Originally Posted by
Thornton
In retrospect, Motown was really off the mark in how they released Martha & The Vandellas' music. If they had released the "Heat Wave" album in mid-November of 1963 as their first LP, not second, they would have had an album with three hit singles: "Come And Get These Memories," "Heat Wave," and "Quicksand." Skip some of the more generic covers for "Time Changes Things" and "Someday, Someway," then throw in "Darling, I Hum Our Song," "There He Is At My Door," and "A Love Like Yours Don't Come Knockin' Everyday," and you have the makings of a really strong debut album on your hands.
As for "Dance Party," that should have been released in late 1964 and included "In My Lonely Room," which is a great track, even if it didn't do well as a single.
So easy to think of all these things over fifty years later.
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