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The song was originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released on Tamla in August 1959. [6] Anna Records was operated by Gwen Gordy, Anna Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis. Gwen and Anna's brother Berry Gordy had just established his Tamla label (soon Motown would follow) and licensed the song to the Anna label in 1960, which was distributed ...
Barrett Strong. Barrett Strong Jr. (February 5, 1941 – January 28, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter known for his recording of "Money (That's What I Want)", which was the first hit single for the Motown record label. [1] He is also known for his songwriting work in association with producer Norman Whitfield; [2] together, they ...
Barrett Strong: Tamla T-54029 United States August 1960 "Custer's Last Man" "Shimmy Gully" Popcorn and the Mohawks: Motown M-1002 United States "Who Wouldn't Love a Man Like That" "You Made a Fool Out of Me" Mable John: Tamla T-54031 United States "Whirlwind" "I'm Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me)" Barrett Strong: Tamla T-54033 United States September ...
2001. Recorded. 1959–1970. Genre. R&B / soul. Label. Universal Music Group. Tamla Motown Gold: The Sound of Young America is a three-disc compilation album released by the Tamla Motown label in 2001. It features all the hits from the label in the 1960s, by various artists.
Tamla [unissued] Money and Other Big Hits: Barrett Strong: TM-226 Tamla [unissued] They Shall Be Mine: Rev. Columbus Mann: TM-227 Tamla The Marvelettes Smash Hits of 1962 [aka The Marveletts Sing] The Marvelettes: TM-229 Tamla I'll Try Something New: The Miracles: TM-230 Tamla Playboy: The Marvelettes: TM-231 Tamla Tribute to Uncle Ray: Little ...
FILE - Motown's Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004.
War (The Temptations song) " War " is a counterculture -era soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969. Whitfield first produced the song – a self-evident anti-Vietnam War statement – with The Temptations as the original vocalists. After Motown began receiving repeated requests to release "War" as ...
Also featured is a rendition of Motown's first hit single, Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)". The album's biggest hit was the bluesy "Shop Around", which was released as a single in 1960 and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and number 2 on the pop singles chart (No. 1 Pop, Cashbox). "Shop Around" was the first R ...