# Contours | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/contours
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/contours/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:53 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/contours
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/contours/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/contours/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Contours
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `contours`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:53 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-9b6fc5ad640624fc
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3380
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Do You Love Me, and First I look at the purse
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Contours started as a vocal group in Detroit in the late 1950s, originally calling themselves The Five Chimes. They worked with Berry Gordy at Motown, where they recorded "Do You Love Me" in 1962. That song became their biggest hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Their lineup included Billy Hoggs, Anthony Washington, Joe Billingslea, Sylvester Potts, and Billy Gordon. They put out albums like The Contours...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Do You Love Me — https://lyroverse.com/contours/do-you-love-me
2. First I look at the purse — https://lyroverse.com/contours/first-i-look-at-the-purse