Jermaine "coming out too early" :-)

[jobucats]

This is debatable as to whether or not it was intentional; however, around the end of the Four Tops "You Keep Running Away", it appears that Levi comes in early with the word 'each' and then corrects himself quickly as he sings it on the 'right' beat towards the end of the song. "each, each time you go, the hurt becomes stronger."

[Sotosound]

This is debatable as to whether or not it was intentional; however, around the end of the Four Tops "You Keep Running Away", it appears that Levi comes in early with the word 'each' and then corrects himself quickly as he sings it on the 'right' beat towards the end of the song. "each, each time you go, the hurt becomes stronger."

Only on the later remix.

The mono single mix and the original stereo mix omit the whole of the preceding chorus along with the extra "each". Also, the horn "figure" that [[annoyingly to me) permeates the whole of the remix from end to end is omitted from the original mono and stereo versions apart from where that deleted chorus would have been and, cleverly, becomes the lead in an instrumental break.

Sadly, the original stereo mix is MIA, and the overly busy stereo remix rules the stereo roost.

[jobucats]

Only on the later remix.

The mono single mix and the original stereo mix omit the whole of the preceding chorus along with the extra "each". Also, the horn "figure" that [[annoyingly to me) permeates the whole of the remix from end to end is omitted from the original mono and stereo versions apart from where that deleted chorus would have been and, cleverly, becomes the lead in an instrumental break.

Sadly, the original stereo mix is MIA, and the overly busy stereo remix rules the stereo roost.

Thanks, Sotosound, for pointing that out about the different mixes. I have several in my library; however, I must confess I don't have them labeled.

The recording was always interesting to me. When it first came out, I was excited about a rather different output from the HDH/Four Tops group; however, I felt it was somewhat ahead of its time...almost too intricate. My favorite part about the recording are the background vocals with the Andantes added in which on part is being held over while another part is added, ending the phrase with a most unusual chord. I recall the horn you mentioned being quite dominant in some of the versions that I heard.
I can't find evidence that this was covered by any other artists.

[mysterysinger]

Thanks, Sotosound, for pointing that out about the different mixes. I have several in my library; however, I must confess I don't have them labeled.

The recording was always interesting to me. When it first came out, I was excited about a rather different output from the HDH/Four Tops group; however, I felt it was somewhat ahead of its time...almost too intricate. My favorite part about the recording are the background vocals with the Andantes added in which on part is being held over while another part is added, ending the phrase with a most unusual chord. I recall the horn you mentioned being quite dominant in some of the versions that I heard.
I can't find evidence that this was covered by any other artists.

"You Keep Running Away" was recorded by Chuck Jackson on his "Goin' Back To" Motown album and also by The Messengers on their Rare Earth album.

[jobucats]

"You Keep Running Away" was recorded by Chuck Jackson on his "Goin' Back To" Motown album and also by The Messengers on their Rare Earth album.

Thanks, mysterysinger!

[mysterysinger]

Only on the later remix.

The mono single mix and the original stereo mix omit the whole of the preceding chorus along with the extra "each". Also, the horn "figure" that [[annoyingly to me) permeates the whole of the remix from end to end is omitted from the original mono and stereo versions apart from where that deleted chorus would have been and, cleverly, becomes the lead in an instrumental break.

Sadly, the original stereo mix is MIA, and the overly busy stereo remix rules the stereo roost.

"In the days of vinyl, there was a stereo mix of the Four Tops - "You Keep Running Away" which despite a search doesn't seem to appear on any CDs, nor previously on YouTube. Hopefully this will rectify the situation making the original stereo mix available once again.

This was the version used on the original UK stereo issues of the Four Tops "Greatest Hits" and "British Motown Chartbusters Volume 2"."

[jobucats]

"In the days of vinyl, there was a stereo mix of the Four Tops - "You Keep Running Away" which despite a search doesn't seem to appear on any CDs, nor previously on YouTube. Hopefully this will rectify the situation making the original stereo mix available once again.

This was the version used on the original UK stereo issues of the Four Tops "Greatest Hits" and "British Motown Chartbusters Volume 2"."

This version is quite interesting to me because it appears to be faster and in a different key than the versions I have in my music library. This UK version is in the key of B as opposed to what I am familiar with [[key of Bb). Just that slight difference in the key and the tempo, which may be a result of the audio medium being used, is rather pleasant to my ears. This reminds me of the different versions of Diana Ross' "Behind Closed Doors" in which one version seems to be just a mechanically 'speeded' up version of another version.

[Sotosound]

This version is quite interesting to me because it appears to be faster and in a different key than the versions I have in my music library. This UK version is in the key of B as opposed to what I am familiar with [[key of Bb). Just that slight difference in the key and the tempo, which may be a result of the audio medium being used, is rather pleasant to my ears. This reminds me of the different versions of Diana Ross' "Behind Closed Doors" in which one version seems to be just a mechanically 'speeded' up version of another version.

I have both stereo mixes and the mono single mix on vinyl and the key is the same on all of them.

To clarify what I previously wrote, in the mono single and on the stereo mix from the original vinyl British Motown Chartbusters LP, the annoying-to-me horn figure is omitted from the track, i.e. faded down, apart from the where the chorus that ends with an extra "each" is on the newer stereo remix. In that part of the track on the original mix, the lead vocal is omitted, i.e. faded down, and the annoying-to-my horn figure is faded up to give us an instrumental break of sorts. No edit, just different mixing decisions.

This will become clear if one listens to the mono single mix and the 1968 British Motown Chartbusters LP track.

The CD re-issue of the Chartbusters album uses the newer mix, however. I first came upon this newer mix on the Tops' Great Hits Volume 2 vinyl album and wonder whether or not the track was remixed for that album.

I'm thinking that it's a newer mix because of the way that it sounds, and because - in 1969-70 - Motown started to create new stereo mixes of some previously recorded tracks such as "Never Had A Dream Come True" and "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder, giving us two distinct stereo mixes of each.

It might be that Motown created stereo mixes when the tracks were first recorded and put in the can, and then created new stereo mixes when the tracks were taken out of the can for issuing on single and subsequently on album.

[jobucats]

I have both stereo mixes and the mono single mix on vinyl and the key is the same on all of them.

The version shared above by mysterysinger was accompanied by the phrase "This was the version used on the original UK stereo issues of the Four Tops "Greatest Hits" and "British Motown Chartbusters Volume 2". I don't know if he shared the vinyl version or the digital version. It's in the key of B. It is slightly faster in tempo than the 3 digital versions of the Motown released CDs I have which are all in the key of Bb. It is faster than the versions one may find on YouTube which are attributed to certain albums.

[Sotosound]

When I get the chance, I'll physically compare speeds as I have those two albums on Tamla Motown as well as a single re-issue on Tamla Motown and an original US single plus that US Greatest Hits Volume 2 that I mentioned.