art direction Michele Horie
art direction Vartan
compilation producer Harry Weinger
design [package design] Rebecca Meek
design [series logo design] Andy Engel
executive-producer Pat Lawrence
liner notes [essay by] Stu Hackel
mastered by [digitally remastered] Kevin Reeves
photography by [photo coordination] Ryan Null
product manager Heather Whitten
product manager [production manager] Michele Horie
research [vault research & track annotation] Andy Skurow
Booklet; Pages 12 to 25
Disc 1
#1 & 2 are the Four Tops' first recordings at Motown.
#4-6 are from the Tops' first album recording timeline.
#7-10 are from the Four Tops Second Album recording timeline.
#11-12 from the On Top album recording timeline.
#14-20 from the Yesterday's Dreams recording timeline.

Disc 2
#1-10 from the Four Tops Now recording timeline.
#11-17 from the Soul Spin album recording timeline.
#18 recording during sessions for the Still Waters album.
#19-21 recorded during the Changing Times album recording timeline.

Booklet; Page 26
[...]
Thanks to the Four Tops - Fourever.

Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves at Universal Mastering Studios-East.
Disc 1, tracks 1, 2, 4*, 5, 9*, 13, 15, 16*, 18*, 19, 20*;
Disc 2, tracks 4, 8, 11* mixed for this collection
at Universal Mastering by Kevin Reeves and *Suha Gur
Vault research and track annotation: Andrew Skurow with thanks to Vincent Galvin

[...]
Photos courtesy of Motown Records Archives
except booklet back cover & pg. 2 Leo Knight courtesy of David Yellen

[...]

(C) 2005 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Non-release Notes
CD Edition limited to 5000 non-numbered limited edition copies (Hip-O Select)

Exact release date culled from Don't Forget The Motor City, an online discography.