You’ll know this song if you have Stevie Wonder’s 1980 album Hotter Than July where it first appeared. He actually wrote it way back in 1966 when it was originally recorded by Tammi Terrell but her version was never released.
Motown’s quality control was famously strict but one listen to this beauty and you’ll think they crossed the line between perfectionism and insanity if they deemed this to be not good enough.
What’s even crazier is it remained buried and unheard until 2002 when it was finally released on the amazing A Cellarful of Motown! collection which is chock full of similar unreleased gems and can’t be recommended enough.
Download: All I Do Is Think About You – Tammi Terrell (mp3)
The song was also recorded by Brenda Holloway (with what sounds like the same backing track) and that wasn’t released at the time either. Motown = Crazy bastards.
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Great compilation, I’ll give that a spin this week. A few songs I already know from the Northern scene.
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Yeah, I bought it when it came out and have been playing it again recently
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It’s one of the stronger songs on ‘Hotter Than July’ so finding a better version from the 60s just adds to the whiff of contractual obligation on that album.
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Well, that’s annoying. I have that comp somewhere at home. Thought I had it on the Ipod. Don’t. It’s an amazing compilation, so many good tunes.
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I always loved Stevie’s version but when I heard Tammi Terrell’s original take, I was shocked this was never released. Crazy!
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Amazing reissue series. Confirms the whispered legend that the stuff left in the can equaled a bunch of the released sides. “Vol. 2” is almost as strong, but things slacked off quite a bit with the Vol. 3 collection.
Still …
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