I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops

I'll Be There: My Life with the Four Tops by Fakir, Duke. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781913172596.

Spanning over decades, this is the remarkable, heartfelt memoir from Abdul Duke Fakir, the last surviving member of The Four Tops. Amidst a backdrop of Detroit, Ill Be There features revealing anecdotes from the groups formation, their early days as backup singers for the likes of Jackie Wilson, and their years working with Berry Gordy at the legendary Motown Records. With era-defining number ones like I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) and Reach Out Ill Be There came stardom and also a more enduring reward: the love of four men who become tighter than brothers. Together they comprise one of the most celebrated R&B groups of all time. But remarkable musical success didnt spare Fakir the pain of marital distress, soured investment deals, struggles with sobriety, and the sudden loss of his brothers, all of which he covers in this confessional, unmissable book.