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 & Ivy Jo Hunter, the song rose to #22 on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #3 on Billboard's Hot R&B singles chart.^[1][2]

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]

Cover versions

• Fellow Chicago-based, '60s-era girl group The Lovelites covered the song in the late 1960s. In 1973, Barry Manilow recorded a version on Barry Manilow II. Los Angeles-based singer Leda Grace did a sound-alike version, produced by Randy Jackson. San Francisco-based gospel group The Stovall Sisters did a gospel version, and Aretha Franklin has performed it in concert.

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
• Background vocals by The Andantes and The Four Tops
• Written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter and Sylvia Moy
• Produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

References

1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 378. 
2. ↑ The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966 [liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
3. ↑ "Greatest Hits [Motown] - Martha & the Vandellas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29. 

Martha and the Vandellas
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Martha Reeves Lois Reeves Delphine Reeves The Original Vandellas Rosalind Ashford Annette Beard Roschelle Laughhunn Gloria Williams Betty Kelly Sandra Tilley
Studio albums	Come and Get These Memories Heat Wave Dance Party Watchout! Ridin' High Sugar 'n' Spice Natural Resources Black Magic
Live albums	Martha and the Vandellas Live!
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles (US/UK Top 40)	"Come and Get These Memories" "Heat Wave" "Quicksand" "Dancing in the Street" "Wild One" "Nowhere to Run" "You've Been in Love Too Long" "My Baby Loves Me" "I'm Ready for Love" "Jimmy Mack" "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" "Honey Chile" "Forget Me Not" "Bless You"
Related topics	Discography Members William "Mickey" Stevenson Holland–Dozier–Holland Marvin Gaye
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Martha and the Vandellas singles discography
Gordy label	1962 "I'll Have to Let Him Go" / "My Baby Won't Come Back" 1963 "Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover" "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)" "Quicksand" / "Darling, I Hum Our Song" 1964 "Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try Again)" "In My Lonely Room" / "A Tear for the Girl" "Dancing in the Street" / "There He Is (At My Door)" "Wild One" / "Dancing Slow" 1965 "Nowhere to Run" / "Motoring" "You've Been in Love Too Long" / "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" 1966 "My Baby Loves Me" / "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love" / "Go Ahead and Laugh" "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" 1967 "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand" "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone" / "One Way Out" "Honey Chile" / "Show Me the Way" 1968 "I Promise to Wait My Love" / "Forget Me Not" "I Can't Dance to That Music You're Playing" / "I Tried" "Sweet Darlin'" / "Without You" 1969 "(We've Got) Honey Love" / "I'm in Love (And I Know It)" "Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)" / "Heartless" 1970 "I Should Be Proud" / "Love, Guess Who" "I Gotta Let You Go" / "You're the Loser Now" 1971 "Bless You" / "Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke" "In and Out of My Life" / "Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile" 1972 "Tear It On Down" / "I Want You Back" 1973 "Baby Don't Leave Me" / "I Won't Be the Fool I've Been Again"
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