Martha Reeves & The Vandallas 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1962-1972



For the first time ever, on the occasion of the group’s 50thanniversary of their first hit, every single from Martha Reeves & the Vandellas is now in one package—the 3-CD box set 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1962-1972, featuring all A- and B- sides, and much, much more.

Featured among the set’s 82 tracks are the group’s 10 top ten Pop and R&B hits, including the everlasting “Come And Get These Memories,” “Dancing In The Street,” “Heat Wave” and “Nowhere To Run”; also included are the Vandellas’ Spanish language versions of “I’m Ready For Love” and “Jimmy Mack.” Martha Reeves first arrived at Motown to audition; she ended up becoming the company’s first A&R secretary, and then a star, when she filled in to sing at a session and brought her background singers along. Along with the Miracles and the Marvelettes, she and the Vandellas were Motown trailblazers, who helped develop what was to soon become the world-famous “Motown Sound.”

In addition to the group’s singles, this collection has an incredible bonus: a full disc of 27 unreleased tracks from the legendary Motown vault. It’s a big sampling of lost treasures Motown fans will devour, produced by some of Motown’s greatest creative forces, including Berry Gordy, Mickey Stevenson, Stevie Wonder, Ashford & Simpson and, before his days leading The Corporation™, Deke Richards. Mr. Richards mixed exclusively for the set the six songs he produced, including an extraordinary find: the original take of “I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’,” a single that ended up featuring Syreeta Wright in the chorus. While the set includes the original single, Richards’ new mix restores Martha Reeves’ chorus vocal and this discovery is a part of the “Lost & Found” tracks on Disc 3.

Audio engineer Obie O’Brien mixed the rest of the unreleased material, working on vintage gear in Jon Bon Jovi’s Sanctuary Studio. Another bonus: O’Brien’s first-ever stereo single mix of “Jimmy Mack.”

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas: 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1962-1972is housed in packaging similar to the acclaimed series The Complete Motown Singles, accompanied by a booklet filled with detailed information about each single, reproductions of spectacular-looking picture sleeves from around the world, and classic and rare photos of Motown’s first true superstar group.


All tracks Disc 3 are previously unreleased.


Disc One
1. I’ll Have To Let Him Go
2. Come And Get These Memories
3. Jealous Lover
4. Heat Wave
5. A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Everyday)
6. Quicksand
7. Darling, I Hum Our Song
8. Live Wire
9. Old Love (Let’s Try It Again)
10. In My Lonely Room
11. A Tear For The Girl
12. Dancing In The Street
13. There He Is (At My Door)
14. Wild One
15. Dancing Slow
16. Nowhere To Run
17. Motoring
18. You’ve Been In Love Too Long
19. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)
20. My Baby Loves Me
21. Never Leave Your Baby’s Side
22. What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love
23. Go Ahead And Laugh
24. I’m Ready For Love
25. He Doesn’t Love Her Anymore
26. Yo Necesito De Tu Amor (I’m Ready For Love) (Bonus Track / Spanish Single)
27. Jimmy Mack (Bonus Track / Spanish Single)
Disc Two
1. Jimmy Mack
2. Third Finger, Left Hand
3. Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone
4. One Way Out
5. Honey Chile
6. Show Me The Way
7. I Promise To Wait My Love
8. Forget Me Not
9. I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’
10. I Tried
11. Sweet Darlin’
12. Without You
13. (We’ve Got) Honey Love
14. I’m In Love (And I Know It)
15. Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)
16. Heartless
17. I Should Be Proud
18. Love, Guess Who
19. I Gotta Let You Go
20. You’re The Loser Now
21. Bless You
22. Hope I Don’t Get My Heart Broke
23. In And Out Of My Life
24. Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile
25. Tear It On Down
26. I Want You Back
27. Jimmy Mack (Bonus Track / stereo single version / previously unreleased)
Disc Three
1. I’ll Be Standing By
2. You Just Wouldn’t Listen
3. Better Think It Over
4. It’s Hard To Walk Away
5. Memories Are Made Of This
6. I Remember You
7. C’mon And Swim
8. Testifying For Love
9. S.O.S. (Girl In Distress)
10. You Can Have Him
11. Remember Me
12. Love, Don’t Take A Holiday
13. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
14. Light My Fire
15. Don’t Say You Love Me
16. We Will
17. I’ve Got Nothing Left To Cling To
18. I’ve Gotta Have Somebody To Rely On
19. Hooked Real Good On A Bad Thing
20. I Can’t Wait Till Summer Comes
21. Don’t Leave Your Baby
22. He’s Good
23. Play A Sad Song
24. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) (Bonus Track / alternate extended version)
25. Dancing In The Street (Bonus Track / alternate extended version)
26. I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’ (Bonus Track / original version)
27. I Can’t Dance To That Music You’re Playin’ (Bonus Track / alternate version)

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Thanks to that third disc, I'm powerless to resist this one.

Bump: Added Amazon pre-order link to the first post. (As with the Four Tops set being released the same day, Amazon's price for this Martha Reeves compilation is already $10 cheaper than Hip-O.)

Been playing this since I got home from work. Another home run for Hip-O. Amazing that, even after issuing the 2-disc “Lost & Found” collection a few years ago, they'd still find so many worthy tracks for this collection's Disc 3. Well worth the price (especially Amazon's $45 tag).