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1988 studio album by Four Tops
Indestructible
One of two covers released simultaneously by Arista in different markets and formats; the other features the band in matching vermilion suits pointing to the camera
Released August 25, 1988 (1988-08-25 ) Studio
Le Gonks West , West Hollywood, USA
Ocean Way , Hollywood, USA
Mama Jo's , North Hollywood, USA
Lion's Share , Los Angeles, USA
Westlake , Los Angeles, USA
Monkey Dust, Los Angeles, USA
Tarpan, San Rafael, USA
Studio D , Sausalito, USA
Fantasy , Berkeley , USA
Soundworks, Las Vegas, USA
United Sound, Detroit, USA
The Farm , Surrey, UK
Genre Soul Length 44 53 Language English Label Arista Producer
Indestructible soul music vocal group Four Tops . The album was released on August 25, 1988, their sole release on Arista Records .
Recording and release [ edit ]
Four Tops joined Motown in the mid-1960s and had several hits before leaving the following decade and experiencing a period of commercial and critical decline. After performing on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever The Temptations on a subsequent tour, the Tops resigned to their first label.[1] [2] Holland–Dozier–Holland to produce one of their 1980s Motown albums and worked with other 1960s collaborators like Willie Hutch and Smokey Robinson .[3] David Wolfert , who had previously produced them in many non-Motown releases.[4] [5] [6] Arista Records in 1987.[7] Loco in Acapulco " appeared on the soundtrack to the film Buster Aretha Franklin on her album Through the Storm
Reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [8]
A brief review in Ebony [9] AllMusic Guide scored this release three out of five stars, with reviewer Ron Wynn noting that Levi Stubbs ' vocals remain strong late into the group's career.[8] The Rolling Stone Album Guide also rated this release three out of five stars.[10]
Track listing [ edit ]
"Indestructible" (Michael Price and Bobby Sandstrom) – 4:32
"Change of Heart" (Paul Kelly) – 4:50
"If Ever a Love There Was" (Todd Cerney and Pamela Phillips Oland) – 4:48
"The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine" (Albert Hammond and Diane Warren ) – 5:01
"Next Time" (Eric Lowen and William Peterkin) – 3:19
"Loco in Acapulco " (Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier ) – 4:35
"Are You with Me" (Mike Duke, Sean Hopper and Huey Lewis ) – 4:46
"I’m Only Wounded" (Hammond and Warren) – 3:34
"When You Dance" (Jeffrey Cohen and Narada Michael Walden ) – 5:09
"Let’s Jam" (Steve Bogard and Rick Giles) – 4:20
2013 SoulMusic Records deluxe edition bonus tracks
"The Four of Us" (Lawrence Payton ) – 4:13
"Loco in Acapulco" (Body Mix) – 4:24
"Loco in Acapulco" (Ph Dub) – 6:45
"Loco in Acapulco" (Ph Balance Mix – Full Version) – 9:08
"Indestructible" (Extended Mix) – 7:43
Personnel [ edit ]
Four Tops
Musicians and additional personnel
Bobby Sandstrom – keyboards (1 ), arrangements (1 )
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (2, 4, 9), Moog Modular bass (4, 9)
Ren Klyce – Fairlight CMI (2, 4)
Aaron Zigman – keyboards (3, 6), all instruments (5, 8), rhythm arrangements (6 )
Sean Hopper – keyboards (7 ), arrangements (7 )
Sterling Smith – Roland Juno keyboard horns (9 )
Jim Lang – keyboards (10 ), synthesizers (10 ), drum programming (10 ), arrangements (10 )
Steve Barri – additional synthesizers (10 )
Tony Peluso – additional synthesizers (10 ), arrangements (10 )
Michael Landau – guitars (1, 6)
Corrado Rustici – MIDI rhythm guitar (2 )
Vernon "Ice" Black – rhythm guitar (4 )
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (6 )
David Williams – guitars (6 )
Johnny Colla – guitars (7 )
Chris Hayes – guitars (7 )
Joe Satriani – rhythm guitar (9 ), guitar solo (9 )
Dann Huff – guitars (10 )
Jeff Steele – bass (1 )
Randy Jackson – Moog bass (2, 9)
Jerry Knight – bass (3 ), all instruments (5, 8)
Freddie Washington – bass (6 )
Mario Cipollina – bass (7 )
