Les Coffrets MOTOWN: le point par JC

[cit]JC a dit : Au début des années 90 il y avait eu deux coffrets HITSVILLE qui reprenait l'essentiel des sorties singles Motown:



[g]HITSVILLE USA, VOL. 1 : THE MOTOWN SINGLES COLLECTION 1959-1971[/g]

Sortie le 3 novembre 1993

[g]CD 1[/g]
1. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
2. Shop Around - Shorty Long
3. Please Mr. Postman - The Velvelettes, The Velvelettes
4. Jamie - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas
5. One Who Really Loves You - Jimmy Ruffin
6. Do You Love Me - The Marvelettes
7. Beechwood 4-5789 - Nickolas Ashford, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
8. You Beat Me to the Punch - The Originals
9. Stubborn Kind of Fellow - The Spinners, The Spinners
10. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
11. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas
12. Come and Get These Memories - Martha & the Vandellas
13. Pride and Joy - Stevie Wonder
14. Fingertips, Pt. 2 [Live] - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas
15. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas
16. Mickey's Monkey - Eddie Holland
17. Leaving Here - The Temptations, The Temptations
18. Way You Do the Things You Do - Mary Wells
19. My Guy - The Miracles, Smokey Robinson
20. Devil With a Blue Dress On - Brenda Holloway
21. Every Little Bit Hurts - The Four Tops
22. Baby I Need Your Loving - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas
23. Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas
24. My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) - Crawford, Carolyn
25. Needle in a Haystack - Velvelettes
26. Baby Love - Supremes
27. Come See About Me - Supremes
28. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Gaye, Marvin

[g]CD 2[/g]
1. Nowhere to Run - Martha & the Vandellas
2. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) - Martha & the Vandellas
3. My Girl - The Marvelettes
4. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - The Four Tops
5. Ask the Lonely - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
6. Shotgun - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas
7. Nowhere to Run - Brenda Holloway
8. When I'm Gone - The Miracles
9. Ooo Baby Baby - The Four Tops
10. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Contours
11. First I Look at the Purse - The Miracles
12. Tracks of My Tears - The Four Tops
13. It's the Same Old Song - Eddie Holland
14. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) - Kim Weston
15. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - Stevie Wonder
16. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - The Marvelettes
17. Don't Mess with Bill - The Elgins
18. Darling Baby - The Isley Brothers
19. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Monitors
20. Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)
21. Shorty Long - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
22. (I'm A) Road Runner - The Temptations, The Temptations
23. Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Mary Wells
24. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
25. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Chris Clark
26. Love's Gone Bad - The Supremes, The Supremes
27. You Can't Hurry Love - The Temptations, The Temptations
28. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Elgins
29. Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Four Tops

[g]CD 3[/g]
1. Reach Out (I'll Be There) - The Temptations, The Temptations
2. (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Four Tops
3. Standing in the Shadows of Love - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
4. It Takes Two - The Contours
5. Hunter Gets Captured by the Game - Martha & the Vandellas, Martha & the Vandellas, The Marvelettes
6. Jimmy Mack - The Four Tops
7. Bernadette - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
9. More Love - Gladys Knight & the Pips, Gladys Knight & the Pips
10. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
11. I Second That Emotion - The Temptations
12. I Wish It Would Rain - Rita Wright
13. I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You - Bobby Taylor
14. Does Your Mama Know About Me - The Marvelettes, The Marvelettes
15. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Diana Ross, Diana Ross, The Supremes, The Supremes
16. Love Child - Stevie Wonder
17. For Once in My Life - The Temptations, The Temptations
18. Cloud Nine - Marvin Gaye
19. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
20. Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Edwin Starr
21. Twenty-Five Miles - David Ruffin
22. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
23. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - The Temptations
24. I Can't Get Next to You - Mary Wells
25. Baby, I'm for Real - The Supremes, The Supremes
26. Up the Ladder to the Roof - The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5

