Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Montgomery) (April 29, 1945 to March 16, 1970… Read Full Bio ↴Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Montgomery) (April 29, 1945 to March 16, 1970) was an American Motown singer in the 1960s, best known for her duets with Marvin Gaye.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she entered the music business at the age of 13, regularly performing live. In 1961 she was signed to the fledgling Scepter Records (later Wand Records), recording under the name "Tammy Montgomery". After coming to the attention of James Brown she recorded one single apiece for Brown's own Try Me record label and, in 1964, Checker Records. The year after that, she was spotted by Berry Gordy Jr. while playing live, and signed to his Motown label. Attractive and talented, she became romantically linked with both James Brown and David Ruffin, lead singer of The Temptations.
Tammy Montgomery changed her name to "Tammi Terrell" at the time of her Motown signing, and was teamed with producers Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. After releasing a pair of minor R&B chart hits, "I Can't Believe You Love Me" and "Come On and See Me," Terrell was chosen to replace Kim Weston as Marvin Gaye's duet partner. The duo recorded a number of successful hits which remain popular today: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Your Precious Love," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," and "You're All I Need to Get By", all written (and in the case of the latter two, produced by) Ashford & Simpson.
While on tour with Gaye in Virginia in mid-1967, Terrell fainted on stage, and was later diagnosed as having a malignant brain tumor. While Terrell endured several operations and continued to record new material, her health steadily deteriorated. Fuqua and Bristol resorted to having Gaye overdub archived Terrell solo tracks to fill out the Gaye/Terrell duets albums. The final album attributed to Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Easy" (1969), actually features co-producer Valerie Simpson subbing for Terrell on all but two of the tracks.
Twelve of Tammi Terrell's solo Motown recordings, including "I Can't Believe You Love Me", "Come On and See Me," and a minor hit cover of The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", were issued as Terrell's only solo album, "Irresistible," in January 1969. Terrell died of brain cancer at age 24 on March 16, 1970.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she entered the music business at the age of 13, regularly performing live. In 1961 she was signed to the fledgling Scepter Records (later Wand Records), recording under the name "Tammy Montgomery". After coming to the attention of James Brown she recorded one single apiece for Brown's own Try Me record label and, in 1964, Checker Records. The year after that, she was spotted by Berry Gordy Jr. while playing live, and signed to his Motown label. Attractive and talented, she became romantically linked with both James Brown and David Ruffin, lead singer of The Temptations.
Tammy Montgomery changed her name to "Tammi Terrell" at the time of her Motown signing, and was teamed with producers Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol. After releasing a pair of minor R&B chart hits, "I Can't Believe You Love Me" and "Come On and See Me," Terrell was chosen to replace Kim Weston as Marvin Gaye's duet partner. The duo recorded a number of successful hits which remain popular today: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Your Precious Love," "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," and "You're All I Need to Get By", all written (and in the case of the latter two, produced by) Ashford & Simpson.
While on tour with Gaye in Virginia in mid-1967, Terrell fainted on stage, and was later diagnosed as having a malignant brain tumor. While Terrell endured several operations and continued to record new material, her health steadily deteriorated. Fuqua and Bristol resorted to having Gaye overdub archived Terrell solo tracks to fill out the Gaye/Terrell duets albums. The final album attributed to Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, "Easy" (1969), actually features co-producer Valerie Simpson subbing for Terrell on all but two of the tracks.
Twelve of Tammi Terrell's solo Motown recordings, including "I Can't Believe You Love Me", "Come On and See Me," and a minor hit cover of The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)", were issued as Terrell's only solo album, "Irresistible," in January 1969. Terrell died of brain cancer at age 24 on March 16, 1970.
