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THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’67

“IF I COULD BUILD MY WORLD AROUND YOU” (INSTRUMENTAL) * MARVIN & TAMMI

A MOTOWN SNAPSHOT MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’68

‘**FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE**‘ is the ninth (tenth overall) studio album by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on Motown Records, released in November 1968. Then eighteen years old, Wonder had established himself as one of Motown’s consistent hit-makers. This album continued Wonder’s growth as a vocalist, songwriter and producer. It featured songs like the title track, *“Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day“* and the modest hits *“I Don’t Know Why”* and *“You Met Your Match.”* *While “I Don’t Know Why”* was not released outright a single, the titled song found it’s way instead on the B-side of Stevie Wonder’s 1969 million-seller, *“My Cherie Amour.”* It also marked the debut of the *Hohner Clavinet* (keyboard) on a Stevie Wonder album, which would become a mainstay on albums to come. *(Source: Wikipedia; All Music)*

DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’68!

**STEVIE WONDER * 1967**

THE MAGIC BEHIND THE DETROIT MOTOWN SOUND! ’65

“I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE SPINNERS * 1965

A MOTOWN RECORDS AD FLASHBACK: FOUR TOPS, ’67

**A *BILLBOARD* MOTOWN RECORDS AD PAGE RIP**: “You Keep Running Away,” **The Four Tops** *September 16, 1967*

DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’67!

**THE FOUR TOPS * 1967**

A MCRFB Note: The title of the song in the above 1972 Motown “YESTERYEAR” single re-issue is an obvious misprint. “You Keep Running Away,” written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, would be one the the last few singles the Four Tops recorded written by the Motown song-writing trio prior their departure from the label, latter 1967.