STUCK IN THE VINYL; AGAIN - THE FOUR TOPS - CATFISH

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Detroit born tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer, Lawrence Payton, best known for his work with The Four Tops, on what would have been his 83 Birthday. He died in 1997, age 59, from liver cancer. Catfish, the 19th studio album by The Four Tops, was released in 1976 on ABC Records and was produced by Lawrence Payton. It peaked at #124 on the Billboard 200 and #26 on the R&B charts. The title track was released as a single and reached #80 in Canada, #71 on the Hot 100, and #7 on the R&B charts.

A1 Catfish
Written-By – F. Bridges, L. Payton, M. Farrow
6:35

A2 Feel Free
Written-By – D. D. McNeil, F. Bridges, L. Payton
6:00

A3 You Can't Hold Back On Love
Written-By – L. Roquel Payton
4:22

A4 I Know You Like It
Written-By – F. Bridges, J. Smith, R. Benson
3:45

B1 Strung Out For Your Love
Written-By – C. Paul, M. Cummings, R. Benson
5:37

B2 Love Don't Come Easy
Written-By – F. Bridges, L. Payton, M. Farrow
6:46

B3 Disco Daddy
Written-By – G. Coles
3:40

B4 Look At My Baby
Written-By – R. Benson, V. Benson
3:50

Arranged By – Dave Van De Pitte, Gil Askey, Johnny Allen

Arranged By [Rhythm] – Greg Coles, Lawrence Payton, Robert White

Bass – Greg "Thumper" Coles

Drums – Uriel Jones

Engineer – Ken Sands, Reggie Dozier

Guitar – Dennis Coffey, Eddie Willis, Joe Guastella, Joe Smith , Robert White

Horns – Johnny Trudell & Co.

Keyboards – Clifford Carter, Earl Van Dyke, Lawrence Payton, Richard "Buddy" Butson

Percussion – Dave Penney, Eddie "Bongo" Brown

Rhythm Section– Earl Van Dyke, The Funk Brothers

Photography By – Doug Hyun

Producer – Lawrence Payton

Strings – Carl Austin & Co.

Vocals [Four Tops:] – Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs, Renaldo Benson