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Come and Get These Memories (album)

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Released
  
June 28, 1963

Come and Get These Memories (1963)
  
Heat Wave (1963)

Release date
  
28 June 1963

Genre
  
Soul music

Length
  
mm:ss

Artist
  
Martha and the Vandellas

Label
  
Gordy

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Recorded
  
Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1962-1963

Producer
  
Holland–Dozier–Holland, William "Mickey" Stevenson

Martha and the Vandellas albums
  
Natural Resources, Sugar 'n' Spice, Black Magic, Ridin' High, Dance Party

Come and Get These Memories is the debut album by American girl group Martha and the Vandellas on Berry Gordy's Motown label. Released after the success of the trio's hit of the same name, the album also features the group's debut single, "I'll Have to Let Him Go", which was originally intended for Mary Wells, and "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)". Most of the album was produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland and William "Mickey" Stevenson.

Contents

Former member Gloria Williams originally sung lead on the song "There He Is (At My Door)" and Martha Reeves later revealed in her autobiography that the song was re-recorded after Williams left with her on lead vocals. Williams backing vocals on "I'll Have to Let Him Go" is her only album appearance. This album also includes a cover version of "Tears on My Pillow" by Little Anthony and the Imperials, and standards like "Moments to Remember".

Martha the vandellas come and get these memories


Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Come and Get These Memories" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
  2. "Can't Get to Losing You" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
  3. " Moments (To Remember) " (Robert Allen, Al Stillman)
  4. "This Is When I Need You Most" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  5. "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  6. "Tears on My Pillow" (Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis)
Side 2
  1. "To Think He Would Hurt Me" (Brian Holland, Robert Gordy)
  2. "There He Is (At My Door)" (Eddie Holland, Jr., Freddie Gorman)
  3. "I'll Have to Let Him Go" (William "Mickey" Stevenson)
  4. "Give Him Up" (William "Mickey" Stevenson)
  5. "Jealous Lover" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
  6. "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)

Personnel

  • Martha Reeves - Lead vocals; backing vocals on "There He Is (At My Door)"
  • Rosalind Ashford - Backing vocals
  • Annette Beard - Backing vocals
  • Gloria Williams - Backing vocals on "I'll Have to Let Him Go"
  • Brian Holland - Additional backing vocals on "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
  • The Funk Brothers - Instrumentation

    • Songs

    1Come and Get These Memories2:25
    2Can't Get Used to Losing You2:10
    3Moments (to Remember)2:32

    References

    Come and Get These Memories (album) Wikipedia
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