I enjoyed dancing to this as a teenager and later when i worked at saks fifth avenue had the honor of helping martha reeves. Quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms youre like quicksand sinking me deeper in love with you the more i fight it, the deeper in love i get each time you hold me i. Blu and exiles blu colla workers sample of martha and. Black magic is a soul album released by martha reeves and the vandellas on the gordy label in 1972. Reeves, singing hits like dancing in the streets, quicksand and.
We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Blu colla workers by blu and exile sampled martha and the vandellass quicksand. This is a listing of all the singles and albums released by motown girl group martha and the vandellas. In 1994, reeves also published a memoir, dancing in the streets. Quicksand is a 1963 souldance single by motown girl group martha and the vandellas. Their biggest hits, including heat wave, dancing in the street, and nowhere to run, remain among the most potent and enduring dance records of the era. Watch the video for quicksand from martha and the vandellas s greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of martha and the vandellas. Crisp, resounding handclaps, a bangin tambourine, and a supergluetight backbeat propel. G bb cm dm gm f c eb d chords for martha and the vandellas quicksand my extended version.
Martha and the vandellas lyrics 43 song lyrics sorted by album, including dancing in the street, nowhere to run, love is like a heat wave. Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh youre like quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms yo. Martha and the vandellas were responsible for some of the best dance music of the 1960s. The album is significant for featuring the groups biggest hit of the decade with the jackson 5esque bless you. It is the last studio album issued by the group after ten years with the label. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Reeves also continued as a solo artist, and in addition performed with a vandellas unit consisting of lois and a third sister, delphine. Quicksand live wire in my lonely room ill have to let him go on this one, even the altered lead vocals are superior. A former motown records secretary, martha reeves made her recording debut for the label in 1962 when mary wells failed to arrive for a session to record ill have to let him go.
Their followup, the dynamic heat wave, was a smash, and quicksand repeated the formula with a top 10 chart placing. Like heat wave, it features an analogy to a natural phenomenon, with the narrator comparing falling in love to sinking in. Martha and the vandellas karaoke mp3 instrumental music. Quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms youre like quicksand sinking me deeper in love with you the more i fight it, the deeper in love i get each time you hold me i feel nothing but happiness its n.
Quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer closer in your arms cant resist. Blu and exiles blu colla workers sample of martha and the. Cant you see, its your loving charms, its like quicksand sinking me deeper in love with you. With martha reeves in the lead, the bands sound was slightly grittier than that of the supremes, and they s. Quicksand by quicksand 2 sampled martha and the vandellass quicksand.
Chords for martha and the vandellas quicksand my extended. The group broke up in early 1973 and martha went out as a solo. Click on activate alert to receive an email as soon as it is released. Dancing in the street, black magic, natural resources, sugar n spice, ridin high, top tracks. Each title offers a version with and without choirs.
That year, reeves performed solo at motown 25, 16 which alongside some of their songs being placed on the big chill soundtrack, helped reeves and the vandellas gain a new audience. Quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms youre like quicksand sinking. The vocal group hall of fame martha and the vandellas. Be the first to be updated when this track is made available. The tracks are exactly the same as the mp3 download album and every one is a belter and a fond memory from my youth and if you have similar memories of martha reeves and the vandellas, then you would hard pushed to obtain a better album than this and the vfm goes without saying possiblyprobably my best vfm music album buy on amazon. Martha and the vandellas quicksand my extended version. In 1983, reeves successfully sued for royalties from her motown hits and the label agreed to have the songs credited as martha reeves and the vandellas from then on. Martha and the vandellas lyrics quicksand quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms youre like quicksand sinking me deeper in love with you the more i fight it, the deeper in love i get each time you hold me. Marthas delivery isnt yet coming from the same heartbreaking lovelorn place that shell show later in the sixties on some of the vandellas masterpieces of love gone wrong, and so it comes as something of a surprise to note that this is a song of resigned melancholy rather than euphoric celebration, and thus not really the same. Quicksand 2s quicksand sample of martha and the vandellass. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of hipo select. It was built around a similar gospelinspired delivery of their previous release, their breakout hit, love is like a heat wave, but with a slightly slower tempo and a harder edge. Each time you call me, i feel nothing but happiness.
Watch the video for quicksand from martha and the vandellass greatest hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Martha and the vandellas quicksand original stereo lp hq. After heat wave became the groups first millionseller, martha and. The group disbanded in 1972, but reeves continues to perform as the vandellas with two of her sisters, lois and delphine reeves, singing hits like dancing in the streets, quicksand and nowhere to run. On december 31, 1972, martha and the vandellas performed a farewell concert at cobo hall in detroit. The singles collection 19621972 is housed in packaging similar to the acclaimed series the complete motown singles, accompanied by a booklet filled with detailed information about each single, reproductions of spectacularlooking picture sleeves from around the world, and classic and rare photos.
Crisp, resounding handclaps, a bangin tambourine, and a supergluetight backbeat propel one of hollanddozierhollands most infectious grooves. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Nov 28, 2018 the group disbanded in 1972, but reeves continues to perform as the vandellas with two of her sisters, lois and delphine reeves, singing hits like dancing in the streets, quicksand and nowhere to run. Quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms cant resist your loving charms youre l. Read about quicksand by martha reeves and the vandellas and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jan 01, 20 black magic is a soul album released by martha reeves and the vandellas on the gordy label in 1972. Martha and the vandellas quicksand original stereo.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh youre like quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in. With her brassy and gospelreared vocals, martha reeves helped martha and the vandellas ascend from background singers with early songs such as come and get these memories and heat wave, distinguishing the group from contemporaries and labelmates the marvelettes, who preceded them, and the supremes, who followed them. Youre like quicksand, quicksand pulling me closer, closer in your arms. The instrumental mp3 of quicksand as made famous by martha and the vandellas is not available yet. Benny benjamin is fantastic on drums and a pianist plays a simple chord that meshes with the vandellas searing voices and martha s emphatic lead i. Although the single flopped, reeves and her group, the vandellas, were eventually featured on marvin gayes 1962 hit stubborn kind of fellow before scoring american chart success of their own with come and get. In 1989, martha reeves, annette beard, and rosalind ashford successfully sued motown for back royalties, and occasionally reunited for performances in the 90s. Dancing in the street, love is like a heat wave, nowhere to run, jimmy mack, i say a little prayer, biography. Martha reeves, now 77, lives in detroit, where she served on the city.
1211 409 786 900 567 1236 328 457 484 1122 616 266 627 1468 153 1369 1012 713 1380 761 1253 90 348 824 1382 1042 6 295 270 222 104 989 38 515 1087 1193 618 163 1255 259 1142 207 1015 380 961 991