Sugar 'n' Spice (Martha Reeves and the Vandellas album)

Sugar 'n' Spice
Studio album by
Martha and the Vandellas
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1969
Recorded1966–1969
StudioHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
GenreSoul, R&B
Length33:42
LabelGordy
ProducerGeorge Gordy
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Ridin' High
(1968) 		Sugar 'n' Spice
(1969) 		Natural Resources
(1970)
Singles from Sugar 'n' Spice
  1. "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me) / Heartless"
    Released: August 14, 1969
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Sugar 'n' Spice is a 1969 soul album released by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released during a troubling and downward time for the lead singer, Martha Reeves, who was now heavily addicted to painkillers and alcohol and had recently returned from being put into a psychiatric ward earlier in the year after Reeves had a breakdown from taking an acid-spiked drink during a party. Like many Motown albums of the late sixties, the album was produced by several in-house producers including Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson and Deke Richards. Two tracks were in the can from Holland–Dozier–Holland ("I Can't Get Along Without You", and "I Hope You Had Better Luck Than I Did"). The modest R&B hit (#44), "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" is featured on this album. Although new member and former Velvelettes member Sandra Tilley is featured on the album cover, her vocals do not appear on the album. Instead, tracks were used with Rosalind Ashford, Lois Reeves with additional vocals accompanied by The Andantes and Syreeta Wright. The album was their first in six years to not reach the Billboard 200 due to low promotion and the lack of a hit single.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)"
  • George Gordy
  • Allen Story
2:47
2."Shoe Leather Expressway"
2:47
3."You're the Loser Now"Clay McMurray3:15
4."I'm a Winner"
2:42
5."What Now My Love"
2:59
6."Soul Appeal"Raynard Miner2:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Loneliness Is a Lonely Feelin'"
2:24
2."I Love the Man"
2:38
3."It Ain't Like That"
  • Ashford
  • Simpson
2:55
4."I Can't Get Along Without You"
2:59
5."Heartless"Ivy Jo Hunter2:57
6."I Hope That You Have Better Luck Than I Did"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:54

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sugar 'n' Spice at AllMusic
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