Marvin and his Girls

[luke]

I'm just wondering if Kim Weston had stayed at Motown would she have recorded Aint No Mt High Enough etc with him or was Tammi already waiting in the wings? Was she signed after Kim left? I assume it may have been all Mary Wells if she had stayed. Was Brenda ever considered?

[midnightman]

Tammi was already waiting in the wings. I think Kim left Motown when It Takes Two was released...or finished, I forget which. Tammi was already a Motown artist by a year and she recorded a "solo" version in late '66 before Marvin added his vocals in January '67 [[if my timeline is right, I may be way off; I know they didn't record together on that song at least).

Also, Motown wanted Marvin to record with virtually every other Motown female solo artist that was available. Motown's decision to partner Marvin with Mary was a business decision to not only increase Marvin's female fan base but also to increase his popularity with white fans, who ate Mary Wells' music up [["My Guy" hit #1 around the time they worked on the duet album). After Marvin found a crossover fan base, they did a turnaround to boost Kim's career but she was so frustrated with Motown she left before the song became a charted international hit and Marvin only did one TV performance of the song [[with a PUPPET!).

Brenda MIGHT have been considered since she did sing with Marvin onstage after Tammi's near-fatal collapse [[during a busy 1968 for Marvin).

[luke]

Good info. Thanks

[mysterysinger]

Not forgetting Marvin's duets with Oma Heard which I think came after Mary Wells but before Kim Weston.

[arr&bee]

It would've been fun to get marvin and martha in the studio.

[mysterysinger]

It would've been fun to get marvin and martha in the studio.

They often did - with The Vandellas providing backup on several Marvin songs.

[mysterysinger]

I like this one by Marvin and Oma Heard [[ignore the reference to Oma Page in the video - this is Oma Heard).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w1Uzlnc2eg

[arr&bee]

they often did - with the vandellas providing backup on several marvin songs.i know,i'm talking about a duet.

[luke]

Have all the Marvin and Mary and Kim recordings been released?

[detmotownguy]

Tammi was already waiting in the wings. I think Kim left Motown when It Takes Two was released...or finished, I forget which. Tammi was already a Motown artist by a year and she recorded a "solo" version in late '66 before Marvin added his vocals in January '67 [[if my timeline is right, I may be way off; I know they didn't record together on that song at least).

Also, Motown wanted Marvin to record with virtually every other Motown female solo artist that was available. Motown's decision to partner Marvin with Mary was a business decision to not only increase Marvin's female fan base but also to increase his popularity with white fans, who ate Mary Wells' music up [["My Guy" hit #1 around the time they worked on the duet album). After Marvin found a crossover fan base, they did a turnaround to boost Kim's career but she was so frustrated with Motown she left before the song became a charted international hit and Marvin only did one TV performance of the song [[with a PUPPET!).

Brenda MIGHT have been considered since she did sing with Marvin onstage after Tammi's near-fatal collapse [[during a busy 1968 for Marvin).

Good history! Did Diane sing BG on Marvin's Wonderful One?

[luke]

All of the Supremes [[ not Barbara) sang background on it.

[midnightman]

Good history! Did Diane sing BG on Marvin's Wonderful One?

Yup. Sure did [[all three Supremes).