Motown and ???

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Some performers have so successfully re- recorded Motown songs that their versions have outperformed the originals on the POP chart. The following is a list of some of them :

The Doobie Bros.
Blood , Sweat & Tears
Bonnie Pointer
Kim Carnes
Linda Ronstadt (careful! )
Johnny Rivers

What are the songs that each redid well enough that their remakes peaked higher on the HOT 100 chart than the original Motown versions? :-?


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REMICKS
bonnie pointer didnt outdo the elgins here, no way!!

[swerzer]

Johnny Rivers "Tracks Of My Tears"

[markydefad]

TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS( Rock Me A Little While) - Doobie Brothers (Kim Weston)
YOU MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - Blood, Sweat & Tears (I typed "teats"!!!) (Brenda Holloway)
HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU - Bonnie Pointer (The Elgins)
MORE LOVE - Kim Carnes (Smokey & the Miracles)
OOH, BABY, BABY - Linda Ronstadt (Smokey & the Miracles)
THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS - Johnny Rivers (Smokey & the Miracles)

I didn't use my Billboard book. I'm not home. :P :P :P

[markydefad]

Actually, another one also works for JOHNNY RIVERS:

BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVIN' (originally done by the Four Tops--the Tops peaked at #11 on the Pop chart; JR went to #3 with his cover version.