The talk about "Funny Girl" and how Gordy added an additional chorus post-production got me thinking about how Gordy recorded additional vocals with his acts.
I know that Motown, like other companies, hid the fact that they used additional vocals from the public, but did Gordy try to hide this from his artists? Did he ever have the Andantes/additional choruses record their parts with the Supremes, Four Tops, etc.? I know he was inclined to mix these additional vocals, but how often did he forgo the use of group members and just use the chorus/Andantes [[as seems to be the case with the gospel album)?
I'm not asking why he did it, or whether it was right or wrong, blah, blah, blah. I am just interested in the technical side of the recording process and how the layers are put together.
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