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词条 A Simple Game
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  1. Personnel

  2. Four Tops version

     Personnel  Chart history 

  3. References

{{Infobox song
| name = A Simple Game
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Moody Blues
| album =
| A-side = Ride My See-Saw
| released = 12 October 1968
| format =
| recorded = 18 July 1968, Decca Studios, London
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Deram
| writer = Mike Pinder
| producer = Tony Clarke
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"A Simple Game" is a 1968 song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. Written and sung by Mike Pinder, it was released as a non-album B-side to "Ride My See-Saw", a track from the album In Search of the Lost Chord. The song was produced by Tony Clarke and arranged by Arthur Greenslade. The track was covered by The Four Tops, and their version was issued as a single in the United States in January 1972, reaching #90 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song had already been issued as a single in Britain in September 1971, having reached #3 in the UK and #14 in Ireland.

Personnel

  • Mike Pinder: mellotron, piano, lead vocals
  • Justin Hayward: acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
  • John Lodge: bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Ray Thomas: tambourine, backing vocals
  • Graeme Edge: drums

Four Tops version

{{Infobox song
| name = A Simple Game
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Four Tops
| album =
| B-side = {{ubl|"You Stole My Love" (UK)|"L.A. (My Town)" (U.S.)}}
| released = September 1971 (UK)
January 1972 (U.S.)
| format = Vinyl record (7-inch single)
| recorded = Wessex Studios, London, England, 5 May 1970
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop, R&B, soul
| length =
| label = Tamla Motown (UK)
Motown (U.S.)
| composer =
| lyricist =
| producer =
| chronology = Four Tops
| prev_title = MacArthur Park (Part II)
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart
| next_year = 1971
}}

The Four Tops released a cover version in the UK in 1971. The single peaked at position three on the chart. The song's B-side for the UK release was "You Stole My Love", a song written by Justin Hayward and Tony Clarke.

The song was released as a single in the U.S. in 1972, stalling on the chart at position 90. The B-side, which differed from its UK counterpart, was a song called "L.A. (My Town)".

Personnel

  • Levi Stubbs: vocals
  • Abdul "Duke" Fakir: vocals
  • Lawrence Payton: vocals
  • Renaldo Benson: vocals

Chart history

Chart (1971/72)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[1]3
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[2]34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]90

References

1. ^{{cite book |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |last=Roberts |first=David |year=2006 |publisher=HIT Entertainment}}
2. ^{{cite book |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2005 |publisher=Record Research}}
3. ^{{cite book |title=Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |year=2007 |publisher=Record Research}}
{{Moody Blues}}{{Four Tops}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Simple Game}}

6 : 1968 songs|Songs written by Mike Pinder|The Moody Blues songs|Four Tops songs|Motown singles|1971 singles

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