music.wikisort.org - Composition"Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. The song was written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland, Motown's main songwriting team, and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.
1967 single by Four Tops
Billboard described the song as a "hard-driving rocker" with an "outstanding performance by the group."[1] Cash Box called the single a "pulsating Detroit lid underscored by that steady, danceable rhythm."[2] The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was The Four Tops's final Top 10 hit of the 1960s.[3] On the soul chart, "Bernadette" went to number three.[4] It also reached #8 in the UK on its first release and was a hit again in 1972, reaching #23.[5]
The song is notable for its false ending, where the instruments drop out and the background singers hold a chord. Lead singer Levi Stubbs then shouts "Bernadette!" and the song resumes, ending in a fade-out. Critic Maury Dean described the effectiveness of Stubb's shout of "Bernadette!" as being the key ingredient in getting listeners to buy the record, even if Bernadette herself may not have heard him.[6]
AllMusic critic John Bush calls it "dramatic" and "impassioned."[7]
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Levi Stubbs
- Background vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, and The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Written and composed by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
- Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
Notes and references
- "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 4, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 4, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- [ht4tp://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-four-tops-mn0000071812/awards "Four Tops Awards"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.
- "Four Tops charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- Dean, M. (2003). Rock 'n' Roll Gold Rush. Algora. p. 164. ISBN 0875862071.
- Bush, J. "Reach Out". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
External links
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- Abdul "Duke" Fakir
- Ronnie McNeir
- Roquel Payton
- Harold Bonhart
- Levi Stubbs
- Renaldo "Obie" Benson
- Lawrence Payton
- Theo Peoples
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- Discography
- Holland–Dozier–Holland
- The Supremes
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1970s | |
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1980s |
- 1981
- "When She Was My Girl"
- "Don't Walk Away"
- 1982
- "Let Me Set You Free"
- "Back to School Again"
- "Sad Hearts"
- "Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over"
- 1983
- "I Believe in You and Me"
- "I Just Can't Walk Away"
- 1985
- "Sexy Ways"
- 1988
- "Reach Out I'll Be There" (re-issue)
- "If Ever a Love There Was" (with Aretha Franklin)
- "Indestructible"
- "Loco in Acapulco"
- 1989
- "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine"
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Holland–Dozier–Holland |
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- Brian Holland
- Lamont Dozier
- Eddie Holland
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- Motown
- Hot Wax Records
- Invictus Records
- List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland
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