“Standing In The Shadows Of Love” — The Four Tops

This might surprise you…it certainly surprised me…but Motown songwriting and production legends Holland-Dozier-Holland were only the 2,543rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, achieving that iconic status back in 2015.

It’s always nice when your creative work gets that level of recognition, of course…even if, as in this case, that’s several years later than you should have been officially designated as an icon of the entertainment industry.

But I was a little surprised it wasn’t until 2015 that Motown’s premier songwriting and production team was fully embraced by the entertainment industry they’d contributed so much to.

Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland were responsible for many of the biggest hits of the 1960s and almost single-handedly invented the Motown sound. Their contribution to the world of music and entertainment was nothing short of immense.

They worked with The Supremes, the Four Tops, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers and many more.

And Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland wrote and produced hits like “You Can’t Hurry Love”, “Reach Out I’ll Be There”, “Heatwave”, “How Sweet It Is (To be Loved By You)” and “This Old Heart of Mine”…alongside dozens of other chart-toppers.

Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland were the composers and producers in the team, Eddie Holland wrote the lyrics.