This is a list of songs written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland. In most cases the original recordings were for Motown, for whom the three were contracted until 1968. They continued to have success after establishing the Invictus and Hot Wax labels, in some cases using the writing pseudonym "Edyth Wayne" (in various spellings).
The article also lists songs written by any of the three writers, sometimes in collaboration with others.
For a list of their production credits, see Holland–Dozier–Holland#Production.
| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | "Locking Up My Heart" | The Marvelettes | 44 | 25 | - | |
| "Come and Get These Memories" | Martha and the Vandellas | 29 | 6 | - | [5] | |
| "Heat Wave" | Martha and the Vandellas[5] | 4 | 1 | - | 1975: Linda Ronstadt, #5 US | |
| "A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)" | Martha and the Vandellas | - | - | - | 1966: Ike & Tina Turner, #16 UK 1978: Dusty Springfield, #51 UK | |
| "Mickey's Monkey" | The Miracles | 8 | 3 | - | ||
| "You Lost the Sweetest Boy" | Mary Wells | 22 | 10 | - | ||
| "Can I Get a Witness" | Marvin Gaye | 22 | 3 | - | 1971: Lee Michaels, #39 US 1989: Sam Brown, #15 UK | |
| "I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" | The Miracles | 35 | 17 | - | ||
| "Quicksand" | Martha and the Vandellas | 8 | 7 | - | ||
| "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" | The Supremes | 23 | 2 | - | ||
| 1964 | "Leaving Here" | Eddie Holland | 76 | 27 | - | |
| "Live Wire" | Martha and the Vandellas | 42 | 11 | - | ||
| "Run, Run, Run" | The Supremes | 93 | 22 | - | ||
| "You're a Wonderful One" | Marvin Gaye | 15 | 3 | - | ||
| "A Tear from a Woman's Eyes" | The Temptations | - | 3 | - | ||
| "In My Lonely Room" | Martha and the Vandellas | 44 | 6 | - | ||
| "Just Ain't Enough Love" | Eddie Holland | 54 | 31 | - | ||
| "Where Did Our Love Go" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1971: Donnie Elbert, #15 US, #6 R&B, #8 UK 1974: Diana Ross and the Supremes, #51 UK (reissue) 1976: The J. Geils Band, #68 US 1978: The Manhattan Transfer, #40 UK 1996: Tricia Penrose, #71 UK | |
| "Baby I Need Your Loving" | The Four Tops | 11 | 4 | - | 1964: The Fourmost, #24 UK 1967: Johnny Rivers, #3 US 1970: O. C. Smith, #52 US, #30 R&B 1972: Geraldine Hunt, #47 R&B 1979: Eric Carmen, #62 US 1982: Carl Carlton, #17 R&B | |
| "Candy to Me" | Eddie Holland | 58 | 29 | - | ||
| "Baby Don't You Do It" | Marvin Gaye | 27 | 14 | - | 1972: The Band, #34 US | |
| "Baby Love" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1974: Diana Ross and the Supremes, #12 UK (reissue) 1981: Honey Bane, #58 UK | |
| "Ask Any Girl" | The Supremes | - | - | - | 1965: Len Barry, "1-2-3", #2 US, #11 R&B, #3 UK Holland, Dozier and Holland received a co-writing credit for "1-2-3", originally credited to John Madara, David White and Len Barry, after a court decided that the song bore similarities to "Ask Any Girl".[6] 1967: Ramsey Lewis, "One-Two-Three", #67 US 1972: Len Barry, "1-2-3", #52 UK (reissue) | |
| "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | 1 | 2 | 27 | 1964: Nella Dodds, #74 US | |
| "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" | Marvin Gaye | 6 | 3 | 49 | 1966: Jr. Walker & the All-Stars, #18 US, #3 R&B, #22 UK 1975: James Taylor, #5 US, #51 UK | |
| "Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worth While)" | The Four Tops | 43 | 17 | - | ||
| 1965 | "Stop! in the Name of Love" | The Supremes | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1971: Margie Joseph, #96 US, #38 R&B 1983: The Hollies, #29 US 1989: Diana Ross and the Supremes, #62 UK (reissue) |
| "Nowhere to Run" | Martha and the Vandellas | 8 | 5 | 26 | 1969: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, #42 UK (reissue) 1976, The Dynamic Superiors, #53 R&B 2000: Nu Generation, "Nowhere to Run 2000", #66 UK, credited to Holland, Dozier, Holland, Hurby Azor and Trevor Jackson | |
