Watchout!

Watchout!
Studio album by Martha and the Vandellas
Released	November 16, 1966
Recorded	1964 – 1966
Studio	Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	32:40
Label	Gordy (Motown)
Producer	William "Mickey" Stevenson Holland–Dozier–Holland Harvey Fuqua Smokey Robinson
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Greatest Hits (1966) Watchout! (1966) Martha and the Vandellas Live! (1967)
Singles from Watchout!
"What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love? / He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" Released: May 19, 1966 "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore" Released: October 6, 1966 "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand" Released: February 3, 1967

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AllMusic

Watchout! is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. The album included the top 10 hit singles, "I'm Ready for Love" and "Jimmy Mack" and the ballad single, "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love?". This was one of the last albums by the group with songs by Holland–Dozier–Holland who, the following year, left Motown, and with William "Mickey" Stevenson, who helped put the group on the musical map. The title of the album was derived from a song on the B-side of their hit single "My Baby Loves Me" (released earlier in 1966) entitled "Never Leave Your Baby's Side" (never released on an album). That song's chorus warned to "Watchout!" for "other girls" who could steal your man.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Ready for Love"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	2:52
2.	"One Way Out"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	2:33
3.	"Jimmy Mack"	Holland–Dozier–Holland	2:47
4.	"Let This Day Be"	Frank Wilson	2:39
5.	"Keep It Up"	Smokey Robinson	3:08
6.	"Happiness Is Guaranteed"	Ivy Jo Hunter Helen Lewis Kay Lewis	2:18

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Follow You"	Johnny Bristol Harvey Fuqua	2:24
2.	"No More Tearstained Make Up"	Robinson	2:23
3.	"Go Ahead and Laugh"	Hunter William "Mickey" Stevenson	2:55
4.	"What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?"	Sylvia Moy Stevenson	3:00
5.	"Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"	James Dean Leon Ware William Weatherspoon	2:40
6.	"He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"	Hunter	3:01

Personnel

• Martha Reeves – lead vocals
• Rosalind Ashford – backing vocals (except on "Let This Day Be")
• Betty Kelly – backing vocals (except "Let This Day Be" and "Jimmy Mack")
• Annette Beard – backing vocals on "Jimmy Mack"
• The Andantes – backing vocals on "Let This Day Be", "Happiness is Guaranteed", and "Go Ahead and Laugh"; additional background vocals on "Jimmy Mack", "I'm Ready for Love", "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?", and "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"
• The Spinners – backing vocals on "I'll Follow You"
• The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

External links

• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album review by Bruce Eder, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album to be listened on Spotify
• Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album to be listened on YouTube