Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)
"Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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"Without the One You Love" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Four Tops singles chronology | ||||
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"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 "
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).
Chart positions
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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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 |
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Bangkok (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
References
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ISBN 9780199830169.
- ISBN 9781780574165.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 21, 1964. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
- ISBN 9781440227837.
- ISBN 9780306806834.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Pop Singles: 1955–2006. Record Research.
- ^ "CashBox Top 100" (PDF). Cash Box. December 19, 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 212.
- ^ "Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD" (PDF). Billboard. 29 July 1972. p. 48.