The Andantes: The Motown Girl groups gave them some serious problems

[captainjames]

Thanks Dz
That is what I thought so if the song was a hit the royalties would still go to the group members regardless if they were on it or not.

They were paid for their session work. They said they didn't know they could have gotten/or were supposed to get royalties

[dzMusica]

Thanks Dz
That is what I thought so if the song was a hit the royalties would still go to the group members regardless if they were on it or not.

Yes! Even though the artists themselves would get shafted and wouldn't receive theirs till much later. The Andantes said that they never kept a record of all the songs they sang on. But of course, they know what hits they sang on. They can, and others, hear themselves on the songs. On thing they said would happen is that the group would be in the studio and t as well as themselves. The producers would turn the groups mikes down and keep the Andantes on. On playback the girls would say 'Oh, we sound good' but it was really the Andantes. LOL