Funk Brothers - Can I Get A Witness - Instrumental

[tas6010]

It's on record, I'm afraid, that the backing group here is The Supremes. Man, they rule!!

[abowlofsoul]

Listen to that Motown Big Band Swing Sound. OWWWWW!!!

[jdpatterson100]

SMOKIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­

[coyotesong]

This is so so cool!!!!!! At 1:24 and for several bars thereafter, the horns sound like car horns wailing on Motown streets. More melodious than actual car horns of course but it's highly evocative of car horns.

[micky44music]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaa whooop

[thebottle51]

nah..that's The Vandellas doing back ground here...

[1011cents]

@thebottle51 your right, Martha and The Vandellas or the Marvelettes were on most of those tunes. I can tell that you were listening... much love and peace

[coyotesong]

way way frigging cool!!  Love these guys...truest authentic Motown sound....you can hear the sounds of the city coming through in this music....

[blackwaxjh]

@aNorthernSoul71 The Supremes are the backing vocalists on this song.

[wolfduke]

Sesame Street...get over it

[timmy841212]

According to Eddie Holland, Marvin heard him sing the song one time and said "Okay" as a sign that he was ready to record. He actually gives Marvin credit for turning the song into a gospel-soul mix saying Marvin "took it and moved it to almost a sanctified rhythm." Eddie didn't show him to do that. "Witness" was initially a blues song b4 Marvin recorded it.

[srercrcr]

It's possible the Tops were on here, but this was 10 months before they released their first single***I sure think it's difficult to sing a song, not knowing exactly when to hit the note***Thanks, do you have BABY-O by Marv Johnson, flip of ONCE UPON A TIME?

[tas6010]

@srercrcr Yeah, it was the Tops. They were with Motown from 1963. Their first album, "Breaking Through" wasn't issued until the late 90's. Both groups also sang on "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" by Mary Wells, also an H-D-H production.

[snidelywhiplash]

How'd you get this? Did you just strip out the vocals from the finished track, or...?

[stage7]

The Andantes NEVER sounded like 'THAT'! Their voices were rather muffled and sometimes...well, they weren't distinct.  That's why they used them to fill alot of spaces and even bolster other backing voices during the years. They weren't 'distinct' unless you really KNEW!

[YoungGiftedandBlack]

I think THEJLG might've been referring to who made up the Andantes....correct me if I'm wrong.

[timmy841212]

The song is the gospel. RIP Marvin.

[scottbaino]

I saw his documentary and Mary Wells remarked he could not dance.

[thebottle51]

it is NOT the supremes...its the vandellas with martha reeves as the back groud group

[THEJLG]

NO IT ISN'T!

As at the end of the song FLORENCE BALLARD of The Supremes is EASILY heard! Please get your facts right! It is The Supremes with The Four Tops on backing.

[Whitepussyass]

It IS the Supremes singing background vocals.

[Jamesdavideason]

yup it is the Supremes Singing background vocals

[Individuell83]

great =)

but with background it would be better =D

[djdeitch]

The Funk`s ruled OK,.ktf.

[salzburg9]

rare but great instrumental track, thanks!

[Branner]

On the record, the Supremes (Diana, Mary and Flo), sang background. Then, the girls recorded the song themsleves, which was released in the 1980s on a compilation of unreleased stuff.

[Individuell83]

you can really hear flo on it =D

[stage7]

It is DEFINITELY the SUPREMES! You can hear 'em all. Especially FLO

AND

DIANE!

And the Four Tops!

The Supremes are ALSO on "You're A WONDERFUL ONE"!

It wasn't ALWAYS the Andantes. In THOSE days, it was whoEVER was around and who WANTED to be a part of each others' recordings! That was part of the 'fun' of it all back in the early days!

[Individuell83]

yes also like the vandellas backed some songs from marvin =D

the supremes also backed some songs from mary wells =D