[g]CD 4[/g]
1. I Want You Back - The Originals
2. Bells - Rare Earth
3. Get Ready - The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5
4. ABC - The Temptations
5. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) - The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5
6. Love You Save - Stevie Wonder
7. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Edwin Starr
8. War - Marvin Gaye
9. It's a Shame - Diana Ross
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - The Four Tops
11. Still Water (Love) - The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5
12. I'll Be There - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
13. Tears of a Clown - The Supremes
14. Stoned Love - Gladys Knight & the Pips, Gladys Knight & the Pips
15. If I Were Your Woman - The Temptations, The Temptations
16. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - Marvin Gaye
17. What's Going On - The Jackson 5, The Jackson 5
18. Never Can Say Goodbye
19. Nathan Jones - The Supremes, The Supremes
20. I Don't Want to Do Wrong - Gladys Knight & the Pips, Gladys Knight & the Pips
21. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
22. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye
23. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth, Rare Earth
24. I Just Want to Celebrate - The Miracles
Puis le Volume 2:



[g]HITSVILLE USA, VOL. 2 : THE MOTOWN SINGLES COLLECTION 1972-1992[/g]

Sortie le 19 octobre 1993

[g]CD 1[/g]
1. Got to Be There - Michael Jackson
2. Floy Joy - The Supremes, The Supremes
3. Simple Game - The Four Tops
4. Walk in the Night - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
5. Ben - Michael Jackson
6. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
7. Silly Wasn't I - Valerie Simpson
8. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
9. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
10. Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross
11. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
12. Keep on Truckin', Pt. 1 - Eddie Kendricks
13. Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
14. Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5
15. Do It Baby - The Miracles
16. Shoe Shoe Shine - The Dynamic Superiors
17. Harmour Love - Syreeta
18. Love Power - Willie Hutch
19. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday - G.C. Cameron
20. Love Machine, Pt. 1 - The Miracles
21. Walk Away from Love - David Ruffin

[g]CD 2[/g]
1. Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson
2. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
3. I Want You - Marvin Gaye
4. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
5. Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye
6. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
7. Easy - The Commodores
8. You Can't Turn Me off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) - High Inergy
9. Brick House - The Commodores
10. You and I - Rick James
11. Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
12. There'll Never Be - Switch
13. Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer
14. Sail On - The Commodores
15. Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson
16. Still - The Commodores
17. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston, Syreeta
18. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
19. I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie
20. Being With You - Smokey Robinson

[g]CD 3[/g]
1. Upside Down - Diana Ross
2. Give It to Me Baby - Rick James
3. One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson
4. Square Biz - Teena Marie
5. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
6. Super Freak - Rick James
7. Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love) - Bettye LaVette
8. Let It Whip - Dazz Band
9. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
10. Time Will Reveal - DeBarge
11. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards, Siedah Garrett
12. I Just Called to Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
13. Treat Her Like a Lady - The Temptations
14. Ebony Eyes - Rick James, Smokey Robinson
15. Nightshift - The Commodores
16. Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge
17. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
18. In My House - The Mary Jane Girls

[g]CD 4[/g]
1. Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
2. Who's Johnny - El DeBarge
3. Lady Soul - The Temptations
4. Nail It to the Wall - Stacy Lattisaw
5. Talk to Me - Chico DeBarge
6. Just to See Her - Smokey Robinson
7. One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson
8. Dial My Heart - The Boys
9. Him or Me - Today
10. Your Sweetness - Good Girls
11. Where Do We Go from Here? - Johnny Gill, Stacy Lattisaw
12. Rub You the Right Way - Johnny Gill
13. Slow Motion - Gerald Alston
14. Iesha - Another Bad Creation
15. Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
16. I Love Your Smile - Shanice
17. End of the Road - Boyz II Men

Puis donc les coffrets dont je parle ci-dessus, pour faire simple, le VOLUME 1 reprend l'intégralité des singles faces A & B, pour les années 1959, 1960 & 1961. Tous ces coffrets ont les dimensions d’un 45 tours qui contiennent tous en leur sein un 45 tours tiré de la période correspondante. Une grande page de l’histoire de la musique américaine est plus que résumée ici dans ces nombreux coffrets.



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 1 : 1959-1961[/g]

