Motown Treasures

thinking of getting her Lps on CDr.
I think I had the first 3......and I think I quite liked the first 2...need to check them out
are they essential Eric?

Snake, I was heartbroken when the record buying public embraced Teena (one-note) Marie and shunned the effervescent Tata. Critics loved Ms Vega but it didn't seem to help.

Perhaps the producer of the four albums was not quite up to scratch....

SWI

This is your "heaven calling" song, Snake, or at least the first half, before it gets funky.



Tata wrote this and I consider it the best thing she ever did - just love those complicated and over-lapping vocals - the sentiment of the song gets me every time.

SWI

It has been a longggg time since I have heard or played anything by Tata although I do have all four of her Motown albums on vinyl. If I recall, my favorite track was titled something like "Just Keep Thinking About You" but I could not even hazard a guess as to whether that was on her first, second or whatever album. I never heard much from or about Teena Marie but from the little I do know, I think Tata was better.

HEATWAVE has a note that says Tata's single version of YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON was changed on the second pressing and the B-side became the A-side. This is it:-



This version of the song is more familiar:-



But which came first?

SWI

Thanks, Ivor. Presumably it is a Jobete song.

SWI