Heat Wave (album)

Heat Wave
Studio album by Martha and the Vandellas
Released	September 30, 1963
Recorded	Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1963
Genre	Soul, R&B, pop
Length	26:13
Label	Gordy (Motown) G907
Producer	Holland–Dozier–Holland, William "Mickey" Stevenson
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Come and Get These Memories (1963) Heat Wave (1963) Dance Party (1965)
Singles from Heat Wave
"(Love is Like a) Heat Wave / A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" Released: July 10, 1963

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Heat Wave is the second album released by American Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Released in 1963 on Motown's Gordy imprint, intended to capitialize on the success of the title track, which rose to number four on the pop singles chart and number-one on the R&B singles chart. The album was produced by the likes of Holland-Dozier-Holland (who composed the group's first five hit singles) and Mickey Stevenson. This was the last album to feature original Vandella Annette Beard.

The material mainly featured remakes of popular pop songs of the period such as "Then He Kissed Me" and "My Boyfriend's Back," as well as mainstream standards like "More" (the theme song from the 1962 film Mondo Cane), "Danke Schoen", and "If I Had a Hammer." This album only charted at 125 on the U.S. albums chart.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" – 2:44 (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr)
2. "Then He Kissed Me" – 2:32 (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich) (originally recorded by The Crystals)
3. "Hey There Lonely Boy" – 2:33 (originally recorded by Ruby and the Romantics)
4. "More" – 2:14 (Riz Ortolani)
5. "Danke Schoen" – 3:04 (Kurt Schwaback, Bert Kaempfert) (originally recorded by Bert Kaempfert)
6. "If I Had a Hammer" – 2:16 (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) (originally recorded by The Weavers)

Side 2

1. "Hello Stranger" – 2:40 (Barbara Lewis) (originally recorded by Barbara Lewis)
2. "Just One Look" – 2:33 (Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne) (originally recorded by Doris Troy)
3. "Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home" – 2:17 (Barry, Greenwich,Spector) (originally recorded by Darlene Love)
4. "My Boyfriend's Back" – 2:08 (Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer) (originally recorded by The Angels)
5. "Mockingbird" – 2:32 (Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx) (originally recorded by Inez & Charlie Foxx)

Personnel

• Martha Reeves- Lead vocals
• Rosalind Ashford- Backing vocals
• Annette Beard- Backing vocals
• Holland-Dozier-Holland - Producers
• Mickey Stevenson - Producer
• The Funk Brothers- Instrumentation

Singles history

• "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" b/w "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" (#4 US Hot 100),(#1 U.S. Top R&B)

References

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