Talk about someone being "robbed", one of the most under rated singers from Motown..for me, she was always a "diamond in the rough" for Motown..love her music.
OMG, I had such a crush on this gorgeous & talented young woman! Jan-Feb of '65, I loved this song, & when I saw her, I was totally in love, as it can only happen at 18 y/o. Brenda, you're gorgeous, classy, & this song will be with me forever. GBY. Wolfsky9
I had such a crush on this classy lady! What a total-babe she was, & what a masterwork, from Smokey, Spring of'65, I was 18 y/o, & just knew I'd always be young, handsome, & perfect, forever. Wolfsky9, 65 y/o
This sounds like a song Mary Wells would have done. I wonder had Mary already left Motown when this song was written ~or it could have been actually written for Mary! and they gave it to her after Mary left , I wonder??
@tedkay That's EXACTLY right!! Smokey wrote this song specifically for MARY , and it was scheduled to be Mary's very next record...the follow-up to the million-selling "MY GUY". But Mary sued Motown and left the label once she found out that Berry Gordy was going to take the money from that hit to finance and develop THE SUPREMES' career instead of her own. It was to be released as single Motown M 1061 , on July 1964...but when she left Motown, it was shelved, and given to BRENDA HOLLOWAY.
Brenda will be performing live, along with Kim Weston and The Vandellas at the 31st Annual Sunset Junction Street Fair, Santa Monica, Saturday August 27th!!
Please activate the option for mobile phones, so that this great song is also viewable on android mobile phones and especially on android tablet PCs (Youtube: "My uploaded videos - Edit - Broadcasting and Sharing Options - Syndication – Yes, make this video available on mobile phones and TV … - Save Changes").
Can you inmagine the commotion Brenda must have created at Motown when she first arrided in Detroit?, specially between the Ladies? not only was she gorgeous but had a heavenly voice. Diana must have been so jealous that forced Gordy to put her aside.
I dont really believe there is another singer like Brenda. What a beautiful and sultry voice!. And she is just Gorgeous!!! I love Diana, Gladys, Kim, Mary Wells, Cal Gill, Darlene, but Brenda, OMG.....she is just one of a kind!! I`m so in love with her
I always thought her voice may have been too big for Motown. Philly International would have been a better label for here. She has a tone that's theatrical..
I'm hooked and re-hooked too! Dam, I forgot all about Brenda Holloway! She looks mighty fine now in her 2006 video! Freda Payne, Thelma Houston on the PBS specials are true "Diva's" and they are all still performing!
Whoa, this is just amazing. I still have a Motown mix album from 1970 where she sings Every Little Bit Hurts and have always loved her voice. Now I find this one all these years later and I am re-hooked line and sinker!
just found this singer cause I love the song you can cry on my shoulder by MJ and I saw her version (don't know who's version was first) what an amazing talent yah there are alot of motown singers and probably in general record labels decide to promote one artist over the other bad decision making happens everyday
That girl in the background acts like she has a bad case of I-don't-want-to-do-this syndrome. What an imbecile,stay your ass at the house if you don't want to get into the music. What the hell is she doing??
Ohhh Brenda, How I loved this song, & did I have a crush on you! Feb., of '65, I was 18 y/o, & I played this song to death. your voice & beauty will aloways be a sweet memory for me. Wolfsky9
She was 18 when she cut this record! The best female voice at Motown, or at least tied with Gladys Knight...just listen to this song a couple times, really listen. She just disappeared off the face of the earth shortly after a couple albums, mainly due to the intense pressure she got from Berry Gordy, who was hittin' on her HEAVY, and she was just 18...Motown's first west coast singer.
@gator915 I'm not the sharpest knife in the set, but whenever I hear Gordy's name the only good things that I hear are that he was instrumental in gathering some of the best young talent in this country. Maybe someone in the company had to be an ass so that the others could make it. Lol
@calwaite could not agree with you more. brenda had one of the best voices at motown. if berry had been thinking with the head on his shoulders instead of the one down south, he would have realized this.
@alexalot23 This performance by her should be a training song for every aspiring female singer out there...if you crank it and really listen, you will be blown away by the way she glides from soft to hard to breathy to churchy and back to soft, with that voice that just makes me melt! I know it may sound ridiculous to say, but this is a masterpiece of singing, just sensational (whether or not you like the song itself). Just never could figure out why she up and disappeared, what a talent.
@calwaite I happened upon this song when cruising ytube. I didn't immediately recognize it, BUT w/in seconds I was back 45 yrs listening to a tune I absolutely adored as a 14 yr old who knew every lyric, and would sing along to it w/my transistor radio. I found myself singing aloud, again, and knowing every lyric! What a find and what a gem of a song.
@RIVERVEIW1967 When I'm Gone was released in late '64 or early '65, when I was a senior in high school. My favorite Motown vocal performance of all time...she just makes me MELT!
@calwaite she actually covered this song which was originally recorded by Mary Wells... But I prefer Brenda's version over Mary's... she exudes more emotion and her voice is just flawless!
