It’s the Same Old Song

Name: It’s the Same Old Song
Duration: 2 min 48 s

~ Recording by Four Tops

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#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	It's The Same Old Song	2:43	Four Tops	It's The Same Old Song	Four Tops	Single	US1965-07-09	Motown	M 1081
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Second Album	Four Tops	Album	US1965-11-13	Motown	M-634, MT-634
1.2	It's the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1967	Motown	662, MOTOWN 662, MS 662
1.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1967	Motown	S-662
1.15	It’s The Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB1968-01	Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)	STML 11061
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Anthology 1964-1972	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	DE1973	Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)	1C 152-94 098/99
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Best of the Four Tops	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1973	Motown	M 764D
1.11	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Big Chill: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1983-09	Motown	MOTD-6062
1.11	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Big Chill	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	AU1983	Motown	ZD72347
1.4	It’s the Same Old Song	?:??	Four Tops	Compact Command Performances: 19 Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE1984	Motown	ZD72220
1.4	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Compact Command Performances: 19 Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	DE1984	Motown	WD 72220, WD72220
1.3	It's the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1984	Motown	3746360942
1.3	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1984	Motown	6094ML
1.11	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Big Chill: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	AU1984	Motown	530 017-2
1.11	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Big Chill: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US1984	Motown	MCD06120MD
1.10	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Greatest Songs Written by Holland Dozier Holland	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1985	Motown	MCD06138MD
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Anthology	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1986	Motown	MCD06188MD2
1.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	T’N’T: Temptations ’n’ Four Tops	The Temptations / Four Tops	Album + Compilation	CA1986 US1986	Silver Eagle Records	SED-10523
1.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	T’N’T: Temptations ’N’ Four Tops	The Temptations / Four Tops	Album + Compilation	CA1986	PolyGram, PolyTel	832 498-2
1.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Great Songs and Performances That Inspired the Motown 25th Anniversary Television Special	The Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1987	Motown	MCD09022MD
1.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Greatest Hits (Remastered)	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1987	Motown	3746352092
1.25	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Motown Dance Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1987	Motown	ZD 72700
1.25	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Motown Dance Party, Volume One	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1987	Motown	MCD06230MD
1.2	It's the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE1988-02 DE-	Tamla Motown (for non-US releases only)	WD72280
1.13	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Classic Rock: 1965: The Beat Goes On	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1988	Time–Life Music, CBS Special Products	2CLR-08, A 20581
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	DE1988	Duchesse	CD 352028
1.20	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Motown Dance Party	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB1988	Motown	2XDE
1.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Motown in Motion: 20 Classic Motown Dance Hits	Various Artists	Album	GB1988	K‐tel (international budget record label)	NCD 3410
1.12	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Motown is Hot, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1989	EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only, see annotation)	PD74315
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Anthology	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1990	Motown	3746308092
1.17	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	De Pre Historie 1965, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE1990	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	260.737
2.15	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Reader’s Digest: The Super 60’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1990	Reader’s Digest	3915
1.4	It's the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Motown Legend	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1990	Motown	ZD 72719
1.4	It's the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Motown Legend	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1990	Motown	ZL 72719 (2)
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Anthology	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1991	Motown	3746308092
1.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Motown’s Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	DE1992-04-14	Motown	530 016 - 2
1.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Motown's Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	JP1992-05-25	Motown	POCT-1011
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	More Songs From the Good Morning Vietnam Era	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU1992-10-19
2.11	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1992-11-03	Motown	374636312, 3746363122
1.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:37	Four Tops	Four Tops Live	Four Tops	Album + Live	US1992	Motown	MOTD-5258
1.1	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Tour of Duty 6: The Strongest Popclassics From the 60’s & 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1993	Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997)	516 138-2
1.21	It’s the Same Old Song	2:42	Four Tops	Tour of Duty Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL1993	Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997)	516 566-2
1.5	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Early Classics: Four Tops	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB1996-07-22
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	The Ultimate Collection (BMG club edition)	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1997	Motown, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	314530825-2, D121221
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	The Ultimate Collection	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US1997	Motown	314530825-2
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	The Four Tops	Classic Sounds of the Motor City, Volume One	The Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Going for a Song	GFS117
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Shake Me Wake Me	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	AU1998	Raven Records (Australian mainly reissue)	RVCD-23
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	The Ultimate Collection	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB1998	Motown	530 825-2
1.4	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Essential Collection	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US2000-11-07	Hip‐O Records	314 560 824-2
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Singles+	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	NL2000-12-12	BR Music (NL-based reissue label)	BS 8121-2
1.12	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Classic Four Tops	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE2000 GB2000	Motown, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	157 523-2
1.16	It's the Same Old Song	2:51	Four Tops	Four Tops / Second Album	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-05	Motown	013359-2
2.1	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Tamla Motown Gold	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2001-11-18	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	016301-2
3.4	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Dance Music Chronicle ~History of Dance Music	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	JP2001	avex club	AKCK-30021~30
1.19	It's the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Sixty Sensational Sixties Hits, Volume 3	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2001	Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium)	585 323-2
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:44	Four Tops	Capital Gold: Sixties Legends	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)	VTDCD485
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Sing the Same Old Song	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US2002	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	440 064 669-2
2.15	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Soul! The Very Best of Motown	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2002	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	018 994-2
