Brenda Holloway
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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Brenda Holloway Lyrics
All I Do Is Think About You You made my soul a burning fire You're getting to be…
Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Depend On Me You, You need a love like mine that you can depend…
Do I Love You Your kiss, your kiss, your kiss Means more to me…
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 …
Fighting For What's Right The creator has a masterplan A message for you and a…
How Many Times Did You Mean It Oh gadiss, kau tampak manis, senyummu membuat ku jatuh hati,…
Hurt A Little Everyday spoken): How do you live with a broken heart &…
I'll Always Love You Your kiss, your kiss, your kiss Means more to me…
I'll be allright In case you wanna ask me for a date now,…
I'm So Glad Feelin' the problem Fallin' on a cloud High in the air Half …
I've Been Good To You Look what you've done; you've made a fool out of…
Ill Always Love You Your kiss, your kiss, your kiss Means more to me…
Just Look What You With a tender love, you filled my lonely days You…
Just Loving You When I had you I treated you bad And wrong my dear And…
Love Your kiss, your kiss, your kiss Means more to me…
Ooo Baby Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Operator Operator, operator, I'm so glad that you rang my phone…
Operatör Operator, operator I'm so glad that you rang my phone Operat…
Reconsider Now you're walking out on me You've really made up your…
Sad Song Let that sad song play just one more time There's nothing…
The Way You Do The Things You Do You made my soul a burning fire You're getting to be…
Till Johnny Comes (Remastered 2017) Stay with me, baby Till Johnny comes He'll come one day, I…
Together In a world filled with so much sorrow Everyone is…
Together 'Til The End Of Time In a world filled with so much sorrow Everyone is thinking…
Together Till The End Of Time In a world filled with so much sorrow Everyone is…
When I What are you gonna do when I'm gone Whose shoulder are…
When I'm Gone What are you gonna do when I'm gone Whose shoulder are…
Where Were You Once I had a love so strong I used to think…
Who When I had you I treated you bad And wrong my dear And…
Who's Lovin' You When I had you I treated you bad And wrong my dear And…
You Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you! Embrace me, you irrepl…
You Can Cry On My Shoulder Just because you know I love you so much Don't…
You Didn't Say a Word I can't deny we were dancing close together Too close it…
You Made Me So Very Happy I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…
You Need Me You, You need a love like mine that you can depend…
You've Changed Me I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…