@calwaite She didn't necessarily disappear from the scene. She was also a songwriter and fared well penning hits like "You've Made Me So Very Happy" which she recorded for Motown but which Blood Sweat & Tears took to the Top 10. Interesting that she was to feisty for Berry but then went ahead to marry a pastor and become his little wife. She should have kept on writing songs - or trying to get some of the ones Gordy held back (oh yes he did) recorded elsewhere.
@calwaite She didn't necessarily disappear from the scene. She was also a songwriter and fared well penning hits like "You've Made Me So Very Happy" which she recorded for Motown but which Blood Sweat & Tears took to the Top 10. Interesting that she was too feisty for Berry but then went ahead to marry a pastor and become his little wife. She should have kept on writing songs - or trying to get some of the ones Gordy held back (oh yes he did) recorded elsewhere.
@bobbymoya Touche. I doubt if Gordy was so overbearing that he could have scared everyone at Motown into total submission for the whole of their careers. Fire doesn't burn forever.
If he was such a tyrant everyone would have moved over to the short lived "check Mate" records. Built it up and made a success of it.. Smokey thought that he was an alright guy...I doubt if we will know if Gordy was a tyrant until enough of Motown's employees come forward.
@ekocentric Thanks for your reply. I wouldn't say Gordy was a tyrant. Just a very strategic/successful entrepeneur with a strong libido (how unusual LOL), capable of renting out his grandmother for a number one hit.
@bobbymoya I'm amazed that he handled himself as well as he did since he was nearly as young as some of his early talent. I wonder if he could have pulled it all together had he just started?
@ekocentric Barry had been around the block by 1965. He was writing for Jackie Wilson waaayyy before Motown came to being. Most of the credit has to go to Barry's sister, Anna along with the Late Harvey Fuqua.
@bobbymoya I just saw an advertisement that she had a new album out. It just amazes me to no end that these people could have had so much talent when they were teenagers!
@calwaite You are so right! I grew up in the Motown era and am ashamed to admit that I thought that this song was by Mary Wells of all people. I am going to take the time to listen to some more of Ms Holloway's songs.
@calwaite I`ve just seen your comment (after 9 months) Brenda was SOOOOOO much better that Gladys Knight. No comparison! OMG she was wonderful. I can`t understand why she never got the recognition of Diana Ross or even Martha Reeves (who I also idolize).
I always thought she was so "under-rated" in her profession..why? I am not sure, but this Lady had it all, and was so unique in her style. And most of all a very sensual Lady, with the golden voice..sometimes I feel bad for her, because she could have been so big in Motown..she always brings a sentimental tear to my eye with "Every Little Bit Hurts"..noboby will ever duplicate that song, that is Brenda"s song always!!!
Thats a good 60's performance. Most of the time the performers from back then look nervous and unsure. Brenda's looking like "yeah, i can sing...and I look good."
@gator915 You're much too assuming, thankfully for you, however, I'm courteous, what I was indicating that, you, was much too quick to rashly and wrongfully jump to conclusions was/is information lacking in the 1970s for a young person, such as myself way back when, in the 1970s (a radio listening child at a ridiculously young age) to become aware of such artists. Youtube allowed me to make such a wonderful discovery. And it was accidental, too.
thee reason tamla motown was the most important thing in my life growing up, those fri/ sat all nighters and sunday all dayers! if only we could go bach!
I had this record from my Northers Soul days in 1970 and always thought she was sounding sexy but now i have seen her for the first time, looks to match. What a stunner!
It's the truth I live an hour north of Detroit and I visit Hitsville once a year, and I am always amazed by the other artist who you see pictured there but never heard of. The Funk Brothers enough said I am a studio musician myself.
@EBGstr8Beautiful. Always great to hear from someone that has such a connection with Motown. I picked up electric bass and am just starting to get somewhere with it. My inspiration - Does anyone here need to ask who? P.S. I am aged 52!
Another great, under-rated Motown star. It's really a shame Gordy put so much effort into making a superstar of Diana Ross - talents like Brenda, Mary Wells, all the various Marvelettes, and Kim Weston really deserved much better than they got.
@OmeletteThePuppy I think Berry Gordy focused more on Diana's career because he was sleeping with her; Berry is the father of Diana's oldest daughter, Rhonda. These two let their love affair get in the way of business with other stars; that's why stars like Gladys Knight left Motown; she was hurt and felt that she was treated unfairly (just like Brenda Holloway), because of Diana.
@OmeletteThePuppy AGREE!! Diana was spoiled when she was at Motown, and these other ladies were ignored; that's why Gladys Knight left Motown, she felt that she and The Pips were thrown under the bus....unfair.
@shorty1ification If you follow timelines and charting success, you'll see why Gordy backed Ross. Mary Wells left Motown in 64, while Diana & the supremes had back to back #1 Billboard pop hits that year. Brenda had 1 real pop success in '64, though not as big as Diana. Kim's only real pop success was "It Takes Two" in '65. Bosses tend to focus on the hit makers who bring in more money. & Gladys joined Motown after Ross was already a star; it's expected she wouldn't get the same treatment.
