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Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, [3] the song is one of the most widely-known Motown hits of the 1960s and is today considered the Four Tops' signature song. It was the number one song on the Rhythm & Blues chart for two weeks [4] and on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, in October 15–22, 1966.
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 is a 1992 four-CD collection of Motown hits, during Motown's golden age when the songs were recorded at its original Detroit studio. [1] The selections on this compilation were transferred from the original single mixes, which were mixed for AM radio play and 45 RPM singles.
The Lewis Sisters. Tamla Motown TMG 536. United Kingdom. " The Bigger Your Heart Is (The Harder You'll Fall) ". " The Two of Us ". Tony Martin. Tamla Motown TMG 537. United Kingdom. "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
The latter disc, from 1970s Portrait of the Originals, sold more than one million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. [3] Both songs became seminal soul music recordings, and both have since been covered: 1990s R&B group After 7 re-recorded "Baby, I'm for Real" and made it a hit again in 1992, while another 1990s R&B group ...
The Marvelettes singles chronology. " Please Mr. Postman " (1961) " Twistin' Postman " (1961) " Please Mr. Postman " is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, [ 3 ] notable as the first Motown song to reach the ...
Released: April 11, 1968. Reach Out is the fourth studio album by the Four Tops, issued on Motown Records in July 1967. The group's biggest-selling studio album, Reach Out includes six of the Four Tops' most successful singles including the US and UK #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There", "Standing in the Shadows of Love", "Bernadette" and "7-Rooms ...
Heat Wave (1963 song) " Heat Wave " is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas, [2] who issued it as a single on July 10, 1963, [3] on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B chart ...
Motown. Ashford & Simpson. 1960s. Motown. The duo worked at Motown as songwriters and producers primarily, but Valerie Simpson recorded albums with the label and the duo recorded albums as an act at other labels. Cholly Atkins. 1960s. Motown. Choreographer.