Co-founded by Detroit-born vocalist Martha Reeves, the Del-Phis evolved into Reeves' hit-making group Martha & the Vandellas. While their only single, "My Baby Won't Come Back," released in 1961 on the Chess subsidiary Chess-Mate, was a commercial failure, the Del-Phis went on to sing background on Marvin Gaye's 1962 "Stubborn Kind of Fellow." Their second single, "You'll Never Cherish a Love So True ('Til You Lose It)," credited to the Vels, fared no better than its predecessor.
The Del-Phis' involvement with Motown began when Reeves won a talent contest as a solo performer ...