Shop Around : Rolling Stone

Written by: Berry Gordy, Robinson
Produced by: Gordy
Released: Dec. '60 on Tamla
Charts: 16 weeks
Top spot: No. 2

Robinson initially thought Barrett Strong should do "Shop Around," but Gordy convinced Robinson that he was the right man for the song. After they recorded and released it, Gordy heard it on the radio and found it way too slow. So he woke Robinson at 3 a.m. and called him back to the studio to re-cut it, faster and with Robinson more prominent. That one worked.

Appears on: The Ultimate Collection (Motown)

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