Motown Treasures

'He’s My Man' on The Russell Harry Show, 1975. Their final great single.

https://youtu.be/7bjtL2DsaPk?si=nZo43xGhEUefLh5d

Paul, who is 'she'?

I was following what I thought was a new female soul singer last year until I realised that 'she' was releasing way too many tracks in a short time and had no social media presence, web site or tour dates. 'Her' videos lacked any real emotion. Now I'm very very careful not to be fooled again!

She's got that Amy W vibe where she mixes pseudo Motown with current sounds - I am beginning to get wary of 'new' singers as so many of them now are AI and damn good as well - I have a currebt AI favourite and they have done over 30 tracks so far and they are all amazing.

I do like this song. Weatherspoon and Dean with their various 3rd and 4th partners could write some good, complex songs. The stereo mix by the Elgins pops a bit more than Martha's mono mix, so that's one "plus" for the Elgins over Martha.

All that said, I don't really hear this as a hit single. It definitely shouldn't have been vaulted for as long as it was and absolutely could've fit quite nicely on the "Ridin' High" album. (Some folks don't like the covers Martha sings on RH, but... they don't bother me--cause she sings them well!) One of these days, I should go through Martha's 1967-68 material and see if I would re-program "Ridin' High."

One Martha song from this era that I think has a hook and could've been single-worthy is... "I've Got To See You." Granted, it wasn't finished until the end of 1968, so it could've been released then and included on "Sugar 'N Spice," but... woulda-coulda-shoulda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20SLznblto

Indeed Roger. it should have been called 'Aretha Arrived'!