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"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
Single by The Miracles
from the album The Fabulous Miracles
A-side
"Happy Landing"
B-side
"You've Really Got A Hold on Me"
Released
November 9, 1962
Format
7" single
Recorded
Hitsville USA (Studio A); October 16, 1962
Genre
Soul
Length
3:02
Label
Tamla
T 54073
Songwriter(s)
Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)
Smokey Robinson
The Miracles singles chronology
"I'll Try Something New"
(1962) "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
(1962) "A Love She Can Count On"
(1963)
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for The Miracles on Motown's Tamla label. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was covered by English rock group the Beatles on their second album, With the Beatles and many other musicians.
Contents
1 Composition
2 Recording
3 Originally a "B" Side
3.1 Soundtracks and film appearances
3.2 Personnel
3.3 Chart performance
4 Covers
4.1 The Beatles
4.1.1 Personnel
4.2 Other versions
5 References
Composition[edit]
"You've Really Got a Hold On Me" was written by Smokey Robinson[1] while in New York in 1962 on business for Motown; he heard Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me", which was in the charts at the time, and — influenced by it — wrote the song in his hotel room.[2]
Recording[edit]
The song was recorded in Motown's Studio A on October 16, 1962 with Robinson on lead vocals, and Miracles' second tenor Bobby Rogers on harmony co-lead. Robinson was the producer, and he had Eddie Willis and Miracle Marv Tarplin share the guitar parts.[2]
Originally a "B" Side[edit]
The song was released on the Tamla label on November 9, 1962 as the B side to "Happy Landing". "Happy Landing" charted regionally; however, the nation's Dee-Jays flipped the record over, because they liked "Hold On Me" better.[3] With "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" as the A side, the single reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart, peaking at number eight, and was a number-one smash on the Billboard R&B singles chart during the winter of 1962-63.[4] The Miracles' original version is a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It was also the group's second single to sell over a million copies, after "Shop Around".[5] It was included on the album The Fabulous Miracles over three months after its release.
Soundtracks and film appearances[edit]
The Miracles can be seen performing the song live on stage at the Apollo Theatre in New York (1963) on the Motown/Universal DVD release: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: The Definitive Performances 1963-1987. This filmed performance, according to the DVD's liner notes, is the only known recorded live footage of the group with original Miracles member Claudette (Mrs. Smokey) Robinson. They also performed it live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium the following year (1964) for the American International Pictures concert film, T.A.M.I. Show. It was also chosen for the soundtrack of the award-winning 1964 Ivan Dixon film, Nothing But a Man, and many others (see below). Smokey Robinson himself also performed a rewritten version of it on Sesame Street alongside a grabby, feminine-looking Muppet letter "U", who wouldn't stop trying to grab Smokey, with such lyrics as "U stands for uptight/That's how I'm feelin'/Bein' grabbed by a letter is/Unappealin'". The Miracles performed the song on a 1964 telecast of the ABC television series Shindig!, and in 1983, the group also performed it, 21 years after they originally recorded it, on the Emmy-winning NBC Television special, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever.
Nothing But a Man (1964)
T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
More American Graffiti (1979)
"The Wanderers" (1979)
Alien Nation (1988)
Roseanne (1988)
Mermaids (1990)
Breaking the Rules (1992)
Striptease (1996)
Strike! (1998)
Friends (2000)
Flipped (film) (2010)
Reference: IMDb
Personnel[edit]
The Miracles
Smokey Robinson – lead vocal
Claudette Rogers Robinson – backing vocal
Pete Moore – backing vocal
Ronnie White – backing vocal
Bobby Rogers – co-lead vocal and backing vocal
Marv Tarplin – guitar
Other instruments by The Funk Brothers
Chart performance[edit]
Chart (1962-1963)
Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Sides 1
Covers[edit]
The Beatles[edit]
"You Really Got a Hold on Me"
Song by The Beatles
from the album With the Beatles
Released
November 22, 1963
Recorded
July 18, 1963,
EMI Studios, London
Genre
Rhythm and blues
Length
3:01
Label
Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Smokey Robinson
Producer(s)
George Martin
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" [sic] was the first track recorded for the Beatles' second United Kingdom LP, With the Beatles, and features John Lennon and George Harrison on lead vocals with Paul McCartney on harmony vocals.[6] The Beatles acquired an imported copy by the Miracles and included it in their repertoire early in 1963.[citation needed] In a 1968 interview, Smokey Robinson reported that he liked their cover.[1]
The Beatles recorded the song on July 18, 1963. This session took place while Please Please Me was still at number one in the album charts four months after its release, and in the midst of a rigorous touring schedule that also had to include BBC sessions for radio and television. It was completed in seven takes, four of which were complete. The group then recorded four edit pieces. The final version was an edit of takes 7, 10 and 11.[7]
The Beatles also recorded "You Really Got a Hold on Me" on four occasions for BBC radio in 1963. One of these, from July 30, 1963 was included on the Live at the BBC collection. A live version recorded in Stockholm, Sweden in October 1963 was released in 1995 on Anthology 1. The song was performed once again in 1969, during the Let It Be recording sessions, and featured in the 1970 documentary film, Let It Be.
