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Natural Resources Studio album by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Released September 8, 1970 Recorded 1969-1970 Genre Soul Label Gordy
G 952Producer Henry Cosby; Clarence Paul Martha Reeves and the Vandellas chronology Sugar 'n' Spice
(1969)Natural Resources
(1970)Black Magic
(1972)Singles from Natural Resources - "I Should Be Proud / Love, Guess Who"
Released: February 12, 1970
This article is about the album. For other uses, see Natural resource.Natural Resources is a soul album released by Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in 1970 on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album is significant for the Vietnam War ballad "I Should Be Proud" and the slow jam, "Love Guess Who". The album marked a return from lead singer Martha Reeves, recovering from a time in a mental institution after an addiction to painkillers nearly wrecked her (though it still took her until 1977 to beat her addiction). This was the next-to-last album for the Vandellas, whose success had peaked in the mid-1960s.
Track listing
- "Something" (George Harrison)
- "Easily Persuaded" (Dick Cooper, Clarence Paul, Ernie Shelby, Morris Broadnax)
- "Didn't We" (Jimmy Webb)
- "I'm In Love" (Ernie Shelby)
- "Love, Guess Who" (Clarence Paul, Ernie Shelby)
- "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil)
- "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (Jimmy Holiday, Jackie DeShannon, Randy Myer)
- "The Hurt Is Over (Since I've Found You)" (Duke Browner)
- "Take a Look" (Clyde Otis)
- "Won't It Be So Wonderful?" (Valerie Simpson)
- "I Should Be Proud" (Joe Hinton, Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer)
- "People Got To Be Free" (Felix Cavaliere)
Personnel
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford, Lois Reeves, Sandra Tilley and The Andantes
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
Rosalind Ashford · Annette Beard · Betty Kelly · Lois Reeves · Martha Reeves · Sandra Tilley
Gloria WilliamsStudio 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 Book:Martha and the Vandellas Categories:- 1970 albums
- Gordy Records albums
- Martha and the Vandellas albums
- Albums produced by Henry Cosby
- Albums produced by Clarence Paul
- English-language albums
- "I Should Be Proud / Love, Guess Who"
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