Early Classics: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

~ Release by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

copyright owned by Motown Record Company L.P. is licenced to Karussell International, a division of PolyGram

Annotation last modified on 2015-11-01 22:06 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Dancing in the Street
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
bass guitar:
James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
guitar:
Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
other instruments [tire iron]:
Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
trumpet:
Russell Conway (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29)
background vocals:
Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) (on 1964-06-29)
lead vocals:
Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 403)
recording of:
Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.552:39
2Third Finger, Left Hand
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Third Finger, Left Hand
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:47
3Jimmy Mack
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-03-02) and Motown Studios - Hitsville West in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1964-03-02 until 1967-01-17)
recording of:
Jimmy Mack (from 1964-03-02 until 1967-01-17)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI) and Stone Agate Music Division
12:53
4I'll Have to Let Him Go
2:50
5There He Is (At My Door)
2:33
6Hitch Hike
2:30
7Moments (To Remember)
2:34
8(Love Is Like a) Heatwave
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1963)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 257)
recording of:
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd, Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
42:47
9Hello Stranger
2:41
10In My Lonely Room
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
In My Lonely Room
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:25
11Wait 'Till My Bobby Gets Home
2:18
12The Jerk
2:15
13Dance Party
2:21
14Motoring
2:47
15Dancing Slow
2:14
16Wild One
2:37
17Nowhere to Run
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 18)
recording of:
Nowhere to Run (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:47
18Never Leave Your Baby's Side
2:07