Come to Me (Marv Johnson song)
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| "Come to Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Marv Johnson | ||||
| from the album Marvelous Marv Johnson | ||||
| B-side | "Whisper" | |||
| Released | May 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 1959, United Sound Systems, Detroit | |||
| Genre | Doo-wop, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Tamla T 101 United Artists (re-issue) UA 160 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marv Johnson Berry Gordy | |||
| Producer(s) | Berry Gordy | |||
| Marv Johnson singles chronology | ||||
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"Come to Me" is the debut single by American singer Marv Johnson.[1] This tune was the first single to be released on the newly formed Tamla Records label, which eventually became a subdivision of the famed Motown label. It also became Johnson's first hit single after the song was nationally distributed by United Artists. It was recorded at United Sound Systems.[2]
In 1958, Marv Johnson was singing with a local group the Serenaders in Detroit. It was while performing at a carnival in Michigan that Johnson was noted by rising record label impresario Berry Gordy, who was looking to sign acts into his fledgling company. Originally the label was to be called Tammy Records, which he named after the Debbie Reynolds hit, "Tammy", that is until a record label of the same name took notice, forcing Gordy to alter the name to Tamla Records. After discovering Johnson, he convinced him to sign with Tamla and in February 1959, the 20-year-old Johnson co-wrote and recorded the song, "Come to Me". Gordy assembled several musicians, including bassist James Jamerson and drummer Benny Benjamin, and background vocalists the Rayber Voices, to contribute to the song with Johnson.
