"Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" is a 1965 pop ballad by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas.[1] A rare ballad for the group, whose forte was reportedly uptempo soul dance numbers^{[by whom?]} including "Dancing in the Street" and "Nowhere to Run", the b-side to the group's single, "You've Been in Love Too Long", although the song only peaked at #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #22 on the Billboard Hot R&B singles chart,[2] it was number one on many American urban radio playlists.^{[citation needed]}The song, written and produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland, has the narrator explain why love makes her do things she later regrets.^{[original research?][citation needed]} Cash Box described it as a "plaintive, slow-shufflin’ heart-throbber with a nostalgic years-back sound."[3]

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Other artist recording the song include: Kim Weston (original recording artist on unreleased track), Diana Ross and the Supremes, Thee Midnighters, Slim Smith, Jean Carn, Billy Preston, and Eula Cooper. The Andantes recorded co-backing vocals on all three Motown recordings.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Martha Reeves
• Background vocals by The Andantes: Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps
• Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
• Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.
• Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

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