Author: Martha And The Vandellas
Title: Heat Wave
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Year: 1963
Notes: Heat Wave is the second album Date of released by American Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Date of released in 1963 on Motown's Gordy imprint, intended to capitialize on the success of the title track, which rose to number four on the pop singles chart and number-one on the R&B singles chart. The album was produced by the likes of Holland-Dozier-Holland (who composed the group's first five hit singles) and Mickey Stevenson. This was the last album to feature original Vandella Annette Beard.

The material is composed almost entirely of cover versions of songs that were popular at the time. These range from pop tunes like "Then He Kissed Me" and "My Boyfriend's Back" to mainstream standards such as "More" (the theme from the 1962 film Mondo Cane) and "Danke Schoen." The folk song "If I Had a Hammer" is also included as the Peter, Paul, and Mary version was big at the time. On its original release Heat Wave charted lowly at 125 on the U.S. albums chart.

Rating: 4.7
Format: APE ASF VOC DXD WMA AC3 TTA FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1836 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1324 mb

Tracklist

Heatwave	2:39
Then He Kissed Me	2:30
Hey There Lonely Boy	2:31
More	2:13
Danke Schoen	3:03
If I Had A Hammer	2:14
Hello Stranger	2:38
Just One Look	2:32
Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home	2:16
My Boyfriend's Back	2:07
Mockingbird	2:30

Versions Find Your Version

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GLP 907	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, Mono, 1st)	Gordy	GLP 907	US	1963
907	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	907	US	1963
GORDY 907	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, Mono, 1st)	Gordy	GORDY 907	US	1963
TML 11005	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Tamla Motown	TML 11005	UK & Ireland	1965
GS 907, S 907, 907	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy, Gordy, Gordy	GS 907, S 907, 907	US	1966
GLPS 907	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	GLPS 907	US	1967
SWX-6111	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album)	Tamla Motown, Gordy	SWX-6111	Japan	1975
M5-145 LC	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(Cass, Album, RE)	Motown	M5-145 LC	US	1981
STMS 5009, 0C 054-64407	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Tamla Motown, Tamla Motown	STMS 5009, 0C 054-64407	UK	1981
M5-145V1	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	M5-145V1	US	1981
M5-145V1	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	M5-145V1	US	1981
M 5145	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	M 5145	Australia	1981
SNL1-60204	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	SNL1-60204	Spain	1985
3746351452	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Gordy, Motown	3746351452	US	1988
WL72070	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Tamla Motown	WL72070	Europe	1988
MW021	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(CD, Album)	Motown	MW021	Spain	2001
UICY-75799	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Heat Wave ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Motown	UICY-75799	Japan	2013
RUM2011066	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Rumble Records	RUM2011066	Italy	2014
G 907	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Gordy	G 907	US	Unknown
535003	Martha Reeves & The Vandellas	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown, Vogue	535003	France	Unknown
230 15 021	Martha And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Motown	230 15 021	Germany	Unknown
STMS 5009	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Tamla Motown	STMS 5009	UK	Unknown
GLPS 907	Martha Reeves And The Vandellas*	Heat Wave ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Gordy	GLPS 907	US	Unknown

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