Eddie Holland

INCLUDES 15 BONUS TRACKS

As a member of the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, the legendary Eddie Holland composed a dozen #1 soul hits for Berry Gordy's Motown Empire. He co-wrote such memorable smashes as "Stop in the Name of Love," "I Can't Help Myself," "You Can't Hurry Love" and "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)" for artists like The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. Despite achieving fame and fortune as a lyricist and producer, Eddie began his career as a singer (his exciting vocal sound was reminiscent of Jackie Wilson).

Thisquintessential release presents Holland’s magnificent first and only LP, the self-titled Eddie Holland, originally released by Motown in 1962 and long unavailable on any format.It’s one of the finest lost treasures of early Detroit soul, and gives ample proof of Eddie’s formidable skills as a performer

In addition to the original album, this remastered collector’s item also contains 15 bonus tracks, including a bunch of hard-to-find sides from the same period, which were issued on different labels like Mercury, United Artists, Tamla and, of course, Motown.

PERSONNEL:

EDDIE HOLLAND, lead vocals, plus:

The Funk Brothers, probable personnel:
Joe Hunter (band leader and piano), Eddie Willis, Robert White (guitar),
James Jamerson (bass), Earl Van Dyke (organ),
William “Benny” Benjamin or Richard “Pistol” Allen (drums),
Norris Patterson (saxophone), Herbie Williams or Russell Conway (trumpet),
Paul Riser (trombone), among others.

Recorded at Hitsville USA Studio, Detroit, Michigan, between 1961 and 1962.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

EDDIE HOLLAND (1962 debut LP)
01 JAMIE
02 TRUE LOVE WILL GO A MIGHTY LONG WAY
03 IF IT’S LOVE (IT’S ALRIGHT)
04 WHAT ABOUT ME
05 IT’S NOT TOO LATE
06 IF CLEOPATRA TOOK A CHANCE
07 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
08 LAST NIGHT I HAD A VISION
09 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVIN’
10 GOTTA HAVE YOUR LOVE

BONUS TRACKS
11 EVERYBODY’S GOING
12 WHY DO YOU WANT TO LET ME GO
13 IT MOVES ME
14 THE LAST LAUGH
15 MERRY-GO-ROUND
16 (WHERE’S THE JOY?) IN NATURE BOY
17 LITTLE MISS RUBY
18 YOU (YOU YOU YOU YOU)
19 SHOCK
20 JUST A FEW MORE DAYS
21 LEAVING HERE
22 BABY SHAKE
23 BECAUSE I LOVE HER
24 YOU DESERVE WHAT YOU GOT
25 MAGIC MIRROR

TOTAL TIME 69:40