Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)

"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, released as a single by the Four Tops on the ABC/Dunhill record label, from the album Keeper of the Castle. It peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the weeks of April 7 and 14, 1973,^[1][2] number one on the Cash Box Top 100 the latter of those two weeks,^[3] and became a gold record.

B-side"The Good Lord Knows"

ReleasedJanuary 1973

Recorded1972

StudioABC, Los Angeles, California

Quick facts Single by Four Tops, from the album Keeper of the Castle ...

"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)"
Side A of the New Zealand single
Single by Four Tops
from the album Keeper of the Castle
B-side	"The Good Lord Knows"
Released	January 1973
Recorded	1972
Studio	ABC, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Soul
Length	3:04
Label	ABC/Dunhill
Songwriters	Dennis Lambert Brian Potter
Producers	Dennis Lambert Brian Potter Steve Barri
Four Tops singles chronology
"Keeper of the Castle" (1972) "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)" (1973) "Are You Man Enough?" (1973)

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The song was originally recorded by the singing trio of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds and released on their 1972 album, Hallway Symphony.

The Four Tops' hit version was led by longtime singer Levi Stubbs, and included special co-lead spots by the other Tops, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Abdul "Duke" Fakir, in that respective order during the chorus. The words tell of the love a man feels for the woman with whom he is having a relationship.

It was the Four Tops' second single release on ABC after leaving Motown in 1972, and became their most successful post-Motown top 40 hit, reaching number four on the US Pop Singles chart. It was also another big success for the group on the US R&B Singles chart, where it peaked at number two.

Billboard said that "Levi Stubbs' lead vocal carries the quartet though a moving arrangement which has pop as well as soul overtones. Nice mellow strings give the tune soft lilt as the tale of fond affection unravels."^[4] Record World said "Levi Stubbs' voice still brings chills to the spine. Ain't no sound, like the one they've got!"^[5]