Editing Lamont Dozier (section)

==Career==
Dozier was a member of [[Holland–Dozier–Holland]], the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the [[Motown sound]] and numerous hit records by artists such as [[Martha and the Vandellas]], [[The Supremes]], [[The Four Tops]], and [[The Isley Brothers]].<ref name="LarkinSM"/> Along with [[Brian Holland]], Dozier served as the team's musical arranger and producer, while Eddie Holland concentrated mainly on lyrics and vocal production.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> Along with the Holland Brothers, Dozier followed his work for Motown Records as founder and owner of Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, producing top-charting hits for acts [[Freda Payne]], [[Honey Cone]], [[Chairmen of the Board]], and [[100 Proof Aged in Soul]].<ref name="LarkinSM" />

===Early years===
Dozier recorded a few unsuccessful records for various Detroit labels before the trio started working together as a writing and production team for Motown in 1962.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> They first made their mark the following year with [[Martha and The Vandellas]]' early hits, including "Come and Get These Memories" (number 6 R&B), "[[Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas song)|Heatwave]]" (number 1 R&B, number 4 pop), and "Quicksand" (number 8 pop).{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 1964, "[[Where Did Our Love Go]]" became the first of ten number 1 pop hits which Holland–Dozier–Holland would write and produce for the Supremes over the next three years or so. After Holland–Dozier–Holland left Motown in 1968 to form the [[Invictus Records|Invictus]] and [[Hot Wax Records|Hot Wax]] labels, Dozier began recording as an artist on their labels.<ref name="LarkinSM"/> The most successful song, recorded in 1972, was "Why Can't We Be Lovers" (number 9 ''Billboard'' R&B).<ref name="LarkinSM"/> Dozier departed from Holland–Dozier–Holland in 1973,<ref name="LarkinSM"/> and was replaced by new arranger-producer Harold Beatty.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===Performer===
Dozier went on to record a number of albums as a performer in his own right, also writing much of the material. The 1977 album, ''Peddlin' Music on the Side'' ([[Warner Bros. Records]]) contained "[[Going Back to My Roots]]", which was later recorded by [[Odyssey (band)|Odyssey]].<ref name="LarkinSM"/> The earlier ''Out Here On My Own'' ([[Probe Records]]) featured the single "Fish Ain't Bitin{{' "}} (#4 R&B, No. 26 pop).<ref name="Awards"/>

He had his biggest hit with 1974's "[[Trying to Hold on to My Woman]]" (ABC),<ref name="LarkinSM"/> which reached No. 15 on the pop chart and No. 4 on the R&B chart. For the second season of the TV sitcom ''[[That's My Mama]]'' (ABC, 1975), Dozier wrote and sang the theme song, replacing the first season's instrumental only theme music. In 1981, he scored a [[beach music]] hit with "Cool Me Out" and also in that year released the single "Shout About It" from his LP ''Lamont''. This track had considerable airplay on UK soul radio stations as well as being promoted by UK DJ [[Robbie Vincent]] in the early 1980s to a British audience.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

===Composer===
Dozier had another number-one hit as a songwriter in the 1980s, joining with [[Phil Collins]] to write the song "[[Two Hearts (Phil Collins song)|Two Hearts]]" for the [[Buster (soundtrack)|movie soundtrack]] for ''[[Buster (film)|Buster]]''.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last1=Hogan|first1=Ed|title=Artist Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lamont-dozier-mn0000106882/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> "Two Hearts" received a [[46th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song#1980s|Best Original Song]], tying with "[[Let the River Run]]" from ''[[Working Girl]]'' by [[Carly Simon]]; an [[61st Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song#1980s|Best Original Song]]; and a [[31st Annual Grammy Awards#Award winners|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media#Recipients|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]].<ref name="Awards"/> Collins and Dozier also co-wrote "[[Loco in Acapulco]]" for [[The Four Tops]], which is also featured on the ''[[Buster (soundtrack)|Buster Soundtrack]]''.<ref name = Williams>{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/09/lamont-dozier-obituary|title = Lamont Dozier obituary|last = Williams|first = Richard|newspaper = [[The Guardian]]|date = August 9, 2022|accessdate = August 9, 2022}}</ref>