Sortie le 14 janvier 2005

Berry Gordy’s empire began even before the house at 2648 W. Grand Blvd. became ‘Hitsville U.S.A.’ The Complete Motown Singles, Part 1: 1959-1961 documents Motown’s earliest days, from Marv Johnson’s “Come To Me” on Tamla 101 through The Twistin’ Kings’ “Congo (Part 1)” on Motown 1023. This six-CD set offers an amazing insight into the development of the Motown Sound. You can follow along, single by single, as Gordy pursues his dream, often to unexpected places. It features the A-side and B-side of every single released by Motown and its subsidiaries during the label’s first three years of existence. Over the course of the set’s 155 tracks, you can hear the recorded debuts of the Temptations, the Supremes, Mary Wells, and many others.
The luxurious packaging resembles a scaled-down 78-rpm-era “album,” with cardboard sleeves to hold each of the discs, and 92 pages of rare photos, detailed annotations and scholarly - as well as personal – liner notes. It also features a reproduction 45-rpm single from its era; in this case, it’s Barrett Strong’s “Money” b/w “Oh I Apologize.” Berry Gordy, who co-wrote and co-produced nearly every track in this first set, contributes a brief, personally signed note in the booklet’s opening page. It introduces an eyewitness account of the early days from singer Mable John, the first female solo act signed to Motown. Also included is a historical overview by author and scholar Craig Werner of the University of Wisconsin, and track-by-track annotations, with not just song credits but stories and context of each song, by noted authors and discographers Bill Dahl and Keith Hughes.
The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 1: 1959-1961 is a limited-edition set. Most of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now. Keep in mind, too, that this Volume 1 is the first step in a proposed 12-part series.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Barrett Strong “Money” b/w “Oh I Apologize”

[g]CD 1[/g]
1. Come To Me - Marv Johnson
2. Whisper - Marv Johnson
3. Merry-Go-Round - Eddie Holland
4. It Moves Me - Eddie Holland
5. Let’s Rock - Barrett Strong
6. Do The Very Best You Can - Barrett Strong
7. Solid Sender - Chico Leverett
8. I’ll Never Love Again - Chico Leverett
9. Snake Walk (Part 1) - The Swinging Tigers
10. Snake Walk (Part 2) - The Swinging Tigers
11. It - Ron & Bill
12. Don’t Say Bye Bye - Ron & Bill
13. Going To The Hop - The Satintones
14. Motor City - The Satintones
15. Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
16. Oh I Apologize - Barrett Strong
17. Ich-i-bon #1 - Nick & The Jaguars
18. Cool And Crazy - Nick & The Jaguars
19. Bad Girl - The Miracles
20. I Love Your Baby - The Miracles
21. The Feeling Is So Fine - The Miracles
22. (You Can) Depend On Me - The Miracles [first version]
23. My Beloved - The Satintones [without strings]
24. Sugar Daddy - The Satintones
25. You Never Miss A Good Thing - Eugene Remus [without strings]
26. Hold Me Tight - Eugene Remus
27. Gotta Have Your Lovin’ - Eugene Remus

[g]CD 2[/g]
1. Way Over There - The Miracles [without strings]
2. (You Can) Depend On Me - The Miracles [second version]
3. Way Over There - The Miracles [with strings]
4. My Beloved - The Satintones [with strings]
5. You Never Miss A Good Thing - Eugene Remus [with strings]
6. Yes, No, Maybe So - Barrett Strong
7. You Knows What To Do - Barrett Strong
8. Custer’s Last Man - Popcorn And The Mohawks
9. Shimmy Gully - Popcorn And The Mohawks
10. Who Wouldn’t Love A Man Like That - Mable John [first version]
11. You Made A Fool Out Of Me - Mable John
12. Whirlwind - Barrett Strong
13. I’m Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me) - Barrett Strong
14. Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
15. Please Forgive Me - Mary Wells
16. What Makes You Love Him - Singin’ Sammy Ward [first version]
17. That Child Is Really Wild - Singin’ Sammy Ward
18. Who’s The Fool - Singin’ Sammy Ward
19. Shop Around - The Miracles [regional version]
20. Who’s Lovin’ You - The Miracles
21. True Love - Herman Griffin
22. It’s You - Herman Griffin
23. Shop Around - The Miracles [national version]
24. Oh Lover - Sherri Taylor & Singin’ Sammy Ward
25. That’s Why I Love You So Much - Sherri Taylor & Singin’ Sammy Ward
26. I’ve Got A Notion - Henry Lumpkin
27. We Really Love Each Other - Henry Lumpkin

