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Keeper of the Castle
R&B / Soul · 1972 · 11 tracks · 40m

Keeper of the Castle

Four Tops

A gritty, funk-inflected pivot into 1970s social consciousness. Levi Stubbs' baritone remains the anchor amidst lush ABC-Dunhill orchestration and wah-wah guitars.

1972 · ABC/Dunhill Records

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A resilient and rhythmic celebration of love and community responsibility.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 40m
01
Keeper of the Castle
3:00
03
Put a Little Love Away
3:03
04
Turn on the Light of Your Love
3:36
05
When Tonight Meets Tomorrow
3:41
06
Love Music
3:35
07
Remember What I Told You to Forget
3:50
08
(I Think I Must Be) Dreaming
2:55
09
The Good Lord Knows
4:04
10
Jubilee With Soul
3:20
11
Love Makes You Human
4:38
12
Keeper of the Castle (reprise)
1:25
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive opening wah-wah guitar riff of the title track that signals a harder, funkier direction
Levi Stubbs' gritty, desperate vocal delivery on the bridge of Remember What I Told You to Forget
The way the lush orchestral strings suddenly swell to meet the driving percussion on Love Music
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How does Keeper of the Castle sound next to the rest of Four Tops's catalogue?

Social Commentary+3.0σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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