What Love Has Joined Together

"What Love Has Joined Together" is a song written and composed by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers , was recorded by three Motown acts: The Miracles, Mary Wells and The Temptations, and was issued as b-sides to hits by Wells' and The Tempts; "Your Old Standby" for Wells, released in 1963, and "It's Growing" by The Tempts, released in 1965.

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The song talks about a person professing their love to their loved one regardless of people's comments trying to separate them, with the person stressing the point that "what love has joined together can nobody take it apart". The song was originally recorded by the Miracles in 1962, Wells would record her version a year later while the Temptations covered it for their "The Temptations Sing Smokey" album in 1965. The Miracles also would record a special extended version of the song in 1970, as the title cut from their album of the same name.

Credits

The Miracles version

*Lead vocal by Smokey Robinson
*Background vocals by Claudette Rogers Robinson, Ronnie White, Pete Moore and Bobby Rogers
*Guitar by Marv Tarplin
*Other instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Mary Wells version

*Lead vocal by Mary Wells
*Background vocal by the Love Tones
*Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

The Temptations version

*Lead vocal by Eddie Kendricks
*Background vocals by Paul Williams, David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams
*Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers