You've Been in Love Too Long
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| “You've Been in Love Too Long” | |||||
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| Single by Martha and the Vandellas from the album Greatest Hits |
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| Released | July 1965 | ||||
| Format | vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | ||||
| Recorded | Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1965 | ||||
| Genre | Soul | ||||
| Length | 2:57 | ||||
| Label | Gordy G 7045 |
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| Producer | William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, Clarence Paul | ||||
| Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology | |||||
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"You've Been in Love Too Long" is a 1965 soul song recorded by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. Their fourth straight Top 40 hit in two years, this song focused on a pro-feminist theme with the narrator (lead singer Martha Reeves) explaining to the woman in question that after years of holding on to an unfaithful and abusive lover that she should let him go saying "you're a fool for your baby". The song, produced and written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter and Clarence Paul, peaked at #25 R&B and #36 Pop in 1965. Many radio jocks preferred the "B" side, "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" in which caused split airplay and lower chart positioning.
[edit] Credits
- Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
- Background vocals by Rosalind Ashford and Betty Kelley
- Produced and written by William "Mickey" Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter and Clarence Paul
- Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
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