Tamla Motown: The Four Tops – “Reach Out I’ll Be There”
Released in 1966, “Reach Out I’ll Be There” epitomised the Tamla Motown era. Sung by Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson, Lawrence Peyton and Abdul Faki, the song took the US and UK by storm. They were shown round Britain by Beatles manager Brian Epstein. In Stubbs obituary, The Independent says: “The unusual arrangement with its use of flutes and minor chords launched Stubbs’ anguished vocals into a surging, romantic performance that would define the Tops’ sound and ensure their career flourished well beyond the Sixties.”
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