Bernadette
E295701
"Bernadette" is a 1967 soul single by The Four Tops, renowned for Levi Stubbs' impassioned lead vocal and its status as one of the group's classic Motown hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernadette canonical | 6 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 1960s soul ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | classic Motown sound ⓘ |
| bSide | I Got a Feeling ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 on US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
Top 10 on US R&B charts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsSingle | Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ |
| genre |
Motown
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasLeadVocal | Levi Stubbs ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
driving bass line
ⓘ
urgent vocal delivery ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
dramatic stop-and-restart arrangement near the end
ⓘ
impassioned lead vocal by Levi Stubbs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fear of losing a lover
ⓘ
intense romantic devotion ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic Four Tops hit
ⓘ
classic Motown recording ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Motown single catalog (1967 release) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Tops discography
ⓘ
Motown catalog ⓘ |
| performedByVocalGroup | male vocal quartet ⓘ |
| performer |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| precededBySingleOfArtist | Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Holland
ⓘ
Lamont Dozier ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
The Four Tops
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Tops
|
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| releaseDate | 1967-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Brian Holland
ⓘ
Eddie Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ |
| vocalPerformanceBy | Levi Stubbs ⓘ |
| writtenByTeam | Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.