Take three Part II

With more twists and turns with personal matters this week I look at three albums that have one thing in common, having a much loved female singer performing on them.

 Marvin Gaye needs no introduction but at various times in his career Motown fitted him up with great female singers to record duets with such as Mary Wells and Kim Weston.

In 1966 Motown got Tammy from Wand and Septre records, signed to the label issuing a few classic 45's but then linked her to Marvin and this 1967 album captures the magic of the pair, clearly close personally with songs such as Ain't No Mountain High Enough and If This World Were Mine.

This is the 1981 budget US reissue. 

Sadly Tammi became very ill necessitating treatment and rest but it didn't prevent this the second record the pair of them put out including You're All I Need To Get By and Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing.

This is the August 1981 Emi pressed reissue using the original tube cut stampers. 

For me these are some of best soul recordings of the era. 

The early nineteen sixties were different than everything post Merseybeat but it was a high point for soul and close girl harmonies which Little Eva born in North Carolina had featuring the world wide smash title track and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do,

This is a favourite although it misses her duets with Dee Dee Irwin and Turkey Trot.

It was reissued in 1972 in simulated stereo on London Records.
 

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