Watchout!

Watchout!
Studio album by Martha and the Vandellas
Released	November 16, 1966
Recorded	Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1964-1966
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Gordy (Motown)
Producer	William "Mickey" Stevenson Holland–Dozier–Holland Harvey Fuqua Smokey Robinson
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Greatest Hits (1966) Watchout! (1966) Martha and the Vandellas Live! (1967)
Singles from Watchout!
"What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love? / He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" Released: May 19, 1966 "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" Released: October 6, 1966 "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand" Released: February 3, 1967

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Watchout! is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. The album featured the Top 10 hit singles, "I'm Ready for Love" and "Jimmy Mack" and the ballad single, "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love?" This was one of the last albums by the girls to feature songs from Holland–Dozier–Holland, who the following year would leave Motown, as was with William "Mickey" Stevenson, the man who helped put the group on the musical map. The title of the album Watchout! was derived from a song featured on the flip-side of their hit single "My Baby Loves Me" (released earlier in 1966) entitled "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" (never released on an album). That song featured a chorus from the Vandellas which warned to 'Watchout!' for 'other girls' who could steal your man.

Track listing[]

Side 1[]

1. "I'm Ready for Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
2. "One Way Out" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
3. "Jimmy Mack" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
4. "Let This Day Be" (Frank Wilson)
5. "Keep It Up" (William Robinson)
6. "Happiness Is Guaranteed" (Ivy Jo Hunter, Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis)

Side 2[]

1. "I'll Follow You" (Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua)
2. "No More Tearstained Make Up" (William Robinson)
3. "Go Ahead and Laugh" (Ivy Jo Hunter, William Stevenson)
4. "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?" (Sylvia Moy, William Stevenson)
5. "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone" (James Dean, Leon Ware, William Witherspoon)
6. "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" (Ivy Jo Hunter)

Personnel[]

• Martha Reeves – lead vocals
• Rosalind Ashford – backing vocals (except on "Let This Day Be")
• Betty Kelly – backing vocals (except "Let This Day Be" and "Jimmy Mack")
• Annette Beard – backing vocals on "Jimmy Mack"
• The Andantes – backing vocals on "Let This Day Be" and "Happiness is Guaranteed"; additional background vocals on "Jimmy Mack", "I'm Ready for Love" and "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"
• The Spinners – backing vocals on "I'll Follow You"
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

References[]

• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album at music.aol.com^{[dead link]}

External links[]

• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album review by Bruce Eder, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album to be listened on Spotify
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album to be listened on YouTube