Four Tops Cover of The Yardbirds "For Your Love"

[texassoul]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FKT73UotI

[theboyfromxtown]

Fabulous record. Played quite a bit on UK radio at the time. Produced by [[ex-Springfield and ex producer for Cat Stevens) Mike Hurst

http://www.mikehurst.co.uk/content/discography.htm

[texassoul]

Great info, Mike. Thank you for sharing it with us! Are you in the UK?

[theboyfromxtown]

I am texassoul but I'm John not Mike! *smile*

[texassoul]

Sorry John, I saw "Mike" Hurst in the link and assumed it was your name! I listen to alot of UK based internet soul stations, which are quite good.

[theboyfromxtown]

You might try Smooth radio on a Saturday.....18:00 hrs until 20:00. There's a 5 hour difference to New York.

You might be able to hear last Saturday's programme here.

http://www.smoothradio.co.uk/music/catchup-with-smooth-radio/dave-browns-motown-show/9e5b1

[texassoul]

Thanks!! I'm in Houston, so that time will work just fine. I listen to Stomp Radio and Starpoint Radio, but I'll check out Smoothradio.

[marv2]

They did a lot of great covers of popular songs . This is one is very good too.

[R. Mark Desjardins]

Thanks for positing this very rare Four Tops recording. I see there was comment on youtube that the disco arrangement took away from the vocal. I didn't mind it, but I wonder what magic Midnight Johnny could perform on this?

[texassoul]

Thanks for positing this very rare Four Tops recording. I see there was comment on youtube that the disco arrangement took away from the vocal. I didn't mind it, but I wonder what magic Midnight Johnny could perform on this?

Midnight Johnny, are you listening??

[soulster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FKT73UotI
That would have been a lot cooler if they would have done it as a drippy, soulful ballad. I can just hear Levi Stubbs belting it out.

[kenneth]

That would have been a lot cooler if they would have done it as a drippy, soulful ballad. I can just hear Levi Stubbs belting it out.

Isn't the ballad from the first Magnificent 7 album also called "For Your Love?" I'm pretty sure it's a different song with the same title, but it has a beautiful, soulful arrangement and Jean and Levi sing it beautifully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq36n8oVT7E

[marv2]

Isn't the ballad from the first Magnificent 7 album also called "For Your Love?" I'm pretty sure it's a different song with the same title, but it has a beautiful, soulful arrangement and Jean and Levi sing it beautifully.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq36n8oVT7E

Now that was a great song. One of the reasons' I bought the Hip-O-Select release. I still have all the old vinyl too!

[soulster]

Isn't the ballad from the first Magnificent 7 album also called "For Your Love?" I'm pretty sure it's a different song with the same title, but it has a beautiful, soulful arrangement and Jean and Levi sing it beautifully.

Well, i'm talking about the Yardbirds song, specifically, NOT the Peaches & Herb song.

[kenneth]

Well, i'm talking about the Yardbirds song, specifically, NOT the Peaches & Herb song.

I know. I just thought you would enjoy the arrangement of the other "For Your Love" from your earlier comment, and it is ironic they recorded two songs with the same name.

[stranger56]

They also recorded two different songs called I Can't Help Myself, but only one was released.