Released: November 16, 1966

Songwriter: Smokey Robinson

Producer: Smokey Robinson

[Verse 1]
I've had no use to wear a pair of lashes or mascara
And my eyes have natural shadows from the crying (Ooh)
That I've done so much of lately
'Cause it really hurt me greatly
When I found the love you vowed was only lying (Ooh)

[Pre-Chorus]
But I'm young, so there's still a chance
For me to find a true romance

[Chorus]
So no more tearstained make up for me
No more tearstained make up, baby, for me
I've made up my mind, I'm gonna get myself together
Made up my mind, no usе crying forever

[Verse 2]
Like a storm, my tеars have rained
Since your shirt was lipstick-stained
And the stains that it contained were not my colour (Colour)
No sponge has quite the power
To absorb the constant shower
Of the tears pancake and powder could never cover (Cover)

[Pre-Chorus]
But today, I see things a little clearer
And I say as I look into my mirror

[Chorus]
No more tearstained make up for me
No more tearstained make up, baby, for me
Yes I made up my mind, I'm gonna get myself together
Made up my mind, no use crying forever

[Final Chorus]
No more tearstained make up for me
No more tearstained make up, baby, for me
No more, no more, for me (No more tearstained make up for me)
No, no more (No more tearstained make up for me)

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Martha Rose Reeves (July 18, 1941 -) was born in Eufaula, AL and is a retired American R&B and pop singer, and the lead singer in the Motown group, Martha and the Vandellas. That group recorded over a dozen hit singles in the 1960s.

Reeves learned to sing in her grandfather’s church and got her big break when she and her backups were chosen to sing backup on a 1963 Marvin Gaye record. They were almost immediately signed to a record deal, renamed “Martha and the Vandellas” and set to work recording hits. The group fell apart because of drug abuse and did their final performance in Detroit in 1972. One of their songs, “Nowhere to Run” got a second life in the 1987 Robin Williams movie, Good Morning Vietnam.

The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.