Standing in the Shadows of Love
Four Tops’ 1966 recording of “Standing in the Shadows of Love” is the earliest release on file. Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Barry White (released 1973), The Ventures (released 1967) and The Jackson 5 (released 1969), among 92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. Cypress Hill’s “Light It Up” (2010) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
Under the smoke on "Light It Up" sits a Holland-Dozier-Holland song the Four Tops cut decades earlier. Play theirs first and the Cypress Hill track starts sounding like it's leaning on an old friend.
Credited writers: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1966.
Cypress Hill’s “Light It Up” (2010) samples it, per MusicBrainz.
- The Ventures1967
- The Jackson 51969
- Barry White1973
- Valverde Brothers1978
- SofTouch1978
92 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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