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Four Tops
Lost And Found: Breaking Through (1963-1964)

Album UK 1999 on Motown label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Soul)

Booklet; Page 8 [...] Original Breaking Through sessions recorded at Hitsville Studio "A", except as noted. [...] April 19, 1963: Fascinating Rhythm, Stranger On The Shore, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, This Can't Be Love, I Could Have Danced All Night April 21, 1963: Young And Foolish May 25, 1963: Every Day I Have The Blues, Can't Get Out Of This Mood, On The Street Where You Live May 25 & June 1, 1963: Until I Met You June 22, 1963, small group recording at empyt Greystone Ballroom: When I'm Alone I Cry, If My Heart Could Sing. [...] October 9, 1963: Gee Baby Ain't I Good For You, Maybe Today October 17, 1963: Nice 'N' Easy, I'm Falling For You May 15, 1964: Discovered, End Of A Beautiful Friendship (Note: Bolded for emphasis by submitter) Bonus live track recorded on stage at the Apollo Theater, August 14, 1965. All songs previously unreleased, except "Nice 'N' Easy", originally released in a different mix on the Four Tops album On Broadway (Motown 657), January 1967. To listen in chronological order, program: 10-6-9-1-18-7-17-13-2-15- 14-12-3-5-4-16-8-11-19 Booklet; Page 10 [...] A very special thanks to the Four Tops - "Young, sweet voices!" Digitally remastered by Suha Gur at Universal Music Studios East. Mixed from original session tapes at Universal Studios East by Suha Gur & Harry Weinger, except: "Maybe Today" and "Young And Foolish" - original Hitsville mono mixes; "If My Heart Could Sing" and "When I'm Alone I Cry" - original two-track direct-to-stereo mixes; "I'm Falling For You (live)" - mixed from the original 8-track live remote tapes by Kevin Reeves at Universal Music Studios East. [...] Photographs courtesy of Motown Archives. Back Inlay Card photo courtesy of Levi & Clineice Stubbs. [...] Discovered: Thanks to Mickey Stevenson, Morris Broadnax, Johnny Griffith, Bruce Resnikoff, Richie Gallo, Andy McKaie, Bill Levenson and the UME staff, Universal Music Studio East staff, Rick Stone, David Yellen, Paul Barker, Ira Gitler, Mr. B, John Lester, Ed Wolfrum, and to the fans, who never stopped believing. As always, special thanks to Berry Gordy. Back Cover (C)(P) 1999 Motown Record Company, LP., 1755 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc. Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Non-release Notes Exact release date culled from Don't Forget The Motor City, an online Motown discography. One unissued album, titled "Breaking Through", supposed to include some of the recordings on this CD, was slated for release on Workshop Jazz, a Motown jazz subsidiary, as Workshop LP Jazz W217. Part of the Motown Lost And Found series.

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	Four Tops , *1953 US album by
	Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, band arrangements
	Gil Askey tr, 1925-2014 AU arranged by, band arrangements
	James Jamerson b, 1936-1983 US bass, upright
	Lawrence Payton voc, 1938-1997 US co-producer, arranged by, vocal arrangements
	Stu Hackel compilation producer, liner notes, essay by
	Richard Allen dr, 1932-2002 drums
	Joe Messina g, *1928 guitar
	Earl Van Dyke org, 1930-1992 US organ
	Johnny Griffith key, 1936-2002 US piano, leader, the motown house band led by
	Henry Cosby ts, sax, 1928-2002 US producer, producer, saxophone, credited to
	Kasuka Mafia sax, saxophone
	Eli Fontaine sax, US saxophone, credited to, saxophone, tenor
	Thomas "Beans" Bowles , saxophone, credited to
	Bob Cousar voc, eb, US trombone
	Don White eb, trombone
	George Bohanon tb, *1960 US trombone
	Paul Riser str, *1943 US trombone
	Johnny Trudell tr, trumpet
	Maurice Davis tr, trumpet
	Andrew "Mike" Terry sax, 1940-2008 US saxophone, baritone

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