Title: Best greatest hits collection of their Motown years
Product review: For my money, this is the best available and most comprehensive Four Tops "greatest hits" collection from their halcyon years with Motown. Barring one surprising omission - their cover of Tim Hardin's "If I Were Your Carpenter" - all their singles successes (big and small) are included in this compilation. There are even a couple of obscure "B" sides and album tracks (some of dubious quality) which I would have happily gone without for IIWYC. Anyway, though the Four Tops aren't remotely in the same league as the Temptations in the soul stakes - they were always more malleable and willing to lend themselves to Motown's conveyor belt treatment and choice of MOR covers - this is an essential collection for all Motown fans. The classic "Reach Out, I'll Be There" alone is worth the price of the CD.
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