Honey Chile

About Honey Chile

"Honey Chile" is a 1967 single by Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas on the Gordy label. This was the first single to bill Martha Reeves by her full name, as opposed to simply "Martha" and the Vandellas. Produced by Richard Morris and written by Morris and Sylvia Moy, the tune described how the narrator (Martha Reeves) wanting to get rid of her boyfriend who's been courting and dating other girls behind her back though she is too weak to let him go stating "I'll walk a country mile to stay with you". This song, rare for a pop song, actually shows character development: at the end of the first verse she states that she is worthless without him, while in the second to last line she says she will find the strength to leave him. Filled with Southern connotations (inspired by Reeves' birth in rural Alabama), the tune rose to number eleven on the Billboard pop singles chart and number five on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It is notable for several reasons: it is the first track to feature new member, Martha's younger sister Sandra "Lois" Reeves replacing just-fired Betty Kelley, it was the group's twelfth top 40 pop single, and it was also the last top 40 hit the group would score throughout the rest of their Motown tenure though they would score several top 40 R&B singles before leaving the label in 1973. It was also the first single to be credited as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas after the label requested that some of the lead singers of several groups put their name in front of the group's to earn billing for both lead singer and group. more »

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1990

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You're shiftless and you're lazy
Just like the hound dog, Daisy 
I had when grandma raised me
Honey chile, poor Granny 
Got too old to scorn me
Dear old auntie warned me 
You sure was no good for me
Honey chile, but your kiss 
Is sweeter than the cake
That grandma used to make
Oh them sweet little things about ya 
Sure enough takes the cake
You ain't gonna amount to nothing
'Cause you ain't gonna work for nothing
Without you, I'm good for nothing
Honey chile, honey chile
Sure 'bout to drive me wild
And I love you so 
Can't let go 
Now honey chile oh sugar chile
I'd walk a country mile 
Just to be with you 
And to stay with you, now honey chile

I try to act like a lady 
But you've been courtin' Sadie
Your reputation's shady 
Honey chile, hey you even took out Sally
Who lives across the alley 
Oh I've been keeping tally 
Honey chile you're like the grapes
Upon the vine at winning pretty wine
'Cause like that home made wine so sweet
You sure enough drove me out of my mind now
You ain't nothing but a playboy 
Using me for a play toy 
You're ruining my pride and joy 
Now honey chile, honey chile
Sure 'bout to drive me wild
And I love you so, can't let go 
Now honey, ,oh sugar chile
I'd walk a country mile 
Just to be with you 
And to stay with you, now honey chile

One day I'm gonna get stronger
And I won't need you no longer
This feeling will be a goner
Honey chile, hey now I can't take disgracin'
That ain't the way granny raised me
You're gonna just hurt like crazy 
Honey chile, sugar chile
I'd walk a country mile 
Just to be with you 
And to stay with you, honey chile
Hey honey chile sure 'bout to drive me wild

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Martha Reeves

Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and Pop singer and former politician, and was the lead singer of the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas. During her tenure with The Vandellas, they scored over a dozen hit singles, including "Nowhere to Run", "Jimmy Mack", and their signature "Dancing In The Street". From 2005 until 2009, Reeves served as an elected councilwoman for the city of Detroit, Michigan. more »

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