Basic track recorded June 15th 1967 - Additional recording June 17th 1967 -  Additional recording  in 21st June 1967.

Track completed 21st June 1967.

Released as Soul S-35039 A [1st pressing] DM-NSN-369M08, September 14th 1967
Released as Soul S-35039 A [2nd pressing] [Alternate mix]

Barrett Strong - February 5 1941 - January 28 2023

I Heard It Through The Grapevine (GK&TP) Stereo Backing Track Mix 1

Basic track recorded 3 August 1965 - assigned to Ivy Hunter - Working Title 'Crying In The Night'

[Bass - James Jamerson,  Drums - Uriel Jones,  Piano - Earl Van Dyke]

Jimmy Ruffin lead recorded 9 November 1965 

Isley Brothers vocals recorded 25 December 1965.

Strings added 23 February 1966 

Andantes & Originals Dubbed in ????

Ruffin's vocal re-recorded 28  February 1966. 

Released as Soul S 35022 A - DM AII-184324 (What Becomes of The Brokenhearted)

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Crying In The Night (Multitrack Master) Piano Drums & Bass Mix

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THE DEBONAIRS - LOVING YOU TAKES ALL OF MY TIME

Written by George Clinton, Pat Lewis, Eddie Anderson

(Ooo Baby)
(Ah Baby)
(Oh Baby)
(Yeah Baby)

Loving you takes all of my time
So you see, I'm really too busy
To see that you're not really mine
So I will never, know misery

I could reason with myself, I could plainly see
That you don't care for me
The thoughts of you stay out of my mind
And loving you takes all of my time
So I'm never really free

To see that you are not the one for me
(You are not the one for me)

And our love could never be
(Our love could never be)

Got no time for me and you
(Got no time for me and you)

You stole my time just loving you
(Loving you, loving you, loving you)

Loving you takes all of my time
So you see, I'm really too busy
To see that you're not really mine
So I will never, know misery

MIDDLE BREAK

If I could stop just for a minute 
I see that you didn't really mean it 
When you said that you cared for me

But my mind's preoccupied
With loving you almost all the time
So I'm never really free

(Oooh)

Loving you takes all of my time
So you see, I'm really too busy
To see that you're not really mine
So I will never, know misery

(Ooooh)

Loving you takes all of my time
So you see, I'm really too busy
To see that you're not really mine
So I will never, know misery

Loving You Takes All Of My Time [45 Mix - Instrumental]

Instrumental of the 45 Mix

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You Keep Running Away [45 Mix - Instrumental]

Ain't To Proud To Beg New Stereo Backing Track Mix 1

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A Collection of 16 Big Hits

I'll Keep Holding On [A Collection of 16 Big Hits Stereo Mix - Instrumental]

Helpless [A Collection of 16 Big Hits Stereo Mix - Instrumental]

Also covered by the Go Go's in the 1980's the original version was far superior with backing from the Funk Brothers; Tamla Motown's backing band! 

A documentary on those guys is worth a look!

Funkinova

The Capitols - Cool Jerk

Basic track recorded 7th May 1965  -  Assigned to the Supremes.

[This version issued on The Supremes A' Go-Go [Expanded Edition] - Disc 2, Track 3 w/vocals added from the later re-cut version issued on ‘The Supremes Sing Holland Dozier Holland’]

New track recorded May 13 1965 

Strings dubbed in May 20 1965

Track re-assigned to the Four Tops

Vocals dubbed in July 7 1965

Released as Motown 1081, July 9, 1965

(Two mixes issued - one by Brian Holland*, the second by Berry Gordy**).

*DM-HVV-147104 

** DM-HVB-147102 or DM-HVR-147102 (The letter R is a misprint on some pressings)

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It's the Same Old Song (Multitrack Master) - Bass, Piano, & Drums Mix

Hi all, so from 2016 to 2024 I assembled and produced a large collection of covers of many of my favorite tunes as my own hobby (and many during COVID lock-downs!) and I have accumulated over 2,900,000 plays across the world which is awesome!

I am much more of a producer that a musician. These first 8 years of my music was mostly based on midi cover tracks often downloaded from the Internet but heavily reproduced and re-imagined variously on my two Yamaha keyboards (Clavinova and PSR 975), but also using PC midi editing & DAW software.

Towards the end of that period, I added some of my more original electronic music which I produced over the past two decades under the name of Funkleberry in order to consolidate my Soundcloud accounts. 

But in 2024 I got into AI music generation and I am now  a freelance songwriter and AI music producer. It's been a fun journey!

My first 4 AI Albums can also be found here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4iZUxtVnHl09U3UJ0nbt2L OR

in Apple music (search Funkinova and/or AI Collective)

If you like anything you hear, please pass them on!

New tracks tagged #The Funk Brothers