Dancing in the Street... The Greatest Hits

~ Release by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Dancing in the Street
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Thomas Bowles (on 1964-06-29)
bass guitar:
James Jamerson (on 1964-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Marvin Gaye (on 1964-06-29)
guitar:
Joe Messina (on 1964-06-29), Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-06-29) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-06-29)
other instruments [tire iron]:
Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29)
percussion, tambourine and vibraphone [vibes]:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Henry Cosby (on 1964-06-29)
trombone:
George Bohanon (on 1964-06-29) and Paul Riser (on 1964-06-29)
trumpet:
Russell Conway (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29) and Herbert Williams (trumpet player) (on 1964-06-29)
background vocals:
Rosalind Ashford (on 1964-06-29), Ivy Jo Hunter (on 1964-06-29), Betty Kelly (on 1964-06-29) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) (on 1964-06-29)
lead vocals:
Martha Reeves (on 1964-06-29)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1964) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1964)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 7), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 40), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 130) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 403)
recording of:
Dancing in the Street (on 1964-06-29)
writer:
I. Hunter, M. Gaye and W. Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3.552:41
2Nowhere to Run
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 18)
recording of:
Nowhere to Run (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:48
3(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1963)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 154) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 257)
recording of:
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd, Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
42:48
4I’m Ready for Love
2:56
5Third Finger, Left Hand
2:49
6Jimmy Mack
2:54
7Motoring
2:47
8You’ve Been in Love Too Long
3:00
9My Baby Loves Me
producer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
My Baby Loves Me
writer:
Ivy George Hunter, Sylvia Moy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:04
10I Gotta Let You Go
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recording of:
I Gotta Let You Go
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:28
11Come and Get These Memories
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Come and Get These Memories
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
42:25
12A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Everyday)
2:30
13Forget Me Not
2:39
14Quicksand
2:36
15In My Lonely Room
2:28
16Live Wire
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Live Wire
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:38
17Wild One
2:39
18Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone
producer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone
writer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter) and Sylvia Moy
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:10
19Honey Chile
2:59
20I Promise to Wait My Love
2:07
21I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playin’
producer:
Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playing
writer:
Debbie Dean and Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:41
22Sweet Darlin’
producer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
Sweet Darlin'
lyricist and composer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
3:05
23(We’ve Got) Honey Love
producer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
(We've Got) Honey Love
writer:
Richard Morris (Motown songwriter) and Sylvia Moy
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
2:31
24Bless You
additional vocals:
The Andantes
background vocals:
Lois Reeves and Sandra Tilley
lead vocals:
Martha Reeves
instruments arranger:
The Funk Brothers
3:03
25In and Out of My Life
additional vocals:
The Andantes
background vocals:
Lois Reeves and Sandra Tilley
lead vocals:
Martha Reeves
instruments arranger:
The Funk Brothers
2:58