Four
Tops
The 4 Falcons
(members
Jackie Wilson, Levi Stubbs, Lawson Smith and Sonny Woods)
The
Thrillers (members Joe Murphy (lead tenor),
Charles Wright (first tenor), Lawrence Payton (second
tenor), John Raymond Dorsey (baritone) and Roquel
"Billy" Davis (bass, songwriter and manager))
Thrillers 167 - I'm Gonna
Live My Life Alone / Lessy Mae - 1953
The
Thrillers 170 - Mattie, Leave Me Alone / The Drunkard - 1953
The Four Aims
(members Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles on 6-June-1936 in Detroit,
Michigan --- died 17-October-2008 in Detroit, Michigan after a long
series of illnesses including cancer and a stroke), Renaldo "Obie"
Benson (born 14-June-1937 in Detroit, Michigan --- died 1-July-2005 at
Harper Hospital, Detroit, Michigan --- cause: suffering a heart attack
after the amputation of a leg because of circulation problems. He was
subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer), Lawrence Payton (born
2-March-1938 in Detroit,
Michigan --- died 10-June-1997 in
Southfield, Michigan
--- cause: liver cancer) and Adbul "Duke"
Fakir)
Grady 012 - If Only I Had Known / ? - 1956
Carolyn Hayes with Maurice
King and his Wolverines (Maurice King (born 1911 in
Renshaw, Mississippi -- died
18-December-1992 in Detroit, Michigan --- cause:?)
Chateau 2001 - Baby Say You Love Me / Really - 1955 (vocal by Carolyn
Hayes & The Four Tops)
Dolores
Carroll with Maurice King and his Wolverines
Chateau 2002 - Everybody
Knows / I Just Can't Keep The Tears From Tumblin'
Down - 1955 (vocal by Dolores
Carroll & The Four Tops)
The Four
Tops
The Four
Tops
Chess
1623 - Could It Be You? / Kiss Me, Baby - 1956
Chess -
Woke Up This Morning - 1956
(although unissued at the time this
was released in 2001 on a HIP-O double Cd
"Street Corner Essentials" 314 556 264-2)
Columbia 41755 - Ain't That Love / Lonely
Summer - 1960
Riverside 4534 - Pennies From Heaven / Where Are You? -
1962
Motown
1062 - Baby I Need Your Loving* / Call On Me - 1964 *also recorded in
1970 by O. C. Smith on Columbia 4-45206 and in 1982 by Carl Carlton on
RCA PB-13313 and also in 1982 by Gayle Adams on Prelude 8046.
Motown 1069 - Without The One You Love
(Life's Not Worthwhile) / Love Has Gone - 1964
Motown 1073 - Ask The Lonely* / Where Did You Go - 1965 *also recorded
in 1974 by
John Gary
Williams on
Stax 0205.
Jobete Cb I/I 1
- 0802 - Nhi - Sweeter As The Days Go By -
1965 (10" acetate plays at 45rpm)
Columbia 43356 -
Ain't That Love / Lonely Summer - 1965
Motown 1076 - I Can't Help Myself
(Sugar Pie, Honey
Bunch)* / Sad Souvenirs - 1965 *also recorded in 1979 by
Bonnie Pointer on Motown 1478.
Motown 1081 - It's The Same Old Song / Your Love Is Amazing - 1965
Motown 1084 - Something About You / Darling, I Hum Our Song - 1965
Motown 1090 - Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)* / Just As Long As You
Need Me - 1966 *also recorded in 1969 by Al Wilson on Soul City 773.
Motown 1096 - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever / I Like Everything About
You - 1966
Motown 1098 - Reach Out I'll Be There* / Until You Love Someone - 1966
(some copies issued with picture sleeve) *also recorded as an
instrumental in 1967 by Lee Moses on
Musicor 1227.
Motown 1102 - Standing In The
Shadows Of Love / Since You've Been Gone - 1966Various Artists
Motown 2482 - Christmas
Greetings From Motown - 1966 very short "Christmas
greetings" radio station spots are delivered by Martha and The Vandellas, The Temptations, The Miracles, Shorty Long, The Velvelettes, The Spinners, The Four Tops, The Elgins and The Supremes. It was pressed in red vinyl.
The Four
Tops
Topps/Motown 5 - I Can't
Help Myself - 1967 (Cardboard Record)
Topps/Motown 9 - Baby I Need Your Loving - 1967
(Cardboard Record)
Motown 1104 - Bernadette / I Got A Feeling - 1967
Motown 1110 - 7-Rooms Of Gloom / I'll Turn To Stone -
1967
Motown 1113 - You Keep Running Away / If You Don't Want
My Love - 1967
Motown 1119 - Walk Away Renee / Your Love Is Wonderful -
1968
Motown
1124 - If I Were A Carpenter* / Wonderful Baby - 1968 *also recorded in
1970 by Wayne Cochran on
King 6288.