[g]CD 3[/g]
1. Don’t Feel Sorry For Me - Jimmy Ruffin
. Heart - Jimmy Ruffin
3. Don’t Let Him Shop Around - Debbie Dean
4. A New Girl - Debbie Dean
5. Ain’t It Baby - The Miracles
6. The Only One I Love - The Miracles
7. Money And Me - Barrett Strong
8. You’ve Got What It Takes - Barrett Strong
9. When I Needed You - Little Iva & Her Band
10. Continental Strut - Little Iva & Her Band
11. Whole Lotta Woman - The Contours [regional version]
12. Come On And Be Mine - The Contours
13. I Want A Guy - The Supremes
14. Never Again - The Supremes
15. He Lifted Me - The Gospel Stars [unedited version]
16. Behold The Saints Of God - The Gospel Stars
17. Poor Sam Jones - Mickey Woods
18. They Rode Through The Valley - Mickey Woods
19. Money (That’s What I Want) - Richard Wylie & his Band
20. I’ll Still Be Around - Richard Wylie & his Band
21. Tomorrow And Always - The Satintones [without strings]
22. A Love That Can Never Be - The Satintones
23. Tomorrow And Always - The Satintones [with strings]
24. Whole Lotta Woman - The Contours [national version]
25. Blibberin’ Blabbin’ Blues - Gino Parks
26. Don’t Say Bye Bye - Gino Parks

[g]CD 4[/g]
1. Angel - The Satintones
2. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over - Marvin Gay
3. Witchcraft - Marvin Gay
4. Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - Marvin Gaye
5. Never Let You Go (Sha Lu Bop) - Marvin Gaye
6. I Don’t Want To Take A Chance - Mary Wells
7. I’m So Sorry - Mary Wells
8. Rosa Lee (Stay Off The Bell) - Andre Williams
9. Shoo-Doo - Andre Williams
10. Misery - Barrett Strong
11. Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right - Barrett Strong
12. Broken Hearted - The Miracles
13. Mighty Good Lovin’ - The Miracles
14. No Love - Mable John [without strings]
15. Looking For A Man - Mable John
16. Same Thing - Gino Parks
17. That’s No Lie - Gino Parks
18. I Know How It Feels - The Satintones
19. My Kind Of Love - The Satintones
20. No Love - Mable John [with strings]
21. Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes [first version]
22. Who’s Lovin’ You - The Supremes
23. Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes [second version]
24. Oh Mother Of Mine - The Temptations
25. Romance Without Finance - The Temptations
26. I Am Bound - Golden Harmoneers
27. Precious Memories - Golden Harmoneers

[g]CD 5[/g]
1. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
2. So Long Baby - The Marvelettes
3. The Stretch - The Contours
4. Funny - The Contours
5. Itsy Bity Pity Love - Debbie Dean
6. But I’m Afraid - Debbie Dean
7. They Shall Be Mine - Rev. Columbus Mann
8. Jesus Loves - Rev. Columbus Mann
9. Someone To Call My Own - The Equadors
10. You’re My Desire - The Equadors
11. Love Me - Pete Hartfield
12. Darling Tonight - Pete Hartfield
13. Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues - The Miracles
14. I Can’t Believe - The Miracles
15. Angel In Blue - Joel Sebastian
16. Blue Cinderella - Joel Sebastian
17. Strange Love - Mary Wells
18. Come To Me - Mary Wells
19. The Day Will Come - Freddie Gorman
20. Just For You - Freddie Gorman
21. Have I The Right - Popcorn And The Mohawks
22. Real Good Lovin’ - Popcorn And The Mohawks
23. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - The Satintones
24. Faded Letter - The Satintones

[g]CD 6[/g]
1. Jamie - Eddie Holland
2. Take A Chance On Me - Eddie Holland
3. Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Valadiers
4. Take A Chance - The Valadiers
5. Actions Speak Louder Than Words - Mable John
6. Take Me - Mable John
7. What Makes You Love Him - Sammy Ward [second version]
8. Don’t Take It Away - Sammy Ward
9. Check Yourself - The Temptations
10. Your Wonderful Love - The Temptations
11. Small Sad Sam - Bob Kayli
12. Tie Me Tight - Bob Kayli
13. Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) - Don McKenzie
14. I’ll Call You - Don McKenzie
15. Xmas Twist - The Twistin’ Kings
16. White House Twist - The Twistin’ Kings
17. Please Mr. Kennedy - Mickey Woods
18. (They Call Me) Cupid - Mickey Woods
19. Twistin’ Postman - The Marvelettes
20. I Want A Guy - The Marvelettes
21. What’s So Good About Good Bye - The Miracles
22. I’ve Been Good To You - The Miracles
23. Congo (Part 1) - The Twistin’ Kings
24. Congo (Part 2) - The Twistin’ Kings



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 2 : 1962[/g]

Sortie le 13 mai 2005

By 1962, Motown wasn’t yet the hit factory it would later become but had regular chart success and were reaching across the ocean to influence the emerging British Invasion. The year marked the debut of four new imprints in the Motown empire: Divinity, Workshop, Mel-o-dy, and Gordy. This four-CD set offers a miraculous peek behind the curtains of what was rapidly becoming “The Sound Of Young America.” It features the A-side and B-side of every single released by Motown and its subsidiaries during the label’s fourth year of existence. Over the course of the set’s 112 tracks, you can hear The Temptations masquerading as The Pirates, the vocal version of the “Theme From Exodus,” and the phone number that was on the lips of America: “Beechwood 4-5789,” courtesy of the Marvelettes.

