Too Many Fish in the Sea - Wikipedia Too Many Fish in the Sea This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) `` Too Many Fish in the Sea '' Single by The Marvelettes from the album The Marvelettes Greatest Hits B - side `` A Need for Love '' Released October 14, 1964 Format 7 '' single Recorded September 22, 1964 Genre Soul Label Tamla T 54105 Songwriter ( s ) Norman Whitfield Eddie Holland Producer ( s ) Norman Whitfield The Marvelettes singles chronology `` You 're My Remedy '' ( 1964 ) `` Too Many Fish in the Sea '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'll Keep Holding On '' ( 1965 ) `` You 're My Remedy '' ( 1964 ) `` Too Many Fish in the Sea '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'll Keep Holding On '' ( 1965 ) `` Too Many Fish in the Sea '' is a 1964 hit song recorded by Motown singing group The Marvelettes. It was the group 's first top 40 pop hit in almost a year reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was one of the first hit singles written by Norman Whitfield and was also written by Eddie Holland. `` Too Many Fish... '' was also Whitfield 's first produced single. This single is the only one where group members Georgeanna Tillman and Katherine Anderson had a lead on the A-side. This is also the final A-side appearance for Tillman, who would leave the group in very early 1965, before they recorded their next single, `` I 'll Keep Holding On '', due to her illnesses. This would also be the last single in which Gladys Horton would lead on the A-side, as Wanda Young Rogers ( who also led on this and the two previous singles ) would be the group 's sole lead on the A-side, relegating Horton to B - side leads. Norman Whitfield would later use similar vocal techniques with The Temptations on hit songs such as `` I Ca n't Get Next To You '' and `` Cloud Nine ''. Credits Lead and background vocals by Gladys Horton ( verses and choruses ), Wanda Young ( choruses ), Georgeanna Tillman ( choruses ) and Katherine Anderson ( choruses ) Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers Later versions Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels also charted `` Too Many Fish '' as a medley with `` Three Little Fishes ''. It reached # 24 in 1967. References Jump up ^ Allmusic The Marvelettes Gladys Horton Katherine Anderson Wanda Young Ann Bogan Georgeanna Tillman Wyanetta Cowart Georgia Dobbins Albums Please Mr. Postman ( 1961 ) The Marvelettes Sing aka Smash Hits of ' 62 ( 1962 ) Playboy ( 1962 ) The Marvelous Marvelettes ( 1963 ) The Marvelettes Recorded Live on Stage ( 1963 ) The Marvelettes Greatest Hits ( 1966 ) The Marvelettes ( 1967 ) Sophisticated Soul ( 1968 ) In Full Bloom ( 1969 ) The Return of The Marvelettes ( 1970 ) The Marvelettes Anthology ( 1975 ) The Best of The Marvelettes ( 1975 ) Singles ( US / UK Top 40 ) `` Please Mr. Postman '' ( 1961 ) `` Twistin ' Postman '' ( 1961 ) `` Playboy '' ( 1962 ) `` Beechwood 4 - 5789 '' ( 1962 ) `` Too Many Fish in the Sea '' ( 1965 ) `` I 'll Keep Holding On '' ( 1965 ) `` Do n't Mess with Bill '' ( 1966 ) `` The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game '' ( 1967 ) `` When You 're Young and in Love '' ( 1967 ) `` My Baby Must Be a Magician '' ( 1968 ) Categories Albums Songs Book : The Marvelettes This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Too_Many_Fish_in_the_Sea&oldid=821046396 '' Categories : 1964 singles The Marvelettes songs Soul songs Motown singles Songs written by Norman Whitfield Songs written by Edward Holland Jr. Song recordings produced by Norman Whitfield 1964 songs 1960s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2016 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 January 2018, at 03 : 07 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang too many fish in the sea
Answer: Motown singing group The Marvelettes