If a person can write hundreds of perfect songs in a short amount of time like Lamont Dozier
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other people's inclination is to liken the effort to the work of a machine, robot or even an industrial unit.
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How can we better understand the power of pumping out songs like "Heat Wave,"" "How Beautiful It is (To be loved By you),”
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"Stop! "In the Name of Love," "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Not Strong to Its Lover)" as well as "Standing in the shadows of love”
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songs that established music from Motown Records and by extension of the young America as the slogan of the label accurately described it over the time
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And even Dozier himself who passed away Monday at the age of 81, pondered the analogy:
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referring to the production and songwriting team which he created at Motown together with Brothers Brian as well as Eddie Holland
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Dozier wrote in his memoir of 2019 "We were thinking of H.D.H. as an industrial factory inside the factory."
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However, if their rate of assembly showed the expertise of a technician -- and an appreciation for the effectiveness of interchangeable parts
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their music was always a beat to an individual heart. When they worked for Martha and the Vandellas, the Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye