One year ago in this column, I featured Ruby and the Romantics and their 1963 smash hit “Our Day Will Come.” The record was so big that it cemented the…
the Marvelettes
The New Birth was an ever-shifting assemblage that scored a big hit in 1974
Known primarily as background singers, the Originals got some help from Marvin Gaye and had their own hits
Baby Washington had one crossover hit, but she was a presence on the R&B charts
The Undisputed Truth’s hit was one of many in the storied career of producer Norman Whitfield
The legendary songwriters had a smash of their own in ’84
“Too Many Fish In the Sea” got the Marvelettes back in the game after a hit drought.
The Marvelettes were Motown’s first successful female group, and they scored the company’s first number one pop hit. In all they scored 21 hits in eight years.
Popdose breaks down the first five songs from Time-Life Music’s AM Gold: 1962 compilation album, and takes time to enjoy a classic 1980s Dom DeLuise commercial.