two singles: "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" and "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)". The second half of the album consists of cover songs.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Got a Feeling"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:59
2."Brenda"Edward Holland, Jr.2:37
3."Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder2:46
4."Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:41
5."Until You Love Someone"Holland–Dozier–Holland3:11
6."There's No Love Left"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:33
7."Matchmaker, Matchmaker"Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick2:00
8."Michelle"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:10
9."In the Still of the Night"Cole Porter2:32
10."Bluesette"Norman Gimbel, Toots Thielemans2:33
11."Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees3:05
12."Then"Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers2:33

Personnel

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Performance

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References

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  1. ^ "Don't Forget the Motor City".
  2. ^ On Top at AllMusic
  3. ^ Hughes, Keith (2018). "Four Tops". Don't Forget the Motor City. Ritchie Hardin. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
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