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"Come and Get These Memories" Single by Martha and the Vandellas from the album Come and Get These Memories Released February 1963 Format 7" 45 RPM Recorded Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A); 1962 Genre Soul Length 2:24 Label Gordy
G 7014Writer(s) Holland–Dozier–Holland Producer Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology "I'll Have to Let Him Go"
(1962)"Come and Get These Memories"
(1963)"(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"
(1963)"Come and Get These Memories" is an R&B song by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Their second single released under Motown's Gordy Records subsidiary, "Memories" became the group's first hit single, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, and number-six on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart. The song speaks of heartbreak, as the narrator (lead singer Martha Reeves) goes through her things and gives back everything her now ex-boyfriend had given her, including teddy bears, records, and "lingering love".
"Memories" is also notable as the first hit recording written and produced by the songwriting/production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who would become the top creative team at Motown by the end of 1965. The single was the first of several hits the Vandellas scored with the team, before Holland-Dozier-Holland began to focus more heavily on hits for The Supremes and the Four Tops. However, Holland–Dozier–Holland would continue to collaborate with the Vandellas until the songwriting team's departure from Motown in 1967.
Personnel
- Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
- Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford and Annette Beard
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers:
- Benny Benjamin: drums
- James Jamerson: bass guitar
- Joe Hunter: piano
- Earl Van Dyke: electric piano
- Robert White: guitar
- Eddie Willis: guitar
Studio albums Come and Get These Memories · Heat Wave · Dance Party · Watchout! · Ridin' High · Sugar 'n' Spice · Natural Resources · Black MagicLive albums Compilation albums Greatest Hits · Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 · Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 · Anthology · Live Wire - The Singles: 1962-1972 · The Ultimate Collection · 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Martha Reeves & the Vandellas · Spellbound: Motown Lost & Found (1962-1972) · Gold: Martha Reeves & the VandellasSingles
(US/UK Top 40)"Come and Get These Memories" · "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" · "Quicksand" · "Dancing in the Street" · "Wild One" · "Nowhere to Run" · "You've Been in Love Too Long" · "My Baby Loves Me" · "I'm Ready for Love" · "Jimmy Mack" · "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" · "Honey Chile" · "Forget Me Not" · "Bless You"Related topics Gordy label 1962: "I'll Have to Let Him Go" / "My Baby Won't Come Back"
1963: "Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover" · "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" · "Quicksand" / "Darling, I Hum Our Song"
1964: "Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try Again)" · "In My Lonely Room" / "A Tear for the Girl" · "Dancing in the Street" / "There He Is (At My Door)" · "Wild One" / "Dancing Slow"
1965: "Nowhere to Run" / "Motoring" · "You've Been in Love Too Long" / "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
1966: "My Baby Loves Me" / "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" · "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" / "Go Ahead and Laugh" · "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"
1967: "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand" · "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" / "One Way Out" · "Honey Chile" / "Show Me the Way"
1968: "I Promise to Wait My Love" / "Forget Me Not" · "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" / "I Tried" · "Sweet Darlin'" / "Without You"
1969: "(We've Got) Honey Love" / "I'm in Love (And I Know It)" · "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" / "Heartless"
1970: "I Should Be Proud" / "Love, Guess Who" · "I Gotta Let You Go" / "You're the Loser Now"
1971: "Bless You" / "Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke" · "In and Out of My Life" / "Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile"
1972: "Tear It On Down" / "I Want You Back"
1973: "Baby Don't Leave Me" / "I Won't Be the Fool I've Been Again"Categories:- 1963 singles
- Martha and the Vandellas songs
- Songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland
- 1960s song stubs
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