Watchout!
Watchout! | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Martha and the Vandellas | ||||
Released | November 16, 1966 | |||
Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1964-1966 | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
Producer |
William "Mickey" Stevenson Holland–Dozier–Holland Harvey Fuqua Smokey Robinson | |||
Martha and the Vandellas chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Watchout! | ||||
|
Watchout! is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. The album featured the hit singles, "I'm Ready for Love" and "Jimmy Mack" and the ballad single, "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love?" This was one of the last albums by the girls to feature songs from Holland, Dozier, Holland, who the following year would leave Motown, as was with William "Mickey" Stevenson, the man who helped put the group on the musical map. The title of the album "Watchout!" was derived from a song featured on the flip-side of their hit single "My Baby Loves Me" (released earlier in 1966) entitled "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" (never released on an album). That song featured a chorus from the Vandellas which warned to "Watchout!" for "other girls" who could steal your man.
Track listing
Side 1
- "I'm Ready for Love" (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
- "One Way Out" (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
- "Jimmy Mack" (Holland/Dozier/Holland)
- "Let This Day Be" (Wilson)
- "Keep It Up" (Robinson)
- "Happiness Is Guaranteed" (Hunter/Lewis/Lewis Kay)
Side 2
- "I'll Follow You" (Bristol/Fuqua)
- "No More Tearstained Make Up" (Robinson)
- "Go Ahead and Laugh" (Hunter/Stevenson)
- "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?" (Moy/Stevenson)
- "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone" (Dean/Witherspoon)
- "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" (Hunter)
Personnel
- Martha Reeves — lead vocals
- Rosalind Ashford — backing vocals (except on "Let This Day Be")
- Betty Kelly — backing vocals (except "Let This Day Be")
- Annette Beard — backing vocals on "Jimmy Mack" (album version)
- The Andantes — backing vocals on "I'm Ready For Love", "Let This Day Be", and "Happiness is Guaranteed"; additional background vocals on "Jimmy Mack" and "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"
- The Spinners — backing vocals on "I'll Follow You"
- The Funk Brothers — instrumentation