Every Single Motown 'A-Side': The Ball Starts Rolling
Episode 9
Episode date - August 1, 2008
This is our ninth episode in what appears to be developing into a never-ending series of every single Motown A-side, and it is also very special, because it the first show that really sounds like Motown.
There are still a few oddities, and songs that are included solely for technical reasons, but for the first time, there are also a fair number of hits – or at least future hit artists still struggling to gain their footing. It’s an interesting show, and the music is fairly consistent from this point forward. This is about Motown, after all, so once the ball gets rolling, the hits start to come with breathtaking regularity.
Here’s a list of songs featured in this program;
This Is Our Night – The Creations
Beechwood 4 – 5789 – The Marvelettes
You Beat Me to the Punch – Mary Wells
Camel Walk – Saundra Mallet & the Vandellas
Stubborn Kind of Fellow – Marvin Gaye
That’s What He Is to Me – The Wright Specials
If It’s Love (It’s Alright) – Eddie Holland
Someday Pretty Baby – Singin’ Sammy Ward
Your Love Is Wonderful – Hattie Littles
Trouble Lover – The Charters
I’ll Have to Let Him Go – Martha & the Vandellas
Mind Over Matter (I’m Gonna Make You Mine) – The Pirates
Little Water Boy – Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul