Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)
The Four Tops
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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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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.
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Recording GroupThe song was recorded by the popular American vocal quartet, “The Four Tops.”
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Release DateIt was released as a single in October 1964.
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Notable PerformanceThis 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.
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SongwritersThe 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.
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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."
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Chart PerformanceDespite 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.
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Lyrics ThemeThe song carries the theme of longing and loss, a common theme in many soul music of the time.
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NicknameDue to its length, the song is sometimes referred to by its shorter name, "Without the One You Love."
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ReceptionAlthough 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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