@AnnabellaSteMarie I understand perfectly why Diana was treated the way she was along with the other ladies of Motown, but you still have to recognize people for what they have done and contributed because it makes them feel bad when you don't. Sometimes it's not all about money or fame, it's about knowing that someone remembers what you have done.
@shorty1ification I understand as well. But they were recognized, though not as some may have wished. The fact that they scored a hit record during their tenure at Motown is phenomenal! They contributed to Motown's legacy! That's something many can't say. Everyone isn't going to be a top act. Some people have that appeal, while others don't. Gordy followed those with that appeal. 'Tis life. But somebody else did appreciate their efforts - us! That's why we're watching this video.
@OmeletteThePuppy Yep, I agree; Carolyn Crawford is another Motown Legend who never has gotten the recognition which deserves...she helped to make Motown what it is too!
@OmeletteThePuppy Isn't it a shame the way that so many talented female singers were 'trashed' at the Diana
Ross alter. Let's name just a few. ; ;Brenda Holloway, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, All Marvelettes, Carolyn Crawford, etc. etc. etc. I hope Barry Enjoyed whatever he got, 'cause it sure cost the rest of us some great music!
@bjclark1017 I wonder if Diana was thrust upon us or if we just thought of her first? I bought Motown and beatles albums when they first came out in the '60's and do not remember Diana getting any more press attention. Yet I remember her better than the others...
I'd like to hear from others who are my age. I just don't know.
@ekocentric After throwing Mary Wells (who was the headline artist) under the bus, he, (for various reasons) made Diane (Earl?) Ross, his number one fixure in the Motown lineup I wasn't that impressed back then with the Supremes. The Marvellettes and The Vandella's had more singing ability and energy on-stage and since the real harmonizing girl groups like the Chantels and Shirelles were begining to fade, the Supremes became the next mega crossover group.
this song could be released right now. it can't be denied. it could slip through the cracks but if REAL music people heard it, it could not be denied. CLASSIC Smokey Robinson!
"When I'm Gone" was recorded by Mary Wells just prior to her leaving Motown. It was to be the follow-up to her #1 hit, "My Guy". After she left it was shelved. Brenda's version is better.
I agree, this is by far Brenda's song, and my all time favorite song, I love her performance of this song, no doubt, I have faith in this song completely.
I want to thank all that have enjoyed this video I was surprised at all the wonderful comments Thank you I love this track she was AWESOME!!!! And its a little personal :)
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why in hell do you losers have to always knock Diana Ross???Diana Ross' career and accomplishments speak for themselves!! Ok, now come back with that tired-assed done Florence Ballard wrong crap!!! Good f---ing grief!!
not for nothing and i wont compare the two really but i hadnt heard of her til earlier this week, and from her sound and look i can see why.. B gordy wouldnt've wanted anyone to outshine his queen. and 30 40 yrs later were seeing the vast wealth of talents motown had and for the most part didnt push, shes beutiful and sounds marvelous -tell me she couldnt lead the supremes? (srry about the typos i
Talk about someone being "robbed", one of the most under rated singers from Motown..for me, she was always a "diamond in the rough" for Motown..love her music.
billeagle51 1 day ago in playlist Favorite videos
could they have gotten a more complicated routine for the back-up dancers? Jeez!
JakBlak 2 days ago
cant beat her voice.
SuperDeluxe80 3 weeks ago
OMG, I had such a crush on this gorgeous & talented young woman! Jan-Feb of '65, I loved this song, & when I saw her, I was totally in love, as it can only happen at 18 y/o. Brenda, you're gorgeous, classy, & this song will be with me forever. GBY. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 month ago
She's absoulutely beautiful....
icaws1 1 month ago 2
Ridin' in the car with boys!!!
cookietwosweet 1 month ago
wow...beautiful voice and a beautiful woman
nonchalantd 2 months ago
She makes me happy every time...
ejcm55 2 months ago
GOD SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
schopenhaur100 2 months ago
I had such a crush on this classy lady! What a total-babe she was, & what a masterwork, from Smokey, Spring of'65, I was 18 y/o, & just knew I'd always be young, handsome, & perfect, forever. Wolfsky9, 65 y/o
Wolfsky9 2 months ago
One of my most favourite lady's of motown,what a voice she had.she should have got a lot more credit than she did.wonderful song.
brighton43 2 months ago
my all time favourite Motown artist and song !!! a real sweetheart and
every upcoming young pop singer tshould listen to this beautiful singer and song..
60fisher 2 months ago
Hot!! I am surprised this was done as late as 1965. I guessed it was 1961. Love it!
FMoran1966 3 months ago
STONE FOX
scottybroker 3 months ago
I cannot stop playing this! she looks so 'trendy' and those backing vocals are to die for too.
wonderboyjoy 3 months ago
Use to sing this one in my band It was always our fav. request..
snazzyjazzyshar 4 months ago
Go Brenda!!
