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“Walk Away Renee” by The Four Tops
From the album Reach Out (1967)
“Walk Away Renee” by The Four Tops appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2009. It was first released in 1967 on the album Reach Out. Its best result is #620 on the WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009).
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"Walk Away Renee" was already a hit for somebody else by the time the Four Tops took it on for Reach Out in 1967. Michael Brown, Bob Calilli and Tony Sansone wrote it for the Left Banke, whose version, with Steve Martin Caro singing, came out as a single in July 1966, spent 13 weeks on the US charts and became a touchstone of baroque pop.
The Tops' reading was produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier, and it did what the best covers do: it gave the song a second run on the national charts, a year after the first.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 620 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
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