Reach Out (Four Tops album)

Reach Out is an album recorded by the Four Tops, issued on Motown Records in July 1967. It was the final Four Tops LP to be produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, who departed the label in late 1967 over money disputes.

Reach Out
Studio album by
Four Tops
ReleasedJuly 1967
Recorded1966–67 at Hitsville Studio A
GenreSoul
LabelMotown
ProducerBrian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson, Clarence Paul
Four Tops chronology
On Broadway
(1967)		 Reach Out
(1967)		 Yesterday's Dreams
(1968)
Singles from Reach Out
  1. "Reach Out I'll Be There"
    Released: August 18, 1966
  2. "Standing in the Shadows of Love"
    Released: November 28, 1966
  3. "Bernadette"
    Released: February 16, 1967
  4. "7-Rooms of Gloom"
    Released: May 2, 1967
  5. "Walk Away Renée"
    Released: 1968
  6. "If I Were a Carpenter"
    Released: 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The group's most successful studio LP, Reach Out includes six of the Four Tops' Top 20 singles: the #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There", the Top 10 singles "Standing in the Shadows of Love", "Bernadette", the Top 20 "7-Rooms of Gloom", and their Top 20 covers of Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter" and the Left Banke's "Walk Away Renée") both of which reached the UK Top 10.

Rounding out the LP are a pair of Monkees covers ("Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer"), a cover of The Association's "Cherish", and the originals "Wonderful Baby" and "What Else Is There to Do (But Think About You)". Reach Out was followed one month later by a Four Tops' Greatest Hits album, which contained all of the group's hit singles to that point.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, except for "Wonderful Baby", produced by Smokey Robinson; and "What Else is There to Do (But Think About You)", produced by Clarence Paul.

  1. "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
  2. "Walk Away Renée" (Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Tony Sansone)
  3. "7-Rooms of Gloom" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  4. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin)
  5. "Last Train to Clarksville" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)
  6. "I'll Turn to Stone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
  7. "I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond)
  8. "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  9. "Bernadette" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  10. "Cherish" (Terry Kirkman)
  11. "Wonderful Baby" (Smokey Robinson)
  12. "What Else Is There to Do (But Think About You)" (Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax)

Personnel

Legacy

Both "Reach Out I'll Be There" and "Standing in the Shadows of Love" were recorded for inclusion on the album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5, with "Reach Out" being released on the box set Soulsation!

Critical Reception/Accolades

Reach Out was ranked number 429 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2020 edition of the "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[2]

References
  1. Reach Out at AllMusic
  2. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/the-four-tops-reach-out-2-1062804/
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