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MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS
Detroit, Michigan, USA
* 1962	+ 1.12.1972

Line-Up:

Martha Reeves - voc
Rosalind Ashford - voc
Annette Sterling - voc

Former Members:

Betty Kelly (voc, 1964-68); Lois Reeves (voc, 1968-12/72); Sandra Tilley (voc, 1971-12/72)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Come And Get These Memories	6/1963	Gordy
2.	Heat Wave	30.09.1963	Gordy
3.	Dance Party	4/1965	Tamla Motown
4.	Greatest Hits	6/1966	Tamla Motown			50
5.	Watch Out	1/1967	Tamla Motown
6.	Live!	9/1967	Tamla Motown
7.	Ridin' High	5/1968	Tamla Motown
8.	Sugar And Spice	12/1969	Tamla Motown
9.	Natural Resources	10/1970	Tamla Motown
10.	Black Magic	3/1972	Gordy
11.	Greatest Hits Vol 2	1973	Gordy
12.	Anthology	9/1974	Tamla Motown
13.	Compact Command Performances	3/1987	Gordy
14.	Dancing In The Streets - The Greatest Hits	8/1993	Motown
15.	Home to You	24.08.2004	True Life
16.	Motown Legends: Jimmy Mack	23.11.2004	Collectables
17.	Greatest Collection & Four Tops & Diana Ross And The Supremes	07.12.2004	Platinum Disc
18.	Definitive Collection	23.09.2008	Motown
19.	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas: The Motown Collection	15.12.2008	Spectrum
20.	Classic	07.04.2009	Spectrum Audio
21.	50th Anniversary: The Singles 1962-1972 (3CD)	05.04.2013	Universal Music Enterprises
22.	Martha & the Vandellas	04.09.2015

Martha Reeves:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Power Of Love	2/1974	MCA
2.	Martha Reeves	21.06.1974	MCA
3.	The Rest Of My Life produced by: Tony Camillo/Tony Silvester/Bert De Coteaux/Genera	2/1977	Arista
4.	We Meet Again	7/1978	Fantasy
5.	Dancing In The Street	7/1994	Success
6.	Winning Combinations	21.05.2002	Universal Special Products
7.	K-Tel Greatest Hits	08.11.2005	Brentwood
8.	Gold	07.03.2006	Motown
9.	R&B Chart-Toppers: Martha Reeves Greatest Hits	02.05.2006
10.	R&B Soul & The Miracle	25.09.2007	Direct Source
11.	Live In Concert	28.08.2012	Cleopatra
12.	Dancing In The Street: Live In Concert	19.03.2013	Zyx

