The Contours
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The Contours were an American Motown vocal group best known for their 1962 hit single "Do You Love Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Contours canonical | 11 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American vocal group
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Motown artist ⓘ |
| activeStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Berry Gordy
ⓘ
Jr. Walker & the All Stars ⓘ
surface form:
Junior Walker & the All Stars
Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
surface form:
The Miracles
The Temptations ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | 1962 hit single Do You Love Me ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
Do You Love Me
ⓘ
surface form:
Do You Love Me reached high positions on the Billboard charts
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
Do You Love Me
ⓘ
surface form:
Do You Love Me became a staple of oldies and dance music radio
Do You Love Me ⓘ
surface form:
Do You Love Me was revived in popularity through later film and media placements
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| genre |
R&B
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doo-wop ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCompilationAppearance | various Motown compilation albums ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Do You Love Me
ⓘ
surface form:
Do You Love Me (album and single versions)
|
| influenced | later soul and R&B dance acts ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| memberOf | Motown Records roster ⓘ |
| musicStyleCharacteristic |
dance-oriented R&B sound
ⓘ
energetic stage performances ⓘ |
| notableMember | Dennis Edwards ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Can You Jerk Like Me
ⓘ
Do You Love Me ⓘ First I Look at the Purse ⓘ It Must Be Love ⓘ Just a Little Misunderstanding ⓘ Pa, I Need a Car ⓘ Shake Sherrie ⓘ Whole Lotta Woman ⓘ You Get Ugly ⓘ |
| originalMember |
Billy Gordon
ⓘ
Billy Hoggs ⓘ Hubert Johnson ⓘ Joe Billingslea ⓘ Leroy Fair ⓘ Sylvester Potts ⓘ |
| partOf | classic Motown era of the 1960s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Gordy Records
ⓘ
Motown ⓘ |
| songReleaseYear | Do You Love Me (1962) ⓘ |
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