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Despite being one of Motown's first big acts, the Marvelettes didn't record as many albums as the Temptations, Supremes, the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, or Martha & the Vandellas, but the girls from Inkster, MI did record some unforgettable sides and some good LPs. Playboy, titled after their big hit, was one of the good ones, yet Motown has never reissued it. "Playboy" flew up the charts; its message was a warning to girls about players. A spirited "Beechwood 4-5789" keeps the hits flowing -- its teenish backing vocals and Gladys Horton's innocent lead are contagious. Smokey Robinson's first Marvelettes' production, "I Think I Can Change You," was a forerunner to the string of hits he later produced for them with Wanda Young on lead. "Forever," later done by Marvin Gaye, is a sentimental thriller. A hopeful "Someday, Someway" -- written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Freddie Gorman (the Originals), who also wrote "Forever" -- was a staple of their early stage shows. This is far more enjoyable than their Please Mr. Postman debut.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Bateman, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist - Gladys Catherine Horton, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Horton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Stevenson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer - Berry Gordy, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Stevenson, Producer - Freddie Gorman, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Freddie Gorman, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Freddie Gorman, ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1964 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Janie Bradford, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist - Stanley Ossman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Holland, Producer - Berry Gordy, ComposerLyricist - The Marvelettes, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Despite being one of Motown's first big acts, the Marvelettes didn't record as many albums as the Temptations, Supremes, the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, or Martha & the Vandellas, but the girls from Inkster, MI did record some unforgettable sides and some good LPs. Playboy, titled after their big hit, was one of the good ones, yet Motown has never reissued it. "Playboy" flew up the charts; its message was a warning to girls about players. A spirited "Beechwood 4-5789" keeps the hits flowing -- its teenish backing vocals and Gladys Horton's innocent lead are contagious. Smokey Robinson's first Marvelettes' production, "I Think I Can Change You," was a forerunner to the string of hits he later produced for them with Wanda Young on lead. "Forever," later done by Marvin Gaye, is a sentimental thriller. A hopeful "Someday, Someway" -- written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Freddie Gorman (the Originals), who also wrote "Forever" -- was a staple of their early stage shows. This is far more enjoyable than their Please Mr. Postman debut.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:25:36
- Main artists: The Marvelettes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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