379. The Marvelettes: “He’s A Good Guy (Yes He Is)”
Ever wanted to know what a Motown cover of “Charlie Had A Pigeon” / “I’m A Little Dutch Girl” would sound like? Wonder no more. (6)
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343. The Marvelettes: “He Won’t Be True (Little Girl Blue)”
If the Marvelettes’ sales figures weren’t getting better, this is ample proof that on their day the group still deserved to be counted among Motown’s best. Remarkable. (9)
342. The Marvelettes: “As Long As I Know He’s Mine”
The song is good, but the record isn’t. If they’d had another couple of weeks to work on this, it might have been spectacular; instead, it’s a missed opportunity, and showbiz never allows you too many of those. (6)
321. The Marvelettes: “Tie A String Around Your Finger”
if the Marvelettes were about to give up their crown as Motown’s top girl group, they were doing so as gracefully as possible. (7)
320. The Marvelettes: “My Daddy Knows Best”
The Marvelettes’ weakest single to date, this should really have been left on the album where it belonged. 4
266. The Marvelettes: “Forever”
Remarkable, and wholly excellent. (9)
265. The Marvelettes: “Locking Up My Heart”
Neither a travesty nor a masterpiece, it’s a decent pop single with a somewhat irritating lead in the choruses; for a pop group who’d so recently specialised in the extraordinary, this just doesn’t hit the spot. (5)
230. The Marvelettes: “Too Strong To Be Strung Along”
A totally average-sounding early-Sixties girl group record with poorly-conceived, unsympathetic lyrics. Compared to the A-side, this can’t help but be a major disappointment. (5)
229. The Marvelettes: “Strange I Know”
The best record the Marvelettes ever made; magnificent, and beautiful, and forever. (10)
203. The Marvelettes: “Someday, Someway”
This is one of the best records the Marvelettes ever made, and it simply couldn’t have been left hidden away on the album. (9)
202. The Marvelettes: “Beechwood 4-5789”
The whole thing just works, and it’s fun, and young, and summery, and I love it. (7)
