Reach Out

by The Four Tops

Overview

Though it's one of the best Four Tops records of the '60s, Reach Out still feels weighted down by a few vain attempts at adult pop crossover. It certainly starts out right, with the glorious "Reach out, I'll Be There," the group's second pop/R&B chart-topper. After a faithful cover of the Left Banke's "Walk Away Renee," though, listeners are forced to sit through trite versions of "If I Were a Carpenter," "Last Train to Clarksville," and "I'm a Believer" to get to real highlights like the dramatic, impassioned "Standing in the Shadows of Love" and "Bernadette." There is room for a great lesser single ("I'll Turn to Stone"), but the flip side finds the Four Tops taking on "Cherish," which could've worked well but didn't. Reach Out still did better than any other original LP by the group, almost breaking the Top Ten. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2023
Label:	Anagram
UPC:	8435395503447
Rank:	1700

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Four Tops   Primary Artist
Lawrence Payton   Vocals
Levi Stubbs   Vocals
Renaldo Benson   Vocals
Abdul Fakir   Vocals

Technical Credits

Terry Kirkman   Composer
Bob Calilli   Composer
Bobby Hart   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Clarence Paul   Composer,Producer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Don McLean   Composer
Ray Davies   Composer
R. Dean Taylor   Composer
Tim Hardin   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Tommy Boyce   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer,Producer
Neil Diamond   Composer
Michael Brown   Composer,Composer
Morris Broadnax   Composer
Holland-Dozier-Holland   Composer
Bob Collins   Composer
Tony Sansone   Composer
Tony Sansome   Composer
Thomas Sidney Boyce   Composer