Brian Holland

Music producer and songwriter born 15 February 1941 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Brian Holland emerged from a production background in the Motown scene, joining his elder brother [a=Edward Holland, Jr.] who had a singing partnership with [a=Lamont Dozier]. As a writing/production team the trio of [a=Holland-Dozier-Holland] became the lyrical force behind the Motown sound. When Motown chief [a=Berry Gordy] hitched the trio up with the struggling Supremes in 1963 the rest became history, with over a dozen US Top Ten hit singles. Brian Holland's production skills, Eddie's lyrics and Lamont's melodies helped carve careers for Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Miracles,+The]The Miracles[/url], [a=Marvin Gaye], and notably the [a=Four Tops].

Brian Holland left Motown in 1968 with his two partners after a royalties dispute. They formed their own company [l=Invictus] / [url=http://www.discogs.com/label/Hot+Wax+(4)]Hot Wax[/url].