Motowniest Non Motown Song?

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Here's Detroiter Shirley Lawson:

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I always thought that Chicago producer, Richard Parker, learned how to make Detroit-style Soul records while working in Detroit, for Ed Wingate's Golden World/Ric-Tic Records. This one has a mixed Chicago-Detroit style somewhat reminiscent of Motown:

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This was ex-Motowner, ex-husband of Mary Wells, Herman Griffin producing his new ladyfriend's group:

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Here's another Richard Parker production, and another Mary Love song:

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Here's another J.J. Barnes produced by ex-Motowner, Don Davis:

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This sounds like a late 1962 or early 1963 Motown cut. Probably several Motown musicians playing on it, and I've heard that songwriter, Dorothy Pierce, was an alias for Holland, Dozier, and Holland, because Dorothy Pierce was the name of Brian Holland's mother-in-law:

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Here's one from Detroit drummer/producer, Melvin Davis, who also worked on many Motown sessions: