Watchout!

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Watchout!
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1966
Studio Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Length32:40
Label Gordy (Motown)
Producer
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Greatest Hits
(1966)
Watchout!
(1966)
Martha and the Vandellas Live!
(1967)
Singles from Watchout!
  1. "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love? / He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"
    Released: May 19, 1966
  2. "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"
    Released: October 6, 1966
  3. "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
    Released: February 3, 1967
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Watchout! is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. The album included the top 10 hit singles, "I'm Ready for Love" and "Jimmy Mack" and the ballad single, "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love?". This was one of the last albums by the group with songs by Holland–Dozier–Holland who, the following year, left Motown, and with William "Mickey" Stevenson, who helped put the group on the musical map. The title of the album was derived from a song on the B-side of their hit single "My Baby Loves Me" (released earlier in 1966) entitled "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" (never released on an album). That song's chorus warned to "Watchout!" for "other girls" who could steal your man. The album became the group's highest charting studio album at number 116, reaching the peak on January 11, 1967, staying on the charts for eight weeks. [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Ready for Love" Holland–Dozier–Holland 2:52
2."One Way Out"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:33
3."Jimmy Mack"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:47
4."Let This Day Be" Frank Wilson 2:39
5."Keep It Up" Smokey Robinson 3:08
6."Happiness Is Guaranteed"
2:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Follow You"2:24
2."No More Tearstained Make Up"Robinson2:23
3."Go Ahead and Laugh"2:55
4."What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?"
3:00
5."Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"2:40
6."He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"Hunter3:01

Personnel

References

  1. Eder, Bruce. "Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  2. "Martha & The Vandellas - Watchout!" . Retrieved April 3, 2025.