# Eddie Holland

Edward James Holland Jr. (born October 30, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is brother to Brian Holland.
Holland was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Although he was an early Motown artist who recorded minor hit singles such as "Jamie", he started working behind the scenes due to stage fright. He was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown Sound and hit records by Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers, among others. He has written or co-written 143 hits in the US charts and 80 in the UK.
Holland served as the team's lyricist, and also worked with producer Norman Whitfield on lyrics for the songs he produced for the Marvelettes and the Temptations, like "Too Many Fish in the Sea" and "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep".

## Later life

Holland also composed songs for the First Wives Club musical.
Holland has been involved in several civil court cases regarding tax, loans, and music rights, in 1985, 1988, 1996, 2017, and 2020.

## Author

In 2019, Brian (along with brother Eddie and Dave Thompson) co-authored an autobiography of Holland–Dozier–Holland, entitled Come and Get These Memories, named after the hit single by Martha and the Vandellas.

## Discography
### Albums

* Eddie Holland (1962, Motown MT604)
* The Complete Eddie Holland (1995, Marginal Records)
* It Moves Me – The Complete Recordings 1958–1964 (2012, Ace CDTOP2 1331)
* From Mercury to Motown 1958–1962 (2021, Jasmine Records JASCD1122)

### Singles

| Year | Title and Catalog Number | Peak Chart Positions | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
| Year | Title and Catalog Number | US | US R&B | Album |
| 1958 | "Little Miss Ruby" (Mercury 71290X45) b/w "You (You You You You)" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1959 | "(Where's The Joy?) In Nature Boy" (Kudo 667) b/w "Shock" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1959 | "Merry-Go-Round" (Tamla T 102 / United Artists 172) b/w "It Moves Me" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1960 | "Because I Love Her" (United Artists 191) b/w "Everybody's Going" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1961 | "Magic Mirror" (United Artists 207) b/w "Will You Love Me" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1961 | "The Last Laugh" (United Artists 280) b/w "Why Do You Want To Let Me Go" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1961 | "Jamie" (Motown 1021) b/w "Take A Chance On Me" | 30 | 6 | Eddie Holland |
| 1962 | "If Cleopatra Took A Chance" (Motown 1030) b/w "What About Me" | — | — | Eddie Holland |
| 1962 | "If It's Love (It's Alright)" (Motown 1031) b/w "It's Not Too Late" | — | — | Eddie Holland |
| 1963 | "Darling I Hum Our Song" (Motown 1036) b/w "Just A Few More Days" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1963 | "Baby Shake" (Motown 1043) b/w "Brenda" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1963 | "I'm On The Outside Looking In" (Motown 1049) b/w "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To" | — | — | Non-album track |
| 1963 | "Leaving Here" (Motown 1052) b/w "Brenda" | 76 | 27 | Non-album track |
| 1964 | "Just Ain't Enough Love" (Motown 1058) b/w "Last Night I Had A Vision" (from Eddie Holland) | 54 | 31 | Non-album track |
| 1964 | "Candy To Me" (Motown 1063) b/w "If You Don't Want My Love" | 58 | 29 | Non-album track |