Watchout!
B-Side of What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love was Go Ahead and Laugh
Studio album by
Martha and the Vandellas
ReleasedNovember 16, 1966
StudiosHitsville U.S.A., Detroit
Length32:40
LabelGordy (Motown)
Producers
Martha and the Vandellas chronology
Greatest Hits
(1966) 		Watchout!
(1966) 		Martha and the Vandellas Live!
(1967)
Singles from Watchout!
  1. "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love? / Go Ahead and Laugh"
    Released: May 19, 1966
  2. "I'm Ready for Love" / "He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"
    Released: October 6, 1966
  3. "Jimmy Mack" / "Third Finger, Left Hand"
    Released: February 3, 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Watchout! is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by Martha and the Vandellas, released on the Gordy (Motown) label in 1966. The album included the top 10 hit singles, "I'm Ready for Love" and "Jimmy Mack" and the ballad single, "What Am I Gonna Do Without Your Love?". This was one of the last albums by the group with songs by Holland–Dozier–Holland who, the following year, left Motown, and with William "Mickey" Stevenson. The album became the group's highest charting studio album at number 116, reaching the peak on January 11, 1967, staying on the charts for eight weeks.[2]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'm Ready for Love"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:52
2."One Way Out"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:33
3."Jimmy Mack"Holland–Dozier–Holland2:47
4."Let This Day Be"Frank Wilson2:39
5."Keep It Up"Smokey Robinson3:08
6."Happiness Is Guaranteed"
2:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'll Follow You"
2:24
2."No More Tearstained Make Up"Robinson2:23
3."Go Ahead and Laugh"
2:55
4."What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?"
3:00
5."Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"
2:40
6."He Doesn't Love Her Anymore"Hunter3:01

Personnel

  • Martha Reeves – lead vocals
  • Rosalind Ashford – backing vocals (except on "Let This Day Be")
  • Betty Kelly – backing vocals (except "Let This Day Be" and "Jimmy Mack")
  • Annette Beard – backing vocals on "Jimmy Mack"
  • The Andantes – backing vocals on "Let This Day Be", "Happiness is Guaranteed", and "Go Ahead and Laugh"; additional background vocals on "Jimmy Mack", "I'm Ready for Love", "What Am I Going to Do Without Your Love?", and "Tell Me I'll Never Be Alone"
  • The Spinners – backing vocals on "I'll Follow You"
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

References

  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Martha and the Vandellas - Watchout! (1966) album review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Martha & The Vandellas - Watchout!". Retrieved April 3, 2025.