| "Mother Dear" | The Supremes | - | - | - | ||
| "Back in My Arms Again" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1978: Genya Ravan, #92 US | |
| "Whisper You Love Me Boy" | The Supremes | - | - | - | ||
| "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" | The Four Tops | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1970: The Four Tops, #10 UK (reissue) 1972: Donnie Elbert, #22 US, #14 R&B, #11 UK 1979: Bonnie Pointer, #40 US, #42 R&B | |
| "It's the Same Old Song" | The Four Tops | 5 | 2 | 34 | 1971: Weathermen, #19 UK 1978: KC and the Sunshine Band, #35 US, #30 R&B, #47 UK 1989: Third World, #77 R&B, #80 UK | |
| "Nothing but Heartaches" | The Supremes | 11 | 6 | - | ||
| "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" | Kim Weston | 50 | 4 | - | 1975: The Doobie Brothers, #11 US, #29 UK | |
| "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes | 1 | 2 | 39 | ||
| "Something About You" | The Four Tops | 19 | 9 | - | 1977: LeBlanc & Carr, #48 US | |
| "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" | Martha and the Vandellas | 70 | 22 | - | ||
| "Darling Baby" | The Elgins | - | - | - | 1972: Jackie Moore, #22 R&B | |
| 1966 | "My World Is Empty Without You" | The Supremes | 5 | 10 | - | 1969: Jose Feliciano, #87 US |
| "Put Yourself in My Place" | The Elgins | 92 | - | - | 1969: The Isley Brothers, #13 UK 1971: The Elgins, #28 UK (reissue) | |
| "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" | The Four Tops | 18 | 5 | - | ||
| "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | The Isley Brothers | 12 | 6 | 47 | Written by Holland, Dozier, Holland, and Sylvia Moy 1968: The Isley Brothers, #3 UK (reissue) 1969: Tammi Terrell, #67 US, #31 R&B 1972: Donnie Elbert, #52 UK 1975: Rod Stewart, #83 US, #4 UK 1976: The Isley Brothers, #51 UK (reissue) 1990: Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley, #10 US | |
| "Helpless" | Kim Weston | 56 | 13 | - | 1984: Tracey Ullman, #61 UK | |
| "(I'm a) Road Runner" | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars | 20 | 4 | 12 | ||
| "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" | The Supremes | 9 | 7 | - | 1986: Krystol, #86 R&B 1990: The Good Girls, #10 R&B | |
| "I Guess I'll Always Love You" | The Isley Brothers | 61 | 31 | 45 | 1969: The Isley Brothers, #11 UK (reissue) | |
| "You Can't Hurry Love" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1982: Phil Collins, #10 US, #1 UK | |
| "Little Darling (I Need You)" | Marvin Gaye | 47 | 10 | 50 | 1971: Marvin Gaye, #41 UK (reissue) 1977: The Doobie Brothers, #48 US | |
| "Reach Out I'll Be There" | The Four Tops | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1968: Merrilee Rush, #79 US 1971: Diana Ross, #29 US, #17 R&B 1975: Gloria Gaynor, #60 US, #56 R&B, #14 UK 1988: The Four Tops, #11 UK (reissue) 1992: Michael Bolton, #73 US, #37 UK | |
| "Love's Gone Bad" | Chris Clark | - | 41 | - | ||
| "Heaven Must Have Sent You" | The Elgins | 50 | 9 | - | 1971: The Elgins, #3 UK (reissue) 1979: Bonnie Pointer, #11 US, #52 R&B | |
| "I'm Ready for Love" | Martha and the Vandellas | 9 | 2 | 22 | ||
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1967: Vanilla Fudge, #67 US, #18 UK 1968: Vanilla Fudge, #6 US (reissue) 1969: Wilson Pickett, #92 US, #16 R&B 1970: Jackie DeShannon, #96 US 1977: Roni Hill, UK #36 1986: Diana Ross and the Supremes, #91 UK (reissue) 1986: Kim Wilde, #1 US, #2 UK | |
| "(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" | The Miracles | 17 | 4 | 37 | 1971: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, #13 UK (reissue) | |
| "Standing in the Shadows of Love" | The Four Tops | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1977: Deborah Washington, #93 R&B | |