The opulent packaging resembles a scaled-down 78-rpm-era “album,” with cardboard sleeves to hold each of the discs, and 88 pages of rare photos, detailed annotations and scholarly - as well as personal - liner notes. It also features a reproduction 45-rpm single from its era; in this case, it’s Mary Wells’ “You Beat Me To The Punch” b/w “Old Love (Let’s Try It Again).” Claudette Robinson, a member of The Miracles and Smokey’s ex-wife, contributed a personal essay to the set detailing the artist’s-eye-view of life in the label’s early years. Also included is an historical overview by author and scholar Gerald Early of Washington University in St. Louis, and track-by-track annotations, with not just song credits but stories behind each song, by noted authors and discographers Bill Dahl and Keith Hughes.

The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 2: 1962 is a limited-edition set. Most of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now. Volume 2 is the second in a proposed 12-part series; Volume 3 will follow later this year.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Mary Wells “You Beat Me To The Punch” b/w “Old Love (Let’s Try It Again)”

[g]CD 7[/g]
1. Mr. Sandman - Marvin Gaye
2. I'm Yours, You're Mine - Marvin Gaye
3. What Is A Man (Without A Woman) - Henry Lumpkin
4. Don't Leave Me - Henry Lumpkin
5. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells
6. I'm Gonna Stay - Mary Wells
7. Your Baby's Back - The Downbeats
8. Request Of A Fool [a.k.a. I Wanna Know Why] - The Downbeats
9. Big Joe Moe - Singin' Sammy Ward
10. Everybody Knew It But Me - Singin' Sammy Ward
11. Everybody's Talking About My Baby - Debbie Dean
12. I Cried All Night - Debbie Dean
13. I Out-Duked The Duke - Little Otis
14. Baby I Need You - Little Otis
15. (You're My) Dream Come True - The Temptations
16. Isn't She Pretty - The Temptations
17. You Deserve What You Got - Eddie Holland
18. Last Night I Had A Vision - Eddie Holland
19. I'll Try Something New - The Miracles
20. You Never Miss A Good Thing - The Miracles
21. Playboy - The Marvelettes
22. All The Love I've Got - The Marvelettes
23. Come Into My Palace - Lee & The Leopards
24. Trying To Make It - Lee & The Leopards
25. (If) Cleopatra Took A Chance - Eddie Holland
26. What About Me - Eddie Holland
27. Soldier's Plea - Marvin Gaye
28. Taking My Time - Marvin Gaye

[g]CD 8[/g]
1. Your Heart Belongs To Me - The Supremes
2. (He's) Seventeen - The Supremes
3. Your Heart Belongs To Me - The Supremes [second version, w/echo]
4. Exodus - Hank & Carol Diamond
5. I Remember You - Hank & Carol Diamond
6. Opus No. 3 - Earl Washington All Stars
7. March Lightly - Earl Washington All Stars
8. Because I Love Her - The Valadiers
9. While I'm Away - The Valadiers
10. I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 1) - Little Stevie Wonder
11. I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder
12. Sleep (Little One) - Herman Griffin
13. Uptight - Herman Griffin & Band
14. Dearest One - Lamont Dozier
15. Fortune Teller (Tell Me) - Lamont Dozier
16. Same Old Story - Mickey McCullers
17. I'll Cry A Million Tears - Mickey McCullers
18. Do You Love Me - The Contours
19. Move Mr. Man - The Contours
20. Back In My Arms - Hattie Little
21. Is It True (What They Say About You) - Hattie Littles
22. Fire - Gino Parks
23. For This I Thank You - Gino Parks
24. I Found Myself A Brand New Baby - Mike & The Modifiers
25. It's Too Bad - Mike & The Modifiers
26. Mojo Hannah - Henry Lumpkin
27. Break Down And Sing - Henry Lumpkin
28. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes
29. Someday, Someway - The Marvelettes

