THE ELGINS-no time for tears-1966

Posted by admin on November 19th, 2009 and filed under motown anthology | 24 Comments »

The Elgins were an American vocal group on the Motown label, active from the late 1950s to 1967. Founding members Robert Fleming, Norbert McClean, and Johnny Dawson recorded prior to their Motown days as The Sensations, The Five Emeralds, and The Downbeats before adding Saundra Edwards (Mallett) and adopting the name “The Elgins” in 1964.

With Edwards on lead vocals, the group recorded several singles for Motown from 1965 to 1967, including the hits “Darling Baby” (1965) and “Heaven Must Have Sent You” (1966) (which became a Motown hit for singer Bonnie Pointer on September 1, 1979), both written and produced by Motown’s main production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The group disbanded in 1968, by which time Edwards had been replaced by Yvonne Allen, although its members periodically recorded covers of its hits for Ian Levine’s Motorcity Records record label in the UK. Recordings of the group, including the album, Darling Baby, all the singles and unreleased recordings up to 1968, can be found on The Motown Anthology released in 2007, as well as a British import CD which pairs their sole album for Motown with one by The Monitors, another group that recorded for Motown with limited success that featured future Temptation, Richard Street.

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24 Responses

  1. strandwolf Says:

    Amazing sound. …
    Amazing sound. Thanks so much!

  2. teddybaer1945 Says:

    wonderful. match …
    wonderful. match power.thanks for posting.

  3. bluesgirl62 Says:

    Wonderful!!!
    Wonderful!!!

  4. mja1975 Says:

    Nice tune get down …
    Nice tune get down with this one!

  5. pieroangelo1 Says:

    grazie a te per …
    grazie a te per aiutarmi commentando questa meravigliosa msica!
    ciao

  6. anetayea Says:

    this is so goood :- …
    this is so goood :-) Thank you!

  7. marbetvil Says:

    Impresionanti,mi …
    Impresionanti,mi ricorda a Etta James grazieeeeeeeeeeeee

  8. pieroangelo1 Says:

    hi annie!thanks!
    hi annie!thanks!

  9. bytchbaby Says:

    thank you for the …
    thank you for the share ! nothing like the old school THE BEST!!!

  10. pieroangelo1 Says:

    hey venus,welcome …
    hey venus,welcome and thanks for sharing this wonderful song!

  11. pieroangelo1 Says:

    my pleasure!
    my pleasure!

  12. anniesoul1 Says:

    NICE TUNE , X
    NICE TUNE , X

  13. venusclare Says:

    hi Piero!!!, great …
    hi Piero!!!, great track by the Elgins!, enjoyed this one…thanks for the share…Ve

  14. niteowl147 Says:

    Excellent track.. …
    Excellent track..Love it!!! ..5*s and fave’d

  15. pieroangelo1 Says:

    right bob! pure …
    right bob! pure motown!

  16. pieroangelo1 Says:

    si, relax totale… …
    si, relax totale….amica mia!
    chiudi gli occhi e sogna!
    ciaoooo!

  17. motown250 Says:

    pure motown piero …
    pure motown piero 10/10

  18. marbetvil Says:

    Ciao Piero ,Queste …
    Ciao Piero ,Queste essere il soul che me fare sentire,chiudare occhi e no pensare in nada piu Grazieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  19. pieroangelo1 Says:

    thank you my friend …
    thank you my friend!
    all my best!

  20. pieroangelo1 Says:

    peace and love!

    peace and love!
    piero

  21. pieroangelo1 Says:

    ciao ocmar,thanks …
    ciao ocmar,thanks again for your support!

  22. strandwolf Says:

    Ditto to previous …
    Ditto to previous comments!

  23. sugaplooma Says:

    wonderful
    wonderful

  24. ocmar0415 Says:

    Ciao Piero,

    Ciao Piero,
    Absolutely perfect.
    Thanks my friend.

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