Quite right, ioxxd90. The Marvelettes had a real problem with "keeping up" with the tempo. If you listen carefully, you can hear Georgeanna and Wyantta having a problem with the tempo.
Now that I checked back through my personal archives, Behdoc, Wyanetta was not on that three month coast-to-coast tour, which ended in June, '63. But Motown did keep her on at Hitsville whenever the Marvelettes were in town doing some recordings. It was officially stated in the records that Wyanetta formal release date from Motown contractual obligations was December 31,1963. We all know she stopped touring and local performing on March 31, 1962.
By 1964, The Marvelettes faced major competition, not only from Motown upstarts like The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, They refused to record a song titled "Where Did Our Love Go", written by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. Instead, The Marvelettes chose to record "Too Many Fish In The Sea" which resulted in a minor hit. Meanwhile, Holland-Dozier-Holland took "Where Did Our Love Go?" to The Supremes, who made the song a #1 pop and R&B hit..and the rest is history
Love their life performances.
TYK1986 2 years ago
Quite right, ioxxd90. The Marvelettes had a real problem with "keeping up" with the tempo. If you listen carefully, you can hear Georgeanna and Wyantta having a problem with the tempo.
xunclexx 2 years ago
I don't think Juanita's on this performance.
behdoc 1 year ago
Now that I checked back through my personal archives, Behdoc, Wyanetta was not on that three month coast-to-coast tour, which ended in June, '63. But Motown did keep her on at Hitsville whenever the Marvelettes were in town doing some recordings. It was officially stated in the records that Wyanetta formal release date from Motown contractual obligations was December 31,1963. We all know she stopped touring and local performing on March 31, 1962.
xunclexx 1 year ago
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By 1964, The Marvelettes faced major competition, not only from Motown upstarts like The Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, They refused to record a song titled "Where Did Our Love Go", written by the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team. Instead, The Marvelettes chose to record "Too Many Fish In The Sea" which resulted in a minor hit. Meanwhile, Holland-Dozier-Holland took "Where Did Our Love Go?" to The Supremes, who made the song a #1 pop and R&B hit..and the rest is history
loosestudios 3 years ago
I think they did those songs faster because of the energy of the live shows!!!!
ioxxd90 3 years ago
the live versions are a bit faster than the recordings.. faster is better for this song imo :) loves it
manwithemeraldeyes 3 years ago
I love Playboy live, it swings!
MotownMaster 3 years ago
love it but why is it sooooo fast?
softcelltainted22 3 years ago
The live version of a song is frequently more fast paced then the almbum cut
tummielvr 3 years ago
that's really random... lol
thanks for telling me ;)
softcelltainted22 3 years ago
great song!
parisrabone3 3 years ago
Brilliant! 5 stars from me.
RobJones000 3 years ago
Thanks!
marvelette123 3 years ago