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Ask the Lonely (Four Tops song)

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1472: 207:. Released as the group's third single, the single became the group's second successful single since signing with Motown in 1963. Released in 1965, the song rose to no. 24 on the pop chart and no. 9 on the R&B one. It is notable for being co-written by longtime Motown staffer 36: 1560: 1545: 1032: 782: 252: 155: 716: 1051: 796: 173: 1294: 915: 1516: 994: 757: 1555: 563: 1077: 817: 661: 633: 1065: 810: 1301: 709: 444: 1234: 312: 208: 135: 675: 591: 342: 1509: 1098: 1084: 987: 956: 838: 824: 1212: 1198: 887: 584: 549: 17: 1150: 1143: 873: 866: 612: 398: 1570: 1282: 1110: 908: 845: 743: 556: 370: 1157: 880: 1502: 1091: 980: 831: 240: 1058: 803: 702: 232: 1540: 1308: 1550: 1397: 1025: 775: 682: 668: 437: 261:
described the single as a "throbbing cha cha beat heartbreaker...that the serve up with loads of feeling."
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said that "the Tops should get a listen or two with this heavily produced rouser."
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This article is about the Four Tops song. For the Journey song, see
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Song recordings produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson
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described the song as a "strong ballad follow-up to '
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Ask the Lonely (Journey song)

Single
Four Tops
Four Tops
B-side
Hitsville U.S.A.
Genre
Soul
pop
Label
Motown
Songwriter(s)
Ivy Jo Hunter
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Four Tops
Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
soul
pop
Motown
Four Tops
Mickey Stevenson
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Levi Stubbs
The Andantes
Renaldo "Obie" Benson
Lawrence Payton
Abdul "Duke" Fakir
The Funk Brothers

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