New Music Alert 'To Know You is to Love You' from Motown Legend Martha Reeves

Track Title: To Know You is to Love You Genre: R&B / Blues / Jazz Launch Date: 14th August 2026 ISRC Code: USHM82687100 USHM82687108 (Remix)

DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- #31 at 85. Martha Reeves just debuted at number 31 on Music Week’s Commercial Pop Dance charts at 85 years old for her recent single, To Know You is to Love You, The Eric Kupper Power Remix (not on the album). This week the single has jumped to #21.

Martha Reeves has made her imprint in the history books and in pop culture for her string of hit Motown songs in the 1960’s and early 1970’s including such classics as Dancing in the Street, My Baby Loves Me, Come and Get These Memories, Nowhere to Run, Quick Sand, (Love is Like a ) Heatwave, Jimmy Mack and Bless You. Martha was front and center as the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas.

During the 1970’s and 1980’s Martha recorded as a solo artist releasing a handful of critically acclaimed albums on the MCA, Fantasy, Phonarama and ARISTA labels. Her first solo album in 1973, the self-titled classic was produced by legendary record producer, Richard Perry.

While born in Alabama, Reeves moved to Detroit with her family as a baby and has become a fixture in the Motor City. She even served as an elected councilwoman for the city from 2005 to 2009. In 2007 she fought to rename the road in front of Hitsville USA on West Grand Blvd. (Now the Motown Museum) Berry Gordy Jr. Blvd., after Motown’s founder.

Martha continues to perform concerts and club dates both solo and with the Vandellas (currently her sisters, Lois and Delphine). Martha and the Vandellas were Grammy nominated in 1964 for Best R&B Performance for their hit, Heat Wave. In 1999, Dancing in the Street was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and is also the recipient of the Dinah Washington Award, a Rhythm n’ Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, a Black Woman in Publishing Legends Award, and has been inducted in the Alabama Soul, Rock and Roll and Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas are listed among Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Immortal Artists of all time.

2023 marked the 60th anniversary of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas first two albums with Motown. Both from 1963, Come and Get These Memories and Heat Wave put Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in the history books and the hits continued. Martha Reeves received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March of 2024.

In 2026, Martha will release her first new album in twenty-two years. The album titled, SEARCHING is produced by New Orleans jazz royalty, Delfeayo Marsalis and Reeves manager, Chris Roe. The album is slated for an August 14, 2026 release on all streaming platforms and September 4 for vinyl and CD. The album's lead single, To Know You is to Love You is currently getting strong airplay.

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