Barrett Strong

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Born: February 5, 1941
Died: January 29, 2023
Country: United States
IPI: 00029782747 52 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Best known as a songwriter, Strong had the first hit for Motown with "Money (That's What I Want)".
Related labels: Blarritt Records founder of

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Popular Originals

Money (That's What I Want)

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Released on Money (That's What I Want) (1959)

Covered by (184 artists)

Misery

Misery

Released on Misery (1961)

Covered by (2 artists)

You Knows What to Do

Yes, No, Maybe So

Released on Yes, No, Maybe So (1960)

Covered by The Detroit Cobras

Man up in the Sky

Live & Love

Released on Live & Love (1976)

Covered by Johnny Bristol

Popular Covers by Barrett Strong

I Heard It Through the Grapevine

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Originally by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles REC, Gladys Knight & The Pips REL

Released on In Their Own Words: Volume 1 (1994)

I Wish It Would Rain

Stronghold 2

Originally by The Temptations [US1] REL, Earl Van Dyke REC

Released on Stronghold 2 (2001)

A Whiter Shade of Pale

Stronghold 2

Originally by Procol Harum

Released on Stronghold 2 (2001)

You Got What It Takes

Money and Me

Originally by Bobby Parker

Released on Money and Me (1961)