[g]CD 9[/g]
1. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
2. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Mary Wells [first version]
3. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Mary Wells [second version]
4. This Is Our Night - The Creations
5. You're My Inspiration - The Creations
6. Camel Walk - Saundra Mallet & The Vandellas
7. It's Gonna Be Hard Times - Saundra Mallet & The Vandellas
8. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
9. It Hurt Me Too - Marvin Gaye
10. That's What He Is To Me - Wright Specials
11. Pilgrim Of Sorrow - Wright Specials
12. If It's Love (It's Alright) - Eddie Holland
13. It's Not Too Late - Eddie Holland
14. If Your Mother Only Knew - The Miracles [first version]
15. If Your Mother Only Knew - The Miracles [second version]
16. Someday Pretty Baby - Singin' Sammy Ward
17. Part Time Love - Singin' Sammy Ward
18. Your Love Is Wonderful - Hattie Littles [first version]
19. Here You Come - Hattie Littles
20. Trouble Lover - The Charters
21. Show Me Some Sign - The Charters
22. I'll Have To Let Him Go - Martha & The Vandellas
23. My Baby Won't Come Back - Martha & The Vandellas
24. Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) - The Pirates
25. I'll Love You Till I Die - The Pirates
26. Little Water Boy - Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul [promo version]
27. La La La La La - Little Stevie Wonder
28. Little Water Boy - Little Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul [commercial version]

[g]CD 10[/g]
1. Strange I Know - The Marvelettes
2. Too Strong To Be Strung Along - The Marvelettes [first version]
3. Too Strong To Be Strung Along - The Marvelettes [second version]
4. There He Is (At My Door) - The Vells
5. You'll Never Cherish A Love So True ('Til You Lose It) - The Vells
6. Paradise - The Temptations
7. Slow Down Heart - The Temptations
8. Your Love Is Wonderful - Hattie Littles [second version]
9. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
10. Operator - Mary Wells
11. Let Me Go The Right Way - The Supremes
12. Time Changes Things - The Supremes
13. Hold On Pearl - Bob Kayli
14. Toodle Loo - Bob Kayli
15. Happy Landing - The Miracles
16. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
17. Shake Sherrie - The Contours [commercial version]
18. You Better Get In Line - The Contours
19. Shake Sherrie - The Contours [radio promo version]
20. Camel Walk - LaBrenda Ben & The Beljeans
21. The Chaperone - LaBrenda Ben & The Beljeans
22. Darling, I Hum Our Song - Eddie Holland
23. Just A Few More Days - Eddie Holland
24. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
25. Hello There Angel - Marvin Gaye
26. Contract On Love - Little Stevie Wonder
27. Sunset - Little Stevie Wonder [/cit]

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[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 3 : 1963[/g]

Sortie le 14 octobre 2005

By 1963, Berry Gordy and company were fine-tuning Motown’s sound. Jumping on the charts were Martha & The Vandellas, with “Come And Get These Memories” and “Heat Wave,” signaling the emergence of the writing/production team Holland-Dozier-Holland. “Little” Stevie Wonder was No.1 with the record-breaking “Fingertips (Part 2).” Mary Wells’ “You Lost The Sweetest Boy” and “What’s Easy For Two Is So Hard For One” turned out to be a double-sided hit. The Supremes (finally!) made their Top 40 chart debut.
All of these songs, and so many more, are included on this third volume of The Complete Motown Singles.

This five-CD set captures the hits and the misses during the label’s fifth year of existence. It features the A-side and B-side of every single released by Motown and its subsidiaries during the high-growth phase of Detroit’s entertainment juggernaut. Over the course of the set’s 119 tracks, you can hear The Chuck-A-Lucks and Jack Haney & “Nikiter” Armstrong with a couple of Cold War novelties, Martha & The Vandellas following one hit natural disaster (“Heat Wave”) with another (“Quicksand”), and an outstanding Holland-Dozier-Holland production (The Marvelettes’ “Locking Up My Heart”) that should have been a much bigger hit than it was. Leaving the fold were the Workshop Jazz, Divinity and Miracle labels; new to the company was the V.I.P. imprint.