| 1967 | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | The Supremes | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| "Jimmy Mack" | Martha and the Vandellas | 10 | 1 | 21 | 1970: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, #21 UK (reissue) 1986: Sheena Easton, #65 US | |
| "Third Finger, Left Hand" | Martha and the Vandellas | - | - | - | 1972: The Pearls, #31 UK | |
| "Bernadette" | The Four Tops | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1972: The Four Tops, #23 UK (reissue) | |
| "The Happening" | The Supremes | 1 | 12 | 6 | Written by Holland, Dozier, Holland, and Frank De Vol 1967: Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, #32 US | |
| "7 Rooms of Gloom" | The Four Tops | 14 | 10 | 12 | ||
| "Your Unchanging Love" | Marvin Gaye | 33 | 7 | - | ||
| "I'll Turn to Stone" | The Four Tops | 76 | 50 | - | Written by Holland, Dozier, Holland, and R. Dean Taylor | |
| "Reflections" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1976: Leo Sayer | |
| "Going Down for the Third Time" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | - | - | - | ||
| "You Keep Running Away" | The Four Tops | 19 | 7 | 26 | ||
| "In and Out of Love" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 9 | 16 | 13 | ||
| "Come See About Me" | Jr. Walker & the All-Stars | 24 | 8 | 51 | 1987: Shakin' Stevens, #24 UK | |
| "There's a Ghost in My House" | R. Dean Taylor | - | - | - | Written by Holland, Dozier, Holland, and R. Dean Taylor 1974: R. Dean Taylor, #3 UK (reissue) 1987: The Fall, #30 UK | |
| 1968 | "Forever Came Today" | Diana Ross & the Supremes | 28 | 17 | 28 | 1975: The Jackson 5, #60 US, #6 R&B |
| "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" | The Isley Brothers | - | 22 | 52 | 1975: The Doobie Brothers, #11 US, #29 UK | |
| 1969 | "While You're Out Looking for Sugar?" | The Honey Cone | 62 | 26 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar Note: Edyth Wayne was a pseudonym used by Holland, Dozier and Holland for contractual reasons after they left Motown. |
| "Mind, Body and Soul" | The Flaming Ember | 26 | - | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Crumbs Off the Table" | The Glass House | 59 | 7 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar 1972: Laura Lee, #40 R&B | |
| "Girls, It Ain't Easy" | The Honey Cone | 68 | 8 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Unhooked Generation" | Freda Payne | - | 43 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)" | 100 Proof (Aged in Soul) | 94 | 24 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Angelo Bond and Ronald Dunbar | |
| 1970 | "Give Me Just a Little More Time" | Chairmen of the Board | 3 | 8 | 3 | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar 1992: Kylie Minogue, #2 UK |
| "Shades of Green" | The Flaming Ember | 88 | - | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Take Me With You" | The Honey Cone | - | 28 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String" | Chairmen of the Board | 38 | 19 | 5 | Written by "Edyth Wayne", General Johnson and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Band of Gold" | Freda Payne | 3 | 20 | 1 | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Daphne Dumas and Ronald Dunbar 1973: Freda Payne, #53 UK (reissue) 1983: Sylvester, #67 UK 1986: Bonnie Tyler, #81 UK | |
| "Westbound #9" | The Flaming Ember | 24 | 15 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Daphne Dumas and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Everything's Tuesday" | Chairmen of the Board | 38 | 14 | 12 | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Daphne Dumas and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Deeper and Deeper" | Freda Payne | 24 | 9 | 33 | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Norma Toney and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "If It Ain't Love, It Don't Matter" | The Glass House | - | 42 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| 1971 | "Stop the World and Let Me Off" | The Flaming Ember | - | 43 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Angelo Bond and Ronald Dunbar |
