Dancing In The Street Song

Officially dancing in the street was released on motown s gordy imprint on july 31 1964 but it was a hit in the autumn reaching no 2.
Dancing in the street song. Barry from sauquoit ny on december 11th 1966 the mamas and the papas covered version of dancing in the street entered billboard s hot top 100 chart at position 94. Martha reeves and the vandellas dancing in the streets. 4 in the uk singles chart it is one of motown s signature songs and is the group s premier signature song. Song review by richard gilliam possibly the greatest quartet motown ever produced didn t perform together until long after their careers had taken downturns but it s nice to see anyway martha reeves singing dancin in the street on stage alongside mary wells david ruffin and eddie kendricks.
It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by martha and the vandellas whose version reached no. Dancing in the street is a song written by marvin gaye william mickey stevenson and ivy jo hunter. The record s a side words of love peaked at 5 for 1 week on january 15th 1967.