Dont Leave Me (Instrumental) – Holland & Dozier
Another blessed 45 find in the the garage! From Wiki:The trio came together at Motown Records. Eddie Holland, in fact, had been working with Motown founder Berry Gordy prior to that label being formed; his 1958 Mercury single “You” was one of the earliest Gordy productions. Later, Eddie Holland had a career as a Motown recording artist, scoring a US top 30 hit in 1961 with “Jamie”. Eddie’s brother Brian Holland was a Motown staff songwriter who also tasted success in 1961, being a co-composer of The Marvelettes’ US #1 “Please Mr. Postman”. Dozier had been a recording artist for a few different labels in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the Anna label (owned by Berry Gordy’s sister) and Motown subsidiary Mel-o-dy. The three came together to create material for themselves and other artists, but soon found they preferred being writer/producers to being performers. (especially Eddie, who suffered from stage fright and retired from performing in 1964.) They ended up writing and producing dozens and dozens of songs recorded by artists on contract to Motown Records, including 25 Number 1 hit singles such as “(Love is Like a) Heat Wave” for Martha & the Vandellas and “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” for Marvin Gaye. Their most celebrated productions were probably the singles they created for The Four Tops and The Supremes, including ten out of The Supremes’ 12 US #1 singles, such as “Baby Love”, “Stop! In the Name of Love”, and “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”. In 1967 …
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