The Magnificent 7 (album)

The Magnificent 7
Studio album by
the Supremes and the Four Tops
ReleasedSeptember 1970
Recorded1970
GenresSoul, R&B
LabelMotown
ProducersFrank Wilson, Duke Browner, Clay McMurray, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
The Supremes chronology
Right On
(1970)		 The Magnificent 7
(1970)		 New Ways but Love Stays
(1970)
The Four Tops chronology
Changing Times
(1970)		 The Magnificent 7
(1970)		 The Return of the Magnificent Seven
(1971)
Singles from The Magnificent 7

The Magnificent 7 is a collaborative album combining Motown's premier vocal groups, the Supremes and the Four Tops. Issued by Motown in 1970, it followed two collaborative albums the Supremes did with the Temptations in the late 1960s. The album featured their hit cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep – Mountain High", which reached number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In the UK, the album peaked at number 6.[1] In December 1971, Billboard reported UK album sales of 30,000 copies.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Cashbox(Favorable)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[5]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[6]

Cashbox published, 'The Supremes and Four Tops have been making music for a long time, but never as a single group. Now, for the first time, the two super groups unite to deliver what must be called the most soulful and energetic package of the year. Their voices and musical styles blend together as if they have always been a part of the same group. "Knock On My Door," "For Your Love," "Reach Out And Touch (somebody's hand)," "Everyday People," and "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music," are only a few of the cuts that will make this classic LP a chart topper.'[4]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Knock on My Door" (Joe Hinton, Patti Jerome) – 2:15
  2. "For Your Love" (Ed Townsend) – 2:54
  3. "Without the One You Love" (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) – 3:10
  4. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 4:20
  5. "Stoned Soul Picnic" (Laura Nyro) – 3:10
  6. "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" (Clyde Otis, Murray Stein) – 2:59
Side two
  1. "River Deep – Mountain High" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 4:52
  2. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 2:29
  3. "Everyday People" (Sylvester Stewart) – 2:52
  4. "It's Got to Be a Miracle (This Thing Called Love)" (Vernon Bullock, Sylvia Moy, William "Mickey" Stevenson) – 3:55
  5. "Taste of Honey" (Ric Marlow, Bobby Scott) – 2:57
  6. "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" (Martin Coleman, Richard Drapkin) – 2:59

Personnel

The Supremes

The Four Tops

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]73
UK Albums (Official Charts)[1]6
US Billboard 200[8]116
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9]15
US Cashbox Top 100[10] 72

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart on 4/7/1971 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Paul (December 25, 1971). "U.K. Motown in Biggest Ever Year". Billboard. p. 46. Retrieved January 1, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ The Magnificent 7 at AllMusic
  4. 1 2 "cashbox / album reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. October 17, 1970. p. 42. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Colin Larkin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1229. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ DeCurtis, Anthony (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews : Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist. Random House. p. 685. ISBN 0679737294.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 3736". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Supremes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Supremes Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "TOP 100 Albums" (PDF). Cashbox. January 9, 1971. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
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