Reach Out I'll Be There

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single song

"Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 soul classic by the Four Tops, renowned for its dramatic vocals, driving Motown production, and status as one of the group's signature hits.

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Label Occurrences
Reach Out I'll Be There canonical 9
Reach Out I’ll Be There 4
"Reach Out I’ll Be There" by Four Tops 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
chartPosition number one on the UK Singles Chart ⓘ
number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalStatus classic of 1960s soul music ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
describedAs Motown classic ⓘ
soul classic ⓘ
follows Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever ⓘ
genre Motown ⓘ
pop ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later soul music ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
hasMusicGenre R&B ⓘ
hasPart backing vocals ⓘ
driving rhythm section ⓘ
lead vocal ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
hasSignatureLine Reach Out ⓘ
surface form: Reach out, I'll be there
hasTheme offering emotional support ⓘ
reassurance in times of trouble ⓘ
includedIn many Motown compilation albums ⓘ
isFollowedBy Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ
isPartOf Motown Records catalog ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium 7-inch single ⓘ
notableFor being a signature hit of the Four Tops ⓘ
dramatic vocals ⓘ
signature Motown production ⓘ
partOf Four Tops discography ⓘ
performer The Four Tops ⓘ
surface form: Four Tops

The Funk Brothers ⓘ
producer Brian Holland ⓘ
Lamont Dozier ⓘ
publicationDate 1966 ⓘ
recordedIn Detroit ⓘ
surface form: Detroit, Michigan

Motown Studio A ⓘ
surface form: Hitsville U.S.A. studio
recordLabel Motown ⓘ
rhythmicFeature driving beat ⓘ
songwriter Brian Holland ⓘ
Eddie Holland ⓘ
Lamont Dozier ⓘ
style dramatic, gospel-influenced vocal delivery ⓘ
vocalist Levi Stubbs ⓘ
writer Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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The Four Tops → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
The Four Tops → signatureSong → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
The Funk Brothers → playedOnHit → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Reach Out I’ll Be There" by Four Tops
Standing in the Shadows of Love → follows → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Abdul "Duke" Fakir → notableSongPerformance → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reach Out I’ll Be There
Holland–Dozier–Holland → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Reach Out → includesSong → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Reach Out → notableTrack → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Brian Holland → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reach Out I’ll Be There
Levi Stubbs → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Levi Stubbs → notableSongPerformance → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Lawrence Payton → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reach Out I’ll Be There
Lamont Dozier → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
Eddie Holland → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reach Out I’ll Be There