Indeed, it never made it onto one of Gaye's full-length albums. 'When I Had Your Love' was the B-side to 'One More Heartache,' yet for some reason never gets any love on compilations. This song is proof that you should always play both sides of a 45. He was tragically shot and killed by his father on April 1, 1984, following an argument. He was Motown's greatest, biggest male solo star, whose influence inspired countless soul singers вЂ“ and even Robin Thicke, apparently вЂ“ or should I say allegedly? Unlike many of Motown's acts, Gaye was not a Detroit native, but he made the city his home after establishing himself as a superstar. He teamed up with his brother Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier in recent years to collaborate on the Broadway musical 'The First Wives Club.' He currently lives in Los Angeles and is an art collector. The Who and Motorhead are among the bands that have covered it.Д«y 1964, however, it was clear that Holland's future laid in writing hits, not performing them. This hip-shaking ditty shows Holland was just as good in front of the mic as he was behind the soundboard. After all, the label was putting out songs like 'You've Really Got a Hold On Me' by the Miracles and 'My Guy' by Mary Wells around this time, yet 'Leaving Here' is more rock 'n' roll than it is soul. This frantic piano-masher seems out of place on the Motown of 1963 - indeed, it seems out of place for a Motown song, period. But not many realize that he put out a few records of his own, including this cut telling his fellow gents that they're not treating women right: 'The love of a woman is a wonderful thing (Oh, yeah)/Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (Oh, yeah).' This Detroit native was one third of the legendary Motown songwriting powerhouse of Holland-Dozier-Holland. This song narrowly got the call, nudging out another sensational yet unheralded Monitors cut: 'Time Is Passing By' on Motown's Soul label. Girl, you know I need you/And I need you here right by my side.' The delivery on the chorus just slays me: 'Come back, baby, come back. 'Bring Back the Love' features stunning vocals and that trademark uptempo Motown beat. Over four years, Motown put out only six Monitors singles and one underwhelming LP. He'd go on to spend nearly two decades in the Temptations after Motown pulled the plug on the Monitors in 1968. He spent time in another classic Detroit soul group, the Peps, and had gone to Northwestern High with Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin of the Temptations. Lead singer Richard Street fronted the group. The act's first single was the sweet soul ballad 'Say You' on Motown's VIP imprint, but the record suffered from poor publicity and a lack of radio play. The Monitors were a talented but commercially unsuccessful group that hailed from Detroit.

The Velvelettes reunited in 1984, and today are the only Motown group of the label's early era still performing live with its original lineup. The band officially disbanded in 1969, when lead singer Cal Gill married fellow Motown singer Richard Street of the Monitors (and later the Temptations).

The last Velvelettes record released by Motown came in 1966, two years after 'Haystack' cruised to No. The group never got the star treatment from Motown and was relegated to backup singer status most of the time. The song is a cautionary tale for women not to leave their fella for another who might 'offer you the moon.' Nevertheless, the tune is straight-up Motown magic with a steady driving beat, much in the vein of the bigger hits by the Supremes and Marvelettes. Just two years later, the girl group released its first single for Motown, and it was a doozy: the doo-a-lang-doo-a-lang-filled 'Needle in a Haystack.' The group also saw some success with its next single, 'He was Really Sayin' Somethin.' 'Д«ut 'Bird' flew under the radar, partly because it came out five months after the group's last release. The Velvelettes formed in Kalamazoo in 1962. The Velvelettes - 'A Bird in the Hand (is Worth Two in the Bush)' In honor of 'Motown: The Musical' opening in Detroit, here are some of the legendary label's most underappreciated songs: But for every 'Stop! In the Name of Love' or 'My Guy,' there is an unheralded Motown tune that many people have never heard before. There are Motown songs that everyone knows the words to, the songs you can always depend to stumble upon on oldies stations while scanning the radio dial.

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