Motown 1127 - Yesterday's Dreams / For Once In My Life -
1968
Gladys Knight & The
Pips
/ The Four Tops / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas / The
Voices Of Tabernacle
Motown W4kb-4900-1a -
Excerpts From Album M 642 "In Loving Memory"
(Tribute To Mrs. Loucye S. Wakefield) - 1968 (promo issue
only -- The Four Tops sing "Nobody Knows The Trouble
I've Seen")
The Four Tops
Motown 1132 - I'm In A
Different World / Remember When - 1968
Motown 1147 - What Is A Man / Don't Bring Back Memories -
1969
Motown 1159 - Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me / The
Key - 1969
Motown 1164 - It's All In The Game* / Love
(Is The Answer) - 1970 *also recorded in 1951 by
Tommy Edwards on MGM 11035
Motown 1170 - Still Water (Love) / Still Water (Peace) -
1970
The Supremes &
Four Tops
Motown 1173 - River
Deep-Mountain High / Together We Can Make Such Sweet
Music - 1970
The Four Tops
Motown 1175 - Just Seven
Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) / I Wish I Were Your
Mirror - 1971
The Supremes &
Four Tops
Motown 1181 - You Gotta
Have Love In Your Heart / I'm Glad About It - 1971
The Four Tops
Motown 1185 - In These
Changing Times / Right Before My Eyes - 1971
Motown 1189 - Macarthur Park (Part 1) / Macarthur
Park (Part 2) - 1971
Motown 1196 - A Simple Game / L.A. My Town - 1972
Motown 1198 - I Can't Quit Your Love / Happy (Is A Bumpy
Road) - 1972
Motown 1210 - (It's The Way) Nature Planned It / I'll
Never Change - 1972
ABC Dunhill 4330 - Keeper Of The Castle / Jubilee With
Soul - 1972
ABC Dunhill 4334 - Guardian De Tu Castle / Jubilee With
Soul - 1972
ABC Dunhill 4339 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)
/ The Good Lord Knows - 1973
Motown 1254 - Hey Man - We Gotta Get You A Woman / How
Can I Forget You - 1973 (unreleased)
ABC Dunhill 4354 - Are You Man Enough* / Peace Of Mind -
1973 *from the movie "Shaft In Africa".
ABC Dunhill 4366 - Sweet Understanding Love / Main Street
People - 1973
ABC Dunhill 4377 - I Just Can't Get You Out Of My
Mind / Am I My Brother's Keeper? - 1973
ABC Dunhill 4386 - One Chain Don't Make No Prison / Light
Of Your Love - 1974
ABC Dunhill 15005 - Midnight Flower / All My Love - 1974
ABC 12096 - Seven Lonely Nights / I Can't Hold Out Much
Longer - 1975
ABC 12123 - We All Gotta Stick Together / (It Would
Almost) Drive Me Out Of My Mind - 1975
ABC 12155 - I'm Glad You Walked Into My Life / Mama,
You're Alright With Me - 1975
ABC 12214 - Catfish / Look At My Baby - 1976
ABC 12223 - Catfish / Look At My Baby - 1976
ABC 12236 - Feel Free / I Know You Like It - 1976
ABC 12267 - Strung Out For Your Love / You Can't Hold
Back On Love - 1977
ABC 12315 - Runnin' From Your Love / The Show Must Go On
- 1977
ABC 12427 - Inside A Broken Hearted Man / H.E.L.P. - 1978
ABC 12457 - Just In Time / This House - 1978
Casablanca 2338 - When She Was My Girl / Something To
Remember - 1981
Casablanca 2344 - Let Me Set You Free / From A Distance -
1981
Casablanca Nbd 20239 - Let Me Set You Free
/ Let Me Set You Free - 1981 (12" Release)
Casablanca 2345 - Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over /
I'll Never Leave Again - 1981
Casablanca 2353 - Sad Hearts / I Believe In You And Me -
1982
RSO 1069 - Back To School Again / Rock-A-Hula Luau* -
1982 *flip by The Cast from the movie "Grease
2"
Motown 1706 - I Just Can't Walk Away / Hang - 1983
Motown 1718 - Make Yourself Right At Home / Sing A Song
Of Yesterday - 1985
Motown 1790 - Sexy Ways / Body And Soul - 1985
Motown 1811 - Don't Tell Me That It's Over / I'm Ready
For Love - 1985
Motown 1854 - Hot Nights / Again - 1986
Reliant 1691 - I'm Here Again / (Instrumental) - 1988
Arista 9706 - Indestructible / Are You With Me - 1988
Arista ? - Indestructable (Extended Version) (7:48)
Indestructable (Dub Version) (5:51) Are You With Me
(4:43) - 1988 (12"Release)
Aretha Franklin & The Four Tops / The
Four Tops
Arista 9766 - If Ever A
Love There Was / Let's Jam* - 1988 *flip by The Four
Tops.
The Four Tops
Arista 9801 - Change Of
Heart / Loco In Acapulco - 1989
Aretha Franklin
& Whitney Houston / Aretha Franklin & The Four
Tops
Arista 9850 - It Isn't, It
Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be / If Ever A Love There
Was* - 1989 *flip by Aretha Franklin & The Four Tops.
(some copies issued with picture sleeve)
The Four
Tops
Probe 579 - (I Think
I Must Be) Dreaming / ? - ?
Collectables Col 043467 - When She Was My Girl / I Believe In You And Me
- ?
Collectables Col 902257 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) / The
Good Lord Knows - ?
Collectables Col 902057 - Catfish / One Chain Don't Make No Prison - ?
Collectables Col 901247 - Keeper Of The Castle / Are You Man Enough - ?
Goldies 45 2616 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) / The Good
Lord Knows - ?
The Four Tops /
Rockin' Louie & The Mamma Jammers /// Buster Benton / Johnnie & Joe
Ripete 1004 - Could It Be You / Don't Buy Me No Beer /// Lonesome For A
Dime / I Feel Alright - ?
(some
copies issued in blue vinyl)
Discography by Bosko
Asanovic
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