Dance Party (album)

Dance Party is a 1965 album released by American Motown and soul girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was the group's third and, much like The Miracles' Mickey's Monkey album, mainly consisted of dance tunes. The singles featured on the album were their 1964 landmark single, "Dancing in the Street", their follow-up smash, "Wild One", and the hit "Nowhere to Run" and its b-side, "Motoring". The album was mostly produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson with several nods from Holland-Dozier-Holland.

Dance Party
Studio album by
Martha and the Vandellas
ReleasedApril 12, 1965
RecordedHitsville USA (Studio A); 1964
GenreSoul
Length29:35 (Stereo pressing)
LabelGordy
ProducerHolland–Dozier–Holland, William "Mickey" Stevenson
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Heat Wave
(1963)		 Dance Party
(1965)		 Greatest Hits
(1966)
Singles from Dance Party
  1. "Dancing in the Street / There He Is (At My Door)"
    Released: July 31, 1964
  2. "Wild One / Dancing Slow"
    Released: November 13, 1964
  3. "Nowhere to Run / Motoring"
    Released: February 5, 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dancing in the Street"Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson2:37
2."Dancing Slow"Hunter, Stevenson, William Weatherspoon2:12
3."Wild One"Hunter, Stevenson2:41
4."Nowhere to Run"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:55
5."Nobody'll Care"Hunter, Stevenson, Stevie Wonder2:19
6."There He Is (At My Door)"Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr., Freddie Gorman2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Mobile Lil the Dancing Witch"Hunter, Stevenson2:10
8."Dance Party"Hunter, Stevenson2:18
9."Motoring"Hunter, Stevenson, Phil Jones2:44
10."The Jerk"Hunter, Stevenson2:13
11."Mickey's Monkey"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:33
12."Hitch Hike"Gaye, Stevenson, Clarence Paul2:23

Personnel
  • Martha Reeves - lead vocals; backing vocals on "There He Is (At My Door)" and "Hitch Hike"
  • Rosalind Ashford - backing vocals
  • Betty Kelly - backing vocals (except "There He Is (At My Door)")
  • Annette Beard - backing vocals on "Hitch Hike" and "There He Is (At My Door)"
  • Mickey Stevenson - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike")
  • Ivy Jo Hunter - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike")
  • The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
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References
  1. Dance Party at AllMusic
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