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Does anyone know who is doing the backgrounds on the songs for the Black Magic album? Some songs I know Martha is doing with the Andantes. I remember Martha telling me she is in the background for "In And Out Of My Life" with a couple of other studio singers but can't remember who the other two girls were.
Some songs like "Bless You" and "I Want You Back" are clearly the Andantes.
What about "No One There"? It sounds like Martha with a bunch of other voices on that one.
Where is Martha? I haven't seen anything posted on her in the past couple of months. Has she been performing recently?
She posts a lot on Facebook but I haven't seen any appearances. I think she is supposed to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year but I've seen no details.Quote:
Originally Posted by SatansBlues
Re backup vocals, I think the Blackberries might have done some of the backup vocals on BLACK MAGIC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Magic_[[Martha_Reeves_and_the_Vandellas_album)
Personnel
Martha Reeves - lead vocals
The Andantes - background vocals
Lois Reeves - background vocals
Sandra Tilley - background vocals
Valerie Simpson - background vocals
Nickolas Ashford - background vocals
The Blackberries - background vocals
The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
Various LA musicians - instrumentation
Great, thanks for the reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
Were the Blackberries just used in LA for background vocals? Did they ever do background work in Detroit?
I think they were used on LA sessions. I would think if they came to Detroit it might not sit too well with the Andantes.Quote:
Originally Posted by SatansBlues
Dr Martha Reeves was supposed to get a star on Hollywoods walk of Fame last year but it loos like it didnt happen. There are no dates on her website but she could be very busy on the movie about her life which shes writing. Dr Reeves is 81 and may find writing less tiring than being on the road and traveling which has to get harder the older you get.Quote:
Originally Posted by SatansBlues
http://www.missmarthareeves.com/id4.html
https://www.marthareevesofficial.com/myhollywoodstar
It isn’t the andantes in bless you or I want you back. Lois and Sandra with the Blackberries are on these.Quote:
Originally Posted by floyjoy678
To answer the question about what Martha is doing, I am not sure when this was recorded but this past weekend there was a featured interview with her on Sirius XM radio in which the DJ asked her questions about her time at Motown and they played songs [[hers and other Motown hits) in between the questions. Since I only listen to Sirius in the car, I never got to hear the interview from start to finish, but I did hear bits and pieces of it twice since it was broadcast more than once.