Jimmy Mack

"Jimmy Mack"
Single by Martha and the Vandellas
from the album Watchout!
B-sideThird Finger, Left Hand[1]
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1967
RecordedMarch 2, 1964
StudioHitsville U.S.A. (Studio A)
Genre
Length2:53
LabelGordy
G 7058
Songwriter(s)Holland–Dozier–Holland
Producer(s)Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
Martha and the Vandellas singles chronology
"I'm Ready for Love"
(1966)
"Jimmy Mack"
(1967)
"Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"
(1967)

"Jimmy Mack" is a pop/soul song that in 1967 became a hit single by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown's Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown's main creative team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Jimmy Mack" was the final Top 10 pop hit for the Vandellas in the United States, peaking at No.10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and at No.1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[3] Billboard named the song No.82 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]

  1. ^ "Third Finger, Left Hand". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Ruhlmann, William (January 1, 1997). "Laura Nyro". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Erlewine, Michael; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Unterberger, Richie; Woodstra, Chris (eds.). AllMusic Guide to Rock. San Francisco: Miller Freeman, Inc. pp. 665–666.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 378.
  4. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.