Uploaded May 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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In the 1960's, Motown began to expand its markets by having their artists record their hit singles in foreign languages. Edwin Starr got his turn by recording his songs "Soul Master" and "Oh How Happy" in Italian in late 1969. Featured here is his Italian recording of the song "Oh How Happy." It was recently released on the 2-CD set, "Motown Around The World - The Classic Singles"

Written by: Charles Hatcher
Italian lyrics by: Peter Ricci
Track produced by: Clarence Paul
Italian overdubs produced by: Gianpiero Ricci
Track recorded: May 5, 1967
Italian vocal overdubs recorded: December 30, 1969
Background vocals - Moderni Singers of Alessandroni (directed by Berto Pisano)

Italian title roughly translates as "Sweet Love"

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