Without The One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)

The Four Tops

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"Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single in 1964 by the Motown singing group The Four Tops as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Four Tops. The group would later cover the song with The Supremes.

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Baby I need your good lovin'
Got to have your love right now
Baby
So come and fill my empty arms and
Make my life worthwhile

Because
I'm not livin', baby
I only exist
I'll never laugh, I'll never smile no more
I don't care if I stay like this, because

Without the one you love, life is not worthwhile
Without your love my dear I'm like a fatherless child
So come and fill my empty arms and
Make my life worthwhile

When I feel the hurt comin' on
I stop and cry like I'm cryin' (right now)
People ask why would a grown man cry
I drop my head and I sigh and reply

Without the one you love, life is not worthwhile
Without your love my dear I'm like a fatherless child
So come and fill my empty arms and
Make my life worthwhile

(Baby I need your good lovin')
Sometimes I feel like a wanderer
(Got to have your love right now)
Searching for peace within
(Baby I need your good lovin')
I need you my darling
(Got to have your love right now)
Like a lost soul needs a friend

So come and fill my empty arms and
Fill my empty life

(Baby I need your good lovin')
Nobody knows the emptiness I feel
(Got to have your love right now)
And I feel it
(Baby I need your good lovin')
Nobody knows the loneliness I feel
(Got to have your love right now)
And I feel it because

Without the one you love, life is not worthwhile
Without your love my dear I'm like a fatherless child
So come and fill my empty arms and
Make my life worthwhile

Without the one you love, life is not worthwhile
Without your love my dear I'm like a fatherless child
Without the one you love, life is not worthwhile

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The Four Tops

The Four Tops are a vocal quartet from Detroit, Michigan, USA, who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes. more »

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Written by: JR., BRIAN HOLLAND, EDWARD HOLLAND, EDWARD, JR. HOLLAND, LAMONT DOZIER, LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER

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10 facts about this song

Genre "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" is a soul song, which is a music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Recording Group The song was recorded by the popular American vocal quartet, “The Four Tops.”
Release Date It was released as a single in October 1964.
Notable Performance This song is notable because it is The Four Tops' second single for Motown's main label after spending four years on Motown's subsidiary, Workshop Jazz.
Songwriters The song was written by the successful songwriting team of Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland, who were responsible for many of Motown's biggest hits.
Album "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" was also included as a track on The Four Tops’ second studio album, titled "Four Tops' Second Album."
Chart Performance Despite the success of their previous single, "Baby I Need Your Loving," this song did not perform as well on the music charts. It barely made it into the Billboard Hot 100.
Lyrics Theme The song carries the theme of longing and loss, a common theme in many soul music of the time.
Nickname Due to its length, the song is sometimes referred to by its shorter name, "Without the One You Love."
Reception Although it did not achieve the commercial success of some of the group's other songs, "Without the One You Love" is still regarded as a classic Four Tops song and an essential contribution to the Motown sound.

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