Personnel[edit]
John Lennon – rhythm guitar, lead vocals[6]
George Harrison – lead guitar, lead vocals[6]
Paul McCartney — bass guitar, harmony vocals
Ringo Starr – drums
George Martin – piano
Other versions[edit]
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" has been covered extensively since its release: The Supremes did a version which was produced by Berry Gordy with Hal Davis and Marc Gordon doing the mixing, and appeared on their 1964 album A Bit of Liverpool.[8] Group member Mary Wilson sang in close unison with Diana Ross's lead[9] in their version.The Temptations' version, produced by Smokey Robinson, was included on their 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. Eddie Kendricks sang lead vocal with David Ruffin providing harmony co-lead vocal on verses 1 and 2; Paul Williams provided vocals on close harmony on the final verse. The Zombies covered the song in their 1965 debut LP Begin Here.[10] Barbara McNair recorded an unreleased version in 1968, and in 1969 the Jackson 5, with Michael Jackson singing lead,[11] recorded an unreleased track that was originally intended for their first album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. Laura Nyro recorded the song in 1971 on her album, Gonna Take a Miracle. Michael Jackson also recorded a solo version in 1973; however this remained unreleased until 1984's Farewell My Summer Love. These versions were among the first recorded that did not have dueling unison leads.[citation needed]
The Small Faces covered the song for their album From the Beginning in 1967.
Eddie Money covered this song on his 1977 debut album.
Bernard Edwards covered the song on his solo album Glad To Be Here in 1983.
Country music artist Mickey Gilley covered the song in 1984. Produced by Jim Ed Norman, and released by Epic Records, Gilley's version peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[citation needed]
Mike and the Mechanics covered the song for their album Beggar on a Beach of Gold in 1995.
Cyndi Lauper covered the song for her 2003 studio album At Last.
She & Him covered the song on their debut album Volume One in 2008.
Rod Stewart covered it as well for his album Soulbook in 2009.
Phil Collins covered the song for his album Going Back in 2010.
Haley Reinhart covered the song in an American Idol performance in 2011.
Smokey Robinson himself also performed a rewritten version of it on Sesame Street in 1985 alongside a grabby feminine looking Muppet red letter "U", with such lyrics as "U stands for uptight/That's how I'm feelin'/Bein' grabbed by a letter is/Unappealin'".[12]
Jinkx Monsoon covered the song in their album The Ginger Snapped in 2018
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Smokey Robinson interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
^ Jump up to: a b Bill Dahl (28 Feb 2011). Motown: The Golden Years. Krause Publications. p. 130. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
Jump up ^ The Miracles–Depend On Me: The Early Albums liner notes, p. 12.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 404.
Jump up ^ Coryton, Demitri; Joseph Murrells. Hits Of The Sixties: The Million Sellers.
^ Jump up to: a b c "With The Beatles". Albumlinernotes.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
Jump up ^ "The Beatles Bible: You Really Got A Hold On Me". Retrieved 2008-11-01.
