Eddie Holland

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

  • Producer
  • arranger
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)VocalsYears active1962–presentLabelsMotown, Mercury, United Artists, Invictus, Hallmark
Musical artist

Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][4]

Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[4] Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie",[5] he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright. He was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others.[4] He has written or co-written 143 hits in the US charts and 80 in the UK.[6]

Holland served as the team's lyricist, and also worked with producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for the Marvelettes and the Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep".[4]

Holland has also composed songs for the First Wives Club musical.[7]

Holland has been involved in several civil court cases regarding tax, loans, and music rights, in 1985, 1988, 1996, 2017, and 2020.[8][9][10][11][12]

Discography

Albums

  • Eddie Holland (1962, Motown MT604)
  • The Complete Eddie Holland (1995, Marginal Records)
  • It Moves Me – The Complete Recordings 1958–1964 (2012, Ace CDTOP2 1331)
  • From Mercury to Motown 1958–1962 (2021, Jasmine Records JASCD1122)

Singles

Year Title and Catalog Number Peak Chart Positions Album
US US R&B
1958 "Little Miss Ruby" (Mercury 71290X45)

b/w "You (You You You You)"

Non-album track
1959 "(Where's The Joy?) In Nature Boy" (Kudo 667)

b/w "Shock"

"Merry-Go-Round" (Tamla T 102 / United Artists 172)

b/w "It Moves Me"

1960 "Because I Love Her" (United Artists 191)

b/w "Everybody's Going"

1961 "Magic Mirror" (United Artists 207)

b/w "Will You Love Me"

"The Last Laugh" (United Artists 280)

b/w "Why Do You Want To Let Me Go"

"Jamie" (Motown 1021)

b/w "Take A Chance On Me"

30
6
Eddie Holland
1962 "If Cleopatra Took A Chance" (Motown 1030)

b/w "What About Me"

"If It's Love (It's Alright)" (Motown 1031)

b/w "It's Not Too Late"

1963 "Darling I Hum Our Song" (Motown 1036)

b/w "Just A Few More Days"

Non-album track
"Baby Shake" (Motown 1043)

b/w "Brenda"

"I'm On The Outside Looking In" (Motown 1049)

b/w "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To"

"Leaving Here" (Motown 1052)

b/w "Brenda"

76
27
1964 "Just Ain't Enough Love" (Motown 1058)

b/w "Last Night I Had A Vision" (from Eddie Holland)

54
31
"Candy To Me" (Motown 1063)

b/w "If You Don't Want My Love"

58
29

References

  1. ^ Latham-Koenig, Christina; Oxenden, Clive; Lowy, Anna; Martín García, Beatriz (2014). American English File 4: Teacher's Book. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-477576-2. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Latham-Koenig, Christina; Oxenden, Clive; Lowy, Anna; Martín García, Beatriz (2014). American English File 4: Teacher's Book (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-477576-2. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 609. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  4. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Eddie Holland". AMG. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  5. ^ "Stuart Devoy: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Oxman, Steven (March 12, 2015). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'First Wives Club,' The Musical". Variety.
  7. ^ "Edward J. Holland, Jr., Petitioner-appellant, v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent-appellee, 835 F.2d 675 (6th Cir. 1988)". Justia. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "UNITED STATES v. Edward J. Holland, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. (1996)". FindLaw. February 6, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "13-10082 - United States of America v. Holland". GovInfo. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "United States v. Holland, 265 F. Supp. 3d 722". Casetext. December 9, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "United States v. Holland, 953 F.3d 397". Casetext. October 13, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2023.

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Songs
1962
"Dearest One"
"Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Darling, I Hum Our Song"
1963
"Leaving Here"
"Locking Up My Heart"
"What Goes Up Must Come Down" / "Come on Home"
"Tie a String Around Your Finger"
"Come and Get These Memories" / "Jealous Lover"
"You Lost the Sweetest Boy"
"Heat Wave" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"(He Won't Be True) Little Girl Blue"
"Mickey's Monkey"
"Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye" / "Come on Home"
"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" / "Standing at the Crossroads of Love"
"I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying"
"Quicksand" / "Darling I Hum Our Song"
"Live Wire" / "Old Love (Let's Try It Again)"
"Run, Run, Run" / "I'm Giving You Your Freedom"
"Can I Get a Witness"
1964
"A Tear from a Woman's Eyes"
"My Lady Bug Stay Away from That Beatle"
"Like a Nightmare" / "If You Were Mine"
"In My Lonely Room"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"Where Did Our Love Go"
"Baby Don't You Do It"
"Guarantee for a Lifetime"
"Baby I Need Your Loving" / "Call on Me"
"Candy to Me" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Baby Love" / "Ask Any Girl"
"Come See About Me" / (You're Gone But) Always in My Heart"
"Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" / "Love has Gone"
"You're a Wonderful One"
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
1965
"Where Did You Go"
"Stop! In the Name of Love" / "I'm in Love Again"
"You've Been a Long Time Coming"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Nowhere to Run"
"Back in My Arms Again" / "Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
"The Only Time I'm Happy"
"Mother Dear" / "He Holds His Own"
"Nothing but Heartaches" / "He Holds His Own"
"Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)"
"It's the Same Old Song" / "Your Love Is Amazing"
"Mother Dear" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Hear a Symphony" / "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"Something About You"
"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
"Darling Baby"
"There's a Ghost in My House"
1966
"(I'm a) Roadrunner"
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"
"Ask any Man"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"Put Yourself in My Place"
"There's No Love Left"
"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" / "Just as Long as You Need Me"
"Helpless" / "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
"Call on Me"
"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "He's All I Got"
"Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"
"I Like Everything About You"
"I Guess I'll Always Love You"
"Nothing but Soul"
"Love's Gone Bad" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"You Can't Hurry Love" / "Put Yourself in My Place"
"Little Darling (I Need You)"
"Reach Out I'll Be There" / "Until You Love Someone"
"Stay in My Lonely Arms"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "I Wanna Mother You, Smother You With Love"
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" / "Remove This Doubt"
"Standing in the Shadows of Love" / Since You've Been Gone"
"I'm Ready for Love"
"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need"
"Heaven Must Have Sent You"
1967
"Just One Last Look"
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" / There's No Stopping Us Now"
"Your Love Is Amazing"
"Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
"Bernadette" / "I Got a Feeling"
"My World Is Empty Without You"
"The Happening" / "All I Know About You"
"Just Ain't Enough Love"
"7 Rooms of Gloom" / "I'll Turn to Stone"
"I Understand My Man"
"Your Unchanging Love" / "I'll Take Care of You"
"Reflections" / "Going Down for the Third Time"
"One Way Out"
"You Keep Me Running Away" / "If You Don't Want My Love"
"I Got a Feeling"
"In and Out of Love" / "I Guess I'll Always Love You"
1968
"Whisper You Love Me Boy"
"Forever Came Today"
"I'm in a Different World"
1969
"We've Got a Way Out Love"
"Crumbs off the Table"
1970
"Give Me Just a Little More Time"
"(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
"Everything's Tuesday"
"Band of Gold"
"Westbound #9"
1972
"The Day I Found Myself"
"Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love"
"Why Can't We Be Lovers"
1973
"You're Gonna Need Me"
1975
"We're Almost There"
"Just a Little Bit of You"
"Early Morning Love"
"Where Do I Go from Here"
1976
"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking"
"High Energy"
"Let Yourself Go"
1982
"We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again"
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