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Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Four Tops
ReleasedAugust 1967
Genres
Length33:18
LabelMotown
Four Tops chronology
Reach Out
(1967)		 Greatest Hits
(1967)		 Yesterday's Dreams
(1968)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]

The Four Tops Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by the Four Tops, released in August 1967. It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard albums chart in the United States, remaining on the chart for 73 weeks, and is the first Motown album and first album by a black act to reach No. 1 in Britain. It spent one week at the top of the UK Albums Chart in 1968.[2] the original British release had 16 tracks on it; this is the US album. The additional tracks were "I'll Turn to Stone", "Where Did You Go?", "Darling, I Hum Our Song", and "You Keep Running Away".

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, except as noted.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Baby I Need Your Loving"Four Tops (1965)2:45
2."It's the Same Old Song"Four Tops Second Album (1965)2:45
3."Reach Out I'll Be There"Reach Out (1967)2:59
4."Ask the Lonely" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson)Four Tops (1965)2:59
5."Standing in the Shadows of Love"Reach Out (1967)2:35
6."Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder)On Top (1966)2:45
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"Four Tops Second Album (1965)2:44
2."Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)"Four Tops (1965)2:54
3."7-Rooms of Gloom"Reach Out (1967)2:35
4."Something About You"Four Tops Second Album (1965)2:45
5."Bernadette"Reach Out (1967)3:00
6."Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"On Top (1966)2:32
Total length:33:18

Charts

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Chart performance for The Four Tops Greatest Hits
Chart (1967–1968) Peak
position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[3]7
UK Albums (Official Charts)[4]1
US Billboard 200[5] 4

References

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  1. ↑ Haney, Shawn M.. The Four Tops Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Virgin Book of Hit Albums
  3. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Four Tops – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 4/2/1968 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Billboard 200: Week of November 25, 1967". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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