Delaware Liberal

Song Of The Day: Dec. 1, 2017

Underground Motown Week today features Brenda Holloway. If this song doesn’t sound like a typical Motown single, it’s b/c she originally recorded it in 1962 for the Del-Fi label.  Motown signed her and convinced her to re-record it, which she did…in LA. Hadn’t even turned eighteen yet.  Although Holloway only stayed with Motown for three years, she got to open for, wait for it, The Beatles. Regardless of whether this sounds more Dionne Warwick(e) than Motown, it’s a great song:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE3DhdjuH70

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