Wild One (song)
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| "Wild One" | ||
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| Single by Martha and the Vandellas | ||
| from the album Dance Party | ||
| Released | November 1964 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | |
| Recorded | Hitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan, 1964 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 2:43 | |
| Label | Tamla | |
| Writer(s) | William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter | |
| Producer(s) | William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter | |
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| Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology | ||
| "Dancing in the Street" (1964) |
"Wild One" (1964) |
"Nowhere to Run" (1965) |
"Wild One" was a uptempo soul single by Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. Written and produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter (two-thirds of the collaborators behind the group's most celebrated tune, "Dancing In The Street"), the song was another Top 40 triumph for the group as it reached #34 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and #11 on the Hot R&B singles chart. The song, which in lead singer Martha Reeves' description, was a tribute to bikers (released shortly after The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack"), described the narrator's strong love for her "wild one" who is told he's "no good" by the narrator's close circle. The narrator tells her "wild one" to not listen to what others say and continue to "save (his) love with (her)". It would be the second of four consecutive Top 40 singles scored by Martha & the Vandellas between 1964 and 1966.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford and Betty Kelley
- Written and produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers:
- Benny Benjamin: drums
- James Jamerson: bass guitar
- Ivy Jo Hunter: percussion
- Jack Ashford: percussion, vibes
- Robert White: guitar
- Eddie Willis: guitar