Beautiful lady, voice,grace and poise. Mode of dress was modest and classy. Nowhere to be found today.
hottamalegrandma 4 months ago
WHAT an absolutely stunning lady. Very poised and lovely, sexy voice. As usual Motown wasted another great opportunity.
singlos1 5 months ago
BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!!!!
Nickie0016 5 months ago
Magic.
JET997u 6 months ago
This sounds like a song Mary Wells would have done. I wonder had Mary already left Motown when this song was written ~or it could have been actually written for Mary! and they gave it to her after Mary left , I wonder??
tedkay 6 months ago
@tedkay She did do this as well. There are two versions. Mary's is good too!
mhomer4 6 months ago
@tedkay Mary Wells did record this, but left when her contract expired ~ so Brenda got it !
BearZest 5 months ago
@tedkay That's EXACTLY right!! Smokey wrote this song specifically for MARY , and it was scheduled to be Mary's very next record...the follow-up to the million-selling "MY GUY". But Mary sued Motown and left the label once she found out that Berry Gordy was going to take the money from that hit to finance and develop THE SUPREMES' career instead of her own. It was to be released as single Motown M 1061 , on July 1964...but when she left Motown, it was shelved, and given to BRENDA HOLLOWAY.
williamg2552 2 months ago
A gorgeous soul singer with the talent that we all look back on and admire. Why do we not get this sort of talent any more?
DannyBellRacing 6 months ago
@DannyBellRacing Amen to that!
mhomer4 6 months ago
Cliff Richard - Soulicious - Songs Preview - 2011
Do You Ever - Cliff Richard & Brenda Holloway
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jailrock888 6 months ago
Brenda, you're forever, a total knock out, classy & sexy, forever. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 7 months ago
Man I would love to be there. But its a long trip from Oklahoma by wagon train. Have a great time though.
scottybroker 8 months ago
Brenda will be performing live, along with Kim Weston and The Vandellas at the 31st Annual Sunset Junction Street Fair, Santa Monica, Saturday August 27th!!
carolingianVI 8 months ago
I just updated the settings on this video so that it should be viewable on smart phones.
gator915 8 months ago
Please activate the option for mobile phones, so that this great song is also viewable on android mobile phones and especially on android tablet PCs (Youtube: "My uploaded videos - Edit - Broadcasting and Sharing Options - Syndication – Yes, make this video available on mobile phones and TV … - Save Changes").
Terascon 8 months ago
Massive at Wigan, rightly so.
jam1966ful 8 months ago
Can you inmagine the commotion Brenda must have created at Motown when she first arrided in Detroit?, specially between the Ladies? not only was she gorgeous but had a heavenly voice. Diana must have been so jealous that forced Gordy to put her aside.
carolingianVI 8 months ago
Man she is so STUNNINGLY beautiful, and what a voice! Todays so called R&B divas look pitiful by comparison.
57dogsbody 8 months ago
@57dogsbody . And just think...The beauty is more NATURAL than now.
PhyllisShepherd 6 months ago
This was a much better version of this song than Mary Wells.
colsnake331 9 months ago
gator915: I heard many years ago the the mob really ruffed him up.
radicright 9 months ago
This song sounds like Motown through everything including the kitchen sink to get a hit out of this one.
PaulGreen11 9 months ago
brenda is such an amazing talent.. sexy girl rockin the sound of motown....love her...
Swinging60sNeil 9 months ago
"then, when they hold you". I like the subtlety of the days far gone. today's music is too blatant.
radicright 10 months ago
@radicright I agree!!! However she is saying "Then when they "hurt" you/you come right back crying to me. Peace!!!!
526arh 7 months ago
I dont really believe there is another singer like Brenda. What a beautiful and sultry voice!. And she is just Gorgeous!!! I love Diana, Gladys, Kim, Mary Wells, Cal Gill, Darlene, but Brenda, OMG.....she is just one of a kind!! I`m so in love with her
carolingianVI 10 months ago
Dr Jekkyl n Mr Hyde
MrCastellamarese 10 months ago
I just love this video so much!!!!!Brenda Holloway was so great. Every Little Bit Hurts, When I`m Gone. Such star potential, but what happened?
WLASteve 10 months ago
I always thought her voice may have been too big for Motown. Philly International would have been a better label for here. She has a tone that's theatrical..
winpointmedia 11 months ago
beautiful rich voice:)
TsalagiAgvnage 11 months ago
Oh my Goddess, what a lady.
ecnalubma696969 1 year ago
BRENDA SUBLIME SORTIE TOUT DROIT DE LA TAMLA MOTOWN -65 , on aimes brenda !!
skeptyky 1 year ago
BRENDA SUBLIME SORTIE TOUT DROIT DA LA TAMLA MOTOWN -65 , on aimes brenda !!
skeptyky 1 year ago
I'm hooked and re-hooked too! Dam, I forgot all about Brenda Holloway! She looks mighty fine now in her 2006 video! Freda Payne, Thelma Houston on the PBS specials are true "Diva's" and they are all still performing!
