Gladys Knight and the Pips – “If I Were Your Woman,” Pop #9, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Relationship fantasies were nothing new at Motown – Mary Wells’ “The One Who Really Loves You” was one of the label’s earliest singles. But Gladys Knight and the Pips’ 1971 single “If I Were [...]
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Gladys Knight and the Pips – “If I Were Your Woman”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Alicia Keys, Baby Love, Bettye LaVette, Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney and Bonnie, George Michael, Gladys Knight, Gloria Jones, Hitsville U.S.A., Jean Terrell, Marc Bolan, Mary Wells, MTV Unplugged, Nelson Mandella, Soft Cell, soul music, Stephanie Mills, T. Rex, Tainted Love, The Nitty Gritty, the Pips, the Supremes, Wham on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Supremes – “Stoned Love”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Angie Stone, Berry Gordy, censorship, Chicane, Cindy Birdsong, David DePitte, Diana Ross, Ed Sullivan show, Frank Wilson, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jean Terrell, Journey, Justin Timberlake, Kenny Thomas, Mary Wilson, Merv Griffin show, Motown sound, The Doors, the Supremes on August 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Supremes – “Stoned Love,” Pop # 7, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record “Stoned Love” was the Supremes’ biggest hit of the post-Diana Ross era, and with good reason – it sounds like a throwback to the golden Holland-Dozier-Holland age of Motown. Motown producer Frank Wilson discovered the song when it was [...]
Four Tops – “Still Water (Love)”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Ashford and Simpson, folk revival, Four Tops, Frank Wilson, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, If I Were A Carpenter, Ivy Jo Hunter, Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, psychedelic soul, Smokey Robinson, Temptations, the Supremes, What's Going On on June 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Four Tops – “Still Water (Love),” Pop # 11, R&B #4 By Joel Francis The Daily Record The Four Tops needed this. The departure of Holland-Dozier-Holland was a devastating blow to all of Motown, but the Tops felt it especially hard. “Bernadette” made them the top Motown act in U.K., second only to the Temptations [...]
Diana Ross – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Andantes, Ashford and Simpson, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Hitsville U.S.A., Marvin Gaye, Nick Ashford, Tammi Terrell, the Supremes, The Temptations, Valerie Simpson on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Diana Ross – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record This was the moment. For years, Berry Gordy had been grooming Diana Ross to become a star. First he pushed the hesitant child to the forefront of the Supremes, then elevated her to top billing. Now she [...]
Jackson 5 – “The Love You Save”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged ABC, Berry Gordy, Diana Ross, Hitsville U.S.A., Jackson 5, Jermaine Jackson, Michael Jackson, the Corporation, the Supremes on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jackson 5 – “The Love You Save,” Pop # 1, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record The process behind the J5’s two previous singles was too successful and irresistible not to try again. And for the third time, the resulting song stuck at the top of the chart. The product of a [...]
Rare Earth – “Get Ready”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged acid rock, Ash, Berry Gordy, Black Eyed Peas, Bobby Rogers, Eddie Kendricks, Fergie, Get Ready, Gil Bridges, Hitsville U.S.A., Norman Whitfield, Pete Moore, Pete Rivera, psychedelic rock, Rare Earth, Smokey Robinson, The Miracles, the Proclaimers, the Supremes, The Temptations, Will.I.Am on February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Rare Earth – “Get Ready,” Pop # 4, R&B # 20 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Motown’s signing of Rare Earth in 1968 was the sign of a label attempting to spread its wings. Although Rare Earth wasn’t the first all-white rock group signed by to Motown (that would be the Messengers in 1967), [...]
The Supremes – “Up the Ladder to the Roof”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Al Green, Bette Midler, Carole King, Cindy Birdsong, Diana Ross, Frank Wilson, Gerry Goffin, Hitsville U.S.A., Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, the Drifters, the Supremes on January 20, 2010 | 10 Comments »
The Supremes – “Up the Ladder to the Roof,” Pop # 10, R&B # 5 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Life in the Supremes had been rocky for a while. First, Diana Ross got top billing, then founding member Florence Ballard was replaced by Cindy Birdsong. To add insult to injury, several tracks credited [...]
Diana Ross and the Supremes – “Love Child”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged abstinence, Berry Gordy, Billie Jean, Deep Purple, Diana Ross, Ed Sullivan show, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, the Clan, the Corporation, the Supremes on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Diana Ross and the Supremes – “Love Child,” Pop # 1, R&B # 2 By Joel Francis The departure of Holland-Dozier-Holland reverberated throughout Hitsville, but no one felt it as acutely as the Supremes. Between 1964’s “Where Did Our Love Go” and 1967’s “Reflections,” the powerhouse songwriting and production triumvirate landed 10 songs at No. [...]
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Aretha Franklin, Ashford and Simpson, Beyonce, Boyz II Men, Brill Building, Carol King, Diana Ross, Donny and Marie Osmond, Elton John, Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Jackson 5, Justin Timberlake, Marvin Gaye, Michael McDonald, Tami Terrell, Temptations, the Supremes, Vince Gill on October 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” Pop # 8, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s first album together, “United,” was a smash that spawned three Top 5 R&B hits and turned Gaye into a soul superstar. A follow-up was inevitable. In March, 1968, less [...]
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