Natural Resources is a 1970 soul album released by Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album is significant for the Vietnam War ballad "I Should Be Proud" and the slow jam, "Love Guess Who". The album marked a return from lead singer Martha Reeves, recovering from a time in a mental institution after an addiction to painkillers nearly wrecked her (though it still took her until 1977 to beat her addiction).[citation needed] This was the next-to-last album for the Vandellas, whose success had peaked in the mid-1960s.
| Natural Resources | ||||
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| Released | September 8, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969 – 1970 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 33:10 | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Producer | Henry Cosby Clarence Paul | |||
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| Singles from Natural Resources | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something" | George Harrison | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Easily Persuaded" |
| 2:44 |
| 3. | "Didn't We" | Jimmy Webb | 2:41 |
| 4. | "I'm in Love" | Ernie Shelby | 2:58 |
| 5. | "Love, Guess Who" |
| 2:54 |
| 6. | "Everybody's Talking" | Fred Neil | 2:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" |
| 2:57 |
| 2. | "The Hurt Is Over (Since I've Found You)" | Duke Browner | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Take a Look" | Clyde Otis | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Won't It Be So Wonderful" |
| 2:30 |
| 5. | "I Should Be Proud" | 2:56 | |
| 6. | "People Got to Be Free" |
| 2:40 |
Personnel
edit- Martha Reeves - lead vocals; background vocals on "Everybody's Talking"
- The Andantes - background vocals (side 1, tracks 2, 4, 5; side 2, tracks 2, 5 and 6)
- Lois Reeves - backing vocals (side 1, track 1; side 2, track 5)
- Sandra Tilley - background vocals (side 1, track 1; side 2, track 5)
- Valerie Simpson - background vocals (side 2, track 4)
- Nickolas Ashford - background vocals (side 2, track 4)
- The Funk Brothers - instrumentation