Will these ever see the light of day. Especially while Duke is still here.
Will these ever see the light of day. Especially while Duke is still here.
I hope so!
What's the 2000 Norman Whitfield project? Sounds brilliant [[after all, Norman Whitfield is involved)
I wished they would. It's been so long since the "Hot Nights" album was announced, I've forgotten the details surrounding it. I do recall the single, "Hot Night" getting airplay in Philadelphia late summer/early fall of 1986. Next up was 1988's "Indestructible".
TomatoTom123- It was Levi's last studio recordings before his stroke. The songs were posted on website back in 2008 but were quickly taken down. It sounded great from what i remember.
No idea where this came from, but the info I have on the album tracks is as folllows;
Side One
1 Hot Nights
2 Red Hot Love
3 I Believe in You and Me
4 Let's Jam
5 We Got Bus'ness
Side Two
1 This Is Love
2 So up for You
3 Livin' It Up Too Much
4 The Four Of Us
Always wondered if I BELIEVE IN YOU AND ME is just the same version from their Cavablanca One More Mountain album.
biggestfourtops fan, here you go. Enjoy.
Levi takes it to church:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5MjVR5ArQKg
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We had a thread about the Tops and Norm Whitfield getting together for that album yeeeaaars ago. Lots of interesting info. I'll see if I can find it.
Here it is. The thread from [[GULP) 2004 :
http://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/1...tml?1082098768
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What a shame that two Four Tops albums are STILL just sitting in the can. Can't these get released online?
That sounds great. Remember any titles or how many?
There were at least half a dozen and Deke mentioned a title for the LP but that seems to have escaped my memory - I get it mixed up with Hot Nights album
I wished a Four Tops album would be given the expanded treatment.
That's a dream of mine.
I find it so sad that these tracks remain unissued, even to the last studio session Levi sounded as strong as ever vocal wise, no other male has had that voice for me.
Someone connected with the Whitfield side contacted me a few years back and asked if I would sound out UK interest in the Norman Whitfield produced album, working title then was "911 Emergency" and sent me the tracks, there was interest, but I knew well then that they would never get released as one person may hold that back.
One track with Levi still at his very best I still play today so much "Just Another Day I Think of You" so strong and does not sound dated still, there were a few tracks I was unsure about, typical Norman, but not the Four Tops.
One day we may see all these unreleased tracks released, but we are all getting no younger lol
Jaybs, so glad you posted this 'cause for a minute, thought I was in the final stages of dementia since "911" was the last time Levi was in the studio. As I'm sure you know, it was suppose to be his way of introducing Theo to the masses so I can understand why you might be hesitant about a few of them.
Just Another Day is a great track but I love them all.
Have pretty much given up on ever seeing these tracks released though.
Indeed marv2 because we know the one track from the Deke Richards sessions that has been released, "Soldier Of Love", was recorded in 1984 and I know their update of "Since You've Been Gone" was recorded around the same time as the guys mentioned it in an interview they gave to "Blues & Soul" magazine around that time and that was the tune they were particularly excited about from their, then, recent sessions so I suspect they cut a number of tracks with various producers.
Ivor
There should have been a FOUR TOPS BIOGRAPHY it would have been ideal from Sharon Davis, early 2000's there was talk of a book on Levi. but like the 999 album, just faded away.
Does anyone have the Hot Nights project?
Sorry no! never heard any unreleased material from 'Hot Nights' a.A member of The Norman Whitfield family asked me if I would approach some distributors for the '911' album in Uk, there was interest, but then they went cool, I still like the album, one real classic ballad from Levi. I'm not sure if the Tops themselves after Levi's passing were very helpful, same with books about them?
Last edited by jaybs; 05-31-2019 at 06:16 AM.
Well then it's time for fans to overthrow and start bootlegging because this is outrageous.
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