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I'll Have To Let Him Go / My Baby Won't Come Back	9/1962	Gordy
2.	Come And Get These Memories / Jealous Lover	3/1963	Gordy		29
3.	Heat Wave / A Love Like Ours	7/1963	Gordy		4
4.	Quicksand / Darling I Hum Your Song	11/1963	Gordy		8
5.	Live Wire / Old Love (Let's Try It Again)	1/1964	Gordy		42
6.	In My Lonely Room / A Tear For The Girl	4/1964	Gordy		44
7.	Dancing In The Street / There He Is (At My Door)	8/1964	Tamla Motown	28	2
8.	Wild One / Dancing Slow	11/1964	Gordy		34
9.	Nowhere To Run / Motoring	2/1965	Tamla Motown	26	8
10.	You've Been In Love Too Long / Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)	8/1965	Tamla Motown		36
11.	My Baby Loves Me / Never Leave Your Baby's Side	18.02.1966	Tamla Motown		22
12.	What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love / Go Ahead And Laugh	6/1966	Tamla Motown		71
13.	I'm Ready For Love / He Doesn't Love Her Anymore	10/1966	Tamla Motown	29	9
14.	Jimmy Mack / Third Finger, Left Hand	2/1967	Tamla Motown	21	10
15.	Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone / One Way Out	8/1967	Tamla Motown		25
16.	Honey Chile	11/1967	Gordy	30	11
17.	I Promise To Wait, My Love / Forget Me Not	4/1968	Tamla Motown		62
18.	I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin' / I Tried	8/1968	Tamla Motown		42
19.	Sweet Darlin' / Without You	10/1968	Gordy		80
20.	Dancing In The Street / Quicksand	1/1969	Tamla Motown	4
21.	Nowhere To Run / Live Wire	3/1969	Tamla Motown	42
22.	(We've Got) Honey Love / I'm In Love And I Know It	4/1969	Tamla Motown		56
23.	Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)	9/1969	Gordy		102
24.	Jimmy Mack / Third Finger, Left Hand (reissue)	8/1970	Tamla Motown	21
25.	I've Gotta Let You Go / You're The Lover Now	10/1970	Tamla Motown		93
26.	Forget Me Not / I Gotta Let You Go	2/1971	Tamla Motown	11
27.	Bless You / Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broken	10/1971	Tamla Motown	33	53
28.	Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile / In And Out Of My Life	2/1972	Tamla Motown
29.	I Want You Back / Tear It All Down	5/1972	Gordy
30.	Baby Don't Leave Me / I Won't Be The Fool I've Been Again	11/1972	Gordy
31.	Jimmy Mack / Third Finger Left Hand	12.12.1975	Tamla Motown
32.	Dancing In The Street / Jimmy Mack	03.09.1976	Tamla Motown
33.	Dancing In The Street / Heat Wave	15.02.1980	Motown
34.	Dancing In The Street / Heat Wave (reissue)	10/1981	Gordy
35.	Forget Me Not / I'm Ready For Love	2/1983	Gordy
36.	Flip Hits EP (Dancing In The Street / Forget Me Not / Jimmy Mack / I'm Ready For Love)	5/1983	Gordy
37.	Dancing In The Street / Heat Wave (reissue)	6/1983	Gordy
38.	Jimmy Mack / Dancing In The Street 12" + Medley / My Guy	3/1987	Creole
39.	I Got You (I Feel Good) / Nowhere To Run & James Brown	5/1988	A&M	52
40.	Angel In Disguise	4/1992	Motor City
41.	Dancing In The Street / I Can't Dance To The Music You're Playin' CD + My Baby Loves Me / Motoring	19.07.1993	Motown
42.	Dancing In The Street / Forget Me Not (reissue)	02.08.2004	Motown
43.	Wild One / Third Finger Left Hand	11.01.2012	Collectables

Martha Reeves:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	No One There / The Best Years Of My Life	09.02.1973	Tamla Motown
2.	Power Of Love / Stand By Me	15.03.1974	MCA		76
3.	Wild Night / My Man (You Changed My Tune) (v GB)	7/1974	MCA
4.	Wild Night / Stand By Me (v USA)	7/1974	MCA
5.	My Man (You Changed My Tune) / Facsimilie	10/1974	MCA
6.	I've Got To Use My Imagination / You've Got Me For Company	5/1975	MCA
7.	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher / Now That We Found Love	31.10.1975	Arista
8.	Higher And Higher	09.01.1976	Arista
9.	Love Blind / This Time I'll Be Sweeter	10/1976	Arista
10.	You're Like Sunshine / Love Don't Come No Stronger	7/1978	Fantasy
11.	Dancing In The Streets (Skating In The Streets) / When You Came	11/1978	Fantasy
12.	That's What I Want / Really Like Your Rap	2/1979	Fantasy
13.	No One There / Show Me The Way To Your Heart	30.06.2009	Tamla Motown

Awards:

1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Dancing In The Street", 1964)
2003 Vocal Group Hall Of Fame

Various:

1960-62 The Del-Phis
1962-67 Martha And The Vandellas
1967-12/72 Martha Reeves And The Vandellas

reunited 1.7.1978 (Will Geer benefit gig)
reunited 1989 (gigy v GB)

Compilation Appearances:

"Heat Wave" on OST "American Dreams Original Soundtrack: 1963-1964" (6.5.03, Hip-O)
"(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" on compilation "Motown: #1's" (20.4.04, Motown)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1980	7	15.02.1980	24	Singles	single review
1993	30	24.07.1993	33	Singles	single review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	05.10.1974	24	Albums	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	5	14.03.1995	6	Galerie