In April 1974, “ABC / Dunhill Records” label released “Meeting of the Minds”, the 21st Four Tops (The) album. It was recorded in 1973 – 1974, at “ABC Recording Studios, Inc. Studio A”, and was produced by Steve Barri, Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.
Personnel:
- Abdul “Duke” Fakir – vocal
- Levi Stubbs – vocal
- Renaldo “Obie” Benson – vocal
- Lawrence Payton – vocal
- Sylvia Smith – vocal
- Ben Benaym Dean Parks, Ray Parker, Larry Carlton – guitar
- Dennis Lambert – keyboards, arrangements
- Michael Omartian – keyboards, arrangements
- Scott Edwards, Wilton Felder – bass
- Paul Humphrey, Ed Greene – drums
- Brian Potter, Steve Barri, Gary Coleman, King Errisson – percussion
- Don Hockett – arrangements
- Gil Askey – arrangements
- Jimmie Haskell – arrangements
- McKinley Jackson – arrangements
- Sid Sharp – concertmaster
- Barney Perkins, Howard Gale, Phil Kaye – engineer
- Vic Zaslav – mastering
- Peter Palombi – illustration
- Ron Slenzak – photography
Track listing:
- One Chain Don’t Make No Prison – Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
- Midnight Flower – McKinley Jackson, Reginald Dozier
- The Well Is Dry – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
- Love Ain’t Easy to Come By – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
- No Sad Songs – Glenn Leonard, Len Perry, Rachel Foster
- Right on Brother – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
- Tell Me You Love Me – Al Cleveland, Lawrence Payton
- All My Love – Renaldo Benson, Val Benson
- I Found the Spirit – Renaldo Benson, Val Benson
- Meeting of the Minds – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
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