Jimmy Mack
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"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 Motown hit single by Martha and the Vandellas, known for its catchy, upbeat plea to a distant lover and its enduring popularity in soul and pop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Mack canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| backingVocals |
Martha and the Vandellas
ⓘ
surface form:
The Vandellas
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
Motown
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
pop music listeners
ⓘ
soul music listeners ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
Motown oldies radio staple
ⓘ
covered by later artists ⓘ |
| hasFormat | single A-side ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
ⓘ
horns ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
| hasMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | upbeat ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicStyle | danceable groove ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | call-and-response ⓘ |
| isInGenre | R&B ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition | classic Motown sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Martha Reeves ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
longing
ⓘ
plea to a distant lover ⓘ romantic devotion ⓘ |
| musicalEra | 1960s soul ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy chorus
ⓘ
enduring popularity ⓘ signature song for Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ |
| partOf | Motown catalog ⓘ |
| performer | Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ |
| producer | Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Motown Studio A
ⓘ
surface form:
Hitsville U.S.A. studio
|
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| recordLabelImprint | Gordy ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| songwriter | Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ |
| vocalGroup | Martha and the Vandellas ⓘ |
| writer |
Brian Holland
ⓘ
Eddie Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ |
| yearOfSingleRelease | 1967 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.