Category: Motown Snapshot Flashback

MOTOWN SNAPSHOTS MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’60S

AUGUST 1967. MOTOWN’S SUBSIDIARY Tamla Records released Stevie Wonder’s 7th album, titled, ‘I Was Made To Love Her.’ The album debuted (#133) on the Billboard LP chart, week ending September 23-30. The album would produce one single. Fifteen weeks on the pop chart, “I Was Made To Love Her“ peaked (2 weeks) at #2, July 29, 1967. At nine weeks on the Billboard Top LP chart, the album peaked #45 (2 weeks) on November 25, 1967.
A 16-YEAR OLD STEVIE WONDER, London, England. February, 1966.

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS: SPINNERS LP! 1970

 

 

THE SPINNERS RELEASED their second and their final album for Motown Records, in October, 1970. Appropriately titled, ‘2nd Time Around,’ the album would comprise of various tracks the Spinners recorded from 1968 through 1970. The LP included what would be their biggest single (pop #14; soul#3) with Motown, “It’s A Shame.” “2nd Time Around” would be the only album with G. C. Cameron with the group. By the time they released their third LP, 1973, they were under contract with Atlantic Records.

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(Source: Spinners; Wikipedia)

 

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOTS! THE FOUR TOPS, LEVI STUBBS ’70

THE FOUR TOPS‘ LP, ‘STILL WATERS RUN DEEP‘ was released this month 47 years ago. The 11th of 18 albums by Levi Stubbs and the Tops for Motown, the 1970 LP produced two singles,“It’s All In The Game“ and “Still Water (Love).” The album would hit #21 on the Billboard LP chart in the United States that year. Another track off the album, “Still Water (Peace),” found its way on the back-side of the single, “Still Water (Love).”
LEVI STUBBS of the Four Tops, as he appeared in 1970, London.
(Getty images: Michael Putland)

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MOTOWN MUSEUM SNAPSHOTS: HITSVILLE U.S.A.! 2016

THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. 12/25/2016. Click on image 2x for largest detailed view. (Photo by: Jim Feliciano; 20161225 08:07:00 A.M.)
THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. 12/25/2016. Click on image 2x for largest detailed view. (Photo by: Jim Feliciano; 20161225 08:06:41 A.M.)
THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. 12/25/2016. Click on image 2x for largest detailed view. (Photo by: Jim Feliciano; 20161225 08:06:24 A.M.)

 

THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. 12/25/2016.  Click on image 2x for largest detailed view. (Photo by: Jim Feliciano; 20161225 08:06:14 A.M.)
THE MOTOWN MUSEUM. 12/25/2016. Click on image 2x for largest detailed view. (Photo by: Jim Feliciano; 20161225 08:06:47 A.M.)

“AINT NO PLACE LIKE MOTOWN . . . “

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A brief note on the photographs presented here. I was on my way home having completed my shift, Christmas Day (overnights) at the Detroit Medical Center. Going west on W. Grand Boulevard off the Lodge Fwy., I was drawn immediately to the beautifully decorated window at the Motown Museum. Its golden radiance stood out lit brightly from the boulevard under intense grey, wintry skies, much evident that very morning. WOW! I had to stop. Cut a quick U-turn around the center medium. Parked the car. Jumped out with my LG4 in hand to capture the view standing there right before me. Eerily silent, traffic, nowhere in sight. Nobody around but I. After all this was Christmas morning. “Not a creature was stirring . . . ” . . . a most beautiful sight.

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On this Motown Monday, I thought I’d share a few of these Motown Museum holiday images I captured on Christmas Day, 2016, with you today. As did I, hope you’ll enjoy these captivating views.

Jim Feliciano

On your mobile device? Tap any of the 5 images. Open to second window. “Stretch” across each featured images for largest detailed view.

AIN’T NO PLACE LIKE MOTOWN * A Cellar Full Of Motown * THE VELVELETTES

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MARVELETTES! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS 1967

THE MARVELETTES’ “The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game” was recorded and released by Motown Records, December 1966. The Tamla single peaked at #13, March 18, 1967 during its 11 week run on the Billboard Hot 100. The single peaked also at No. 2 on the Billboard soul chart for the year. The song was written and produced by William ‘Smokey’ Robinson.
THE MARVELETTES, early-1967. Pictured from left to right, Katherine Anderson, Wanda Young and Gladys Horton.

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THE SUPREMES! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS, ’67

THE SUPREMES NINTH NO. 1 SINGLE! “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone” was another Holland-Dozier-Holland composition from the Supremes 1967 album, ‘The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland.’ The album would be the last collaboration with the Supremes with Holland-Dozier-Holland, by 1967’s end the famous composer/songwriters would depart Motown Records. The single peaked (one week) at No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart, week-ending March 11, 1967.
THE SUPREMES became the most successful recording girl group act in pop (and R&B) music history. The Motown trio pulled a string of twelve number one singles on the Billboard chart during a five-year span from 1964 through 1969.

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THE FOUR TOPS! MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS ’65

THE FOUR TOPS ‘SECOND ALBUM‘ produced three Motown singles on the R&B and pop charts by the time the LP was released, November 1965. Two of the singles, “I Can’t Help Myself“ (No. 1 pop) and “It’s The Same ‘Ole Song” (No. 5 pop) made top 10 prior the album’s release. The third single from the album,“Something About You” peaked No. 19 on the pop chart (No. 9; R&B) by year’s end. The Tops’ ‘Second Album’ peaked No. 20 on the pop LP chart (early-1966) while hitting No. 3 on the R&B LP chart, according to Billboard.
THE FOUR TOPS circa 1965

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A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK ’69! DAVID RUFFIN

BY THE END OF JUNE 1968 DAVID RUFFIN had been dropped as the Temptations’ front-man due to personal indifferences alleged with Berry Gordy and members in the group. But by year’s end, Ruffin, by then vigorously still pursuing his talents as a solo artist with Motown, was awarded his first single, ‘My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me).’  The single, written and produced by Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol, was released by Motown Records, January 1969. The album above, titled as same as Ruffin’s first solo single, was to be released later in May of that year.

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACK ’62! EDDIE HOLLAND

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EDDIE HOLLAND, circa 1962, was one-third of the legendary hit-writing trio at Motown, best known as Holland-Dozier-Holland. Eddie Holland went on to record 10 singles for the Detroit label between 1961 through 1964. "Leaving Here," was Eddie's eighth single he released for Motown in 1964, also featured today on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
EDDIE HOLLAND, circa 1962. He went on to become one-third of the legendary hit-writing trio for Motown, best known as Holland-Dozier-Holland. Eddie Holland went on to record ten singles for the Detroit label from 1961 through 1964. Produced by Berry Gordy, Jr., “Leaving Here,” was Eddie’s eighth single released by Motown Records 1052, December 1963. “Leaving’ Here” is our featured Motown Monday single today on MCRFB.COM.

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MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS ‘LIVE’ ALBUM! 1967

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MARTHA and the VANDELLAS 'LIVE' LP was recorded at THE TWENTY GRAND in Detroit during the summer of 1967. The Twenty Grand live session was later released by Motown Records in September of that year.
MARTHA and the VANDELLAS ‘LIVE’ LP was recorded at THE TWENTY GRAND at 5020 14th. (at W. Warren) in Detroit during the summer of 1967. This Martha Reeves and the Vandellas ‘Twenty Grand’ live session was released by Motown Records in September.
MARTHA REEVES and th Vandellas live at the Detroit Twenty Grand, July 1967.
A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT: MARTHA REEVES and the Vandellas live at the Detroit Twenty Grand, July 1967.

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