7-Rooms of Gloom
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| “7-Rooms of Gloom” | |||||
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| Single by Four Tops from the album Reach Out |
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| B-side | "I'll Turn To Stone" | ||||
| Released | May 2, 1967 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1967 | ||||
| Genre | Soul/pop | ||||
| Length | 2:46 | ||||
| Label | Motown M 1110 |
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| Writer(s) | Holland-Dozier-Holland | ||||
| Producer | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier |
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"7-Rooms of Gloom" is a 1967 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song is notable for matching lead singer Levi Stubbs' lamentations of heartache with a dramatic, Gothic-inspired musical arrangement. "7-Rooms of Gloom" reached number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and has since been covered by a number of artists, including the band Blondie.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Levi Stubbs
- Background Vocals by Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton, and The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
- Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Edward Holland, Jr.
- Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
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