Martha and the Vandellas discography
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This is a listing of all the singles and albums released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Twelve of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the US while twenty-two singles registered on the Top 40 of the US R&B chart, two of which went to #1 on the chart. Six of the singles were Top 10 pop singles while ten were Top 10 R&B singles. Of all the songs they released, twenty-five of their singles were Hot 100 pop singles with twenty-six registering on the Hot 100 R&B singles chart.
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[edit] Singles
Martha Reeves sings lead on all listed songs except where indicated.
[edit] The Del-Phis
- 1960: "My Baby Won't Come Back" (Bobbin)
- 1961: "I'll Let You Know"1 (Checkmate)
[edit] The Vells
- 1962: "There He Is (At My Door)"1 (Mel-O-Dy)
- 1962: "Camel Walk"1 (Tamla)
[edit] Martha and the Vandellas
The following singles were all released under Motown's Gordy label.
| Year | Song title | US chart | US R&B chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "I'll Have To Let Him Go" | - | - | - |
| 1963 | "Come And Get These Memories" | 29 | 6 | - |
| 1963 | "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave" | 4 | 1 | - |
| 1963 | "Quicksand" | 8 | 7* | - |
| 1964 | "Live Wire" | 42 | 11* | - |
| 1964 | "In My Lonely Room" | 44 | 6* | - |
| 1964 | "Dancing in the Street" | 2 | 8* | 4 |
| 1964 | "Wild One" | 34 | 11* | - |
| 1965 | "Nowhere to Run" | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 1965 | "You've Been In Love Too Long" | 36 | 25 | - |
| 1965 | "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" | 70 | 22 | - |
| 1966 | "My Baby Loves Me" (featuring the Four Tops and The Andantes in additional background vocals) |
22 | 3 | - |
| 1966 | "What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love" | 71 | - | - |
| 1966 | "I'm Ready For Love" | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 1967 | "Jimmy Mack" | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 1967 | "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" | 25 | 14 | - |
| 1967 | "Honey Chile" | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 1968 | "I Promise To Wait My Love" | 62 | 36 | - |
| 1968 | "Forget Me Not" | 93 | - | 11 |
| 1968 | "Sweet Darlin'" | 80 | 45 | - |
| 1969 | "(We've Got) Honey Love" | 56 | 27 | - |
| 1969 | "I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing" | 42 | 24 | - |
| 1969 | "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" | 102 | 44 | - |
| 1970 | "I Should Be Proud" | 80 | 45 | - |
| 1970 | "I Gotta Let You Go" | 93 | 43 | - |
| 1971 | "Bless You" | 53 | 29 | 33 |
| 1972 | "In and Out of My Life" | 102 | 22 | - |
| 1972 | "Tear It On Down" | 103 | 37 | - |
| 1973 | "Baby Don't Leave Me" | - | - | - |
- There was no Billboard R&B Singles Chart from November 1963 to January 1965. The R&B chart numbers from that period come from Cashbox magazine, a Billboard competitor at the time.
- 1The lead vocals on those songs were by Gloria Williamson
[edit] Albums
[edit] Motown releases
All Martha & the Vandellas albums released on the Motown subsidiary Gordy.
- 1963: Come And Get These Memories
- 1963: Heat Wave US: #125
- 1965: Dance Party US: #139
- 1966: Watchout! US: #116
- 1966: Martha and the Vandellas' Greatest Hits US: #50
- 1967: Martha and the Vandellas Live! US: #144
- 1968: Ridin' High US: #167
- 1969: Sugar 'N' Spice
- 1970: Natural Resources
- 1972: Black Magic
[edit] Compilations
- All Motown releases
- 1993: Live Wire: The Singles (1962-1972)
- 1998: The Ultimate Collection
- 1999: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Martha & the Vandellas
- 2006: Gold: Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
