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Baby I Need Your Loving

Four Tops

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LIST YEAR

1964

Year explicitly supported in the linked recording/background source; see source scope.

Genre

R&BSoul

Theme

Love songs

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Editorial Motown-family recording selection; not an official all-time chart.

RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

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BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Researched recording background

Holland-Dozier-Holland supplied the Four Tops' breakthrough Motown hit in 1964. The museum identifies it as the beginning of their major chart run.

Evidence scope: New 1.7 source-specific paraphrase; not a claim of complete song-history review.

Sources for this information

The Four Tops - Motown Museum
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1964 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.

Supplied motown02.png, row 19
Visible title/artist metadata only; not audio identification or date verification.

The Four Tops - Motown Museum
Only the recording/background facts in this paragraph; reviewed 2026-10-12.

ALL 66 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS

1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.

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