| 词条 | Standing in the Shadows of Love |
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| name = Standing in the Shadows of Love | cover = Standing in the Shadows of Love cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Four Tops | album = Reach Out | B-side = Since You've Been Gone | released = November 28, 1966 | format = 7" single | recorded = Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) Detroit, Michigan; 1966 | studio = | venue = | genre = Soul, pop, psychedelic soul | length = 2:36 | label = Motown | writer = Holland–Dozier–Holland | producer = Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | prev_title = Reach Out I'll Be There | prev_year = 1966 | next_title = Bernadette | next_year = 1967 }} "Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s. A direct follow-up to the #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There" (even featuring a similar musical arrangement), "Standing in the Shadows of Love" reached #2 on the soul chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[1] It also reached #6 in the UK.[2] Though the song was well-received, it has received some criticism. Author Martin Charles Strong notes that it rehashed the formula of "Reach Out I'll Be There" and achieved similar success by reaching the Top 10 in both the US and UK.[3] It is ranked #470 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. AllMusic critic John Bush calls "Standing in the Shadows of Love" "dramatic" and "impassioned."[4] Critic Andrew Hamilton calls it a "memorable, unforgettable, timeless blast" which would have made Motown "notable" even if it was the only song Motown ever produced.[5] Hamilton remarks on the song's power to conjure up "mournful" emotions, and particularly highlights the coldness of lyrics such as "standing in the shadows of love getting ready for the heartaches to come."[5] Hamilton praises the intensity of Levi Stubbs' lead vocal and how it can make the listener believe that he is about to have a nervous breakdown.[5] Music critic Maury Dean describes the singer as waiting for his girlfriend to dump him and psyching himself for the blow and for getting ready for a new girlfriend.[5] He uses the metaphor of Wile E. Coyote to describe the singer's emotions as he waits for the "anvil to drop on his fervent love."[5]According to author Peter Benjaminson, "Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a reworked version of The Supremes' 1963 song "Standing at the Crossroads of Love", which was released as the B-side of their single "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes".[6] The song was later covered by:
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References1. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=212}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Four Tops charts|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/four%20tops/|publisher=officialcharts.com|accessdate=2014-03-16}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The Great Rock Discography|author=Strong, M.C.|page=556|year=2004|publisher=Canongate|isbn= 9781841956152}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Reach Out|author=Bush, J.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/four-tops-reach-out-mw0000202389|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|title=Rock 'n' Roll Gold Rush|author=Dean, M.|page=164|year=2003|publisher=Algora|isbn=0875862071}} 6. ^{{cite book|title=The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard|author=Benjaminson, P.|pages=45–46|year=2009|publisher=Chicago Review Press|isbn= 9781569763032}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=Standing in the Shadows of Love|author=Hamilton, A.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love-mt0010887275|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 8. ^[https://www.discogs.com/master/view/431599 Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart - It's All Happening on the Inside (1969) album credits] at Discogs 9. ^{{cite book|title=You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother's Eyes|author=Jackson, J.|page=98|year=2011|publisher=Simon & Schuster|isbn= 9781451651591}} 10. ^[https://www.discogs.com/The-Jackson-5-Diana-Ross-Presents-The-Jackson-5/master/121867 The Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) album credits] at Discogs 11. ^{{cite web|title=Standing in the Shadows of Love|author=Hamilton, A.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love-mt0010887275|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 12. ^[https://www.discogs.com/Barry-White-Ive-Got-So-Much-To-Give/master/37829 Barry White - I've Got So Much to Give (1973) album credits] at Discogs 13. ^[https://www.discogs.com/Fever-Standing-In-The-Shadows-Of-Love/master/13211 Fever - Standing in the Shadows of Love (1978) album credits] at Discogs 14. ^{{cite web|title=Standing in the Shadows of Love|author=Hamilton, A.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love-mt0010887275|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 15. ^[https://www.discogs.com/master/view/328842 Deborah Washington - Any Way You Want It (1978) album credits] at Discogs 16. ^{{cite web|title=Standing in the Shadows of Love|author=Hamilton, A.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love-mt0010887275|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 17. ^[https://www.discogs.com/master/view/93793 Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun (1978) album credits] at Discogs 18. ^{{cite web|title=Standing in the Shadows of Love|author=Hamilton, A.|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/standing-in-the-shadows-of-love-mt0010887275|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-03-15}} 19. ^[https://www.discogs.com/Joe-Stubbs-Round-And-Round/release/2835786 Joe Stubbs - Round and Round (1991) album credits] at Discogs 20. ^[https://www.discogs.com/Ian-Moss-Soul-On-West-53rd/release/6874738 Ian Moss - Soul on West 53rd (2009) album credits] at Discogs External links
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