GO GIRLS-------:)))))))))
47yesican 1 year ago
Whoa, this is just amazing. I still have a Motown mix album from 1970 where she sings Every Little Bit Hurts and have always loved her voice. Now I find this one all these years later and I am re-hooked line and sinker!
idigyoubaby 1 year ago
@calwaite Great, great song. Thanks much for the post.
@NikLefreak Brenda did a moving version of the song but I give a slight edge to my girl, Mary Wells...two amazing renditions though!
texxbee 1 year ago
just found this singer cause I love the song you can cry on my shoulder by MJ and I saw her version (don't know who's version was first) what an amazing talent yah there are alot of motown singers and probably in general record labels decide to promote one artist over the other bad decision making happens everyday
toemeraldcity 1 year ago
Her voice has such a sweet, smokey, dusty, sexy sound. Love this song!
JET997u 1 year ago 2
That girl in the background acts like she has a bad case of I-don't-want-to-do-this syndrome. What an imbecile,stay your ass at the house if you don't want to get into the music. What the hell is she doing??
ra15899550 1 year ago
qke porqueria de cosas.jajajajajaja
ixtzul1000 1 year ago
So Sultry and Sophisticated,not like a lot of these trollops today!!!
artistsixteen 1 year ago
@artistsixteen like lady gaga who everyone seems to have gone gaga over(?) just a stylized robot
toemeraldcity 1 year ago 2
Amy Winehouse can't touch Brenda Holloway with a ten foot pole!!
TheZunigal 1 year ago
great!!! I play it over and over again
leadvoice1 1 year ago
She puts the shame on anyone who stepped up to the mike on American Idol.
jayne2357 1 year ago
What a song!
JET997u 1 year ago
Great voice! Love those days..........nothing like them! Takes me back to the 60's!
TUBS1947 1 year ago
too many superlatives about Brenda to count.
but the dancers are sexy too; their moves perfect for the song.
speedoflite1 1 year ago
LOVE IT
SOULINTEGRITY 1 year ago
Hypnotically classy as any song can be. a lovingly, heavenly, dream!
speedoflite1 1 year ago
I love Mary Wells, but this version is a lot more layered and emotional.
nestafan70 1 year ago
Was there a better voice @ Motown - simple answer is NO!!
42McCool 1 year ago
Shows Brenda's star quality voice and stage presence; James Jamerson's clever bassline and Smokey's great lyrical ability.
OMG, I feel the lady dancers are sexy too, and their moves are perfect for the song.
speedoflite1 1 year ago
Ohhh Brenda, How I loved this song, & did I have a crush on you! Feb., of '65, I was 18 y/o, & I played this song to death. your voice & beauty will aloways be a sweet memory for me. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago 2
She looks damn good in that cat suit!
behdoc 1 year ago
What a classy voice!!! Memorable hit!!!
speedoflite1 1 year ago 11
Dunsbys Mod tune circa 1989
tubby61 1 year ago
She was 18 when she cut this record! The best female voice at Motown, or at least tied with Gladys Knight...just listen to this song a couple times, really listen. She just disappeared off the face of the earth shortly after a couple albums, mainly due to the intense pressure she got from Berry Gordy, who was hittin' on her HEAVY, and she was just 18...Motown's first west coast singer.
calwaite 1 year ago 13
@calwaite I never realized he was such a pig.
gator915 1 year ago
@gator915 I'm not the sharpest knife in the set, but whenever I hear Gordy's name the only good things that I hear are that he was instrumental in gathering some of the best young talent in this country. Maybe someone in the company had to be an ass so that the others could make it. Lol
ekocentric 11 months ago
@calwaite could not agree with you more. brenda had one of the best voices at motown. if berry had been thinking with the head on his shoulders instead of the one down south, he would have realized this.
alexalot23 1 year ago
@alexalot23 This performance by her should be a training song for every aspiring female singer out there...if you crank it and really listen, you will be blown away by the way she glides from soft to hard to breathy to churchy and back to soft, with that voice that just makes me melt! I know it may sound ridiculous to say, but this is a masterpiece of singing, just sensational (whether or not you like the song itself). Just never could figure out why she up and disappeared, what a talent.
calwaite 1 year ago
@calwaite I happened upon this song when cruising ytube. I didn't immediately recognize it, BUT w/in seconds I was back 45 yrs listening to a tune I absolutely adored as a 14 yr old who knew every lyric, and would sing along to it w/my transistor radio. I found myself singing aloud, again, and knowing every lyric! What a find and what a gem of a song.
kdd3051 1 year ago
@calwaite Oh Really?!!! So DR wasn't the only one.....real sleazy guy!
nutothis1 1 year ago
@calwaite what year this song came out
RIVERVEIW1967 1 year ago
@RIVERVEIW1967 When I'm Gone was released in late '64 or early '65, when I was a senior in high school. My favorite Motown vocal performance of all time...she just makes me MELT!
calwaite 1 year ago
@calwaite she actually covered this song which was originally recorded by Mary Wells... But I prefer Brenda's version over Mary's... she exudes more emotion and her voice is just flawless!