In 1984, [[Essex]], England-born singer [[Alison Moyet]] scored a U.S. top-40 hit with the Dozier-penned "[[Invisible (Alison Moyet song)|Invisible]]".<ref name = Williams/> Three years later, Dozier cowrote "Infidelity" and "Suffer" with [[Simply Red]] frontman [[Mick Hucknall]] for the British pop-soul band's second album, ''[[Men and Women (album)|Men and Women]]''. In 1989, they teamed again to write "You've Got It" and "Turn It Up" for Simply Red's follow-up LP, ''[[A New Flame]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 1987, Dozier composed alone a song for the soundtrack of another film: the song "[[Without You (Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle song)|Without You]]", which was recorded as a duet by the [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singers [[Peabo Bryson]] and [[Regina Belle]],<ref name="Without you1">{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/769426|access-date=February 19, 2018|title=Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle – "Without You" (Love Theme From "Leonard Part 6") (1987)}}</ref> to be the love theme from the [[comedy film]] ''[[Leonard Part 6]]'', released the same year.<ref name="cine">{{cite web|url=https://www.cineplex.com/Movie/leonard-part-6|access-date=February 19, 2018|title=Leonard Part 6 |date=December 18, 1987|author=Cineplex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152031/https://www.cineplex.com/Movie/leonard-part-6|archive-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> The song was released as a single and entered the United States and United Kingdom music charts, peaked at No. 8 on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary Tracks]],<ref name="Billboard1">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/328452/peabo-bryson/chart?f=341|access-date=February 19, 2018|title=Peabo Bryson – Adult Contemporary Chart|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208071523/http://www.billboard.com/artist/328452/peabo-bryson/chart?f=341|archive-date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> No. 14 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B chart]],<ref name="Billboard2">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/328452/peabo-bryson/chart?page=1&f=367|access-date=February 19, 2018|title=Peabo Bryson – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083414/https://www.billboard.com/artist/328452/peabo-bryson/chart?page=1&f=367|archive-date=March 30, 2017}}</ref> No. 85 on the [[UK Singles]],<ref name="UKcharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24725/peabo-bryson-and-regina-belle/ |access-date=February 19, 2018 |title=Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle – UK Charts |author=The Official UK Charts|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> and No. 89 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (1987–88). "[[Without You (Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle song)|Without You]]" was also recorded for the Peabo Bryson album ''Positive'', released in 1988.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

"Without You" also received two adaptations: the first was in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]<ref name="rosana">{{cite web |url=http://www.cantorasdobrasil.com.br/cantoras/rosana.htm |access-date=February 19, 2018 |title=Rosana (Rosanah Fiengo) |author=Cantoras do Brasil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406172959/http://www.cantorasdobrasil.com.br/cantoras/rosana.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the second was in Spanish,<ref name="rosana"/> in 1989 and 1990, respectively.<ref name="rosana"/> Both adaptations received the title "Amor Dividido"<ref name="rosana"/> and were recorded by the Brazilian singer Rosana;<ref name="rosana"/> The Spanish version of "Amor Dividido" was performed as a duet by [[Rosanah Fienngo]] (known [[Mononym|mononymously]] as Rosana) with the Mexican singer [[Emmanuel (singer)|Emmanuel]].<ref name="rosana"/>

Dozier is one of the many writers on ''[[Motown: The Musical]]''.<ref name="Motown Denver">{{Cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Lisa |date=25 March 2015 |title="Motown: The Musical": How a city built a universal empire |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/03/25/motown-the-musical-how-a-city-built-a-universal-empire/ |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>