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

"Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)"
"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
Songwriter(s)	Dennis Lambert ; Brian Potter
Producer(s)	Dennis Lambert
Four Tops singles chronology

"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.

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 about 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]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canadian RPM ^[6]	11
U.S. Adult Contemporary	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 ^[3]	1
U.S. R&B	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1973)	Position
U.S. Billboard ^[7]	60
U.S. Cash Box ^[8]	38

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Other cover versions

Additional interpretations include those by: Pete Marquez, Bloodfire Posse; Mel Brown; East Coast Band; The Friends of Distinction; Home T; Kashif; Louie; Johnny Mathis; and Melvin Sparks. The song was later reinterpreted by Jay-Z and Foxy Brown in their 1996 hit, "Ain't No Nigga".