Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
This article is about The Four Tops song. For The Coasters song, see Wake Me, Shake Me.
"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" | ||||||||||
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Single by The Four Tops | ||||||||||
from the album On Top | ||||||||||
B-side | "Just as Long as You Need Me" | |||||||||
Released | February 1966 | |||||||||
Format | 7" single | |||||||||
Genre | Soul, pop | |||||||||
Length | 2:41 | |||||||||
Label | Motown | |||||||||
Writer(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland | |||||||||
Producer(s) |
Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | |||||||||
The Four Tops singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" is a 1966 song written and produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single by the Four Tops on the Motown label.[1] The song peaked at number eighteen on the US Pop Singles chart.[2] It peaked at number five on the R&B singles chart.[3]
Barbra Streisand recorded her version in her 1975's album Lazy Afternoon, it was the second single of the album and peaked #14 on Dance Music/Club Play Singles and #10 on Disco Singles charts.[4]
Personnel
- 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
References
- ↑ "Four Tops – Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) / Just As Long As You Need Me". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780307985125.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.
- ↑ "Barbra Streisand Awards". www.allmusic.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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