In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Brian Holland

Born: 1941. Living in: United States
Brian Holland is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland-Dozier-Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Holland, along with Lamont Dozier, served as the team's musical arranger and producer. He has written or co-written 145 hits in US and 78 in the UK.

Holland has also had an on-and-off career as a performer. He released a solo single in 1958 under the name of "Briant Holland". He and longtime friend and future songwriting partner Freddie Gorman were in a short-lived group called the Fidalatones, and he was later (1960-62) a member of the Motown recording act The Satintones as well as being a member of the Rayber Voices, a quartet that backed up several early Motown recording acts. He partnered with Lamont Dozier under the name "Holland-Dozier", releasing a lone single for Motown in 1963, then was inactive for a number of years, and was then revived in the early and mid-1970s, scoring a number of medium-sized R&B hits. Holland resumed his solo recording career in 1974, hitting the charts as a solo artist in '74 and '75.

Arrangements | Trax CDs

Individual Folios

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Mac Huff : How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

Your choirs (and their parents!) will love the great groove of this 1965 hit by Marvin Gaye. Available: SATB, SAB, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:05.

Arranger: Mac Huff Performed By: Marvin Gaye

Audrey Snyder : How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

With easy parts and lots of choreography options, this James Taylor and Marvin Gaye classic will leave your audience with a smile.Available separately: SSA and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:15.

Arranger: Audrey Snyder Performed By: James Taylor

Steve Tramack : It's the Same Old Song

A signature Motown tune made popular by the legendary Four Tops, this new arrangement from Steve Tramack is primarily a lead feature with all the charm and class that Motown came to be known for. An audience favorite for sure.

Arranger: Steve Tramack | Composers: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland Performed By: The Four Tops

Mac Huff : Reach Out, I'll Be There

This Motown classic went to the top of the charts in 1966. Recreate the sounds of The Four Tops with this great arrangement. Your men will love it!Available separately: TTB and ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 3:00

Arranger: Mac Huff | Composers: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland Performed By: The Four Tops

Mac Huff : You Can't Hurry Love

Mac Huff captures all the style and appeal of the era in this exciting arrangement of the 1966 #1 hit by the Supremes. Available: SSA, ShowTrax CD. Performance Time: Approx. 2:40.

Arranger: Mac Huff | Composers: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland Performed By: Supremes

Mark Brymer : You Keep Me Hangin' On

This contemporary treatment of the 1966 #1 pop hit by the Supremes (and #1 in 1987 by Kim Wilde) really cooks! Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 3:05.

Arranger: Mark Brymer | Composers: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland Performed By: Supremes