1988 The Four Tops – Indestructible
Indestructible is a studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops. The album was released on August 25, 1988, their sole release on Arista Records. Four Tops joined Motown in the mid-1960s and had several hits before leaving the following decade and experiencing a period of commercial and critical decline. After performing on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever and collaborating with fellow Motown artists The Temptations on a subsequent tour, the Tops resigned to their first label. They were also able to reunite songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland to produce one of their 1980s Motown albums and worked with other 1960s collaborators like Willie Hutch and Smokey Robinson. The group re-entered the studio in 1986 with producer David Wolfert, who had previously produced them in many non-Motown releases. Despite working on the release for several months and issuing the single “Hot Nights” in July, the sessions did not result in a new album and the group signed to Arista Records in 1987. This would be the only album the group released with Arista; the song “Loco in Acapulco” appeared on the soundtrack to the film Buster and the group dueted with Aretha Franklin on her album Through the Storm on this label.
Tracks
1 Indestructible (Bobby Sandstrom; Michael Price) 04:30
2 Change Of Heart (Paul Kelly) 04:47
3 If Ever A Love There Was (Pamela Phillips Oland; Todd Cerney) 04:46
4 The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Albert Hammond; Diane Warren) 04:58
5 Next Time (Eric Lowen; William Peterkin) 03:18
6 Loco In Acapulco (Lamont Dozier; Phil Collins) 04:34
7 Are You With Me (Huey Lewis; Mike Duke; Sean Hopper) 04:44
8 I’m Only Wounded (Albert Hammond; Diane Warren) 03:31
9 When You Dance (Jeffrey Cohen; Narada Michael Walden) 05:06
10 Let’s Jam (Rick Giles; Steve Bogard) 04:20
Biography
Band Members
| Vocals | Renaldo Benson |
| Vocals | Levi Stubbs |
| Vocals | Abdul Fakir |
| Vocals | Lawrence Payton |
Other Musicians
1 Indestructible
| Bass | Jeff Steele |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Bobby Sandstrom |
| Vocals | Smokey Robinson |
2 Change Of Heart
| Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Jackson |
| Drums (programming) | Bob Smith |
| Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Ren Klyce |
| Cymbal | Greg Gonaway |
| HiHAt | Greg Gonaway |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
3 If Ever A Love There Was
| Bass | Jerry Knight |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Keyboards | Aaron Zigman |
| Sax | Kenny G |
| Vocals | Aretha Franklin |
4 The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine
| Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar | Vernon Black |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Synthesizer | Ren Klyce |
| Programming | Bob Smith |
| Sax | Clarence Clemons |
| Cymbal | Greg Gonaway |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Joe Turano |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
5 Next Time
| All Instruments | Aaron Zigman |
| All Instruments | Jerry Knight |
6 Loco In Acapulco
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Aaron Zigman |
| Background Vocals | Phil Collins |
7 Are You With Me
| Bass | Mario Cipollina |
| Drums | Bill Gibson |
| Guitar | Chris Hayes |
| Guitar | Johnny Colla |
| Keyboards | Sean Hopper |
8 I’m Only Wounded
| Bass | Albert Hammond |
| Drums | Albert Hammond |
| All Other Instruments | Aaron Zigman |
| All Other Instruments | Jerry Knight |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
9 When You Dance
| Bass (synthesizer) | Randy Jackson |
| Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
| Drums | Narada Michael Walden |
| Guitar (solo) | Joe Satriani |
| Keyboards | Sterling Smith |
| Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
| Programming | Bob Smith |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
10 Let’s Jam
| Drums | Freddy Alwag |
| Drums (programming) | Jim Lang |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Keyboards | Jim Lang |
| Synthesizer | Jim Lang |
| Synthesizer | Steve Barri |
| Synthesizer | Tony Peluso |
| Sax | Richard Elliot |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bobby Sandstrom (Track 1)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Producer – Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight (Tracks 3, 5)
Producer – Lamont Dozier, Phil Collins (Track 6)
Producer – Huey Lewis (Track 7)
Producer – Albert Hammond (Track 8)
Co-producer – Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight (Track 8)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis
Producer (Executive) – Steve Barri (Track 1)
Arranged By – Bobby Sandstrom (Track 1)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Arranged By – Sean Hopper (Track 7)
Arranged By – Jim Lang, Tony Peluso (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Paul Riser (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Aaron Zigman, Lamont Dozier (Track 6)
Coordinator – Gail Pierson, Julie Barri (Track 10)
Engineer – Bobby Sandstrom, Erik Zobler, Terry Christian, Tony Peluso (Track 1)
Engineer – Daren Klein (Tracks 3, 5)
Engineer – Mick Guzauski (Track 8)
Engineer (Additional Vocals) – Bryan Haggerty (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Wally Buck, Jim Vereecke (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Debbie Johnson (Track 10)
Engineer (Mix) – Erik Zobler (Track 1)
Engineer (Second) – Mitch Gibson (Track 1)
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – David Frazer (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Mixed By – Daren Klein (Tracks 3, 5)
Mixed By – Reginald Dozier (Track 6)
Mixed By – Robert Missbach (Track 7)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 8)
Mixed By – Tony Peluso (Track 10)
Recorded By – David Frazer (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Recorded By – Rick Ruggieri (Track 6)
Recorded By – Robert Missbach (Track 7)
Recorded By – Tony Peluso (Track 10)
Art Direction – Margery Greenspan
Photography By – David Katzenstein
Engineered At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Mama Jo’s
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Mixed At Soundworks Recording Studios, Las Vegas
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mixed At The Farm
Mixed At Fantasy Studios
Mixed At Westlake Audio
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Recorded At Monkey Dust Studios
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Soundworks Recording Studios, Las Vegas
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At United Sound Systems
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Studio D, Sausalito, CA
Recorded At Westlake Audio
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