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The Andantes were a prolific female session singing group for the Motown record label during the 1960s. Comprised of Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps, the group sang background vocals on over ten thousand Motown recordings, including songs by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, among others, along with the occasional non-Motown recording (Jackie Wilson's hit "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" being one example).
The Andantes were most prominently used on all of the Four Tops' Holland-Dozier-Holland-produced hits, including "Baby I Need Your Loving", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "Reach Out I'll Be There", and more. In addition, the Andantes were used as substitutes for Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong on many of the Diana Ross & the Supremes recordings done in 1968 and 1969. They were also called upon to overdub and smooth out the The Marvelettes' background vocals records; the producers had this done without the Marvelettes' knowledge. The final Marvelettes album, The Return of the Marvelettes, was actually recorded by Marvellette Wanda Young with the Andantes, not her bandmates, on backgrounds.
The group also issued two singles of their own: "Just Be Yourself"/"I Can't Help It I've Got To Dance" (1963) and "(Like A) Nightmare" / "If You Were Mine" (1964).
Diane Ross (born March 26 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award nominated actress, whose musical repertoire spans pop, R&B, soul, disco and jazz.
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The Andantes were most prominently used on all of the Four Tops' Holland-Dozier-Holland-produced hits, including "Baby I Need Your Loving", "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "Reach Out I'll Be There", and more. In addition, the Andantes were used as substitutes for Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong on many of the Diana Ross & the Supremes recordings done in 1968 and 1969. They were also called upon to overdub and smooth out the The Marvelettes' background vocals records; the producers had this done without the Marvelettes' knowledge. The final Marvelettes album, The Return of the Marvelettes, was actually recorded by Marvellette Wanda Young with the Andantes, not her bandmates, on backgrounds.
The group also issued two singles of their own: "Just Be Yourself"/"I Can't Help It I've Got To Dance" (1963) and "(Like A) Nightmare" / "If You Were Mine" (1964).
Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan ("Motor City", hence mo(tor)town), from where it achieved widespread international success.
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Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were one of the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the 1960s and was one of the label's most signature acts.
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The Temptations (often abbreviated as "The Tempts" or "The Temps") are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, R&B, and adult contemporary.
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Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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Jimmy Ruffin (born 7 May 1939 in Collinsville, Mississippi) is an American soul singer, and older brother of David Ruffin, one of the lead singers for The Temptations. Jimmy himself was offered to sing with the Temptations, but politely declined in favor of David.
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Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American soul music singer. Born Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee, Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".
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Diane Ross (born March 26 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and Academy Award nominated actress, whose musical repertoire spans pop, R&B, soul, disco and jazz.
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Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.) (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and performer who gained international fame as an artist on the Motown label in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Career
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The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims
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Holland-Dozier-Holland is a songwriting and production team made up of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr.. The trio wrote and arranged many of the songs making up the Motown sound that dominated American popular music in the 1960s.
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Released July 10, 1964
Format 7" single
Recorded Hitsville USA (Studio A); July 8, 1964
Genre Soul/pop
Length 2:45
Label Motown
M 1062
Writer(s) Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer(s) Brian Holland
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Format 7" single
Recorded Hitsville USA (Studio A); July 8, 1964
Genre Soul/pop
Length 2:45
Label Motown
M 1062
Writer(s) Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer(s) Brian Holland
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"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" is a 1965 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label, later re-recorded by American singer La Toya Jackson in 1995.
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B-side(s) "Until You Love Someone"
Released August 18, 1966
Format 7" single
Recorded Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1966
Genre Soul/pop
Length 3:01
Label Motown
M 1098
Writer(s) Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Released August 18, 1966
Format 7" single
Recorded Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1966
Genre Soul/pop
Length 3:01
Label Motown
M 1098
Writer(s) Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Mary Wilson may refer to:
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- Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx (born 1918), British poet, best known as the wife of former British prime minister, Harold Wilson
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Cindy Birdsong (born Cynthia Ann Birdsong, December 15 1939, in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey) is an American singer. Originally a member of Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, Birdsong is most notable for being a member of The Supremes from 1967 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976.
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The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group. Active as The Supremes from 1961 until 1977, the Supremes performed, at various times, doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, and disco.
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The Marvelettes were an American singing girl group on the Motown label. Motown's first successful female vocal group, the Marvelettes are most notable for recording the label's first US #1 pop hit, "Please Mr.
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