The set is bound in a scaled-down 78-rpm-era “album,” with cardboard sleeves to hold each of the discs, and 92 pages of rare photos, detailed annotations and scholarly – as well as personal – liner notes. It also features a reproduction 45-rpm single from its era; in this case, it’s Martha & The Vandellas’ “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave” b/w “A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knockin’ Every Day).” Martha Reeves contributes a personal essay to the set detailing the artist’s-eye-view of life in the label’s early years. Also included is an historical overview by author and scholar Craig Werner, and, as in previous volumes, copious track-by-track annotations painstakingly researched by noted authors and discographers Bill Dahl and Keith Hughes.

The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 3: 1963 is a limited-edition set. Most of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Martha & The Vandellas “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave” b/w “A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knockin’ Every Day)”

[g]CD 11[/g]
1. I Found A Girl - The Valadiers
2. You’ll Be Sorry Someday - The Valadiers
3. Good Bye Cruel Love - Linda Griner
4. Envious - Linda Griner
5. I Want To Talk About You - Paula Greer
6. So In Love - Paula Greer
7. Laughing Boy - Mary Wells
8. Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right - Mary Wells
9. Sugar Cane Curtain - The Chuck-A-Lucks
10. Dingbat Diller - The Chuck-A-Lucks
11. It Should Have Been Me - Kim Weston
12. Love Me All The Way - Kim Weston
13. Locking Up My Heart - The Marvelettes [1st pressing]
14. Forever - The Marvelettes
15. Come And Get These Memories - Martha & the Vandellas
16. Jealous Lover - Martha & the Vandellas
17. My Heart Can’t Take It No More - The Supremes
18. You Bring Back Memories - The Supremes
19. Late Freight - Dave Hamilton
20. Mellow In Coli - Dave Hamilton
21. I’mi See You Later - Johnny Griffith Trio
22. I Did - Johnny Griffith Trio

[g]CD 12[/g]
1. Bobbie - George Bohannon Quartet
2. El Rig - George Bohannon Quartet
3. I Did - Paula Greer
4. Falling In Love With Love - Paula Greer
5. The Interview (Summit Chanted Meeting) - “Jack” Haney & “Nikiter” Armstrong
6. Peaceful - “Jack” Haney & “Nikiter” Armstrong
7. My Baby Gave Me Another Chance - Amos Milburn
8. I’ll Make It Up To You Somehow - Amos Milburn
9. Don’t Let Her Be Your Baby - The Contours
10. It Must Be Love - The Contours
11. Oh Freddy - Connie Van Dyke
12. It Hurt Me Too - Connie Van Dyke
13. A Love She Can Count On - The Miracles
14. I Can Take A Hint - The Miracles
15. I Want A Love I Can See - The Temptations
16. The Further You Look, The Less You See - The Temptations
17. Pride And Joy - Marvin Gaye
18. One Of These Days - Marvin Gaye
19. Your Old Stand By - Mary Wells
20. What Love Has Joined Together - Mary Wells
21. Baby Shake - Eddie Holland
22. Brenda - Eddie Holland
23. Locking Up My Heart - The Marvelettes [2nd pressing]
24. Why Go Out Of Your Way - Billy Merritt
25. I’ll Go Anywhere - Billy Merritt

[g]CD 13[/g]
1. Fingertips (Part 1) - Little Stevie Wonder [1st pressing]
2. Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder [1st pressing]
3. First, You’ve Got To Recognize God - The Burnadettes
4. I’m Going Home - The Burnadettes
5. Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Stevie Wonder [2nd pressing]
6. Fingertips (Part 1) - Little Stevie Wonder [2nd pressing]
7. I’m Hooked - Bunny Paul
8. We’re Only Young Once - Bunny Paul
9. Going Steady Anniversary - The Stylers
10. Pushing Up Daisies - The Stylers
11. Ninety-Nine And A Half Won’t Do - The Wright Specials
12. I Won’t Go Back - The Wright Specials
13. Pa (I Need A Car) - The Contours
14. You Get Ugly - The Contours
15. My Daily Prayer - Amos Milburn
16. A Breath Taking Guy - The Supremes
17. (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band - The Supremes
18. What Goes Up Must Come Down - Holland & Dozier
19. Come On Home - Holland & Dozier
20. Who Wouldn’t Love A Man Like That - Mable John
21. Say You’ll Never Let Me Go - Mable John
22. Farewell My Love - The Temptations
23. May I Have This Dance - The Temptations
24. My Daddy Knows Best - The Marvelettes
25. Tie A String Around Your Finger - The Marvelettes

