Back Where I Belong (1983)

 Back Where I Belong is the twenty-first studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released on October 6, 1983, by Motown. 

 This album marked a return to the label for the group who released a string of albums for other labels in the 1970s and 1980s and a failed experiment at trying to reunite with songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland in 1978.^[1] The trio wrote and produced half of the songs on this album, marking their first collaboration in a decade and the last one that all three would participate in together.^[2] In Lamont Dozier's memoir 2019 memoir How Sweet It Is, he recounts that the sessions were pleasant, but administrative and legal issues related to rights interfered with his ability to participate in future work with Motown and he alleges that the label consequently refused to promot Back Where I Belong, even though "I Just Can't Walk Away" was a minor hit.^[3] The Tops also appeared on the special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever and collaborated with fellow Motown artists The Temptations on this release and a subsequent tour.