Albert Hammond – additional bass (8 ), additional drums (8 )
John Robinson – drums (1, 3)
Bongo Bob Smith – E-mu SP-12 percussion programming (2, 4, 9), drum sampling (2, 4, 9)
Narada Michael Walden – arrangements (2, 4, 9), drums (4, 9)
Gigi Gonaway – cymbals (2, 4), hi-hat (2 )
Phil Collins – drums (6 ), additional backing vocals (6 )
Bill Gibson – drums (7 )
Freddy Alwag – drum augmentation (10 )
Kenny G – saxophone solo (3 )
Clarence Clemons – saxophone solo (4 )
Larry Williams – saxophone solo (8 )
Richard Elliot – saxophone (10 )
Lamont Dozier – rhythm arrangements (6 )
Paul Riser – horn and string arrangements (6 )
Smokey Robinson – additional lead vocals (1 )
Jim Gilstrap – additional backing vocals (2, 4)
Phillip Ingram – additional backing vocals (2, 4)
Claytoven Richardson – additional backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
Aretha Franklin – lead duet vocals (3 )
Kitty Beethoven – additional backing vocals (4 )
Joe Turano – additional backing vocals (4 )
Huey Lewis and the News – additional backing vocals (7 )
Production [ edit ]
Clive Davis – executive producer
Steve Barri – executive producer (1 ), producer (10 )
Bobby Sandstrom – producer (1 )
Narada Michael Walden – producer (2, 4, 9)
Aaron Zigman – producer (3, 5), additional production (8 )
Jerry Knight – producer (3, 5), additional production (8 )
Phil Collins – producer (6 )
Lamont Dozier – producer (6 )
Huey Lewis – producer (7 )
Albert Hammond – producer (8 )
Tony Peluso – producer (10 )
Julie Barri – production coordinator (1, 10)
Gail Pierson – production coordinator (1, 10)
Margery Greenspan – art direction
JM – design
David Katzenstein – photography
Andrew Macpherson – front cover photography
Technical
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
Bobby Sandstrom – engineer (1 )
Terry Christian – engineer (1 )
Tony Peluso – engineer (1 )
Erik Zobler – engineer (1 ), mix engineer (1 )
David Frazer – recording (2, 4, 9), mixing (2, 4, 9)
Daren Klein – engineer (3, 5), mixing (3, 5)
Rick Ruggieri – engineer (6 )
Reggie Dozier – mixing (6 )
Robert Missbach – recording (7 ), mixing (7 )
Mick Guzauski – engineer (8 ), mixing (8 )
Tony Peluso – recording (10 ), mixing (10 )
Mitch Gibson – second engineer (1 )
Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer (2, 4, 9)
Bryan Haggerty – additional vocal engineer (2 )
Wally Buck – assistant engineer (7 )
Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer (7 )
Debbie Johnson – assistant engineer (10 )
Chart performance [ edit ]
Indestructible peaked at 149 on the Billboard 200[11] [12] Hot 100 [13] [11] [11]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Betts, Graham (May 2, 2014). "Four Tops". Motown Encyclopedia . AC Publishing. ISBN 9781311441546
^ Dozier, Lamont; Bomar, Scott B. (November 26, 2019). How Sweet It Is: A Songwriter's Reflections on Music, Motown and the Mystery of the Muse . BMG Books. ISBN 9781947026513
^ George, Nelson (January 25, 1986). "The Rhythm and the Blues". Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ George, Nelson (January 25, 1986). "The Rhythm and the Blues". Black. Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ Grein, Paul (July 5, 1986). "July's Releases Bring Fireworks". Billboard ISSN 0006-2510 .
^ "People Are Talking About...". Jet ISSN 0021-5996 .
^ a b Wynn, Ron. "The Four Tops – Indestructible" . AllMusic Guide . Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ "Sounding Off: The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony ISSN 0012-9011 .
^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist . Random House . p. 260. ISBN 9780679737292
^ a b c "US Albums" . AllMusic Guide . Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016 .
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). Officielle Charts. Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). "Top Pop Singles 1955–1993 . Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-105-5
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