The Velvelettes
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Biography
[Edit]The Velvelettes had three small chart hits for Motown in the mid-'60s, including "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'," revived with great success in Britain by Bananarama in the early '80s, and "Needle in a Haystack," which almost made the pop Top 40. Very much in the Motown girl-group mold shared by the Marvelettes, Martha & the Vandellas, and the Supremes, they never broke out as those other groups did. In part, this was because they didn't carve as identifiable a sound as any of those other acts had, and in part it was because the group's personnel changed rapidly before they disbanded around 1970. The Velvelettes were formed by Bertha Barbee at Western Michigan University in the early '60s, with Cal Gill ending up as the lead singer, although she was only 14 years old when she joined. With encouragement from one of Berry Gordy's nephews, they auditioned for Motown and released their first single on the label in 1963. Several of Motown's biggest guns wrote and produced for the group between 1963 and 1967, including Norman Whitfield, Mickey Stevenson, and Sylvia Moy, although one original member (Betty Kelly) left to join Martha & the Vandellas for several years in 1964. However, the Velvelettes only did about a half-dozen singles for Motown in the '60s, and although an album was scheduled for release, it never came out. Cal Gill brought in two new singers to keep the group going at the end of 1967, but they broke up shortly afterwards. A reformed version of the Velvelettes began playing in 1984, and a compilation of their '60s Motown material finally came out on CD in 1999.
Title: Needle in a Haystack - The Best of the Velvelettes
Artist: The Velvelettes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Very Best of the Velvelettes
Artist: The Velvelettes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Best of the Velvelettes
Artist: The Velvelettes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Very Best of the Valvelettes (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: The Velvelettes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Velvelettes' Needle In a Haystack (Live)
Artist: The Velvelettes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Collections
Title: Detroit Soul, the Motown Years Volume 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Sounds
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Northern Soul NRG
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Classic Motown Christmas
Genre:
Title: The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Petticoat Collection, Vol. 3
Genre: Rock
Title: The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3 - 1963
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Motown Sings Motown Treasures
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Down With Motown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 4: 1964
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Motown the Musical - 100 Originals
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 5: 1965
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Best of Detroit
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Soul Town - Motown Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Shake Me, Wake Me - a Tribute to Holland Dozier Holland
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Motown Soul Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Motown Soul Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Disco Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Northern Souldiers
Genre: Blues
Title: Over and over & More R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gold - More Motown Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Motor City Hits - Real Music Is Back
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: You Are Everything & More R&B Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rarest of the Rare Girl Groups Vol 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Southern Blues Northern Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Sensations, Vol. 2 (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Detroit Soul Remixes
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Detroit Garage Grooves
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Detroit Legacy Volume 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Providers 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Former Legends of Motown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Ultimate Motown Divas
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Memories
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Detroit Chartbusters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Detroit Dance Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Motorcity Remix
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Tribute to Holland Dozier Holland: Shake Me, Wake Me
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Detroit Soul, the Motown Years Volume 9
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Providers 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Anthems 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul of Detroit Volume 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Reunion
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Songs of Norman Whitefield
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Soul Greats 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sensational Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Detroit Dance
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Legends of Motorcity
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Sensations, Vol. 1 (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Treasures of Detroit
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Motown 50 Love CD 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The Weekend Starts Here CD 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul Sisters CD2
Genre: Soul
Title: Be My Baby (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Motown 50 (Disc 1)
Title: The Best Of Soul And Rhythm & Blues Collection CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Motown Anthems (Disc - 1)
Title: 70'S Best Of Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 6
Title: Finders Keepers Motown Girls 1961-67
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 3: 1963 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Featuring albums
Title: The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Hitsville USA - The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Very Best Running Tracks: 105 Songs For Running
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Motown The Musical – 100 Originals / Motown The Musical - 100 Originals
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Northern Soul (CD1)
Artist: Essential Motown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Disco
Title: Northern Soul (CD2)
Artist: Essential Motown
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Disco
