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"Still Water (Love)"
Single by The Four Tops
from the album Still Waters Run Deep
B-side	"Still Water (Peace)"
Released	6 August 1970
Genre	Soul, pop
Length	3:13
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson
Producer(s)	Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson
The Four Tops singles chronology
"It's All in the Game" (1970) "Still Water (Love)" (1970) "River Deep – Mountain High" (1970)

"Still Water (Love)" is a 1970 hit single written by Smokey Robinson and Frank Wilson (who also produced the track) for the Motown singing group Four Tops. The B-side was "Still Water (Peace)" and both songs appear on the 1970 album Still Waters Run Deep.

Background

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The socially conscious single was a departure from the group's past recordings and produced a smoother sound than the raucous Norman Whitfield productions that belayed on The Temptations. The single features Miracles member Marv Tarplin on guitar and The Andantes adding in additional background vocals shouting out "Still water!". Singers Brenda Joyce Evans and Billie Rae Calvin, brought to Motown by Bobby Taylor (and soon to be part of Norman Whitfield's group The Undisputed Truth), also add backing vocals. This song was noted for its repeated chord structure, beginning with E-Flat Major, shifting to C Minor, then to B-Flat Major over F, before starting again at E-Flat Major, over and over again, without any changes or alterations to the song's fade.

Chart performance

"Still Water (Love)" went to #4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and to #11 in the US Pop Chart. Outside the US, the song peaked at #10 on the UK Singles Chart.

Cover versions

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• 1979: Terry Callier, Turn to Love.
• In 1982, O'Bryan covered the song for his album, Doin' Alright.

References

1. "45cat - Four Tops - Still Water (Love) / Still Water (Peace) - Motown - USA - M-1170". Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
2. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
3. "Four Tops – Still Water (1970, Vinyl)". Discogs.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 212.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780307985125.
6. "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

• 1970 singles
• Songs written by Smokey Robinson
• Four Tops songs
• Songs written by Frank Wilson (musician)
• Motown singles
• 1970 songs
• Song recordings produced by Smokey Robinson
• Song recordings produced by Frank Wilson (musician)