Barrett Strong (born in West Point, Mississippi, on 5 February 1941 ; died … Read Full Bio ↴Barrett Strong (born in West Point, Mississippi, on 5 February 1941 ; died 29 January 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. Amongst the first artists signed to Berry Gordy's Motown label, he is remembered as having the label's first hit (with "Money (That's What I Want)" in 1960) and for co-writing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", and many other hit songs. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

It was in the mid-1960s that Strong became a Motown staff lyricist, teaming with producer Norman Whitfield. Together, Strong and Whitfield wrote some of the most successful and critically acclaimed songs ever to be released by Motown, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by both Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye, "War" by Edwin Starr, "Smiling Faces Sometimes" by The Undisputed Truth, and the long line of "psychedelic soul" records by The Temptations, including "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "Psychedelic Shack", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)", and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", among others. Strong received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for co-writing "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone".

After Motown moved its operations base from Detroit, Michigan to Los Angeles, California, Strong left the label and resumed his singing career, recording two albums for Capitol Records in the mid-1970s.

In the 1980s, Strong recorded "Rock It Easy" on an independent label, and wrote "You Can Depend on Me", which appeared on The Dells' The Second Time album (1988). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

Strong released his album, Stronghold II, which he wrote and composed in collaboration with Eliza Neals in 2008, in digital format only.

In 2010, Strong appeared in "Misery", his first music video in his fifty years of recording music.

Money And Me
Barrett Strong Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Barrett Strong:

I Heard It Through The Grapevine I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to…
I Want A Guy The best things in life are free But you can give…
Make Up Your Mind Honey you say That you would never leave me Then you turn…
Misery I'm alone in misery I couldn't find nobody to love for…
Money The best things in life are free But you can give…
Money ) The best things in life are free But you can give…
Money (That's What I Want) The best things in life are free But you can keep…
Money (That's What I Want) (Single Version / Mono) The best things in life are free But you can give…
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Money That's What I Want The best things in life are free But you can give…
Money Thats what i want The best things in life are free, but you can…
That The best things in life are free But you can give…
You Some boys say they like your eyes I heard some boys…
You Got What It Takes You don't drive a big fast car, no You don't look…

You've Got What It Takes Some boys say they like your eyes I heard some boys…

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