| "Hanging On to a Memory" | Chairmen of the Board | - | 28 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne", Daphne Dumas and Ronald Dunbar | |
| "Look What We've Done to Love" | The Glass House | - | 31 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" and Ronald Dunbar | |
| 1972 | "(The Day I Lost You Was) The Day I Found Myself" | The Honey Cone | 23 | 8 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne", General Johnson and Ronald Dunbar |
| "Free Your Mind" | The Politicians | - | 33 | - | ||
| "Everybody's Got a Song to Sing" | Chairmen of the Board | - | 30 | - | ||
| "Working On a Building of Love" | Chairmen of the Board | - | - | 20 | ||
| "Thanks I Needed That" | The Glass House | - | 47 | - | ||
| "Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love" | Holland-Dozier | 52 | 13 | - | ||
| 1973 | "(I'm) Just Being Myself" | Dionne Warwick | - | 62 | - | Written by Holland, Dozier, Holland and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie |
| "You're Gonna Need Me" | Dionne Warwick | - | - | - | ||
| "Slipping Away" | Holland-Dozier | - | 46 | - | ||
| "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" | Freda Payne | - | 75 | - | Written by "Edyth Wayne" | |
| "New Breed Kinda Woman" | Holland-Dozier | - | 61 | - | ||
| 1983 | "I Just Can't Walk Away" | The Four Tops | 71 | 36 | 95 |
| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | "All the Love I Got" | Marv Johnson | 63 | - | - | Written by Berry Gordy Jr., Brian Holland and Janie Bradford |
| 1961 | "Please Mr. Postman" | The Marvelettes | 1 | 1 | - | Written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman and Freddie Gorman 1964: The Beatles, #92 US (on Four by the Beatles) 1974: The Carpenters, #1 US, #2 UK |
| "Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)" | The Valadiers | 89 | - | - | Written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Ronald Dunbar and The Valadiers 1966: The Monitors, #100 US, #21 R&B | |
| 1962 | "Twistin' Postman" | The Marvelettes | 34 | 13 | - | Written by Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, and William "Mickey" Stevenson |
| "Playboy" | The Marvelettes | 7 | 4 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Gladys Horton, and William "Mickey" Stevenson | |
| "Someday, Someway" | The Marvelettes | - | 8 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Freddie Gorman | |
| "Strange, I Know" | The Marvelettes | 49 | 10 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Freddie Gorman | |
| 1963 | "Forever" | The Marvelettes | 78 | 24 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Freddie Gorman 1973: Baby Washington & Don Gardner, # 30 R&B |
| 1968 | "I'm in a Different World" | The Four Tops | 51 | 23 | 27 | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and R. Dean Taylor |
| 1970 | "Stealing Moments from Another Woman's Life" | The Glass House | - | 42 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier |
| 1971 | "Chairman of the Board" | Chairmen of the Board | 42 | 10 | 48 | Written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier |
| "Cherish What Is Dear to You (While It's Near to You)" | Freda Payne | 44 | 11 | 46 | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Angelo Bond | |
| "Try On My Love for Size" | Chairmen of the Board | - | 48 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier | |
| "You Brought the Joy" | Freda Payne | 52 | 21 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier | |
| 1973 | "Forever" | Baby Washington and Don Gardner | - | 30 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman 1980: Chuck Cissel, #87 R&B |
| 1974 | "I Need It Just As Bad As You " | Laura Lee | - | 55 | - | Written by Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr. and Richard "Popcorn" Wylie |