Jump up ^ Mark Ribowsky (27 Apr 2010). The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal. Da Capo Press. p. 176. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
Jump up ^ Kristina Juarbe (2011-12-03), Diana Ross and the Supremes - You've Really Got a Hold on Me, retrieved 2018-08-24
Jump up ^ Mark Deming. "Begin Here - The Zombies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
Jump up ^ Florin Mihalache (2012-06-26), The Jackson 5 - You've Really Got a Hold On Me [Audio HQ] HD, retrieved 2018-08-24
Jump up ^ "Classic Sesame Street - U Really Got a Hold On Me". YouTube. 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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Pre-Miracles: Emerson "Sonny" Rogers
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Studio albums
Hi... We're The Miracles (1961)
Cookin' with The Miracles (1961)
I'll Try Something New (1962)
The Fabulous Miracles (1963)
The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey (1963)
I Like It Like That (1964)
Going to a Go-Go (1965)
Away We a Go-Go (1966)
Make It Happen (The Tears of a Clown) (1967)
Special Occasion (1968)
Time Out For Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (1969)
Four in Blue (1969)
What Love Has Joined Together (1970)
A Pocket Full Of Miracles (1970)
One Dozen Roses (1971)
Flying High Together (1972)
Renaissance (1973)
Do It Baby (1974)
City of Angels (1975)
Live albums
The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage (1963)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles LIVE! (1969)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957-1972 (1972)
Other albums
Christmas with The Miracles (1963)
Compilations
Greatest Hits: From the Beginning (1965)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (1968)
Anthology (1974)
Anthology '86 (1986)
Anthology: The Best of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1995)
The Ultimate Collection (1998)
Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology (2002)
Depend On Me: The Early Albums (2009)
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"Shop Around"
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"/"Happy Landing"
"Mickey's Monkey"
"Ooo Baby Baby"
"The Tracks of My Tears"
"My Girl Has Gone"
"Going to a Go-Go"
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
"The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
"I Second That Emotion"
"If You Can Want"
"Baby, Baby Don't Cry"
"The Tears of a Clown"
"I Don't Blame You At All"
"Do It Baby"
"Love Machine"
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"Your Love (Is All I Need)" (1958)
"I Cry" (1958)
"I Need a Change" (1959)
"It" (1959)
" Bad Girl" (1959)
"The Feeling Is So Fine" (1959) / "(You Can) Depend on Me" (1959)
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"Way Over There" (1960)
"Shop Around" (1960) / "Who's Lovin' You" (1960)
"Ain't It Baby" (1961)
"Mighty Good Lovin'" (1961) / Broken Hearted" (1961)
"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" (1961)
"What's So Good About Goodbye" (1961) / "I've Been Good to You" (1961)
"I'll Try Something New" (1962)
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) / "Happy Landing" (1962)
"A Love She Can Count On" (1963) / "I Can Take a Hint" (1963)
" Mickey's Monkey" (1963)
"I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying" (1963)
"The Christmas Song" (1963)
"(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" (1964)
"I Like It Like That" (1964)
"That's What Love Is Made Of" (1964)
"Come On Do The Jerk" (1964)
"Ooo Baby Baby" (1965)
"The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) / "A Fork in the Road" (1965)
"My Girl Has Gone" (1965)
"Going to a Go-Go" (1965) / "Choosey Beggar" (1965)
"Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" (1966)
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" (1966)
"The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" (1967)
"More Love" (1967)
"I Second That Emotion" (1967)
"If You Can Want" (1968)
"Yester Love" (1968)
"Special Occasion" (1968)
"Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1969)
"Here I Go Again" (1969) / "Doggone Right" (1969)
"Abraham, Martin and John" (1969)
"Point It Out" (1969) / "Darling Dear" (1969)
1970s
"Who's Gonna Take the Blame" (1970)
"The Tears of a Clown" (1970)
"I Don't Blame You At All" (1970)
"Crazy About the La La" (1971)
"Satisfaction" (1971)
"We've Come Too Far to End It Now" (1972)
"I Can't Stand to See You Cry" (1972)
"Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" (1973)
"Give Me Just Another Day" (1973)
"Do It Baby" (1974)
"Don't Cha Love It" (1974)
"Gemini" (1975)
"Love Machine" (1975)
"Night Life" (1976)
"Spy for Brotherhood" (1977)
"I Can Touch the Sky" (1977)
"Mean Machine" (1978)
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"All My Loving"
"Don't Bother Me"
"Little Child"
"Till There Was You"
"Please Mr. Postman"
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"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Hold Me Tight"
"You Really Got a Hold on Me"
"I Wanna Be Your Man"
"Devil in Her Heart"
"Not a Second Time"
"Money"
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"She Loves You"
"I'll Get You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"This Boy"
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"Talk to Me"
"Fool for Your Love"
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"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
"Too Good to Stop Now"
"I'm the One Mama Warned You About"
"You've Got Something on Your Mind"
"Your Memory Ain't What It Used to Be"
"Doo-Wah Days"
"Full Grown Fool"
"She Reminded Me of You"
"There I've Said It Again"
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"Paradise Tonight" (with Charly McClain)
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Nowhere to Run (song)
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This article is about the Martha and the Vandellas song. For other songs with the same title, see Nowhere to Run (disambiguation).
