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I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin' by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Artist Biography For Martha Reeves & The Vandellas


Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Were One Of The Most Successful Groups In The Motown Roster During The 1960s And Fully Active From 1960 To Present Performing At Various Times Doo-Wop Pop Rock And Roll And Soul. The Label's Second Most-Successful All-Female Singing Group After The Supremes Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Were Known For A Churchier More Southern-Styled Soul Than The Supremes As Typified In Motown Hits Such As " Love Is Like A Heat Wave" "Jimmy Mack" "I'm Ready For Love" "My Baby Loves Me" "Nowhere To Run" And Their Signature Song "Dancing In The Street". The Group Had Its Origins In Detroit Michigan In 1957 And Had Initially Gone By The Name The Del-Phis. It Originally Was A Quartet Comprising Childhood Friends Martha Reeves Rosalind Ashford Annette Beard And Original Lead Singer Gloria Williams. Williams Left After A Failed Single On The Checkmate Label Leaving The Quartet As A Trio. They Changed Their Name To The Vells Signing A Deal With Motown's Mel-O-Dy Label And Singing Background For Established Motown Performers Such As Mary Wells And Marvin Gaye Before Signing A New Deal With Motown's Gordy Label On September 21 1962 After Which The Group Changed Its Name To Martha And The Vandellas. In 1964 The Vandellas' Lineup Changed With Betty Kelley Replacing Sterling. In 1967 Kelley Was Fired And Was Replaced By Martha's Younger Sister Sandra "Lois" Reeves. In 1969 Ashford Was Also Fired And Replaced By Sandra Tilley. The Lineup Of The Reeves Sisters And Tilley Continued After Martha's Return From An Institution After Suffering A Nervous Breakdown. The Group Disbanded Following A Farewell Concert Held At Detroit's Cobo Hall On December 21 1972. However Reeves Still Performs With Sister Lois And Another Reeves Sister Delphine.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'

"I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'" Is A 1968 Funk-Soul Single By Motown Girl Group Martha And The Vandellas Credited As Martha Reeves & The Vandellas . It's Notable For Featuring Background Vocals By The Andantes Who Had Been In A Succession Of Vandellas Singles Since "My Baby Loves Me" And Syreeta Wright Who Had Recently Signed To The Motown Label And Was Dating Motown Artist Stevie Wonder At The Time. The Song Talked About How One Woman's Musician Boyfriend Leaving Her With Questions About How He Was Running Off Without Giving The Woman A Hint Of What He Was Exactly Doing. Reeves Would Later Say That The Reason Why The Chorus Was Sung By Wright And Not By Reeves Was Because She And The Vandellas Had A Touring Schedule That Did Not Allowed Her To Re-Record The Chorus Which Had Been Changed With Different Music. The Original Recording Circulates Among Collectors But Reeves Can Be Heard Singing The New Chorus With Wright And The Andantes In The End Of The Song On The Mix That Was Finally Released. "I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin" Was Covered In A Version By Tina Charles In 1976 Which Failed To Make The Charts And Another Version Was Later Recorded By The Beatmasters With Betty Boo And Reached Number 7 In The UK Charts In 1989. Credits Lead Vocals By Martha Reeves Additional Lead Vocals By Syreeta Wright On The Chorus Background Vocals By The Andantes Marlene Barrow Jackie Hicks And Louvain Demps Written By Deke Richards & Debbie Dean Produced By Deke Richards

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