Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an Africa… Read Full Bio ↴Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946 in Atascadero, California) is an African-American singer and songwriter best known for her period as a recording artist for the Motown label during the 1960s. Her best known hits from her Motown days were the soul ballad Every Little Bit Hurts (which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. The title of the song was similar to the 60's television public service announcement about highway littering--Every Litter Bit Hurts. After her '64 hit, she recorded, When I'm Gone,which had been recorded by Mary Wells and was intended to be Mary's followup to her '64 mega-hit , My Guy. However, after a contract dispute, Mary Wells left Motown for 20th Century Fox Records. Brenda's version of "When I'm Gone" was a R&B hit, but never crossed over in the days of segragated R&B/Rock & Roll radio.
Holloway did not fit the Motown mold well. She lived in Los Angeles, not Detroit. She also had a grittier edge than the typical polished Motown performer, and wrote songs as well as sang them, which was unprecedented for a female Motown artist. Brenda Hollowy inspired many pop artists, including The Beatles who asked her to perform as the opening act on their 1965 tour of the U.S. She was the only female to open for them.
Holloway did not fit the Motown mold well. She lived in Los Angeles, not Detroit. She also had a grittier edge than the typical polished Motown performer, and wrote songs as well as sang them, which was unprecedented for a female Motown artist. Brenda Hollowy inspired many pop artists, including The Beatles who asked her to perform as the opening act on their 1965 tour of the U.S. She was the only female to open for them.
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The Motown Anthology (2CD set)
Brenda Holloway Lyrics
Embraceable You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
Every Little Bit Hurts Every little bit hurts Every little bit hurts Every night I …
How Many Times Did You Mean It Oh gadiss, kau tampak manis, senyummu membuat ku jatuh hati,…
I'll Be Available In case you wanna ask me for a date now,…
I've Been Good To You Look what you've done; you've made a fool out of…
Sad Song Let that sad song play just one more time There's nothing…
When I'm Gone What are you gonna do when I'm gone Whose shoulder are…
Who's Lovin' You When I had you I treated you bad And wrong my dear And…
You've Changed Me I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…