Heat Wave (1963 song)

"Heat Wave"
A-side label of one of US vinyl releases
Single by Martha and the Vandellas
from the album Heat Wave
B-side"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday)"
ReleasedJuly 10, 1963 (1963-07-10)
RecordedJune 20, 1963 (1963-06-20)[1]
StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit
GenreSoul
Length2:47
LabelGordy
Songwriter(s)Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology
"Come and Get These Memories"
(1963)
"Heat Wave"
(1963)
"Quicksand"
(1963)

"Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas,[2] who issued it as a single on July 10, 1963,[3] on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B chart—where it stayed for four weeks—and peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It was recorded 12 years later by vocalist Linda Ronstadt on her Platinum-selling 1975 album Prisoner in Disguise. Ronstadt's version of the song was released as a single in September 1975, reaching number 5 in Billboard, 4 in Cash Box, and 6 in Record World. In 2010, British musician Phil Collins spent a single week (number 28) on the Billboard Adult Contemporary listing with his retooling of the song.

  1. ^ Hughes, Keith (2018). "Love Is Like A Heat Wave". Don't Forget the Motor City. Ritchie Hardin. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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  3. ^ Weinger, Harry (2000). Motown: The Classic Years (Liner notes). Various artists. UTV Records. p. 5. 012 159 466-2. Released 7/10/63