What Becomes of the Brokenhearted of the most-revived of Motown's hits. Composers Weatherspoon and Riser and lyricist Dean had originally written "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" with the intention of having The Spinners, then an act on Motown's V.I.P. label, record the tune. Jimmy Ruffin, older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, persuaded Dean to let him record the song, as its anguished lyric about a man lost in the misery of heartbreak resonated with the singer. Ruffin's lead vocal on the recording is augmented by the instrumentation of Motown's in-house studio band, The Funk Brothers, and the joint backing vocals of Motown session
Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording Sky and Sophie, respectively. Bonus tracks Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording is the original cast album for the 1999 English stage musical "Mamma Mia!". The album was released in 1999 and it reached No.56 in the UK album chart, with 2 weeks on the chart. Mamma Mia! reinvigorated the popularity of ABBA (the film soundtrack was the best-selling album of the week and several songs made the top #75 in the UK singles chart). The re-interest in this 1999 Original London Cast album caused it to reach #12 in the UK Album Chart, having charted