List of songs written by Berry Gordy
This is a list of songs written by Berry Gordy, in most cases with other songwriters.
Chart hits and other notable songs written by Gordy
[edit]| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | Co-writer(s) with Gordy[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Reet Petite" | Jackie Wilson | Tyran Carlo | 62 | - | 6 | 1979: Darts, #51 UK 1986: Jackie Wilson, #1 UK (reissue) |
| 1958 | "To Be Loved'" | Jackie Wilson | Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo | 22 | 7 | 23 | 1958: Malcolm Vaughan, #14 UK 1979: Michael Henderson, #62 R&B |
| "We Have Love" | Jackie Wilson | Tyran Carlo, George Gordy | 93 | - | - | ||
| "It's So Fine" | LaVern Baker | Tyran Carlo | - | 24 | - | ||
| "Lonely Teardrops" | Jackie Wilson | Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo | 7 | 1 | - | 1971: Brian Hyland, #54 pop 1976: Narvel Felts, #62 pop | |
| 1959 | "Just for Your Love" | The Falcons | Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo | - | 26 | - | |
| "Come to Me" | Marv Johnson | Marv Johnson | 30 | 6 | - | ||
| "That's Why (I Love You So)" | Jackie Wilson | Tyran Carlo | 13 | 2 | - | ||
| "I'll Be Satisfied" | Jackie Wilson | Tyran Carlo | 20 | 6 | - | 1982: Shakin' Stevens, #10 UK | |
| "Bad Girl" | The Miracles | Smokey Robinson | 93 | - | - | ||
| "You Got What It Takes" | Marv Johnson | Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo, Marv Johnson | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1960: Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, #25 UK 1965: Joe Tex, #51 pop, #10 R&B 1966: The Dave Clark Five, #7 pop, #28 UK 1977: Showaddywaddy, #2 UK | |
| 1960 | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Barrett Strong | Janie Bradford | 23 | 2 | - | 1962: Jennell Hawkins, #17 R&B 1963: Bern Elliott and the Fenmen, #14 UK 1964: The Kingsmen (live), #16 pop, #6 R&B 1966: Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, #52 pop, #35 R&B 1979: The Flying Lizards, #50 pop, #5 UK 1994: The Backbeat Band, #48 UK |
| "I Love the Way You Love" | Marv Johnson | "Mikaljon" (Mike Ossman, Al Abrams, John O'Den) | 9 | 2 | 35 | ||
| "All I Could Do Was Cry" | Etta James | Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo | 33 | 2 | - | ||
| "Ain't Gonna Be That Way" | Marv Johnson | Marv Johnson | 74 | - | 50 | ||
| "All the Love I Got" | Marv Johnson | Brian Holland, Janie Bradford | 63 | - | - | ||
| "Who's the Fool" | Singin' Sammy Ward | Smokey Robinson | - | 23 | - | ||
| "(You've Got to) Move Two Mountains" | Marv Johnson | 20 | 12 | - | |||
| "Happy Days" | Marv Johnson | Toni McKnight | 58 | 7 | - | ||
| "Shop Around" | The Miracles | Smokey Robinson | 2 | 1 | - | 1976: Captain & Tennille, #4 pop | |
| 1961 | "Don't Let Him Shop Around" | Debbie Dean | Smokey Robinson, Loucye Gordy Wakefield | 92 | - | - | |
| "Merry-Go-Round" | Marv Johnson | 61 | 26 | - | |||
| "Ain't It Baby" | The Miracles | Smokey Robinson | 49 | 15 | - | ||
| "Broken Hearted" | The Miracles | Smokey Robinson | 97 | - | - | ||
| "I Don't Want to Take a Chance" | Mary Wells | William "Mickey" Stevenson | 33 | 9 | - | ||
| 1962 | "Dream Come True " | The Temptations | - | 22 | - | ||
| "Do You Love Me" | The Contours | 3 | 1 | - | 1963: Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, #1 UK 1963: The Dave Clark Five, #30 UK 1970: Deep Feeling, #34 UK 1984: Andy Fraser, #82 pop 1988: The Contours, #11 pop (reissue) 1995: Duke Baysee, #46 UK | ||
| "Way Over There" | The Miracles | Smokey Robinson | 94 | - | - | ||
| "Let Me Go the Right Way" | The Supremes | 90 | 26 | - | |||
| "Shake Sherry" | The Contours | 43 | 21 | - | |||
| 1963 | "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" | Mary Wells | Smokey Robinson | 100 | - | - | |
| "Don't Let Her Be Your Baby" | The Contours | 64 | - | - | |||
| "My Daddy Knows Best " | The Marvelettes | 67 | - | - | |||
| 1964 | "Try It Baby" | Marvin Gaye | 15 | 6 | - | ||
| 1967 | "You've Made Me So Very Happy" | Brenda Holloway | Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson | 39 | 40 | - | 1969: Blood, Sweat & Tears, #2 pop, #46 R&B, #35 UK 1970: Lou Rawls, #95 pop, #32 R&B |
| 1969 | "I'm Livin' in Shame" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Henry Cosby | 10 | 8 | 14 | |
| "No Matter What Sign You Are" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | Henry Cosby | 31 | 17 | 37 | 1983: Russell Grant, #87 UK | |
| "I Want You Back" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation (Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Fonce Mizell) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1988: The Jackson 5, #8 UK (remix) 1998: Cleopatra, #4 UK 2007: The Jackson 5, #53 UK (reissue) 2009: The Jackson 5, #43 UK (reissue) | |
| 1970 | "ABC" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2009: The Jackson 5, #50 UK (reissue) 2011: The Glee Cast, #88 pop |
| "One More Chance" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | - | - | - | 1997: One, #31 UK | |
| "The Love You Save" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1992: Mariah Carey (live), #1 pop, #11 R&B, #2 UK 2009: The Jackson 5, #49 UK (reissue) | |
| "Give Love on Christmas Day" | The Jackson 5 | Freddie Perren, Christine Perren, Fonce Mizell, Deke Richards | - | - | - | 1998: Johnny Gill, #71 R&B | |
| 1971 | "Mama's Pearl" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | 2 | 2 | 25 | |
| "Maybe Tomorrow" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | 20 | 3 | - | 1987: UB40, #14 UK | |
| "Bless You" | Martha Reeves and the Vandellas | The Corporation | 53 | 29 | 33 | ||
| "Sugar Daddy" | The Jackson 5 | The Corporation | 10 | 3 | - | ||
| 1972 | "(We've Got a) Good Thing Going" | Michael Jackson | The Corporation | - | - | - | 1981: Sugar Minott, #4 UK 1996: Yazz, #53 UK 2000: Sid Owen, #14 UK |
| 1973 | "Get It Together" | The Jackson 5 | Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Jerry Marcellino, Mel Larson | 28 | 2 | - | |
| 1980 | "Power" | The Temptations | Angelo Bond, Jean Mayer | 43 | 11 | - | |
| 1997 | "All I Want" | 702 | The Corporation, Charles Farrar, Troy Taylor | 35 | 33 | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Songs written by Berry Gordy, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
- ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.