GGACP marks the 50th anniversary of the Four Tops hits, “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” and “Are You Man Enough?” (from “Shaft In Africa”) with this ENCORE of a 2019 interview with Grammy-nominated songwriter Dennis Lambert (“One Tin Soldier,” “Nightshift,” “Don’t Pull Your Love”). In this episode, Dennis discusses working the Catskills as a boy singer, shopping songs in the Brill Building era, producing hit records for the Righteous Brothers and co-creating the oft-maligned Starship hit, “We Built This City.” Also, Neil Diamond hawks holiday tunes, Carole King demos “One Fine Day,” Gilbert “covers” Glen Campbell (!) and Dennis becomes a superstar in the Philippines. PLUS: Freddie and the Dreamers! The artistry of Levi Stubbs! The versatility of Steve Lawrence! “Billy Jack” gets a message from God! And Dennis breaks down the construction of a Top 10 hit!

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