NikLeFreak 1 year ago
@calwaite She's Great.
teendude16 1 year ago
@calwaite She didn't necessarily disappear from the scene. She was also a songwriter and fared well penning hits like "You've Made Me So Very Happy" which she recorded for Motown but which Blood Sweat & Tears took to the Top 10. Interesting that she was to feisty for Berry but then went ahead to marry a pastor and become his little wife. She should have kept on writing songs - or trying to get some of the ones Gordy held back (oh yes he did) recorded elsewhere.
bobbymoya 1 year ago
@calwaite She didn't necessarily disappear from the scene. She was also a songwriter and fared well penning hits like "You've Made Me So Very Happy" which she recorded for Motown but which Blood Sweat & Tears took to the Top 10. Interesting that she was too feisty for Berry but then went ahead to marry a pastor and become his little wife. She should have kept on writing songs - or trying to get some of the ones Gordy held back (oh yes he did) recorded elsewhere.
bobbymoya 1 year ago
@bobbymoya Touche. I doubt if Gordy was so overbearing that he could have scared everyone at Motown into total submission for the whole of their careers. Fire doesn't burn forever.
If he was such a tyrant everyone would have moved over to the short lived "check Mate" records. Built it up and made a success of it.. Smokey thought that he was an alright guy...I doubt if we will know if Gordy was a tyrant until enough of Motown's employees come forward.
ekocentric 11 months ago
@ekocentric Thanks for your reply. I wouldn't say Gordy was a tyrant. Just a very strategic/successful entrepeneur with a strong libido (how unusual LOL), capable of renting out his grandmother for a number one hit.
bobbymoya 10 months ago
@bobbymoya I'm amazed that he handled himself as well as he did since he was nearly as young as some of his early talent. I wonder if he could have pulled it all together had he just started?
ekocentric 10 months ago
@ekocentric Barry had been around the block by 1965. He was writing for Jackie Wilson waaayyy before Motown came to being. Most of the credit has to go to Barry's sister, Anna along with the Late Harvey Fuqua.
Yeah he was a Ho..but what of it?
colsnake331 9 months ago
@bobbymoya I just saw an advertisement that she had a new album out. It just amazes me to no end that these people could have had so much talent when they were teenagers!
ekocentric 10 months ago
@calwaite You are so right! I grew up in the Motown era and am ashamed to admit that I thought that this song was by Mary Wells of all people. I am going to take the time to listen to some more of Ms Holloway's songs.
ekocentric 11 months ago
@calwaite I`ve just seen your comment (after 9 months) Brenda was SOOOOOO much better that Gladys Knight. No comparison! OMG she was wonderful. I can`t understand why she never got the recognition of Diana Ross or even Martha Reeves (who I also idolize).
WLASteve 10 months ago
@calwaite I think that I heard that she has a new album out or coming soon.
ekocentric 9 months ago
LOVE BRENDA HOLLOWAY!!! She's STILL GOT IT going on!!! Love to work with her, she's EXCEPTIONAL!!! MORE LOVE!
molinmusic 1 year ago
I love this!
MamasAngelGirl 1 year ago
I always thought she was so "under-rated" in her profession..why? I am not sure, but this Lady had it all, and was so unique in her style. And most of all a very sensual Lady, with the golden voice..sometimes I feel bad for her, because she could have been so big in Motown..she always brings a sentimental tear to my eye with "Every Little Bit Hurts"..noboby will ever duplicate that song, that is Brenda"s song always!!!
billeagle51 1 year ago 2
Thats a good 60's performance. Most of the time the performers from back then look nervous and unsure. Brenda's looking like "yeah, i can sing...and I look good."
soulsista1220 1 year ago
when we were small we knew these songs word 4 word and each and every note as we grew older these songs became part of our lives Prince EL rashid
flybort2085 1 year ago
Another one I've never heard about. Lousy 70s media information.
Khultan 1 year ago
@Khultan Its 60s not 70s. For more information, consider searching the internet. That's what its for.
gator915 1 year ago
@gator915 You're much too assuming, thankfully for you, however, I'm courteous, what I was indicating that, you, was much too quick to rashly and wrongfully jump to conclusions was/is information lacking in the 1970s for a young person, such as myself way back when, in the 1970s (a radio listening child at a ridiculously young age) to become aware of such artists. Youtube allowed me to make such a wonderful discovery. And it was accidental, too.
Khultan 1 year ago
@Khultan My apologies for jumping to conclusions.
gator915 1 year ago
@gator915 I am also forgiving. I accept.
