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| "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" | ||||
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| Single by Four Tops | ||||
| from the album Keeper of the Castle | ||||
| B-side | "The Good Lord Knows" | |||
| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | ABC, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | ABC/Dunhill | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dennis Lambert Brian Potter | |||
| Producer(s) | Dennis Lambert | |||
| Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, released as a single by the Four Tops on the ABC/Dunhill record label, from the album Keeper of the Castle. It peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of April 7 and 14, 1973,[1][2] number one on the Cash Box Top 100 the latter of those two weeks,[3] and became a gold record.
The song was originally recorded by the singing trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds and released on their 1972 album, Hallway Symphony.
The Four Tops' hit version was led by longtime singer Levi Stubbs, and included special co-lead spots by the other Tops, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Abdul "Duke" Fakir, in that respective order during the chorus. The words tell about the love a man feels for the woman with whom he is having a relationship.
It was the Four Tops' second single release on ABC after leaving Motown in 1972, and became their most successful post-Motown top 40 hit, reaching number four on the US Pop Singles chart. It was also another big success for the group on the US R&B Singles chart, where it peaked at number two.
Billboard said that "Levi Stubbs' lead vocal carries the quartet though a moving arrangement which has pop as well as soul overtones. Nice mellow strings give the tune soft lilt as the tale of fond affection unravels."[4] Record World said "Levi Stubbs' voice still brings chills to the spine. Ain't no sound, like the one they've got!"[5]
- ^ The Hot 100, Week of April 7, 1973 – Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020
- ^ The Hot 100, Week of April 14, 1973 – Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2020
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 4/14/73".
- ^ "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. January 27, 1973. p. 125. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 3, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-24.