by Steve Huey\r Best known as a duet partner of Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston also charted with some of her own solo sides during the 60s, although she never had the breakout success of a Martha Reeves or Diana Ross. Born Agatha Natalie Weston in Detroit in 1939, she started singing in her church choir at age three, and by her teenage years had joined a touring gospel group called the Wright Specials. She signed with Motown during the companys early days, scoring a minor R&B hit in 1963 with Love Me All the Way. The following year, she recorded her first duet with Gaye, What Good Am I Without You, but made the tactical error of turning down a chance to record Dancing in the Street, which subsequently became a smash hit for Martha & the Vandellas. She enjoyed her biggest solo hit in 1965 with Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) and followed it up in 1966 with the equally soulful Helpless, both of which helped make her reputation amo...