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Barrett Strong

West Point, United States · 1941-02-05 – 2023-01-29

Barrett Strong is credited on 4,760 releases across 1,281 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,760

Credits

1,281

Albums

7

Decades active

1,212

In collections

Biography

American singer and songwriter.
Born February 5, 1941 in West Point, Mississippi, USA.
Died January 28, 2023 in San Diego, California, USA.
Strong was the first artist to record a hit record for Motown, though he is best known for his successful songwriting collaboration with Norman Whitfield, which produced hits like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone", "Ball of Confusion", and "War". Barrett Strong was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Credited work

4,760 releases · 1,281 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 6,349
  • Production · 188
  • Other credits · 55

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit · United Sound Systems · Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios

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