Khultan 1 year ago
just a fabulous song.....great voice..so underrated...one of my favorites....and Smokey wrote it too
bufb 1 year ago
@bufb i didn't know smokey wrote this sweet song. it is one of my faves ever
bertiejr 1 year ago
combine this hot sister's sweet sexy voice with a hot tune and lyrics such as this and what you have is one of my all-time favorite hits!
mmangum4444 1 year ago
I've never seen anybody be so happy while singing about being abused.
nyrichiek 1 year ago
Love this song. She was the first female singer to have a contract with motown records.
missmariabomb 1 year ago
Ohhhhh Brenda, I had sucH A CRUSH ON YOU BACK IN THE DAY!! You were beautiful, classy, sexy, & oh what a voice! GBY Brenda, Forever. Wolfsky9
Wolfsky9 1 year ago
What a voice and a beautiful Lady!!
billeagle51 1 year ago
What a awesome voice! Great song! This video has amazing energy that centers around Brenda Halloway. What a voice and spirit!
ragsmoody 1 year ago
also hear Mary Wells singing original 1965 version of this song
brasil33 1 year ago
beautifulx
lfc1892 1 year ago
Sexy, beautiful woman. This song is hot and she sings it so smooth and sexy.
Donace007 1 year ago
beautiful!!!
lilmisscrys06 1 year ago
thee reason tamla motown was the most important thing in my life growing up, those fri/ sat all nighters and sunday all dayers! if only we could go bach!
trasime 1 year ago
OUAOUH, as we French people say. Love toyou all, and you, beautiful-issime Brenda H
hfoubleu 1 year ago
wigan ,,, northern soul,, coast to coast ..classic
urchin76 2 years ago
I had this record from my Northers Soul days in 1970 and always thought she was sounding sexy but now i have seen her for the first time, looks to match. What a stunner!
AliceeHeywoood 2 years ago
Don't you just love good music...and Classy Singers?
dogsbreath101 2 years ago
A Goddess! X
dogsbreath101 2 years ago 2
Still Loving It ... The Best =) Xlnt post
ELRANDY11 2 years ago
I'm with you ELRANDY!....I keep coming back to this one....fantastic! ♥
souldiegirl 2 years ago
Motown top female performer and Beautifulllll she should received the backing that she deserved from M-town
eqagj 2 years ago 2
@eqagj Don't even get me started on people not being backed by Motown. Your comment is right on the money! God bless!
StanBennet 2 years ago
It's the truth I live an hour north of Detroit and I visit Hitsville once a year, and I am always amazed by the other artist who you see pictured there but never heard of. The Funk Brothers enough said I am a studio musician myself.
EBGstr8Beautiful 2 years ago
@EBGstr8Beautiful. Always great to hear from someone that has such a connection with Motown. I picked up electric bass and am just starting to get somewhere with it. My inspiration - Does anyone here need to ask who? P.S. I am aged 52!
SteveArpo 2 years ago
behdoc, I hear you. Brenda is great but I think Mary Wells aced her on this track too.
texxbee 2 years ago
Another great, under-rated Motown star. It's really a shame Gordy put so much effort into making a superstar of Diana Ross - talents like Brenda, Mary Wells, all the various Marvelettes, and Kim Weston really deserved much better than they got.
OmeletteThePuppy 2 years ago 24
@OmeletteThePuppy....i totally agree with you !!
dontluvme 1 year ago
@OmeletteThePuppy Got that right! This "Lady" was a class act..she is just pure Gold!!
billeagle51 1 year ago 2
@OmeletteThePuppy I think Berry Gordy focused more on Diana's career because he was sleeping with her; Berry is the father of Diana's oldest daughter, Rhonda. These two let their love affair get in the way of business with other stars; that's why stars like Gladys Knight left Motown; she was hurt and felt that she was treated unfairly (just like Brenda Holloway), because of Diana.
shorty1ification 1 year ago
@OmeletteThePuppy AGREE!! Diana was spoiled when she was at Motown, and these other ladies were ignored; that's why Gladys Knight left Motown, she felt that she and The Pips were thrown under the bus....unfair.
shorty1ification 1 year ago
@shorty1ification If you follow timelines and charting success, you'll see why Gordy backed Ross. Mary Wells left Motown in 64, while Diana & the supremes had back to back #1 Billboard pop hits that year. Brenda had 1 real pop success in '64, though not as big as Diana. Kim's only real pop success was "It Takes Two" in '65. Bosses tend to focus on the hit makers who bring in more money. & Gladys joined Motown after Ross was already a star; it's expected she wouldn't get the same treatment.
AnnabellaSteMarie 1 year ago
@AnnabellaSteMarie I understand perfectly why Diana was treated the way she was along with the other ladies of Motown, but you still have to recognize people for what they have done and contributed because it makes them feel bad when you don't. Sometimes it's not all about money or fame, it's about knowing that someone remembers what you have done.
shorty1ification 1 year ago
@shorty1ification I understand as well. But they were recognized, though not as some may have wished. The fact that they scored a hit record during their tenure at Motown is phenomenal! They contributed to Motown's legacy! That's something many can't say. Everyone isn't going to be a top act. Some people have that appeal, while others don't. Gordy followed those with that appeal. 'Tis life. But somebody else did appreciate their efforts - us! That's why we're watching this video.
