Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound, and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers.
[1] Holland, along with Lamont Dozier, served as the team's musical arranger and producer.
For a short time, he partnered with Robert Bateman, and together they were known as "Brianbert", collaborating on such hits as "Please Mr. Postman" for The Marvelettes.
He and longtime friend and future songwriting partner Freddie Gorman were in a short-lived group called the Fidalatones, and he was later (1960–62) a member of the Motown recording act The Satintones,[1] as well as being a member of the Rayber Voices, a quartet that backed up several early Motown recording acts.
[2] In 2019, Brian (along with brother Eddie and Dave Thompson) co-authored an autobiography of Holland-Dozier-Holland, entitled "Come and Get These Memories", named after the hit single by Martha and the Vandellas.