LITTLE STEVIE WONDER
*****
Released May, 1962. A-side: “I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Pt. 1)”
TAMLA 54061
(Note: The B-side (featured above) is a slower ‘bluesy’ version as opposed the the A-side plug, which is a faster uptempo version of the same song. Produced by Berry Gordy, Jr. Never charted on the Billboard Pop chart nor the Billboard R&B chart)
THE SUPREMES
*****
Released December 5, “Come See About Me” peaked at #2 (2 weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1965. B-side: “Always In My Heart”
MOTOWN 1068 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
MARY WELLS
*****
Released June 24, “I Don’t Want To Take A Chance” peaked at #9 (8 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1961. B-side: “I’m So Sorry”
MOTOWN 1011 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
MARV JOHNSON
*****
Released May 9, “I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You” peaked at #39 for two weeks (2 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1966. B-side: “Just The Way You Are”
GORDY 7051 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
*****
Released January 18, “Baby Baby Don’t Cry” peaked at #3 for two weeks (12 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1969. B-side: “Your Mother’s Only Daughter”
TAMLA 54178 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
THE TEMPTATIONS
*****
Released February 13, “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)” peaked at #1 for three weeks (14 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1971. B-side: “You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth”
GORDY 7105 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
CHRIS CLARK
*****
A Berry Gordy composition, “Do Right Baby Do Right” was the first single Motown released for Chris Clark on the V.I.P. label. Released in 1965, the single never found its way on the Billboard Pop Singles and Billboard R&B singles chart. B-side: “Don’t Be Too Long”
V.I.P. 25031 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
THE SUPREMES
*****
Released May 7, “My World Is Empty Without You” peaked at #10 for one week (10 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1966. B-side: “Everything Is Good About You”
MOTOWN 1089 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS
*****
Released May 31, “What Does It Take” peaked at #1 for two consecutive weeks (16 total weeks) on the Billboard R&B chart in 1969. B-side: “Brainwasher (Pt. 1)”
SOUL 35062 (Source: Billboard Top R&B Singles)
