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At 46, Marvin Gaye - Baby Don't You Do It




"Baby Don't You Do It" was originally written and intended for the Supremes, but eventually reassigned to Marvin Gaye to record.

The song was subsequently performed/recorded by The Who, The Band, The Small Faces, Nicolette Larson and Humble Pie but I don't recall the original or the later versions .....

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At 45, The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) (1970)



"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" was d written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached #3 on the US pop charts and #2 on the US R&B charts. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Ball of Confusion" plays an important part in the career of Tina Turner - if only indirectly. Her recording of the track was included on 1982 album Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One, a tribute by the British Electric Foundation featuring members of the new wave band Heaven 17, Love and Rockets and a number of guest vocalists covering 1960s and 1970s hits, among them Sandie Shaw, Paul Jones, Billy Mackenzie, Paula Yates and Gary Glitter.

Turner's synth-driven interpretation of "Ball of Confusion" opened the album, was also issued as a single, and became a Top 5 hit in Norway; this led to Capitol Records signing Turner and to Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh recording another 1970s cover with her in late 1983. The track was Al Green's "Let's Stay Together", which became a surprise hit single on both sides of the Atlantic and the starting point of Turner's comeback, with the following 1984 album Private Dancer going multi-platinum in 1984.

Serendipity .....

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The Temps is the best though.Gary Glitter?Are we allowed to say that?

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In an appropriate context, yes .....

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At 44, Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) (1970)




"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S. Pop chart.

The song was a series of firsts for the 20-year-old Wonder: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" was the first single Wonder produced on his own, and was also the first to feature his female backup singing group composed of Lynda Tucker Laurence (who went on to become a member of The Supremes), Syreeta Wright (who also co-wrote the song), and Venetta Fields. The song also gave Wonder his sixth Grammy nomination, with the award that year going to the Clarence Carter song "Patches".

A great single from Stevie .....

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At 43, The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (1964)




"Baby I Need Your Loving" was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1964. It was also their first million-selling hit single.

What you might say is "a good start" .....

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At 42, The Temptations - Cloud Nine (1968)




"Cloud Nine" was the first of The Temptations singles to feature Dennis Edwards instead of David Ruffin in the lineup, was the first of producer Norman Whitfield's psychedelic soul tracks, and won Motown its first Grammy Award.

"Cloud Nine" was a marked departure from the standard Temptations sound: wah-wah guitars and a harder, driving beat propelled the record, as opposed to pianos and strings. The song also features the Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria on conga drums.

"Psychedelic soul", man .....

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Are they the best selling male group?

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The Four Tops are 3rd on this list:

https://www.liveabout.com/greatest-m...groups-3860855

behind the Jacksons and the Temptations but in front of Smokey Robinson/the Miracles and the Isleys but I'd guess that all but the Jacksons would be beaten by more modern "boy bands" in an inclusive "male" comparison .....

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At 41, Martha & The Vandellas - Come And Get These Memories (1963)




"Come and Get These Memories" was Martha & The Vandellas' second single released under Motown's Gordy Records subsidiary. It became the group's first hit single, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, and number-six on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart.

"Memories" is also notable as the first hit recording written and produced by the songwriting/production team of Holland-Dozier-Holland, who would become the top creative team at Motown by the end of 1965. The single was the first of several hits the Vandellas scored with the team, before Holland-Dozier-Holland began to focus more heavily on hits for The Supremes and the Four Tops. However, Holland–Dozier–Holland would continue to collaborate with the Vandellas until the songwriting team's departure from Motown in 1967.