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
The Art of The Netherlands (recording) The Art of The Netherlands (recording) The Art of the Netherlands was an influential collection of recordings made by the Early Music Consort of London under the direction of David Munrow and issued in 1976 as a three-disk set. The recording (SLS 5049) was split into 'Volumes' as follows: There was also a quadraphonic LP released as Seraphim SIC 6104 with the same 'Volume' listing as the Stereo (SLS 5049) Release. The full track list of this and subsequent reissues can be found here: It has since been reissued twice, with some cuts, on CD. The first Reflexe CD release