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“Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)” (Diana Ross)

Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand, Diana Ross

Yesterday’s classic song of the day was the Supremes’ very first number-one record, “Where Did Our Love Go.” Today we fast forward a few years to the time when Diana Ross left the group to go solo and her first solo hit, “Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand).” Motown released the single in April of 1970 and it went to…

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“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell/Diana Ross)

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

This is the last day of Motown week here at the classic song of the day blog, and our final classic Motown song of the day is “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” a song great enough to be a hit for two different Motown artists within the span of three years. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” was first released by…

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