Martha and the Vandellas discography
This is a listing of all the singles and albums released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Twelve of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the US while 22 singles registered on the Top 40 of the US R&B chart, 2 of which went to #1 on the chart. Six of the singles were Top 10 pop singles while 10 were Top 10 R&B singles. Of all the songs they released, 25 of their singles were Hot 100 pop singles with 26 registering on the Hot 100 R&B singles chart.
| Martha and the Vandellas discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 29 |
Albums
All Martha and the Vandellas albums released on the Motown subsidiary Gordy.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1963 | Come and Get These Memories | — |
| Heat Wave | 125 | |
| 1965 | Dance Party | 139 |
| 1966 | Watchout! | 116 |
| Martha and the Vandellas' Greatest Hits | 50 | |
| 1967 | Martha and the Vandellas Live! | 144 |
| 1968 | Ridin' High | 167 |
| 1969 | Sugar 'n' Spice | — |
| 1970 | Natural Resources | — |
| 1972 | Black Magic | 146 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Compilation albums
All Motown releases:
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
| 1974 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 |
| 1986 | Anthology |
| 1993 | Live Wire: The Singles (1962-1972) |
| 1998 | The Ultimate Collection |
| 1999 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Martha and the Vandellas |
| 2005 | Spellbound: Motown Lost & Found (1962-1972) |
| 2006 | Gold: Martha Reeves & the Vandellas |
Singles
The Del-Phis
- 1961: "I'll Let You Know"1/"It Takes Two"1 (Checkmate)
The Vells
- 1962: "There He Is (At My Door)"1/"You'll Never Cherish A Love So True"1 (Mel-O-Dy)
Martha and the Vandellas
The following singles were all released under Motown's Gordy label.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB Pop | R&B | UK[1] | |||
| 1962 | "I'll Have to Let Him Go"/ "My Baby Won't Come Back" |
— | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | "Come and Get These Memories"/ "Jealous Lover" |
29 | 20 | 6 | — | |
| "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave"/ "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" |
4 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
| "Quicksand"/ "Darling, I Hum Our Song" |
8 | 14 | 7* | — | ||
| 1964 | "Live Wire"/ "Old Love (Let's Try Again)" |
42 | 34 | 11* | — | |
| "In My Lonely Room"/ "A Tear for the Girl" |
44 | 52 | 6* | — | ||
| "Dancing in the Street"/ "There He Is (At My Door)" |
2 | 4 | 8* | 4 |
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| "Wild One"/ "Dancing Slow" |
34 | 31 | 11* | — | ||
| 1965 | "Nowhere to Run"/ "Motoring" |
8 | 9 | 5 | 26 | |
| "You've Been in Love Too Long"/ "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" |
36/ 70 |
57/ 80 |
25/ 22 |
— | ||
| 1966 | "My Baby Loves Me"2/ "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" |
22 | 23 | 3 | — | |
| "What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love"/ "Go Ahead and Laugh" |
71 | 68 | — | — | ||
| "I'm Ready for Love"/ "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" |
9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1967 | "Jimmy Mack"/ "Third Finger, Left Hand" |
10 | 6 | 1 | 21 | |
| "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"/ "One Way Out" |
25 | 27 | 14 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB Pop | R&B | UK[1] | ||
| 1967 | "Honey Chile"/ "Show Me the Way" |
11 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 1968 | "I Promise to Wait My Love"/ "Forget Me Not" |
62/ 93 |
37/ — |
36/ — |
—/ 11 |
| "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing"/ "I Tried" |
42 | 40 | 24 | — | |
| "Sweet Darlin'"/ "Without You" |
80 | 86 | 45 | N/R | |
| 1969 | "(We've Got) Honey Love"/ "I'm in Love (And I Know It)" |
56 | 57 | 27 | N/R |
| "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)"/ "Heartless" |
1023 | 86 | 44 | N/R | |
| 1970 | "I Should Be Proud"/ "Love, Guess Who" |
— | — | — | N/R |
| "I Gotta Let You Go"/ "You're the Loser Now" |
93 | 83 | 43 | N/R | |
| 1971 | "Bless You"/ "Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke" |
53 | 44 | 29 | 33 |
| "In and Out of My Life"/ "Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile" |
1024 | 70 | 22 | N/R | |
| 1972 | "Tear It On Down"/ "I Want You Back" |
1035 | — | 37 | N/R |
| 1973 | "No One There"/ "(I've Given You) The Best Years Of My Love" |
N/R | N/R | N/R | — |
| 1973 | "Baby Don't Leave Me"/ "I Won't Be the Fool I've Been Again" |
N/R | N/R | N/R | N/R |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
- There was no Billboard R&B Singles Chart from November 1963 to January 1965. The R&B chart numbers from that period come from Cash Box magazine, a Billboard competitor at the time.
- 1The lead vocals on those songs were by Gloria Williams
- 2 The song featured background vocals by the Four Tops and The Andantes
- 3"Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" peaked at number four on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1969
- 4"In and Out of My Life" peaked at number two on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1972
- 5"Tear It On Down" peaked at number three on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1972
N/R = Not released
References
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 457. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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