"Nowhere to Run"
A-side label of one of U.S. vinyl releases
Single by Martha and the Vandellas
from the album Dance Party
B-side
"Motoring"
Released
February 10, 1965
Format
7" single
Recorded
Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); October 21, 1964
Genre
Pop, soul
Length
2:48
Label
Gordy
G 7039
Songwriter(s)
Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology
"Wild One"
(1964) "Nowhere to Run"
(1965) "You've Been in Love Too Long"
(1965)
"Wild One"
(1964) "Nowhere to Run"
(1965) "You've Been in Love Too Long"
(1965)
"Nowhere to Run" is a 1965 pop single by Martha and the Vandellas for the Gordy (Motown) label and is one of the group's signature songs. The song, written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, depicts the story of a woman trapped in a bad relationship with a man she cannot help but love.
Overview[edit]
Holland-Dozier-Holland and the Funk Brothers band gave the song a large, hard-driving instrumentation sound similar to the sound of prior "Dancing in the Street" with snow chains used as percussion alongside the tambourine and drums.
Included on their third album, Dance Party, "Nowhere to Run" hit number eight on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, and number five on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[1] It also charted in the UK peaking at number twenty-six on the chart. The single release was backed with "Motoring".
This version was ranked #358 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2]
Arnold McCuller recorded a version of the song, which can be heard in its entirety in the 1979 film The Warriors.
The Dynamic Superiors gave the song a disco cover in 1977.
The alternative history video game Wolfenstein: The New Order, features an English/German version of the song by the fictitious all female group Die Partei Damen.[3]
The song was remixed by Boga in 2015 [4] and was featured in the official trailer of the film Baby Driver.[5] The original song also appeared in the film and was included in its soundtrack.[6]
This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (November 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford & Betty Kelly
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.
Produced by Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland
All instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Benny Benjamin: drums
James Jamerson: bass guitar
Earl Van Dyke: electric piano
Jack Ashford: percussion, tambourine, vibes
Ivy Jo Hunter: percussion (snow chains)
Robert White: guitar
Eddie Willis: guitar
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 378.
Jump up ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone.com. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
Jump up ^ "WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER - NOWHERE TO RUN TRAILER". IGN. April 8, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Nowhere To Run - Single by Boga". iTunes. January 12, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ "BABY DRIVER - Official Trailer (HD)". YouTube. March 29, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Baby Driver - Wikipedia Page". Wikipedia. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
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The Original Vandellas
Rosalind Ashford
Annette Beard
Roschelle Laughhunn
Gloria Williams
Betty Kelly
Sandra Tilley
Studio albums
Come and Get These Memories
Heat Wave
Dance Party
Watchout!
Ridin' High
Sugar 'n' Spice
Natural Resources
Black Magic
Live albums
Martha and the Vandellas Live!
