Martha and the Vandellas version Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas song)




1 martha , vandellas version

1.1 background
1.2 personnel
1.3 chart performance





martha , vandellas version
background

heat wave 1 of many songs written , produced holland–dozier–holland songwriting , producing team. second hit collaboration between martha , vandellas , team, first being come , these memories . lyrics of heat wave feature song s narrator singing guy has heart burning desire , going insane on feeling of love, , asking, way love s supposed be? song referred (love a) heat wave , title on label of original 1963 single heat wave .


produced , composed gospel backbeat, jazz overtones and, doo-wop call , responsive vocals, heat wave 1 of first songs exemplify style of music later termed motown sound . single breakthrough hit, peaking @ number 4 on billboard hot 100, , @ number 1 on billboard r&b singles chart. garnered group s grammy award nomination best rhythm , blues recording 1964, making vandellas first motown group ever receive grammy award nomination.


some versions of song have radio edit cuts out repetition of ending of instrumental portion of song, in 1 key, featuring repeated saxophone , electric piano portion. in version issued on compilation gold, instrumental extended ending portion, includes reeves singing more ad-libs while group mates continue sing word burning repeatedly.


the martha , vandellas version featured in 1970 film boys in band, in scene in several of characters perform impromptu line dance recording. success of heat wave helped popularize both martha , vandellas , holland-dozier-holland, while cementing motown strong musical force.


in 2007 dvd entitled lovin spoonful john sebastian – believe in magic , author sebastian illustrates how sped three-chord intro heat wave come intro believe in magic .


billboard named song #12 on list of 100 greatest girl group songs of time.


personnel

lead vocals – martha reeves
background vocals – rosalind ashford , annette beard
produced brian holland , lamont dozier
written brian holland, lamont dozier , edward holland, jr.
instrumentation funk brothers:

richard pistol allen – drums
james jamerson – double bass
joe hunter – piano
robert white – guitar
eddie willis – guitar
andrew mike terry – saxophone solo



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