Friday, November 14, 2003
"When She Was My Girl," The Four Tops (10/10/81)
Now, this was a surprise. Nearly a decade past the end of what most would consider their prime, the Tops came back with an easy-rockin', contemporary single that topped the chart and – well, didn't exactly put 'em back on top of the world, but certainly made them (and Berry Gordy) a little cash, and brought a smile to a lot of folks that the Tops were back. Unfortunately, it doesn't have much to recommend it apart from those classic harmonies; it's more than a bit limp in that we're-old-but-still-making-records fashion that so many older artists sadly succumb to. C+
Now, this was a surprise. Nearly a decade past the end of what most would consider their prime, the Tops came back with an easy-rockin', contemporary single that topped the chart and – well, didn't exactly put 'em back on top of the world, but certainly made them (and Berry Gordy) a little cash, and brought a smile to a lot of folks that the Tops were back. Unfortunately, it doesn't have much to recommend it apart from those classic harmonies; it's more than a bit limp in that we're-old-but-still-making-records fashion that so many older artists sadly succumb to. C+
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