Norman Whitfield

Born: 12th May 1941, Harlem, New York
Died: 16th September 2008
Norman Whitfield was an in-house song writer for Motown who either wrote or collaborated (often with Barrett Strong) on some of the finest tracks the label released. He later became an arranger and producer at Motown and was one of those people who helped to push the label to international success.

Norman Whitfield


Pride and Joy - Marvin Gaye

Too Many Fish In The sea - Marvelettes

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - (Frankie Gaye Strong/Whitfield)

Just My Imagination - G.C. Cameron - (Strong/Whitfield)

Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes - (Stevenson/Whitfield)

Law Of The Land - Undisputed Truth  - (Whitfield)
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - (Whitfield)
War - (Whitfield)

I Can't Next To You - The Satin Tones - (Strong/Whitfield)

Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes - (Holland/Whitfield)

He Was Really Saying Something - The Velvelettes -  (Holland/S/W)

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - (Holland/Whitfield)

Runaway Child, Running Wild - G.C. Cameron - (Strong/Whitfield)

It Should Have Been Me - Kim Weston - (Stevenson/Whitfield)

Too Busy Thinkin' Bout My Baby - G.C. Cameron - (Bradford/Whitfield)

You Got The Love I Need - Billie Calvin - (Whitfield/Whitfield)

Smiling Faces Sometimes - Vee Aldridge (/B/C/C/S/W)

Lonely Lonely Girl I Am - The Velvelettes - (Holland/K/W)

YouTube
Norman Whitfield - Eulogy, YouTube
Weblinks

Norman Whitfield - Obituary

Norman Whitfield - answers.com

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