Dance Party (album)

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Dance Party
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Studio album by
Martha and the Vandellas
ReleasedApril 12, 1965
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A); 1964
GenreSoul
Length29:35 (Stereo pressing)
LabelGordy
ProducerHolland–Dozier–Holland, William "Mickey" Stevenson
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Heat Wave
(1963) 		Dance Party
(1965) 		Greatest Hits
(1966)
Singles from Dance Party
  1. "Dancing in the Street / There He Is (At My Door)"
    Released: July 31, 1964
  2. "Wild One / Dancing Slow"
    Released: November 13, 1964
  3. "Nowhere to Run / Motoring"
    Released: February 5, 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Dance Party is a 1965 album released by American Motown and soul girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was the group's third and, much like The Miracles' Mickey's Monkey album, mainly consisted of dance tunes. The singles featured on the album were their 1964 landmark single, "Dancing in the Street", their follow-up smash, "Wild One", and the hit "Nowhere to Run" and its b-side, "Motoring". The album was mostly produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson with several nods from Holland-Dozier-Holland.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing in the Street"Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson2:37
2."Dancing Slow"Hunter, Stevenson, William Weatherspoon2:12
3."Wild One"Hunter, Stevenson2:41
4."Nowhere to Run"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:55
5."Nobody'll Care"Hunter, Stevenson, Stevie Wonder2:19
6."There He Is (At My Door)"Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr., Freddie Gorman2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Mobile Lil the Dancing Witch"Hunter, Stevenson2:10
8."Dance Party"Hunter, Stevenson2:18
9."Motoring"Hunter, Stevenson, Phil Jones2:44
10."The Jerk"Hunter, Stevenson2:13
11."Mickey's Monkey"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:33
12."Hitch Hike"Gaye, Stevenson, Clarence Paul2:23

Personnel[]

  • Martha Reeves - lead vocals; backing vocals on "There He Is (At My Door)" and "Hitch Hike"
  • Rosalind Ashford - backing vocals
  • Betty Kelly - backing vocals (except "There He Is (At My Door)")
  • Annette Beard - backing vocals on "Hitch Hike" and "There He Is (At My Door)"
  • Mickey Stevenson - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike")
  • Ivy Jo Hunter - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike"), tire iron on "Dancing in the Street", percussion on "Wild One", snow chains on "Nowhere to Run"
  • The Funk Brothers - instrumentation:[2][3]
    • James Jamerson - bass on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Marvin Gaye - drums on "Dancing in the Street"
    • Benny Benjamin - drums on "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Earl Van Dyke - piano on "Nowhere to Run"
    • Jack Ashford - tambourine on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Joe Messina - guitar on "Dancing in the Street"
    • Eddie Willis - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Robert White - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Russ Conway - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Herbert Williams - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • George Bohanon - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Paul Riser - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Henry Cosby - tenor saxophone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
    • Thomas "Beans" Bowles - baritone saxophone on "Dancing in the Street"
    • Mike Terry - baritone saxophone on "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"

References[]

  1. ^ Dance Party at AllMusic
  2. ^ Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 4: 1964, Hip-O Select - B0005946-02, USA, 24 Feb 2006
  3. ^ Liner notes. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965, Hip-O Select - B0006775-02, USA, 04 Aug 2006
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