A giant of Soul music.
46 NORMAN WHITFIELD
Born 12th May 1940 in New York City, USA. Died 16th September 2008 in Los Angeles. A true giant of soul music, from the classic Motown cuts he wrote with Barrett Strong through to his work in the late 70's with Rose Royce. He initially started in music with Motown because he was stranded in Detroit, when his father's car broke down on the way back from California, here he watched and learnt, soon moving up to Motown's head of quality control. His and Strong's best work in the 60's was with Marvin Gaye and in the 70's they supplied The Temptations with a string of psychedelic masterpieces.
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NO. OF HITS |
61 |
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NO. OF NO.1'S |
3 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
14 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
458 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1) |
Marvin Gaye |
1 |
23 |
|
2 |
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) (2) |
Paul Young |
1 |
15 |
|
3 |
Five Live E.P. |
George Michael/Queen/ Lisa Stansfield |
1 |
12 |
|
4 |
Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby (3) |
Steps |
2 |
11 |
|
5 |
War (1) |
Edwin Starr |
3 |
14 |
|
6 |
Car Wash (4) |
Missy Elliot/Christine Aguilera |
4 |
14 |
|
7 |
Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby (3) |
Marvin Gaye |
5 |
16 |
|
8 |
It Should've Been Me (5) |
Yvonne Fair |
5 |
11 |
|
9 |
Really Saying Something (6) |
Bananarama/Fun Boy 3 |
5 |
10 |
|
10 |
Luv Me Luv Me (7) |
Shaggy |
5 |
10 |
|
11 |
Ball Of Confusion (1) |
Temptations |
7 |
15 |
|
12 |
Just My Imagination (1) |
Temptations |
8 |
16 |
|
13 |
I Wish It Would Rain (8) |
Faces |
8 |
11 |
|
14 |
Car Wash |
Rose Royce |
9 |
22 |
|
15 |
Ain't No Stopping (Medley) |
Enigma |
11 |
8 |
|
16 |
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (1) |
Was Not Was |
12 |
7 |
|
17 |
Take A Look Around (1) |
Temptations |
13 |
10 |
|
18 |
I Can't Get Next To You (1) |
Temptations |
13 |
9 |
|
19 |
Oh Boy |
Cam'ron |
13 |
7 |
|
20 |
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (1) |
Temptations |
14 |
14 |
|
21 |
I Wanna Get Next To You |
Rose Royce |
14 |
8 |
|
22 |
Cloud Nine (1) |
Temptations |
15 |
10 |
|
23 |
It Makes You Feel Like Dancin' |
Rose Royce |
16 |
10 |
|
24 |
Boy (I Need You) (9) |
Mariah Carey |
17 |
6 |
|
25 |
We're Really Saying Something (10) |
Buffalo G |
17 |
4 |
|
26 |
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep (11) |
Temptations |
18 |
10 |
|
27 |
War (1) |
Bruce Springsteen |
18 |
7 |
|
28 |
Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby (3) |
Mardi Gras |
19 |
9 |
|
29 |
I Know I'm Losing You (12) |
Temptations |
19 |
9 |
|
30 |
Theme From 'Which Way Is Up' |
Stargard |
19 |
7 |
|
31 |
Ain't Too Proud To Beg (11) |
Temptations |
21 |
11 |
|
32 |
War (1) |
Ugly Rumours |
21 |
1 |
|
33 |
Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On (1) |
Utah Saints |
23 |
2 |
|
34 |
You Need Love Like I Do (1) |
Tom Jones/Heather Small |
24 |
3 |
|
35 |
You're My Everything (13) |
Temptations |
26 |
15 |
|
36 |
Gonna Give Her All I've Got (1) |
Jimmy Ruffin |
26 |
6 |
|
37 |
Do Your Dance (14) |
Rose Royce |
30 |
6 |
|
38 |
Uptown Festival (Medley) |
Shalamar |
30 |
5 |
|
39 |
Beauty's Only Skin Deep (11) |
Aswad |
31 |
6 |
|
40 |
Eye For An Eye (15) |
Unkle |
31 |
2 |
|
41 |
Superstar (1) |
Temptations |
32 |
5 |
|
42 |
Psychedelic Shack (1) |
Temptations |
33 |
7 |
|
43 |
Stop The War Now (1) |
Edwin Starr |
33 |
1 |
|
44 |
What You Waitin' For |
Stargard |
39 |
6 |
|
45 |
Law Of The Land |
Temptations |
41 |
4 |
|
46 |
You + Me = Love |
Undisputed Love |
43 |
4 |
|
47 |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is |
Rose Royce |
44 |
5 |
|
48 |
I Wish It Would Rain (8) |
Temptations |
45 |
1 |
|
49 |
Ooh Boy |
Rose Royce |
46 |
7 |
|
50 |
U+Me=Love |
Funky Worm |
46 |
3 |
|
51 |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1) |
Gladys Knight |
47 |
1 |
|
52 |
I Could Never Love Another (8) |
Temptations |
47 |
1 |
|
53 |
It Should've Been Me (1) |
Adeva |
48 |
3 |
|
54 |
I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling) |
Rose Royce |
51 |
4 |
|
55 |
Harmony (16) |
Tc |
51 |
2 |
|
56 |
R.R. Express |
Rose Royce |
52 |
3 |
|
57 |
Just My Imagination (1) |
Mcganns |
59 |
1 |
|
58 |
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1) |
Slits |
60 |
3 |
|
59 |
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (17) |
Gap Band |
63 |
2 |
|
60 |
Really Doe (18) |
Ice Cube |
66 |
1 |
|
61 |
Car Wash |
Gwen Dickey |
72 |
2 |
|
|
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|
|
458 |
(1) with Barrett Strong
(2) with Barrett Strong/Marvin Gaye
(3) with Janie Bradford/Barrett Strong
(4) with Missy Elliot
(5) with William Stevenson
(6) with William Stevenson/Eddie Holland
(7) with Orville Burrell/James Harris/Terry Lewis/Roy Hammond/Alex Richbourg
(8) with Barrett Strong/Roger Penzabene
(9) with Mariah Carey/Cameron Giles/Justin Smith
(10) with William Stevenson/Eddie Holland/Nigel Butler/Ray Hedges/Naomi Lynch
(11) with Eddie Holland
(12) with Eddie Holland/Cornelius Grant
(13) with Roger Penzabene/Cornelius Grant
(14) with Dwight Turner
(15) with James Asher/Richard File/Barrett Strong/Anthony Genn/James Lavelle
(16) with Barrett Strong/Luciano Berrichia/Roberto Biffi/Corrado Foresti/Marco Frattini
(17) with William Bryant
(18) with George Clinton/William Collins/Ice Cube/Greg Jacobs/Larry Goodman/Derrick Mcdowell/Walter Morrison