My Baby Loves Me (Martha and the Vandellas song)

1966 single by Martha and the Vandellas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My Baby Loves Me (Martha and the Vandellas song)

"My Baby Loves Me" is a 1966 soul standard by Martha Reeves but released under Martha and the Vandellas. None of the Vandellas are featured in this song. Instead, the background is sung by Motown's session group, the Andantes, and another legendary Motown group, the Four Tops. Co-written (with Sylvia Moy) and co-produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter, the song rose to No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart.[1][2]

Quick Facts Single by Martha and the Vandellas, B-side ...
"My Baby Loves Me"
Single by Martha and the Vandellas
B-side"Never Leave Your Baby's Side"
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1966
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan; August 23, 1965
GenreSoul, pop
Length3:06
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, Sylvia Moy
Producer(s)William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter
Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology
"You've Been in Love Too Long"
(1965)
"My Baby Loves Me"
(1966)
"I'm Ready for Love"
(1966)
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Background

The song has the narrator sing of her lover and how much he loves and needs her. Reeves often refers to it as her favorite of all of her recordings. While it didn't appear on her group's regular studio albums, it would be put on their Greatest Hits album.[3]

Cash Box described it as a "moody, medium-paced bluesy romancer about real lucky gal who seems to have an ideal relationship with her boyfriend."[4]

Personnel

Chart performance

More information Chart (1966), Peak position ...
Chart (1966) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 22
US Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles (Billboard) 3
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