06 september, 2023

Maggie MacNeil - I Heard It Through The Grapevine b/w Isolation (1971)


Sjoukje van 't Spijker (Tilburg, 1950). Lid van het duo Mouth & MacNeal, met Willem Duyn. 
Ze brengt in 1971 haar eerste solo single uit, het welbekende "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967.
The Marvin Gaye version was the second and most famous to be recorded, in the beginning of 1967.
De B-kant is het nummer "Isolation", a 1970 song appearing on John Lennon's first official solo album release, "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band".


A - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (3:05)
      Written By – B. Strong, N. Whitfield

B - Isolation (3:37)
      Written By – J. Lennon 


Credits

Notes
Released: 1971
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Genre:  Pop
Label:  Decca Records