I'm in a Different World

"I'm in a Different World" is a single by American pop and soul group The Four Tops . The song was the second and final single released by the group that came down from the album " Yesterday's Dreams ". Because the number on the pop chart in the United States was not higher than the # 51 position and her predecessor, "Yesterday's Dreams "at # 49 continued stabbing was the album" I'm in a Different World "is on the first album the group which got no top 40 listing in the United States. On the R & B list, in Canada and in the United Kingdom had the song more successful. There reached the number on the charts successively the # 23, # 24 and the # 27 position. The song can be seen on the charts in October and November 1968.

Since the single " You Keep Running Away "from mid-1967 was" I'm in a Different World "the first single again by The Four Tops that was written by the writer trio Holland-Dozier-Holland . This trio wrote earlier hits like " Baby I Need Your Loving, "" Reach Out, I'll Be There "and" Standing in the Shadows of Love "for the group. In 1967 left Holland-Dozier-Holland, consisting of Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, however, Motown , the record it shares with The Four Tops were bound to start their own record label. In 1968, however, was still "I'm In A Different World" released them because no other single Motown was ready. Having brought the issue of the number in question The Four Tops no more singles from that were written by Holland-Dozier-Holland.

The B-side of "I'm in a Different World" is the song "Remember When." Like the A-side, this song comes from the album "Yesterday's Dreams". Unlike the A-side and B-side of the previous group, the song " I'll Turn To Stone "knew" Remember When "no pots to break up the charts. Indeed, it reached no charts. A-side "I'm In A Different World" would later include retreaded by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin . The former brought earlier also a new version of another Motown number, namely, " What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted ". The original of that song was recorded by Jimmy Ruffin .

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 * Lead: Levi Stubbs
 * Background: Lawrence Payton , Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Abdul "Duke" Fakir
 * Instrumentation: The Funk Brothers
 * Writers: Holland-Dozier-Holland
 * Production: Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier