My Baby Loves Me
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| "My Baby Loves Me" | ||
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| Single by Martha and the Vandellas | ||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||
| Released | January 1966 | |
| Format | Vinyl record | |
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan; 1965 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 3:06 | |
| Label | Gordy | |
| Producer(s) | William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter | |
| Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology | ||
| "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (1965) |
"My Baby Loves Me" (1966) |
"What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" (1966) |
"My Baby Loves Me" is a 1966 soul standard by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. The song was one of their stand-out hit singles and a rare hit ballad during the period the group was scoring uptempo hits. The song is helped in the background by not only Motown's background session group, The Andantes, but also by another legendary Motown group, The Four Tops. Co-written and produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson, the song rose to #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart and #3 on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart. The song has the narrator sing of her lover and how much he loves and needs her.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by The Andantes and The Four Tops
- Written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter and Sylvia Moy
- Produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
