Grateful Dead Family Discography: Dancing In The Street

Dancing In The Street

Composer: William Stevenson / Marvin Gaye / Ivy Joe Hunter

Grateful Dead

Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 1977
no info Dancing In The Streets / Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 1977, Arista 0276
Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, Grateful Dead, 1995
Dick's Picks, Vol. 4, Grateful Dead, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, Grateful Dead, 1997
Fallout From The Phil Zone, Grateful Dead, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, Grateful Dead, 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, Grateful Dead, 2002
Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, Grateful Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, Grateful Dead, 2004
Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004
Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 2: 1/18/70, Grateful Dead, 2005
Grateful Dead Download Series - A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, Grateful Dead, 2005
Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 1: Fall 1979, Grateful Dead, 2007

The Dead

Columbia, MD - June 18, The Dead, 2003
Camden, NJ - June 27, The Dead, 2003
Columbus, OH - August 6, The Dead, 2003
Wantagh, NY - August 14, 2004, The Dead, 2004

Others

no info Single, Martha and The Vandellas, 1964
no info Dance Party, Martha and The Vandellas, 1965
no info Kinda Kinks, Kinks, 1965
no info Hits of the Sixties, Choker Campbell And Orchestra, 1965
no info Motortown Revue in Paris, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1965
no info I Know A Place, Petula Clark, 1965
no info Rock N'Soul, Everly Brothers, 1965
Double Shot, The Mariachi Brass featuring Chet Baker, 1966
no info Martha and The Vandellas Greatest Hits, Martha and The Vandellas, 1966
no info Martha and the Vandellas Live!, Martha and The Vandellas, 1967
Dancing in the Street, Ramsey Lewis, 1967
no info Motown Winner's Circle: #1 Hits, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1969
no info Best Of Ramsey Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, 1970
no info The Motown Story, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1971
no info King Of Rock N Roll, Little Richard, 1971
no info 20 Golden Hits, Mamas and Papas, 1973
no info Anthology, Martha Reeves and Vandellas, 1974
no info Cooley High Soundtrack, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas, 1975
no info Motown's Preferred Stock/Stock Option #2, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1977
no info Gravity, Fred Frith, 1980
no info Diver Down, Van Halen, 1982
no info The Motown Story: The First 25 Years, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1983
no info Single, Mick Jagger and David Bowie, 1985
Alive In 85, Kingfish, 1985
no info Way I Feel, Irma Thomas, 1988
Double Dose, Kingfish, 1988
More Songs from the Big Chill Soundtrack, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1990?
no info Creque Alley, The Mamas and The Papas, 1991
no info Up Front, The Power Of Seven, 1992
Monterey International Pop Festival Box Set, Various Artists (The Mamas and The Papas), 1992
no info Live Wire! The Singles (1962-1972), Martha and The Vandellas, 1993
no info Singles 1969-1993, David Bowie, 1993
no info Anthology 1965-1967, The Critters, 1994
The Promised Land, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1995
Monterey International Pop Festival Box Set: 30th Anniversary, Various Artists (The Mamas and The Papas), 1997
The Rolling Stone: Women in Rock Collection, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 1998
In Person: 1960-1967, Ramsey Lewis, 1998
Love Will See You Through, Highlights Volume One, Phil Lesh and Friends, 1999
Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999
New Millennium Party, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2000
Americas Top Ten Through The Years: Box Set, Various Artists (Martha And The Vandellas), 2000
Dick Clark's #1's: 50's to 70's: When AM Radio Was King, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2001
Americas Top Ten Through The Years: The 60s, Various Artists (Martha And The Vandellas), 2001
Back to Black: 1900-1999, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2001
Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2002
Red, White & Rock, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2002
Soul, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2003
Chartbusters USA, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Martha and The Vandellas), 2004
The Motown Box, Various Artists (Martha & The Vandellas), 2005
Motorcity Roots, Jazz Jamaica, 2005
Werewolves of Atlanta: Halloween 2004, Dark Star Orchestra, 2005
The Price of Fame 1960-1965, The Everly Brothers, 2006
Express Yourself: Soul in the 20th Century, Various Artists (Martha Reeves & The Vandellas), 2006

Notes

Correct title, as recorded by Martha and The Vandellas, is Dancing In The Street.

Occurs on Terrapin Station as Dancin' In The Streets and this title has become the accepted title on set lists and tape labels.

Dick's Pick IV (a show from 1970) has Dancing In The Streets. Dick's Pick III (a show from 1977) has Dancin' In The Streets. This distinction on Dead recordings between Dancing and Dancin' can be seen as a distinction between the different arrangements of the song played by the Dead pre- and post-1975.

According to William Stevenson the song was inspired by the sight of a group of multi-racial kids playing in the spray from a fire hydrant on hot summer evening in Detroit in the Summer of 1964 - "All the hatred and prejudice in the world, and these kids had no concept of it.".