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'''"Still Water (Love)"''' is a 1970 hit single written by [[Smokey Robinson]] and [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]] (who also produced the track) for [[Motown Records|Motown singing group]] [[The Four Tops]], who took the song to the Top Ten of the [[UK Singles Chart|UK Pop Charts]] and to #11 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop Chart]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Bvm2rnwUDIC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=shake+me+wake+me+18+billboard&source=bl&ots=dNt1hME5WR&sig=Dc9vdWheyb3hxxBtaLEwi9PAfhI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Zr8nU-epDcjDkQWM8YGYCQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=shake%20me%20wake%20me%2018%20billboard&f=false | title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information | publisher=Billboard Books | author=Whitburn, Joel | year=2010 | isbn=9780307985125}}</ref> The socially conscious single was a departure from the group's past recordings and produced a smoother sound than the raucous [[Norman Whitfield]] productions that belayed on [[The Temptations]]. The single features [[The Miracles|Miracles]] member [[Marv Tarplin]] on guitar and [[The Andantes]] adding in additional background vocals shouting out "Still water!". Singers Brenda Joyce Evans and Billie Rae Calvin, brought to Motown by [[Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers|Bobby Taylor]] (and soon to be part of Norman Whitfield's group [[The Undisputed Truth]]), also add backing vocals. The single became The Tops' first Top Ten [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B hit]] since 1967's "[[Bernadette (Four Tops song)|Bernadette]]". This song was noted for its repeated chord phrases, beginning with E-Flat Major, shifting to C Minor, then to B-Flat Major, before re to E-Flatt Major, over and over again, with any changes or alterations to the song's fade.
'''"Still Water (Love)"''' is a 1970 hit single written by [[Smokey Robinson]] and [[Frank Wilson (musician)|Frank Wilson]] (who also produced the track) for [[Motown Records|Motown singing group]] [[The Four Tops]], who took the song to the Top Ten of the [[UK Singles Chart|UK Pop Charts]] and to #11 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop Chart]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Bvm2rnwUDIC&q=shake+me+wake+me+18+billboard&pg=PA250 | title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information | publisher=Billboard Books | author=Whitburn, Joel | year=2010 | isbn=9780307985125}}</ref> The socially conscious single was a departure from the group's past recordings and produced a smoother sound than the raucous [[Norman Whitfield]] productions that belayed on [[The Temptations]]. The single features [[The Miracles|Miracles]] member [[Marv Tarplin]] on guitar and [[The Andantes]] adding in additional background vocals shouting out "Still water!". Singers Brenda Joyce Evans and Billie Rae Calvin, brought to Motown by [[Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers|Bobby Taylor]] (and soon to be part of Norman Whitfield's group [[The Undisputed Truth]]), also add backing vocals. The single became The Tops' first Top Ten [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B hit]] since 1967's "[[Bernadette (Four Tops song)|Bernadette]]". This song was noted for its repeated chord phrases, beginning with E-Flat Major, shifting to C Minor, then to B-Flat Major, before re to E-Flatt Major, over and over again, with any changes or alterations to the song's fade.


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Revision as of 14:50, 20 October 2020

"Still Water (Love)"
Single by The Four Tops
from the album Still Waters Run Deep
Released1970
GenreSoul, pop
Length3:13
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson
Producer(s)Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson

"Still Water (Love)" is a 1970 hit single written by Smokey Robinson and Frank Wilson (who also produced the track) for Motown singing group The Four Tops, who took the song to the Top Ten of the UK Pop Charts and to #11 in the US Pop Chart.[1] The socially conscious single was a departure from the group's past recordings and produced a smoother sound than the raucous Norman Whitfield productions that belayed on The Temptations. The single features Miracles member Marv Tarplin on guitar and The Andantes adding in additional background vocals shouting out "Still water!". Singers Brenda Joyce Evans and Billie Rae Calvin, brought to Motown by Bobby Taylor (and soon to be part of Norman Whitfield's group The Undisputed Truth), also add backing vocals. The single became The Tops' first Top Ten R&B hit since 1967's "Bernadette". This song was noted for its repeated chord phrases, beginning with E-Flat Major, shifting to C Minor, then to B-Flat Major, before re to E-Flatt Major, over and over again, with any changes or alterations to the song's fade.

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References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780307985125.
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