We also have to remember that Lawrence Payton was also an occasional lead singer, and arranged the vocals for the group which, to my knowledge, was probably unique for a Motown vocal group.
You can hear Lawrence Payton taking lead vocals in "Do What You Gotta Do" and "One Woman Man". He's a natural tenor with a much gentler style than Levi Stubbs, but you can also recognise his vocals a mile away. Plus he sounds rather good.
The only Top who I've never heard singing lead is Abdul Fakir.
Perhaps the band should have been renamed as 'Levi, Lawrence, Renaldo, and The Top'.
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