Dynamite (The Supremes and the Four Tops album)
Appearance
Dynamite | ||||
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Studio album by The Supremes and the Four Tops | ||||
Released | December 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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The Supremes chronology | ||||
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The Four Tops chronology | ||||
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Dynamite is the third and last collaborative album between labelmates The Supremes and The Four Tops, released on the Motown label in 1971. In the US, Dynamite peaked at the lower hundreds of the Billboard Top 200. The album fared better on the Billboard R&B charts, peaking at 21. It includes several covers of previous hits and a few Motown originals.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Track listing
[edit]Side One
- "It's Impossible" (Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne)
- Produced by Frank Wilson and Bobby Taylor
- "The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)" (Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson)
- Produced by Frank Wilson and Bobby Taylor
- "Hello Stranger" (Barbara Lewis)
- Produced by Frank Wilson and Bobby Taylor
- "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills)
- Produced by Frank Wilson and Bobby Taylor
- "Good Lovin' Ain't Easy to Come By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
- Produced by Bobby Taylor
Side Two
- "Melodie" (Deke Richards, Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson)
- Produced by Frank Wilson and Bobby Taylor
- "If" (David Gates)
- Produced by Bobby Taylor
- "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You" (Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock)
- Produced by Johnny Bristol
- "Don't Let Me Lose This Dream" (Aretha Franklin, Ted White)
- Produced by Joe Hinton
- "Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey" (Gladys Knight, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock)
- Produced by Johnny Bristol
Personnel
[edit]- The Supremes (Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong), The Four Tops (Levi Stubbs, Duke Fakir, Obie Benson, Lawrence Payton) – vocals
- David Van DePitte, Gene Page, H.B. Barnum, Robert White – arrangers
- The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
- Curtis McNair – art direction
- Warren Linn – illustration
- Tom Schlesinger – graphics
Chart history
[edit]Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[3] | 160 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] | 21 |
US Cashbox Top 100[5] | 134 |
US Record World R&B[6] | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ Dynamite at AllMusic
- ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1229. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "TOP 100 Albums: 101 TO 150" (PDF). Cashbox. January 28, 1972. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "THE R&B ALBUM CHART: Week of March 18, 1972" (PDF). Record World. worldradiohistory.com. March 18, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved 29 January 2021.