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits
Singles
(US/UK Top 40)
"Come and Get These Memories"
"Heat Wave"
"Quicksand"
"Dancing in the Street"
"Wild One"
"Nowhere to Run"
"You've Been in Love Too Long"
"My Baby Loves Me"
"I'm Ready for Love"
"Jimmy Mack"
"Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"
"Honey Chile"
"Forget Me Not"
"Bless You"
Related topics
Discography
Members
William "Mickey" Stevenson
Holland–Dozier–Holland
Marvin Gaye
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Martha and the Vandellas singles discography
Gordy label
1962
"I'll Have to Let Him Go" / "My Baby Won't Come Back"
1963
"Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover"
"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"Quicksand" / "Darling, I Hum Our Song"
1964
"Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try Again)"
"In My Lonely Room" / "A Tear for the Girl"
"Dancing in the Street" / "There He Is (At My Door)"
"Wild One" / "Dancing Slow"
1965
"Nowhere to Run" / "Motoring"
"You've Been in Love Too Long" / "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
1966
"My Baby Loves Me" / "Never Leave Your Baby's Side"
"What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" / "Go Ahead and Laugh"
"I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"
1967
"Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
"Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" / "One Way Out"
"Honey Chile" / "Show Me the Way"
1968
"I Promise to Wait My Love" / "Forget Me Not"
"I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" / "I Tried"
"Sweet Darlin'" / "Without You"
1969
"(We've Got) Honey Love" / "I'm in Love (And I Know It)"
"Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" / "Heartless"
1970
"I Should Be Proud" / "Love, Guess Who"
"I Gotta Let You Go" / "You're the Loser Now"
1971
"Bless You" / "Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke"
"In and Out of My Life" / "Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile"
1972
"Tear It On Down" / "I Want You Back"
1973
"Baby Don't Leave Me" / "I Won't Be the Fool I've Been Again"
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Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
Eddie Holland
Songs
1962
"Dearest One"
"Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Darling, I Hum Our Song"
1963
"Leaving Here"
"Locking Up My Heart"
"What Goes Up Must Come Down" / "Come on Home"
"Tie a String Around Your Finger"
"Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover"
"You Lost the Sweetest Boy"
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"(He Won't Be True) Little Girl Blue"
"Mickey's Monkey"
"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye" / "Come on Home"
"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" / "Standing at the Crossroads of Love"
"I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying"
"Quicksand" / "Darling I Hum Our Song"
"Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Run, Run, Run" / "I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
"Can I Get a Witness"
1964
"A Tear from a Woman's Eyes"
"My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle"
"Like a Nightmare" / "If You Were Mine"
"In My Lonely Room"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
"Baby Don't You Do It"
"Guarantee for a Lifetime"
"Baby I Need Your Loving" / "Call on Me"
"Candy to Me" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Baby Love" / "Ask Any Girl"
"Come See About Me" / (You're Gone But) Always in My Heart"
"Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" / "Love has Gone"
"You're a Wonderful One"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
1965
"Where Did You Go"
"Stop! In the Name of Love" / "I'm in Love Again"
"You've Been a Long Time Coming"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Nowhere to Run"
"Back in My Arms Again" / "Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
"The Only Time I'm Happy"
"Mother Dear" / "He Holds His Own"
"Nothing but Heartaches" / "He Holds His Own"
"Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
"It's the Same Old Song" / "Your Love Is Amazing"
"Mother Dear" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Hear a Symphony" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Something About You"
"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
"Darling Baby"
"There's a Ghost in My House"
1966
"(I'm a) Roadrunner"
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"
"Ask any Man"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"Put Yourself in My Place"
"There's No Love Left"
"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" / "Just as Long as You Need Me"
"Helpless" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"Call on Me"
"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "He's All I Got"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Like Everything About You"
"I Guess I'll Always Love You"
"Nothing but Soul"
"Love's Gone Bad" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"You Can't Hurry Love" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Reach Out I'll Be There" / "Until You Love Someone"
"Stay in My Lonely Arms"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "I Wanna Mother You, Smother You With Love"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "Remove This Doubt"
"Standing in the Shadows of Love" / Since You've Been Gone"
"I'm Ready for Love"
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
"Heaven Must Have Sent You"
1967
"Just One Last Look"
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" / There's No Stopping Us Now"
"Your Love Is Amazing"
"Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
"Bernadette" / "I Got a Feeling"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"The Happening" / "All I Know About You"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"7-Rooms of Gloom" / "I'll Turn to Stone"
"I Understand My Man"
"Your Unchanging Love" / "I'll Take Care of You"
"Reflections" / "Going Down for the Third Time"
"One Way Out"
"You Keep Me Running Away" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"I Got a Feeling"
"In and Out of Love" / "I Guess I'll Always Love You"
1968
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Forever Came Today"
"I'm in a Different World"
1969
"We've Got a Way Out Love"
"Crumbs off the Table"
1970
"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
"Everything's Tuesday"
"Band of Gold"
"Westbound #9"
1972
"The Day I Found Myself"
"Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love"
"Why Can't We Be Lovers"
1973
"You're Gonna Need Me"
1975
"We're Almost There"
"Just a Little Bit of You"
"Early Morning Love"
"Where Do I Go from Here"
1976
"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking"
"High Energy"
"Let Yourself Go"
1982
"We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again"
Related
topics
Motown
Hot Wax Records
Invictus Records
List of songs written by Holland, Dozier and Holland
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