Martha and the Vandellas discography
| Martha and the Vandellas discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 29 |
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 twenty-two singles registered on the Top 40 of the US R&B chart, two of which went to #1 on the chart. Six of the singles were Top 10 pop singles while ten were Top 10 R&B singles. Of all the songs they released, twenty-five of their singles were Hot 100 pop singles with twenty-six registering on the Hot 100 R&B singles chart.
Singles
Martha Reeves sings lead on all listed songs except where indicated.
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 | Song title | US pop chart | US R&B chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "I'll Have To Let Him Go"/ "My Baby Won't Come Back" |
- | - | - |
| 1963 | "Come and Get These Memories"/ "Jealous Love" |
29 | 6 | - |
| "(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"/ "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" |
4 | 1 | - | |
| "Quicksand"/ "Darling, I Hum Our Song" |
8 | 7* | - | |
| 1964 | "Live Wire"/ "Old Love (Let's Try Again)" |
42 | 11* | - |
| "In My Lonely Room"/ "A Tear for the Girl" |
44 | 6* | - | |
| "Dancing in the Street"/ "There He Is (At My Door)" |
2 | 8* | 4 | |
| "Wild One"/ "Dancing Slow" |
34 | 11* | - | |
| 1965 | "Nowhere to Run"/ "Motoring" |
8 | 5 | 26 |
| "You've Been in Love Too Long" "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" |
36/ 70 |
25/ 22 |
- | |
| 1966 | "My Baby Loves Me"2/ "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" |
22 | 3 | - |
| "What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love"/ "Go Ahead and Laugh" |
71 | - | - | |
| "I'm Ready for Love"/ "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" |
9 | 2 | 29 | |
| 1967 | "Jimmy Mack"/ "Third Finger, Left Hand" |
10 | 1 | 21 |
| "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"/ "One Way Out" |
25 | 14 | 55 |
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
| Year | Song title | US pop chart | US R&B chart | UK pop chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Honey Chile"/ "Show Me the Way" |
11 | 5 | 30 |
| 1968 | "I Promise To Wait My Love"/ "Forget Me Not" |
62/ 93 |
36 | 55/ 11 |
| "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing"/ "I Tried" |
42 | 24 | - | |
| "Sweet Darlin'"/ "Without You" |
80 | 45 | - | |
| 1969 | "(We've Got) Honey Love"/ "I'm in Love (And I Know It)" |
56 | 27 | - |
| "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)"/ "Heartless" |
1023 | 44 | - | |
| 1970 | "I Should Be Proud"/ "Love, Guess Who" |
80 | 45 | - |
| "I Gotta Let You Go"/ "You're the Loser Now" |
93 | 43 | - | |
| 1971 | "Bless You"/ "Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke" |
53 | 29 | 33 |
| "In and Out of My Life"/ "Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile" |
1024 | 22 | - | |
| 1972 | "Tear It On Down"/ "I Want You Back" |
1035 | 37 | - |
| 1973 | "Baby Don't Leave Me"/ "I Won't Be the Fool I've Been Again" |
- | - | - |
- There was no Billboard R&B Singles Chart from November 1963 to January 1965. The R&B chart numbers from that period come from Cashbox magazine, a Billboard competitor at the time.
- 1The lead vocals on those songs were by Gloria Williamson
- 2 The song featured background vocals by The Four Tops and The Andantes
- 3"Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" peaked at number two 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
Albums
Motown releases
All Martha & the Vandellas albums released on the Motown subsidiary Gordy.
- 1963: Come and Get These Memories
- 1963: Heat Wave US: #125
- 1965: Dance Party US: #139
- 1966: Watchout! US: #116
- 1966: Martha and the Vandellas' Greatest Hits US: #50
- 1967: Martha and the Vandellas Live! US: #144
- 1968: Ridin' High US: #167
- 1969: Sugar 'n' Spice
- 1970: Natural Resources
- 1972: Black Magic
Compilations
- All Motown releases
- 1993: Live Wire: The Singles (1962-1972)
- 1998: The Ultimate Collection
- 1999: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Martha & the Vandellas
- 2005: Spellbound: Motown Lost & Found (1962-1972)
- 2006: Gold: Martha Reeves & the Vandellas
- "Universal Masters Collection"