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Marvin Earl Johnson (October 15, 1938 [1] – May 16, 1993) [2] was an American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist. He was influential in the development of the Motown style of music, primarily for the song " Come to Me ," which was the first record issued by Tamla Records, the precursor to the famous label.
After discovering Johnson, he convinced him to sign with Tamla and in February 1959, the 20-year-old Johnson co-wrote and recorded the song, "Come to Me". Gordy assembled several musicians, including bassist James Jamerson and drummer Benny Benjamin , and background vocalists the Rayber Voices, to contribute to the song with Johnson.
"I Love the Way You Love" is a song written by Berry Gordy, Mike Ossman, Al Abrams, and John O'Den and performed by Marv Johnson featuring The Rayber Voices. The single was produced by Berry Gordy . [ 1 ]
A contemporary cover version by Johnny Kidd and the Pirates entered the UK charts the same week in 1960 as Marv Johnson's version and reached number 25. A 1967 cover of the song by the Dave Clark Five reached number 7 in the United States and number 28 in the UK. A rock and roll cover by Showaddywaddy reached number 2 in the UK in 1977.
"Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" is a 1950s song written by Clyde Otis and Murray Stein. Originally titled "You've Got What It Takes", the song was first recorded by Brook Benton's sister, [1] Dorothy Pay, in 1958, as the B-side of her single "Strollin' with My Baby" on Mercury 71277.
Marv Johnson 20 12 - "Happy Days" Marv Johnson Toni McKnight: 58 7 - "Shop Around" The Miracles Smokey Robinson: 2 1 - 1976: Captain & Tennille, #4 pop 1961 "Don't Let Him Shop Around" Debbie Dean: Smokey Robinson, Loucye Gordy Wakefield: 92 - - "Merry-Go-Round" Marv Johnson 61 26 - "Ain't It Baby" The Miracles Smokey Robinson: 49 15 - "Broken ...
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You Got What It Takes is the eleventh US album by the British band the Dave Clark Five, released on 26 June 1967 by Epic Records. [1] The album contained four successful songs, a cover of Marv Johnson's soul hit "You Got What It Takes", the hit single "I've Got to Have a Reason" written by the band's guitarist Lenny Davidson and the bubblegum "Tabatha Twitchit" written for the band by Les Reed ...