Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While) Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While) "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" is a song written by Holland–Dozier–Holland and released as a single in 1964 by the Motown singing group The Four Tops as the second single from their self-titled debut album, "Four Tops". The group would later cover the song with The Supremes. "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" was the follow up to the Four Tops' prior hit "Baby, I Need Your Loving," and was designed to sound similar, with a similar theme, similar tempo and similar sound. The
Baby Love decade, would have more number-one singles than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) with 12, a record they continue to hold. It was nominated for the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, losing to Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am". It is considered one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century, "Baby Love" was ranked #324 on the "Rolling Stone" list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. At the insistence of Berry Gordy hoping for a follow-up chart-topper, Holland–Dozier–Holland produced "Baby Love" to sound like "Where Did Our Love