Come and Get These Memories: The Genius of Holland-Dozier-Holland, Motown's Incomparable Songwriters

by Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Dave Thompson (With), Barney Ales (Foreword by)

Overview

Brian Holland, Edward Holland, and Lamont Dozier, known as Holland-Dozier-Holland or H-D-H, were the greatest songwriting team in American pop music history. This is their story.

Seventy of the songs they wrote reached the Billboard Top 40, with 15 of these reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. No other songwriting team or individual has come close to equaling, let alone surpassing, this record. They’ve been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

As tunesmiths for the legendary Motown Record Corporation, and for their own corporations, Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, they wrote and produced hits for Diana Ross and the Supremes, including “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love,” “Where Did Our Love Go,” “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” “You Can’t Hurry Love,” “I Hear a Symphony,” “Come See About Me,” “Back in My Arms Again” and “Reflections.”

Now the legendary composers are ready to reveal the inspirations and stories behind their chart-topping hits, providing millions of fans with the first complete history of their songwriting process, and detail the real-life experiences that led them to write each of their most famous tunes. They will also reveal their creative and intimate relationships with Motown’s biggest stars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785588679
Publisher:	Omnibus Press
Publication date:	10/03/2019
Edition description:	None
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Brian Holland is best known as a member of the legendary Motown writer/producer trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, the team behind numerous hit records by artists such as 'Martha and the Vandellas,' 'The Supremes' and 'The Four Tops.' 

Edward Holland is best known as a member of the legendary Motown writer/producer trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, the team behind numerous hit records by artists such as 'Martha and the Vandellas,' 'The Supremes' and 'The Four Tops.'

Dave Thompson is the author of over 150 books. His co-written memoirs include There’s No Bones in Ice Cream: Sylvain Sylvain’s Story of the New York Dolls and The Spirit of Hawkwind with Nik Turner. A columnist for Goldmine magazine, his work has also appeared in Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Mojo, Record Collector and many other major publications.

Barney Ales 

Editorial Reviews

"Essential addition to the Motown bookshelf" Mojo

"This slice of pop-music history shares an insight into what it was like to really be there" Long Live Vinyl

"A vital piece of social and musical history" Choice Magazine

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