AnnabellaSteMarie 1 year ago
@OmeletteThePuppy Yep, I agree; Carolyn Crawford is another Motown Legend who never has gotten the recognition which deserves...she helped to make Motown what it is too!
shorty1ification 1 year ago
@OmeletteThePuppy I totally agree. I loved all the ladies you mentioned. Good to know there's somebody else out there with taste.
rscharles1 1 year ago
@OmeletteThePuppy Isn't it a shame the way that so many talented female singers were 'trashed' at the Diana
Ross alter. Let's name just a few. ; ;Brenda Holloway, Mary Wells, Martha Reeves, All Marvelettes, Carolyn Crawford, etc. etc. etc. I hope Barry Enjoyed whatever he got, 'cause it sure cost the rest of us some great music!
bjclark1017 1 year ago
@bjclark1017 I wonder if Diana was thrust upon us or if we just thought of her first? I bought Motown and beatles albums when they first came out in the '60's and do not remember Diana getting any more press attention. Yet I remember her better than the others...
I'd like to hear from others who are my age. I just don't know.
ekocentric 11 months ago
@ekocentric After throwing Mary Wells (who was the headline artist) under the bus, he, (for various reasons) made Diane (Earl?) Ross, his number one fixure in the Motown lineup I wasn't that impressed back then with the Supremes. The Marvellettes and The Vandella's had more singing ability and energy on-stage and since the real harmonizing girl groups like the Chantels and Shirelles were begining to fade, the Supremes became the next mega crossover group.
colsnake331 9 months ago
@colsnake331 Even though I grew up in the 60's and early '70's I was not aware that Flo had been the Supremes original lead.
She and Diane's voices were polar opposites but there should have been enough room for both of them to sing lead....
The Marvellettes were obviously not given the credit that they should have been given. I agree with you. They had many hits and were a great group.
ekocentric 9 months ago
Oldie but goldie ! !
bellaheike 2 years ago
mod tune
tubby61 2 years ago
my god i remember this when i was 8 yrs old! never new who sang it thankyou very much!!!
georgios895 2 years ago
She is simply gorgeous
1980Triumph 2 years ago 5
Beautiful voice, and a great trip back to the 60s with this one.
cableye 2 years ago
Still # Uno ... Such Talent and Beauty =)Excellent
ELRANDY11 2 years ago 2
at 42 I thought I was too old to have a jones, but lawd have mercy. This woman is sexy!
ccth22 2 years ago 16
@ccth22 LOL!!!
shorty1ification 1 year ago
@ccth22 Did you know that the 40s is the actual 'prime' of one's life. : )
9876543217303 1 year ago
@9876543217303 Yeah and if I keep looking at this woman and her videos, I'll stay primed!
ccth22 1 year ago
I use to brag that no woman could ever get my paycheck, now I realize I was wrong!
ccth22 2 years ago 5
This is Brenda's song all day and all night and forever more. What a classic for her! Her version is incredible! Go Brenda!
Abinidad2 2 years ago 6
Writen by Smokey Robinson
wreth2 2 years ago 2
If this song had been released 2 years sooner, it would have top all charts
wreth2 2 years ago
this song could be released right now. it can't be denied. it could slip through the cracks but if REAL music people heard it, it could not be denied. CLASSIC Smokey Robinson!
kirkg811 2 years ago
"When I'm Gone" was recorded by Mary Wells just prior to her leaving Motown. It was to be the follow-up to her #1 hit, "My Guy". After she left it was shelved. Brenda's version is better.
RecordsOrama 2 years ago
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9876543217303 2 years ago
I love Brenda's version but I prefer Mary's
behdoc 2 years ago
I agree, this is by far Brenda's song, and my all time favorite song, I love her performance of this song, no doubt, I have faith in this song completely.
cdsouthsidec1 2 years ago 2
She had it all.
plutocycle 2 years ago 3
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9876543217303 2 years ago
Bravo thanks for Memory Lane this has made my day.A+
jo22338601 2 years ago
I want to thank all that have enjoyed this video I was surprised at all the wonderful comments Thank you I love this track she was AWESOME!!!! And its a little personal :)
cathejay 2 years ago
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9876543217303 2 years ago
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why in hell do you losers have to always knock Diana Ross???Diana Ross' career and accomplishments speak for themselves!! Ok, now come back with that tired-assed done Florence Ballard wrong crap!!! Good f---ing grief!!
crut5 2 years ago
Of course somebody had 2 compare this queen with another queen(Diana) just like the young ones always have 2 be compared 2 Beyonce,its sooo tired!!!
iluvrachellef 2 years ago 2
not for nothing and i wont compare the two really but i hadnt heard of her til earlier this week, and from her sound and look i can see why.. B gordy wouldnt've wanted anyone to outshine his queen. and 30 40 yrs later were seeing the vast wealth of talents motown had and for the most part didnt push, shes beutiful and sounds marvelous -tell me she couldnt lead the supremes? (srry about the typos i