Are you surprised Moggers that it didn't take another year for me to post again? I know I am.

Recently I've been trying to get my music listening (and genearl) life back in order. I am working and going to school at the same time which is very, very hectic. Even though it's been two years since I graduated college, I realized I've became a lazy fucker (can we cuss on mog?). Anyway, I am a survivor and will prevail.

However, my personal life is anything but in order. I've been feeling lonely of lates, and my special someone is 2800 miles away. What makes matters worse is that I have no local friends in my area. (That is a long, long story that requires the TLC "Case of the Fake People" and The Supremes "Keep an Eye.")

"All I Do Is Think About You" was originally written in 1966 by Stevie wonder, Clarene Paul, and Morris Broadnax. It's fascinating to think at such a young age Stevie was writing even before is "creative breakthrough" of the 70s.

Before the 1970s, it was difficult for him at first b/c he was so young and Berry Gordy mostly saw him as a novelty act. At first impression, Berry said that he was not impressed by Stevie's voice but his harmonica playing. Yet this song proves that at such a young age, Stevie had a gift for words.

Tammi who is the original singer of this song gives an odd mixture of her usual southern charm, yet tinge of sadness. Most people know Tammi as Marvin Gaye's singing partner during the mid to late 60s and nothing more. However, she had recorded a few singles with James Brown and had one Motown album (as well as unreleased material that was later released).

Tammi had potential which Berry Gordy stupidly did not tap on. She was a middle ground between the brash, soulfulness of Kim Weston and the poppiness of Diana Ross. She didn't have the best voice per se but she had a better voice than Diana and had a down earth chrasima to boot.

For "All I Do Is Think About You" she uses her chrasima to draw you in to a very sad, dark song. Arm chair psychatrist may wonder if she was thinking of her dysfunctional relationships with either James Brown or David Ruffin (of the Tempations) as artistic inspiration.

She sings the lyrics with a controlled desperation who knows that this is a last ditch effort to get someone to love her. And we all know how those last ditch efforts go?

The backing of the Funk Brothers is their standard with nothing exciting. However it is the strings and the Adantes who help make this song special. It is the Adantes harmonized "oohs" that catches you at the beginning and strings you along throughout the entire song. Of course the string section in any Motown song help amps the emotions of the song which provides an appropiate accompainment to Tammi's sorrows.

If released, this song would have been a great r&b hit for Motown. It's a damn shame that Tammi could not find solo as well as personal happiness in her early life. Though her solo songs are far from perfect, it did show a woman who bought in some much needed believeable sadness to the many sad love songs of Motown. I'm crying with ya Tammi.

Big ups to MotownMagic1959 who posted this video. :)