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Tammi Terrell Lyrics
ain Good lovin' ain't easy Good lovin' ain't easy Good lovin' ai…
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Listen baby, ain't no mountain high Ain't no valley low, ain…
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Ooh, baby Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby Ain't noth…
All I Do (You're all I need to get by, ah) (You're all I…
All I Do Is Think About You You made my soul a burning fire You're getting to be…
Baby Don't Cha Worry When the dawn comes over the mountain And when the valley…
Baby I Need Your Loving Baby, I need your lovin' Baby, I need your lovin' Although y…
Can You can try to win my love, but it's just…
Can't Stop Now Ooo feelin', baby, runnin' through me That lovin' feelin', …
Come On And See Me If you need a lover Truer than any other Come on and…
Give A Little Love Oh my love if you'll Have a little trust, just a…
Give In You Just Can You can try to win my love, but it's just…
Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By Good lovin' ain't easy Good lovin' ain't easy Good lovin' ai…
He's The One I Love No, I can't believe you love me No, I can't believe…
Hold Me Oh My Darling Whoa, whoa I want you to hold me Oh, my darling And never,…
Hold Me Oh My Darling ) I want you to hold me, oh my darling & never,…
How You Gonna Keep It How you going to keep it after you get it? I…
I Can No, I can't believe you love me No, I can't believe…
I Can't Believe You Love Me Hey Marvin! Yeah Tammi? Listen to me baby Take a plane a mil…
I Can't Go On Without You (La la la la la la la, I can't go…
I Can't Help But Love You Hey Marvin! Yeah Tammi? Listen to me baby Take a plane a mil…
I Cried Keep me in pain Keep me in pain I cried, I cried For…
I Gotta Find A Way To Get You Back Oooo since you've been gone, boy I tell you, I've been…
I'll Never Stop Loving You Baby There's a spark inside my heart That sets my soul on…
I'm Your Puppet Pull the string and I'll wink at you, I'm your…
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You Oh, if I could build my Whole world around you, darling Firs…
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You ) Oh, if I could build my whole world around you,…
If I Would Marry You Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah You say you'…
If This World Were Mine If this world were mine, I'd place at your feet All…
If You See Bill (If you see Bill) Just tell him I still love him Just…
Ill Never Stop Loving You Baby There's a spark inside my heart That sets my soul on…
Im Your Puppet Pull the string and I'll wink at you, I'm your…
Just Too Much To Hope For (Too much to hope for, baby) (Too much to hope…
Keep On Lovin' Me Honey Keep on lovin' me honey, keep on lovin' me true Baby,…
Little Ole Boy I'm just a little ole girl And I'm lookin' for a…
Lone Lonely Town Sometimes I walk the city streets Where our laughter filled…
Love Woke Me Up This Morning Love woke me up this morning feeling fine I had you…
Make The Night Just A Little Longer My days are years 'cause I don't see my baby Till…
Memory Chest Every little kiss you give to me I'll store in…
More More More He kissed me once, he kissed me twice All I can…
My Heart [TT] Ooo here I am alone, thinkin' aimlessly Seein' other g…
Oh How I'd Miss You My lovin' heart would shake More than the earth could quake …
Sad Wedding It was a sad wedding A very sad wedding And the tears…
Satisfied Feelin' People are wondering about The change that's come over me Be…
Sinner's Devotion I know it's wrong and yet We'll have our play A…
somethin stupid I know I stand in line, until you think you…
Tears At The End Of A Love Affair Tears at the end of a love affair (x3) Yeah I…
That Oh baby, there's a letter on the floor That I just…
That's What Boys Are Made For (That's what boys are made for) To hug & to kiss…
The Onion Song The world is just a great big onion And pain and…
This Old Heart Of Mine Oh heartburn, cold chills Dizzy spells, I bite my fingernail…
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) Sylvia Moy, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr. and Lamont Do…
This old heart of mine is weak for oyu This old heart of mine been broke a thousand times. Each…
This Poor Heart Of Mine Oh heartburn, cold chills Dizzy spells, I bite my fingernail…
Two Can Have A Party Who needs the noise of a party crowd? Who needs the…
Voice Of Experience I know (I know) I know (I know) I know (I know) Yes,…
We'll Be Satisfied When I can give you the stars in the sky And…
What A Good Man He Is Say, that man of mine, he's as sturdy as a…
what you gave me Like a breath of spring you came And as you leave,…
When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart Oh here I am alone, thinkin' aimlessly Seein' other girls in…
You Ain You think you're so way out And you got all the…
You're All I Need To Get By You're all I need to get by, oh, oh You're all…
You've Got What It Takes Come here, Marvin, let me tell you something (yeah, baby) Y…
Your Precious Love Ooh, everyday, there's something new (oh, baby) Honey, to ke…
Youve Got What It Takes Come here, Marvin, let me tell you something (yeah, baby) Y…