| 1975 | "We're Almost There" | Michael Jackson | 54 | 7 | 46 | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. |
| "Just a Little Bit of You" | Michael Jackson | 23 | 4 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. | |
| "All I Do Is Think of You" | The Jackson 5 | - | 50 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Michael Lovesmith 1990: Troop, #47 pop, #1 R&B 2005: B5 (as "All I Do"), #71 R&B | |
| "Get the Cream Off the Top" | Eddie Kendricks | 50 | 7 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. | |
| "Where Do I Go From Here" | The Supremes | - | 93 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. | |
| "I'm So Glad" | Jr. Walker | - | 43 | - | Written by Brian Holland | |
| 1976 | "Keep Holdin' On" | The Temptations | 54 | 3 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. |
| "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" | The Supremes | 40 | 25 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. | |
| "High Energy" | The Supremes | - | - | - | Written by Brian Holland, Eddie Holland Jr., and Harold Beatty | |
| 1981 | "Oh I Need Your Loving" | Eddie Kendricks | - | 41 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. |
| 1984 | "Love Gone Bad" | Mavis Staples | - | 75 | - | Written by Brian Holland and Eddie Holland Jr. |
| Year | Song[7] | Original artist[7] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | "Let Me Start Tonite" | Lamont Dozier | 87 | 4 | - | Written by Lamont Dozier |
| "All Cried Out" | Lamont Dozier | - | 41 | - | Written by Lamont Dozier | |
| 1976 | "Can't Get Off Until the Feeling Stops" | Lamont Dozier | - | 89 | - | Written by Lamont Dozier |
| 1982 | "Shout About It" | Lamont Dozier | - | 61 | - | Written by Lamont Dozier, Sy Goraieb and Gary Rotter |
| 1991 | "Love in the Rain" | Lamont Dozier | - | 60 | - | Written by Lamont Dozier |
| Year | Song[8] | Original artist[8] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "The Girl's Alright with Me " | The Temptations | - | 39 | - | Written by Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield and Eddie Kendricks |
| "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) " | The Temptations | 26 | 11 | - | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield | |
| "Too Many Fish in the Sea" | The Marvelettes | 25 | 5 | - | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield 1967: Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, #24 pop | |
| 1965 | "Everybody Needs Love" | The Temptations | - | - | - | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield 1967: Gladys Knight & the Pips, #39 pop, #3 R&B |
| "He Was Really Sayin' Something " | The Velvelettes | 64 | 21 | - | Written by Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield, and William "Mickey" Stevenson 1982: Bananarama with Fun Boy Three, #5 UK | |
| 1966 | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg " | The Temptations | 13 | 1 | 21 | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield 1974: The Rolling Stones, #17 pop 1989: Rick Astley, #89 pop |
| "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | The Temptations | 3 | 1 | 18 | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield | |
| "(I Know) I'm Losing You" | The Temptations | 8 | 1 | 10 | Written by Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield, and Cornelius Grant 1970: Rare Earth, #20 R&B 1986: Uptown, #87 pop | |
| 1967 | "All I Need" | The Temptations | 8 | 2 | 60 | Written by Eddie Holland, Frank Wilson, and R. Dean Taylor |
| "(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" | The Temptations | 14 | 3 | - | Written by Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield | |
| 1968 | "Gotta See Jane" | R. Dean Taylor | - | - | 17 | Written by Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor and Ronald Miller 1971: R. Dean Taylor, #67 pop (reissue) |
| 1971 | "Everything Is Good About You" | The Lettermen | 74 | - | - | Written by Eddie Holland and James Dean |