While I think both of these songs are quite good neither of them would have made it past Motown Quality Control.

They're just not Hit Factory-level hits. They could probably be singles over at Invictus or Hot Wax (I could hear Freda Payne or The Honey Comb doing "Runnin' and Pushin'") but they ain't bonafide Motown hits like Stevie was writing when he started pushing for control of his material.

They showed promise, though.