Tammi Terrell was born Thomasina Montgomery in Philadelphia on April 29, 1945, after winning a number of local talent contests, by the age of 13 she was regularly opening club dates for acts including Gary "U.S." Bonds and Patti LaBelle And the Blue Belles.
In 1961 she was discovered by producer Luther Dixon and signed to Specter/Wand Records at the age of 15 and was credited as Tammy Montgomery, she made her debut with "If You See Bill". After James Brown caught a live act, she was signed to his Try Me label, issuing "I Cried" in 1963 also touring with his live revue; "If I Would Marry You" appeared on Checker a year later, during which time she also studied Pre-Med at the University of Pennsylvania.While performing with Jerry Butler in Detroit in 1965, Tammi was spotted by Harvey Fuqua and was introduced to Berry Gordy Jr. making her label debut with "I Can't Believe You Love Me" and other songs followed with "This Old Heart of Mine" and "Come On and See Me". In 1967 Tammi Terrel was paired with Marvin Gaye who previously recorded with Mary Wells and Kim Weston. His chemistry with Tammi was immediate, and in 1967 they enterted the pop charts with the magnificent songs "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "Your Precious Love." Later in 1967, Tammi Terrell begin to have severe migraine headaches and she collapsed in Gaye's arms while in concert at Virginia's Hampton-Sydney University, she was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Although the tumor forced Tammi to retire from performing live, she continued to record with Marvin Gaye and her own album "Irresistible" in 1968. In 1969, Tammi’s health was begining to decline and she was unable to finish with the third duet album, Valerie Simpson sang on most of the recordings on the "Easy" album. In all, Tammi endured eight operations, ultimately resulting in loss of memory and partial paralysis, she passed away on March 16, 1970. Her burial service attracted thousands of mourners and many of her Motown Colleagues attended.
01 I Cried
02 Can't Stop Now, Love Is Calling
03 Baby Don't You Worry
04 It's Mine
05 Just Too Much To Hope For
06 Slow Down
07 He's The One I Love
08 I Got To Find A Way
09 Memory Chest
10 Voice Of Experience
11 There Are Things
12 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
13 Come On And See Me
14 My Heart
15 That's What Boy's Are Made For
16 If You See Bill
17 Lone Lonely Town
18 More, More, More
19 This Old Heart Of Mine
20 All I Do Is Think About You
21 Big John
22 Give In You Just Can't 0Win
23 I Cant Go On Without You
24 I Can't Believe You Love Me
25 This Time Tomorrow
26 If I Would Marry You
27 Make The Night A Little Longer
28 Two Can Have A Party
29 What A Good Man He Is
30 Sinner's Devotion
31 Hold Me Oh My Darling
32 If You Don't Think
33 Tears At The End Of A Love Affair
