Bless You
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'''"Bless You"''' was [[Tony Orlando]]'s first hit record in 1961.
It was also a [[1971]] hit single by [[Motown]] girl group [[Martha and the Vandellas]] though the songs were different in comparison. Released at a time when the group's hit-making luster had long passed, "Bless You" was written by the hit collaborating team, [[The Corporation (Motown)|The Corporation]], who had produced hit singles for [[The Jackson 5]], helped return the Vandellas to chart success on the [[US]] [[R&B]] and [[UK]] singles chart reaching #29 R&B and #33 UK, it also was a modest chart hit on the pop charts peaking at #53. The song talks of a love "so heavenly" that the narrator wants to hold on to and not let others break them apart. It became the group's last significant hit and Hot 100 charted single since "[[Come and Get These Memories]]" put them on the map eight years earlier.
==Credits==
*Produced, written, composed and arranged by [[The Corporation (Motown)|The Corporation]]
*Lead vocals by [[Martha Reeves]]
*Background vocals by [[Sandra "Lois" Reeves]], [[Sandra Tilley]] and [[The Andantes]]: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
*Instrumentation by assorted [[Los Angeles]] musicians
[[Category:1971 singles]]
[[Category:Martha and the Vandellas songs]]
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