Lost And Found

Rating

Album: Lost And Found: Four Tops "Breaking Through" (1963-1964)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	This Can't Be Love 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:35
2)	On The Street Where You Live 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:37
3)	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:21
4)	Nice 'N' Easy 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:57
5)	Maybe Today 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:13
6)	Stranger On The Shore 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:38
7)	Young And Foolish 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:44
8)	Discovered 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:46
9)	I Left My Heart In San Francisco 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	4:05
10)	Fascinating Rhythm 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	1:32
11)	End Of A Beautiful Friendship 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:21
12)	If My Heart Could Sing 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	4:10
13)	Can't Get Out Of This Mood 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:42
14)	When I'm Alone I Cry 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:07
15)	Until I Met You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:32
16)	I'm Falling For You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:40
17)	Every Day I Have The Blues / Goin' To Chicago Blues 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:47
18)	I Could Have Danced All Night 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:23
19)	I'm Falling For You Live ( 1965 Apollo Theater)	More Info...	6:59

Album: Lost And Found: Four Tops "Breaking Through" (1963-1964)
#	Song Title		Time
1)	This Can't Be Love 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:35
2)	On The Street Where You Live 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:37
3)	Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:21
4)	Nice 'N' Easy 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:57
5)	Maybe Today 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:13
6)	Stranger On The Shore 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:38
7)	Young And Foolish 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:44
8)	Discovered 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:46
9)	I Left My Heart In San Francisco 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	4:05
10)	Fascinating Rhythm 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	1:32
11)	End Of A Beautiful Friendship 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:21
12)	If My Heart Could Sing 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	4:10
13)	Can't Get Out Of This Mood 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:42
14)	When I'm Alone I Cry 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:07
15)	Until I Met You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:32
16)	I'm Falling For You 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:40
17)	Every Day I Have The Blues / Goin' To Chicago Blues 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	3:47
18)	I Could Have Danced All Night 1999 Lost And Found Version	More Info...	2:23
19)	I'm Falling For You Live ( 1965 Apollo Theater)	More Info...	6:59

Tracks

1. This Can't Be Love

2. On The Street Where You Live

3. Gee Baby Ain't It Good To You

4. Nice 'n' Easy

5. Maybe Today

6. Stranger On The Shore

7. Young And Foolish

8. Discovered

9. I Left My Heart In San Francisco

10. Fascinating Rhythm

11. End Of A Beautiful Friendship

12. If My Heart Could Sing

13. Can't Get Out Of This Mood

14. When I'm Alone I Cry

15. Until I Met You

16. I'm Falling For You

17. Every Day I Have The Blues / Goin' To Chicago Blues

18. I Could Have Danced All Night

Performer Notes

The Four Tops: Levi Stubbs, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir (vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Billy Eckstine (vocals).
Recorded between 1963-1964.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of Motown's Lost & Found Series.
Personnel: Billy Eckstine (vocals).
The Four Tops' early years as a jazz-vocal group are generally glossed over in capsule histories. Long before they signed to Motown -- nearly a full decade as a matter of fact -- they had been one of the popular Detroit jazz-vocal groups, earning the admiration of such luminaries as Smokey Robinson and Billy Eckstine, whom the group supported. After some persuasion, the group signed with Motown on the condition that they could record jazz. Over the course of a year, they cut nearly two albums' worth of material, which boiled down to one album, Breaking Through. Berry Gordy pulled the record at the last minute, believing that it would have been a commercial failure. Gordy's fears were not unfounded -- indeed, had the album that comprises Breaking Through (1963-1964) been put out in 1964, it likely wouldn't have found much of an audience. Still, Breaking Through is a strong record, firmly within its tradition and working well on those terms. The Four Tops may not sound as distinctive singing jazz as they did with pop-soul, but they are convincing, as are the Motown house band. Neither of them take many chances, however. The songs are primarily standards, plus four new songs that feel like standards, all given good generic arrangements. This may sound like a dismissal, but it isn't; it's hard to do this kind of music right, but the group most certainly does. And it's not just one member that shines; everyone gets to take a lead, and the results are uniformly strong. Even so, Breaking Through appeals primarily to hardcore fans of the group, plus a handful of straight-ahead vocal-jazz aficionados. Reminiscent of a cross between Eckstine and the Four Freshmen, it's good stuff, but it's essentially a curiosity. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine