Rock and roll music
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leer más
Singles chronology
Without the One You Love · (Lifes Not Worth While)
The Four Tops
Discográfica: Motown · · Productor: Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier
|
1
|
Without the One You Love · (Lifes Not Worth While)
The Four Tops •
The Four Tops •
w: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland •
1964
|
2:47 |
|
|
|
2
|
Love Has Gone
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1964
|
0:00 |
|
Album
Four Tops
Fecha Lanzamiento: 21 Enero 1965 · Fecha Grabación: 1965 -Discográfica: Motown · · Productor: Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier
|
1
|
Baby I Need Your Loving
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:43 |
|
|
|
2
|
Without the One You Love
The Four Tops •
w: Life`s Not Worth While •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:43 |
|
|
|
3
|
Where Did You Go?
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:25 |
|
|
|
4
|
Ask the Lonely
The Four Tops •
w: William Mickey Stevenson •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:44 |
|
|
|
5
|
Your Love Is Amazing
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:22 |
|
|
|
6
|
Sad Souvenirs
The Four Tops •
w: Ivy Jo Hunter, William Mickey Stevenson •
1965 /01 /21 Side 1
|
2:39 |
|
|
|
7
|
Don`t Turn Away
The Four Tops •
w: Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevenson •
1965 /01 /21 Side 2
|
2:37 |
|
|
|
8
|
Tea House in China Town
The Four Tops •
w: Hunter, Stevenson •
1965 /01 /21 Side 2
|
2:47 |
|
|
|
9
|
Left With a Broken Heart
The Four Tops •
w: Marv Johnson •
1965 /01 /21 Side 2
|
2:56 |
|
|
|
10
|
Love Has Gone
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1965 /01 /21 Side 2
|
2:50 |
|
|
|
11
|
Call on Me
The Four Tops •
w: Holland–Dozier–Holland •
1965 /01 /21 Side 2
|
2:33 |
|
| "Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Four Tops | ||||
| from the album Four Tops | ||||
| B-side | "Love Has Gone" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | |||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Review
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leer más
| "Without the One You Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Supremes and Four Tops | ||||
| from the album The Magnificent 7 | ||||
| B-side | "Let`s Make Love Now" | |||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A.; 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Tamla Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Frank Wilson | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single in 1964 by the Motown singing group The Four Tops as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Four Tops. The group would later cover the song with The Supremes.
Lyrics and music
"Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" was the follow-up to the Four Tops` prior hit "Baby I Need Your Loving," and was designed to sound similar, with a similar theme, similar tempo and similar sound.[1] The bass harmony similarly uses a subdominant progression.[2] The opening lyrics essentially repeat the title of the earlier song.[1] Author Sharon Davis claims that the song was "hastily written and released" to capitalize on the success of "Baby, I Need Your Loving."[3]
Reception
After the near-Top 10 success of the Tops` first hit, "Baby I Need Your Loving", "Without the One You Love" proved to be a commercial disappointment, failing to reach the Billboard Top 40,charting at No. 43. The song did better on the Cashbox R&B Chart, reaching the Top 20, charting at No. 17 (Billboard did not show R&B Chart listings during this time).
Cash Box described "Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" as "a feelingful jump`er" which is done "in very commercial fashion" and which it expected to repeat the success of "Baby, I Need Your Loving."[4] Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann attributes its relative lack of chart success to a number of factors. One is that the title is too long.[1] He also believes that the song is "overproduced," particularly by giving the many backup singers too prominent a role, including singing the opening lines, at the expense of lead singer Levi Stubbs.[1] Nonetheless, fellow Allmusic critic Ron Wynn considers the song to be "marvelously sung."[5] Author Bill Dahl describes the song as "moving."[6] Charlie Gillett claims that the song produces an effect of "irresistible excitement."[7]
Chart positions
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 43 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 58 |
| U.S. Cash Box R&B Singles | 17[10] |
Personnel
- Renaldo Benson – vocals
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence Payton – keyboard, vocals
- Levi Stubbs – lead vocals
- The Andantes – background vocals
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
The Supremes and Four Tops version
A cover version of the original Four Tops song was done for The Magnificent 7 album by The Supremes and Four Tops in September 1970. Lead vocals were provided by the group`s lead singers, Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs. Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and Frank Wilson produced the H-D-H written song, and its album.
A single was released in the UK by Tamla Motown in May 1972, titled "Without the One You Love" b/w "Let`s Make Love Now".
Personnel
The Supremes
- Jean Terrell – vocals
- Mary Wilson – vocals
- Cindy Birdsong – vocals
Four Tops
- Levi Stubbs – vocals
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence Payton – vocals
- Renaldo Benson – vocals
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Bangkok (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Without the One You Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Supremes and Four Tops | ||||
| from the album The Magnificent 7 | ||||
| B-side | "Let`s Make Love Now" | |||
| Released | May 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Hitsville U.S.A.; 1970 | |||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, soul | |||
| Label | Tamla Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||
| Producer(s) | Nickolas Ashford Valerie Simpson Frank Wilson | |||
| The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single in 1964 by the Motown singing group The Four Tops as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Four Tops. The group would later cover the song with The Supremes.
Lyrics and music
"Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" was the follow-up to the Four Tops` prior hit "Baby I Need Your Loving," and was designed to sound similar, with a similar theme, similar tempo and similar sound.[1] The bass harmony similarly uses a subdominant progression.[2] The opening lyrics essentially repeat the title of the earlier song.[1] Author Sharon Davis claims that the song was "hastily written and released" to capitalize on the success of "Baby, I Need Your Loving."[3]
Reception
After the near-Top 10 success of the Tops` first hit, "Baby I Need Your Loving", "Without the One You Love" proved to be a commercial disappointment, failing to reach the Billboard Top 40,charting at No. 43. The song did better on the Cashbox R&B Chart, reaching the Top 20, charting at No. 17 (Billboard did not show R&B Chart listings during this time).
Cash Box described "Without the One You Love (Life`s Not Worth While)" as "a feelingful jump`er" which is done "in very commercial fashion" and which it expected to repeat the success of "Baby, I Need Your Loving."[4] Allmusic critic William Ruhlmann attributes its relative lack of chart success to a number of factors. One is that the title is too long.[1] He also believes that the song is "overproduced," particularly by giving the many backup singers too prominent a role, including singing the opening lines, at the expense of lead singer Levi Stubbs.[1] Nonetheless, fellow Allmusic critic Ron Wynn considers the song to be "marvelously sung."[5] Author Bill Dahl describes the song as "moving."[6] Charlie Gillett claims that the song produces an effect of "irresistible excitement."[7]
Chart positions
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 43 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[9] | 58 |
| U.S. Cash Box R&B Singles | 17[10] |
Personnel
- Renaldo Benson – vocals
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence Payton – keyboard, vocals
- Levi Stubbs – lead vocals
- The Andantes – background vocals
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
The Supremes and Four Tops version
A cover version of the original Four Tops song was done for The Magnificent 7 album by The Supremes and Four Tops in September 1970. Lead vocals were provided by the group`s lead singers, Jean Terrell and Levi Stubbs. Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and Frank Wilson produced the H-D-H written song, and its album.
A single was released in the UK by Tamla Motown in May 1972, titled "Without the One You Love" b/w "Let`s Make Love Now".
Personnel
The Supremes
- Jean Terrell – vocals
- Mary Wilson – vocals
- Cindy Birdsong – vocals
Four Tops
- Levi Stubbs – vocals
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir – vocals
- Lawrence Payton – vocals
- Renaldo Benson – vocals
Charts
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Bangkok (Billboard)[11] | 17 |