Martha and the Vandellas Live!

Martha and the Vandellas Live!
Live album by Martha and the Vandellas
Released	September 1967
Recorded	The Twenty Grand, Detroit, Michigan, 1967
Genre	Soul
Length	N/A
Label	Gordy
Producer	none given
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Watchout! (1966) Martha and the Vandellas Live! (1967) Ridin' High (1968)

Martha and the Vandellas Live! is a live album by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas, recorded live at Detroit's Twenty Grand Club, and released on the Gordy label in 1967. Among their legion of hits including "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave", "Jimmy Mack", "Nowhere to Run", "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" and "Dancing in the Street", the group also covered a bit of Aretha Franklin in the medley of "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Respect" and the Temptations' version of the standard "For Once in My Life".^[1]

Track listing[]

1. "Introduction/"I'm Ready for Love"
2. "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"
3. "For Once in My Life"
4. "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave"
5. "Nowhere to Run"
6. "My Baby Loves Me"
7. "I Found a Love"
8. "Jimmy Mack"
9. "You've Been in Love Too Long"
10. "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
11. "Do Right Woman"/"Respect"
12. "Medley: "Dancing in the Street"/"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"/"Sweet Soul Music"/"Uptight (Everything's Alright)"

Personnel[]

• Martha Reeves – lead vocals
• Rosalind Ashford – background vocals
• Betty Kelly – background vocals
• Dave Van DePitte – arranger, conductor
• Earl Van Dyke – keyboards

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