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The Velvelettes Were A 60's Female Vocal Group Founded In 1961 By Sisters Carolyn And Millie Gill With Cousins Bertha Barbee-McNeal And Norma Barbee Both From Flint Michigan On The Western Michigan University Campus Where They Were Students. The Group Signed To Motown Records But Weren't Given Top Priority As Other Female Vocal Groups Were Attracting Audiences And Recording Hits. While The Group Awaited Their Chance At Stardom They Recorded Backing Vocals For More Established Motown Girl Groups Including The Marvelettes Martha & The Vandellas And The Supremes. The Velvelettes Got Their Break In 1964 With "Needle In A Haystack" Which Peaked At Number 45 On The Billboard Hot 100 In Mid-1964. The Group Recorded Its Follow-Up "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" And Spent Time On Various Motown-Sponsored Tours As An Opening Act. With A Song On The Charts And A Place On Several Concert Tours The Velvelettes Began Recording An Album. Despite Burgeoning Success The Members Of The Group Began To Disagree About The Music They Were Recording. Half Wanted To Record More Mature Songs And Thought The Material Was Trite While The Other Half Didn't Want To Rock The Boat So Early In Their Career. Motown Became Apprehensive About The Group's Potential And Wary Of The Expense Of The Recordings. Not Wanting To Let Good Time And Money Go To Waste The Label Released Two Additional Singles "Lonely Lonely Girl Am I" And "A Bird In The Hand " As The Group Endured Several Line-Up Changes. Both Singles Flopped And Motown Cancelled The Scheduled Release Of The Group's Eponymous Debut Album. The Last Velvelettes Recordings Included "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You " Which Became Their Last American Single. They Officially Broke Up In Early To Mid 1970. The Group Reunited In 1984 When The Gill Sisters And Barbee Cousins Re-Recorded Their Original Hits With Some New Songs For The Album One Door Closes. The Group Continues To Tour Today.
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"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" Is A Soul Song Written By Motown Records Songwriters Norman Whitfield William "Mickey" Stevenson And Edward Holland Jr. In 1964. The Song Is Notable In Both A 1964 Version By American Motown Girl Group The Velvelettes And A 1982 Hit Version With The Title Altered To "Really Saying Something" By British Girl Group Bananarama. The Original Version Of The Song Was Recorded By Motown Group The Velvelettes In December 1964. An Alternate Version Recorded In October/November Had Been Discarded. Produced By Norman Whitfield The Velvelettes' Version Was Released On Motown's V.I.P. Label On December 27 1964 And Was A Minor Hit For The Group In Early 1965. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" Peaked At Number 64 On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 And At Number 21 On The Then Recently Reinstated Billboard R&B Singles Chart. The Single Was The Second Most Successful Release For The Velvelettes A Minor Motown Act Which Never Released A Full-Length Album. "Throw A Farewell Kiss" Composed By Whitfield And Holland And Produced By Whitfield Had Been Recorded In October 1962 And Was Issued As The B-Side Of "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'". Six Years Later Whitfield Would Have The Temptations Record "Throw A Farewell Kiss" For Their 1971 Album Sky's The Limit.
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The Velvelettes Were A 60's Female Vocal Group Founded In 1961 By Sisters Carolyn And Millie Gill With Cousins Bertha Barbee-McNeal And Norma Barbee Both From Flint Michigan On The Western Michigan University Campus Where They Were Students. The Group Signed To Motown Records But Weren't Given Top Priority As Other Female Vocal Groups Were Attracting Audiences And Recording Hits. While The Group Awaited Their Chance At Stardom They Recorded Backing Vocals For More Established Motown Girl Groups Including The Marvelettes Martha & The Vandellas And The Supremes. The Velvelettes Got Their Break In 1964 With "Needle In A Haystack" Which Peaked At Number 45 On The Billboard Hot 100 In Mid-1964. The Group Recorded Its Follow-Up "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" And Spent Time On Various Motown-Sponsored Tours As An Opening Act. With A Song On The Charts And A Place On Several Concert Tours The Velvelettes Began Recording An Album. Despite Burgeoning Success The Members Of The Group Began To Disagree About The Music They Were Recording. Half Wanted To Record More Mature Songs And Thought The Material Was Trite While The Other Half Didn't Want To Rock The Boat So Early In Their Career. Motown Became Apprehensive About The Group's Potential And Wary Of The Expense Of The Recordings. Not Wanting To Let Good Time And Money Go To Waste The Label Released Two Additional Singles "Lonely Lonely Girl Am I" And "A Bird In The Hand " As The Group Endured Several Line-Up Changes. Both Singles Flopped And Motown Cancelled The Scheduled Release Of The Group's Eponymous Debut Album. The Last Velvelettes Recordings Included "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You " Which Became Their Last American Single. They Officially Broke Up In Early To Mid 1970. The Group Reunited In 1984 When The Gill Sisters And Barbee Cousins Re-Recorded Their Original Hits With Some New Songs For The Album One Door Closes. The Group Continues To Tour Today. read less
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"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" is a soul song written by Motown Records songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964. The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group The Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.
The original version of the song was recorded by Motown group The Velvelettes in December 1964. An alternate version recorded in October/November had been discarded. Produced by Norman Whitfield, The Velvelettes' version was released on Motown's V.I.P. label on December 27, 1964, and was a minor hit for the group in early 1965. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" peaked at number 64 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and at number 21 on the then recently reinstated Billboard R&B Singles chart. The single was the second most successful release for The Velvelettes, a minor Motown act which never released a full-length album.
"Throw a Farewell Kiss", composed by Whitfield and Holland and produced by Whitfield, had been recorded in October 1962 and was issued as the b-side of "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'". Six years later, Whitfield would have The Temptations record "Throw a Farewell Kiss" for their 1971 album Sky's the Limit. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.