2.8	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Motown Greatest Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2003-09-25	Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium)	067 685-2
2.6	It's the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Loco in Acapulco	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE2003	Delta Blue	CD63017
2.1	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Music From and Inspired by The Big Chill (Deluxe Edition)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation + Soundtrack	US2004-03-23	Hip‐O Select	B0001940-02
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Anthology 50th Anniversary	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US2004	Hip‐O Records	B0000488-02
2.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	Best of Motown, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2004	Universal Music B.V. (not for release label use! NL subsidiary of UMG)	981 824-8
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	The Four Tops	Gold (international version)	The Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE2005	Motown	0602498327722
24.25	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006-08-04	Hip‐O Select, Motown	B0006775-02
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Soul Legends	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB2006-08-07	Universal Music International Division (do not use as a release label! sub-division of Universal Music GmbH)	0602498397411
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Superstar Series	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	-2006-11-07	Pel Music Oz
1.9	It’s the Same Old Song	2:50	Four Tops	Malt Shop Memories: Finger Poppin’ Time	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2006	Time–Life Music
2.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Motown Classics, Volume 1	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2006
1.6	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	The Four Tops	Reach Out, I'll Be There	The Four Tops	Album + Compilation	-2006	Payless Entertainment Limited	PEF1034
1.5	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Mastermix Professional Engineered for DJs 17: 60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2007-09-24	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	CD675
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Reach Out I’ll Be There & Other Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	DE2007-11-09	Remember (reissues)	RMB 75137
1.12	It’s the Same Old Song	?:??	Four Tops	Colour Collection	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	XE2007	Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)	0602498483787
1.14	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Tour of Duty: Top 100	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2008-06-06	Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	530 721-7
1.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Definitive Collection	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US2008-09-23	Motown	B0011733-02
2.5	It's the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Playlist Plus: Motown 50th Anniversary	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Motown	B0010953-02
1.10	It's the Same Old Song	2:47	The Four Tops	Shop Around - Guy Groups of the 60s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008	Universal Music Special Markets	B0011855-02
4.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Motown Collection	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2008	Time–Life Music, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
2.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	The Motown Collection: Volume 2	Various Artists	Compilation	US2008	Time-Life, Universal Music Special Markets	22190-D, B0010741-02
2.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	To Mum Love Motown	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2009-03-09	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	60249837640
2.3	It’s the Same Old Song	2:46	Four Tops	De Pre Historie 60	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010-03-12	ARS	533.157-7
2.2	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons MOTOWN	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2010-10-06	Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M)	984407-0
3.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Happy 60’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2010	EMI Music France (1994–2013)
3.18	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	That’s Soul: Respect	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	NL2010	Rhino (reissue label)	5052498247622
4.1	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	De Topcollectie ’60, Volume 2	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2011	Universal Music Belgium	533.491-7
1.15	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Motown Anthems	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2012-11-16	Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)	2070482
2.6	It's The Same Old Song	?:??	Four Tops	Rhythm & Soul Basics Vol. 1 : Rhythm & Blues Basics	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2016	MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990), Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France)	MCA 537 367-0
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Second Album (FLAC, Album, Remastered, 24bit-192kHz)	Four Tops	Album	-2016	Motown, Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)	[none]
1.20	It’s the Same Old Song (single version) (mono)	2:44	Four Tops	The Motown Story	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DZ2016 AU2016 (show 71 more) YE2016	UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
3.7	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Les Années 60 : C’était mieux avant	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2017-03-17	Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France)
6.12	It’s the Same Old Song	2:44	Four Tops	De pré historie: De jaren ’60 (De ultieme 10 CD collectie)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	BE2017-12-01	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88985450612
2.1	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Tamla Motown Gold: The Sound of Young America	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2018-07-20	Universal Music on Demand
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	Second Album	Four Tops	Album	JP2019-03-20	Motown, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)	UICY-78890
1.16	It’s the Same Old Song	2:47	Four Tops	Dreamboats & Petticoats: Silver Linings	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB2019	Universal Music on Demand
3.10	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	La Disco funk : C’était mieux avant	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2022	Label Panthéon (reissue label of Universal Music France), Universal Music France	5396801
1.4	It’s the Same Old Song	2:49	Four Tops	19 Greatest Hits	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US-	Motown	MCD09042MD
1.5	It’s the Same Old Song	2:45	Four Tops	Anthology 1964-1972	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	GB-
Promotion
3.2	It's the Same Old Song	2:49	The Four Tops	CD 6 Pack: Compiled From the Charts of Billboard Magazine	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1992 US1992	CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.), Pioneer (USA imprint with italic text logo)	S26-57999
1.7	It's The Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	The Definitive Collection (Club Edition)	Four Tops	Album + Compilation	US2008-09-23	Motown, UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)	B0011733-02
1.25	It’s the Same Old Song	2:48	Four Tops	Classic Cuts Presents: The Soul Box	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	GB-	Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)	BX037

Relationships

recording engineer:	Lawrence T. Horn
producer:	Lamont Dozier Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
mixer:	Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive)
baritone saxophone:	Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor)
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:	James Jamerson
drums (drum set):	Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:	Eddie Willis
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:	Joe Messina
guitar [Gibson L-5]:	Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist)
piano:	Earl Van Dyke
strings:	Detroit Symphony Orchestra
tambourine:	Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
vibraphone:	Jack Brokensha
background vocals:	Marlene Barrow Renaldo Benson Louvain Demps Abdul “Duke” Fakir Jackie Hicks Lawrence Payton
lead vocals:	Levi Stubbs

recorded at and mixed at:	Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States

SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/20214 [info]

recording of:	It’s the Same Old Song (on 1965-07-07)

It’s the Same Old Song

lyricist:	Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:	Lamont Dozier Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)

publisher:	EMI Songs Australia

referred to in medleys:	Uptown Festival (medley) (order: 5)
later translated versions:	C’est la même chanson
later versions:	Moi, je danse

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