Just because it's fun to remember and it is a great song! This record had Miracles, Supremes, Vandellas and God knows who else on it! LOL!
Just because it's fun to remember and it is a great song! This record had Miracles, Supremes, Vandellas and God knows who else on it! LOL!
Here is the list of additional singers on "Mickey's Monkey":
Mary Wilson — background vocals
Martha Reeves — background vocals
Rosalind Ashford — background vocals
Annette Beard — background vocals
"Jockey Jack" Gibson — background vocals
The Temptations — background vocals
The Marvelettes — background vocals
The Funk Brothers — other instrumentation
Brian Holland — producer
Lamont Dozier — producer
Ooops you missed one other....Diana Ross lol
You can hear her vocals above everyone elses without a doubt
So does this song qualify as having the most Motown artists on a single track?
I dont know but theres also Mary Wells "You Lost The Sweetest Boy" that has a number of other Motown artists backing her .
Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" album, as well as Stevie's "Songs In the Key of Life" have a number of Motown artists on them.
And the name "Mickey" was supposedly in deference to Motown A&R Director William "Mickey" Stevenson...
I first heard this in '71 [[I was 11) when I got the 5 LP Blue LP Motown Story box....loved it ever since....don't Martha's "Dance Party" LP version use the same musical backing track for both MM and Hitch Hike? my fav song from that LP is Dancing Slow
The Supremes are clearly singing on this wonderful piece of UK Motown heritage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2GBs-vJOlQ
I so love this video.
Last edited by rovereab; 08-23-2019 at 05:09 AM.
Never saw this before...great performance!
Did the monkey dance take off in the uk??
Don't think this has yet been officially released on DVD?
Were you there, rovereab?
Last edited by westgrandboulevard; 08-23-2019 at 03:57 PM.
I'd like to say that I was too young to be there but that's not true!
I didn't see the original broadcast of this Ready, Steady, Go special, but found it many years later. I just love seeing all of the groups looking so young and enjoying themselves.
So many major artists on one stage!
Since I'm from the USA, I didn't know about the Ready Steady Go-Motown Special until it was released [on VHS] back in 1985. Yes indeed; there's so many great artists on the stage for the "Mickey's Monkey" finale. And this is another piece of Motown History that Needs to be reissued on DVD/Blu-Ray.
I saw the original broadcast on TV, which remains one of those 'defining moments' for me.
I wasn't in the audience, but am sure some of our fellow members were present.
Hopefully, they will post their personal memories of that day, for the rest of us to enjoy.
"Mickeys Monkey" is one of the all-time greatest records. I loved the Miracles LIVE act to this...a great stage performance esp. when Claudette was still performing.
No, I wish. I was in the London studio when they recorded the finale for the Ready, Steady Go Motown Special.
I have it on VHS as well. I've looked and looked, but never managed to see myself.
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