Holland, Brian and Eddie

Holland, Brian and Eddie

 orig. Edward Holland

(born Feb. 15, 1941, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) (born Oct. 30, 1939, Detroit, Mich., U.S.) U.S. songwriters and producers. In 1962 the brothers formed a team with Lamont Dozier (b. 1941), which subsequently created a series of hits for almost every artist on the Motown label and helped define its characteristic sound through blending elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues with elaborate arrangements. Their songs include “Baby Love,” “Stop! In the Name of Love” (two of the seven hits they wrote for the Supremes), “Heat Wave,” “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” and dozens of other hits for artists such as Marvin Gaye and the Temptations.