Marvelous Marvelettes (1963): A Motown Girl-Group Classic You Should Know
Tamla records 1963– TM-237
notes:
The Marvelous Marvelettes
is the fourth studio album released by the
Marvelettes
for the
Tamla label. It is the first album to not feature original Marvelette,
Juanita Cowart
(except on four tracks), who left the group in early 1963. The group
would remain a quartet for the next two years. Also featured on the
album is
Rosalind Ashford of
Martha and the Vandellas, who filled in for Marvelette Wanda
Young in the studio while the latter was on maternity leave, while
Florence Ballard
of
The Supremes
replaced her in live performances.
credits:
Gladys Horton – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals on
"Locking Up My Heart"
Wanda Young
– backing vocals (side A, tracks 1 and 3;
side B, tracks 3 and 4); co-lead vocals
on "Locking Up My Heart" (Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); January 8, 1963)
Georgeanna Tillman – backing vocals (all tracks)
Katherine Anderson – backing vocals (all tracks)
Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart - backing vocals (side A, track
1; side B, track 3)
Rosalind Ashford - backing vocals (side A, tracks 2, 4, and
5; side B,
tracks 1, 2, and 5)
The Funk Brothers
– instrumentation
Brian Holland – producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson – producer
Lamont Dozier – producer
Norman Whitfield – producer
Berry Gordy
– producer
Released February 28, 1963
Recorded Hitsville USA; 1962–1963
tracklist:
A1 Strange I Know
Brian Holland
2:38
A2 I Forgot About You
Mickey Stevenson*
2:55
A3 Locking Up My Heart
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier
2:22
A4 Which Way Did He Go
Mickey Stevenson
2:45
A5 Silly Boy
Norman Whitfield
2:10
B1 It's Going To Take A Lot Of
Doing
Norman Whitfield, Mickey Stevenson*
2:31
B2 Smart Aleck
Mickey Stevenson*
2:52
B3 My Daddy Knows Best
Berry Gordy
2:28
B4 Too Strong To Be Strung
Along
Brian Holland
2:22
B5 Why Must You Go
Norman Whitfield
2:10
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