Martha Reeves & The Vandellas "In My Lonely Room"

[57dogsbody]

Diana Ross couldn`t sing period. dont compare her with Martha.

[wes170]

@57dogsbody Well lets give Ross some credit, she could sing just not that well!!

[Caskchap]

edwin99ization Thanks for sharing those great days with us, made me laugh out loud.

[Edwin99ization]

Very Good !

[Edwin99ization]

Great old Mod record I remember in (64/65) in Bristol when we use to " Get Around" ....to Brighton (64/66), Margate(66), Bournemouth(65/68), Weston-Super-mare (64/65/66), Torquay(68/69) Discotheque's loved Tamla-Motown and so did the Mods .I cant believe how long ago this all happened, had quite a few " good" punch ups too, had my nose broken in Weymouth...well cant win em all lol. Still managed to pull a bird after i cleaned up, Bless-her she was a lovely kid. Great days 1

[waynebrasler]

The Supremes also recorded this song with the same backing track, with additional strings and horns added later. "I'm Ready for Love" was originally intended for the Supremes, "Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart" for the Vandellas. In the end it was up to Quality Control to select what version to release but, believe me, the Supremes and the Vandellas could, and did, do excellent versions of the same songs. Ditto the Marvelettes, who also did some of the same songs.

[wljnyc]

This is Martha Reeves and the VDs greatest song ever. Period.

[317cod]

my god.............takes me back to a teeanger in my lonely room ;)

[renaultfloride]

In the Top 10 of all time, unbelievably fantastic. Like someone wrote last year: "The sound of the best that life has to offer." Motown rules, and this is up there with 'Heat Wave', 'My Girl' and all the other acknowledged classics. Too beautiful for words really...

[georgios895]

They dont make um like this anymore!

[loveblind]

Roz and annette are on this too

[Vincent50]

I don't think there's any Adantes in this song for I can hear Rosiland and Betty in the background. The A's voices are a different sound. I love this song, so Motown and Martha does a great job on it.

[peacemanken]

I'm seeing her tommorow night:) Can't wait, It's gonna be awesome...........

[wonderboyjoy]

motown is still so underrated IMO. this song really was an exciting sound. like HDH said, they threw everything at a song. the result was pure genius.

[9876543217303]

Motown had it going on so good, they got a banjo at the beginning and it's even getting down! Hey I would've loved to do some finger popping and hand clapping too. Genius! This was a sleeper amongst my friends. I was always playing it at home and dancing. Sometimes a DJ had enough sense to put it on. This was one of the Best jams. Thank you! :D

[MrPistolMason]

POWERFUL . . . the gals saaaang out . . .

[wonderboyjoy]

when berry, martha and diana eventually pass on the world will have lost three mega talents. i don't even want to think about life withouth them. songs like this will live on as iconic music forever. it's part of your history over there.

[chersch5]

A person listening to this for the first time over the radio must of thought this was something from Spector until :26, then it's like, "Oh heck that's Motown!". Thanks for the post, it's been a while.

[toicannon]

The Vandellas had a more edger sound than the Supremes but hey I love them both. Its like comparing apple and oranges!!!

[dvlaries]

Released March 23, 1964 on Gordy 7031, just a week ahead of my 10th birthday and the fourth Vandellas side in a row I bought immediately ( I started young). HDH, Martha, and you and me will all die someday, but this kick-ass little gem never will. In the 60s, Berry Gordy carved out a musical Mt. Rushmore in Detroit, and it appears it will last as long as that stone one out in Rapid City SD.

[Chancelander]

@dvlaries Beautifully said. I can't even even talk about this record. What do you say? This is perfect. The sound of the best that life has to offer.

[customkey]

Mike Terry on baritone saxophone.

[trasime]

just a little more passion in marthas voice than dianas

[best1forward]

for me this is their best song ever

[blackshepherd09]

yeah but the Vandellas would have sounded like hell trying to sing the Supremes hits.jus as the Supremes sounded like hell singing the Vandellas..Stop comparing these six different womens voices. Diana couldnt sing Heat Wave but Martha couldnt sing Love is like an itchin in my Heart with the passion of Diane Either! Both were Good. Period. and two different Women.they suppose to sound different..duhhhhhh.

[timmy841212]

Martha & Diana were like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles to me. Both great talents.

[loveblind]

Great Comment,Timmy841212!

[thebottle51]

fantastic..sounds like the 81 by candy and the kisses....

[MotownConnoisseur30]

Actually "The 81" was copied off of this song. Motown sued and H-D-H got writing credits on "The 81"

[santamara]

Very nice! Great tune!

Thank you & to Bob for sharing!

[ogvenicegirl]

Classic gold!!!! thanks for sharing

[Mezhouse]

Always preferred them to The Supremes

[tustles]

Excellent Thanks For posting Thanks Lavene For sharing KTF God Bless

[COLETTEDAVE]

Thanks Bob, Fantastic.x

[spiritladysoul]

thankyou bob.lovely classic.

[motown250]

more motown gold

[smilersweetness]

Bob I`m loving this :)

[iGuy101]

Real nice tune, thanks Bob

[djdeitch]

Pure gold,.ktf.

[Whitepussyass]

The Andantes are singing background on this cut.

[loveblind]

@Whitepussyass the Vandellas are in there too that's why the sound is so fat.