After hearing this collection a few times i have come to the surprising conclusion that this group was even more talented than the supremes. The song, written and produced by motowns main production team of hollanddozierholland, depicts the story of a woman trapped in a bad relationship with a man she cannot help but love. About quicksand quicksand is a 1963 souldance single by motown girl group martha and the vandellas. Martha and the vandellas free listening on soundcloud. Martha and the vandellas were one of the most successful groups in the motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing. Read about quicksand by martha reeves and the vandellas and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The tenth song is the jazzy reworking of one of her classic motown top ten dance songs, jimmy mack, written by the legendary hollanddozierholland. Blu colla workers by blu and exile sampled martha and the vandellas s quicksand. Dance party is a 1965 album released by american motown and soul girl group martha and the vandellas on the gordy label.
Benny benjamin is fantastic on drums and a pianist plays a simple chord that meshes with the vandellas searing voices and martha s emphatic lead i. Martha reeves jesus is the reason cd baby music store. Sugar n spice is a soul album released by motown girl group martha and the vandellas on the gordy label in 1969. The album was the groups third and, much like the miracles mickeys monkey album, mainly consisted of dance tunes. Create your own version of dancing in the street as made famous by martha and the vandellas. Dancing in the street martha and the vandellas custom. While waiting for her first hit, martha along with rosalind ashford and annette beard backed marvin gaye on his first three releases and sang with him on stage. The album was released during a troubling and downward time for the lead singer, martha reeves, who was now heavily addicted to painkillers. A former motown records secretary, martha reeves made her recording debut for the label in 1962 when mary wells failed to arrive for a session to record ill have to let him go. Nowhere to run martha and the vandellas custom backing. Dancing in the street by martha and the vandellas free.
Quicksand is a 1963 souldance single by motown girl group martha and the vandellas. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with motown formed in 1957 by friends annette beard, rosalind ashford and gloria williams, the group eventually included martha reeves, who moved up in ranks as lead vocalist of the group. Blu and exiles blu colla workers sample of martha and. Each time you call me, i feel nothing but happiness. Martha reeves vandellas mrv songs of the stonewall. Latinautor, emi music publishing, solar music rights. Its easy to forget that for all their meteoric rise and imperious success during 1963, this was only martha and the vandellas fourth single. Martha and the vandellas known from 1967 to 1972 as martha reeves and the vandellas were an american allfemale vocal group formed in 1957. The tracks are exactly the same as the mp3 download album and every one is a belter and a fond memory from my youth and if you have similar memories of martha reeves and the vandellas, then you would hard pushed. Greatest hits motown classic vinyl lp motown 12 tracks reproduction of the original 1966 motown album. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of hipo select. The group disbanded in 1972, but reeves continues to perform as the vandellas with two of her sisters, lois and delphine reeves, singing hits like dancing in the streets, quicksand and.
Listen to martha and the vandellas soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 2 tracks. Their biggest hits, including heat wave, dancing in the street, and nowhere to run, remain among the most potent and enduring dance records of the era. With martha leading the way they cooked as hard or better than any group or band of that era. Love is like a heat wave lyrics, bless you lyrics, nowhere to run lyrics, youve been in love too long lyrics, quicksand lyrics, love lyrics, honey chile lyrics, my baby loves me lyrics, im ready for love lyrics, in and out of my life lyrics, love bug leave my heart alone lyrics. The black roses eleven songs have nine written or cowritten by the singer and album producer martha reeves herself. That its the first vandellas record not to be better than its predecessor is just an unfortunate quirk of history. The definitive collection comes with a neat 12 page booklet that offers a brief history of the group as well as some nice photos. Great news about the marvelettes complete albums vol 2 coming out before the end of the yearcant wait.
The supremes have the better songs overall, but ive never really rated diana ross as a singer, and they never had outandout anthems like nowhere to run, dancin in the street or heatwave. Nowhere to run is a 1965 pop single by martha and the vandellas for the gordy label and is one of the groups signature songs. Martha and the vandellas quicksand darling, i hum our song gordy usa g7025. It is the last studio album issued by the group after ten years with the label. It was built around a similar gospelinspired delivery of their previous release, their breakout hit, love is like a heat wave, but with a slightly slower tempo and a harder edge. Choose the instruments you want to hear, and download your version instantly. The album is significant for featuring the groups biggest hit of the decade with the jackson 5esque bless you. Heat wave, and quicksand, but their glorious dancing in the street was mainly the work of staffer ivy jo hunter. The song was rather forgettable, but reeves sound wasnt. They had the best feel, whether it was a ballad or something up like heat wave. Cant you see, its your loving charms, its like quicksand sinking me deeper in love with you. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
Martha and the vandellas were one of the most successful groups in the motown roster during the 1960s and fully active from 1960 to 1972, performing at various times doowop, pop, rock and roll and soul. Be great to see these fantastic albums they did remastered and given a new lease of lifewould particularly love to see. So, you can say that all these years later, martha is still looking for jimmy at the stonewall club and a lot of. Crisp, resounding handclaps, a bangin tambourine, and a supergluetight backbeat propel one of hollanddozierhollands most infectious grooves. With her group, the del phis, she recorded ill have to let him go, and martha and the vandellas was born. Although the single flopped, reeves and her group, the vandellas, were eventually featured on marvin gayes 1962 hit st. The vandellas, rosalind and annette beard, are her equal on the backup vocals shouting right back from the front pew at martha the preacher in the pulpit. Create your own version of nowhere to run as made famous by martha and the vandellas. Martha and the vandellas music, videos, stats, and photos. The singles collection 19621972, featuring all a and b sides, and much, much more. Stream tracks and playlists from martha and the vandellas on your desktop or mobile device.