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The Beatles - You've Really Got a Hold on Me

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"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for the Miracles on the Tamla (Motown) label. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was covered by the Beatles on their second album, With The Beatles. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" was written by Smokey Robinson while in New York in 1962 on business for Motown; he heard Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home to Me", which was in the charts at the time, and - influenced by it - wrote the song in his hotel room. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" has been covered extensively since its release, including four more by Motown artists. The Supremes did a version which was produced by Berry Gordy with Hal Davis and Marc Gordon doing the mixing, and appeared on their 1964 album A Bit of Liverpool. Group member Mary Wilson sang in close unison with Diana Ross's leads[citation needed] in their version. The Temptations' version, produced by Smokey Robinson, was included on their 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. Eddie Kendricks sang lead vocal[citation needed] with Paul Williams providing harmony co-lead vocal on verses 1 and 2; David Ruffin provided vocals on close harmony on the final verse. Barbara McNair recorded an unreleased version in 1968, and in 1969 the Jackson 5, with Michael Jackson singing lead, recorded an unreleased track that was originally intended for their first album Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5. These versions were among the first recorded that didn't have dueling unison leads. Country music artist Mickey Gilley covered the song in 1984. Produced by Jim Ed Norman, and released by Epic Records, Gilley's version peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. She & Him covered the song on their debut album "Volume One" in 2008. Phil Collins covered the song for his album Going Back in 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Really_Got_A_Hold_On_Me