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Eddie Holland
Birth name
Edward James Holland Jr.[1]
Also known as
Edward Holland Edward Holland, Jr Edward James Holland Edward J. Jr. Holland Edward J. Holland Jr. James Edward Holland Jr.[1][2][3]
Born
(1939-10-30) October 30, 1939 (age 84) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres
Rhythm and blues, funk, soul
Occupation(s)
Producer
arranger
singer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1962–present
Labels
Motown, Mercury, United Artists, Invictus, Hallmark
Musical artist
Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][4] He is brother to Brian Holland.
Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States.[4] Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie",[5] he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright. He was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others.[4] He has written or co-written 143 hits in the US charts and 80 in the UK.[6]
Holland served as the team's lyricist, and also worked with producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for the Marvelettes and the Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep".[4]
^ abc"Ain't too proud to beg & 256 other titles, Be a part of me, 100 miles and runnin' & 255 other titles". Copyrightencyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^Latham-Koenig, Christina; Oxenden, Clive; Lowy, Anna; Martín García, Beatriz (2014). American English File 4: Teacher's Book. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-477576-2. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^Latham-Koenig, Christina; Oxenden, Clive; Lowy, Anna; Martín García, Beatriz (2014). American English File 4: Teacher's Book(PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-477576-2. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
^ abcdColin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 609. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
^Wynn, Ron. "Biography: Eddie Holland". AMG. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
^"Stuart Devoy: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
2017, and 2020. In 2019, Eddie (along with brother Brian and Dave Thompson) co-authored an autobiography of Holland-Dozier-Holland, entitled "Come and Get...
Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting...
producers/songwriters Holland–Dozier–Holland (EddieHolland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland) in 1968 when they left Motown. Until 1967, Holland, Dozier, and Holland were...
longing anxiousness of the songs written by the producing trio of Holland-Dozier-Holland". War band member Lonnie Jordan later told Billboard.com he felt...
a Witness" is a song composed by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and EddieHolland and produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier as a non-album single...
"Leaving Here" is a song written in 1963 by Motown songwriters Holland–Dozier–Holland. Written at the beginning of the partnership, it is notable in several...
Hose Casino Royale – Burt Bacharach Cellophane – The Troggs Cherry Red - Eddie Vinson Chet - Chet Atkins Chicken Fat - Mel Brown Chocomotive - Houston...
were written by the songwriting trio of Holland–Dozier–Holland (Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and EddieHolland). Other important Motown producers and...
has been incarcerated throughout Holland's life. Holland attended Los Osos High School and Chaffey College. Holland started martial arts training when...
by EddieHolland, Norman Whitfield, and Cornelius Grant, and performed by Rare Earth; samples of "(I Know) I'm Losing You", written by EddieHolland, Norman...
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number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Dozier was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the...
on the album: "It's the Same Old Song", written by EddieHolland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland, performed by The Four Tops (used three different times...
Holland, Jr., and produced by Whitfield. Norman Whitfield recorded the song's instrumental track. Two years later, Whitfield got together with Eddie Holland...
Penzabene on Temptations material after EddieHolland left Motown with the rest of the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting/production team in 1967. Two...
"Heaven Must Have Sent You" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and EddieHolland when at Motown, and first recorded by The Elgins in 1966...
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