[g]CD 14[/g]
1. Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
2. A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Everyday) - Martha & The Vandellas
3. Give God A Chance - The Gospel Stars
4. Have You Any Time For Jesus - The Gospel Stars
5. Mickey’s Monkey - The Miracles
6. Whatever Makes You Happy - The Miracles
7. There He Goes - The Velvelettes
8. That’s The Reason Why - The Velvelettes
9. I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues (Part 1)
- Little Stevie Wonder [2nd pressing]
10. Back To School Again - The Morrocco Muzik Makers
11. Pig Knuckles - The Morrocco Muzik Makers
12. Just Be Yourself - LaBrenda Ben
13. I Can’t Help It, I Gotta Dance - LaBrenda Ben
14. You Lost The Sweetest Boy - Mary Wells
15. What’s Easy For Two Is Hard For One - Mary Wells
16. Work Out Stevie, Work Out - Little Stevie Wonder
17. Monkey Talk - Little Stevie Wonder
18. Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye
19. I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby - Marvin Gaye
20. We Shall Overcome - Liz Lands & The Voices of Salvation
21. Trouble In This Land - Liz Lands
22. As Long As I Know He’s Mine - The Marvelettes
23. He Won’t Be True (Little Girl Blue) - The Marvelettes
24. I’m On The Outside Looking In - Eddie Holland
25. I Couldn’t Cry If I Wanted To - Eddie Holland

[g]CD 15[/g]
1. Just Loving You - Kim Weston
2. l Another Train Coming - Kim Weston
3. Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye - The Darnells
4. Come On Home - The Darnells
5. The Big Wheel - Howard Crockett
6. That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine - Howard Crockett
7. Forget About Me - Carolyn Crawford
8. Devil In His Heart - Carolyn Crawford
9. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - The Supremes
10. Standing At The Crossroads Of Love - The Supremes
11. I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying - The Miracles
12. Such Is Love, Such Is Life - The Miracles
13. Quicksand - Martha & the Vandellas [1st pressing]
14. Darling, I Hum Our Song - Martha & the Vandellas
15. Quicksand - Martha & the Vandellas [2nd pressing]
16. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) - The Miracles
17. Christmas Everyday - The Miracles
18. May What He Lived For Live - Liz Lands
19. He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands - Liz Lands
20. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
21. Stevie - Patrice Holloway
22. (He Is) The Boy Of My Dreams - Patrice Holloway



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 4 : 1964[/g]

Sortie le 24 février 2006

We're happy to present the next volume in the acclaimed continuing series of every Motown single (A- and B- side) of the Detroit era. The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 4: 1964, with 163 songs on six compact discs, focuses on the year the company becomes an international phenomenon. Even as the Motown machine began to click founder Berry Gordy continued to hedge his bets: listen for odd novelties like the seasonal “Randy, The Newspaper Boy” by Ray Oddis, and “Set Me Free” by radio personality Lee Alan. Motown kept active its country label, Mel-O-Dy, from Gene Henslee’s weeper “Shambles” to Howard Crockett’s passable Johnny Cash impersonation on “My Lil’s Run Off.” There’s even Bruce Channel, hot from his smash pop hit, “Hey! Baby,” trying out a Snakepit groove on his R&B-country update of “Satisfied Mind.” Marvin Gaye is given a long leash to test his jazz sensibilities. Sammy Ward has a last shot at the blues.
Every detail is here, in a package keeping with the series that also boasts an expanded 132-page booklet. The Supremes’ first of three No. 1 hits that year, “Where Did Our Love Go” b/w “He Means The World To Me,” is the true vinyl single in the box set’s cover page. Inside, page after page features rare photographs. There are faithful reproductions of classic (and some not so classic) picture sleeves and record labels, some seen for the first time since they were first released.

Janie Bradford, a Motown songwriter who was the company’s front desk receptionist that year, wrote an introductory essay for The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 4. Her observations from behind that desk are poetic and often funny; she offers an insider’s look at Motown climbing on a rocketship. Dr. Todd Boyd, a Detroit native and today the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture at the USC School of Cinema-Television, is the author of this year’s overview; he places Motown and the music in a broiling historical context that includes Cassius Clay (Muhammed Ali), the aftermath of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Malcolm X, Freedom Summer, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Thanks to associate producer Keith Hughes and author Bill Dahl, each track gets a story, with the usual songwriters and producers, now with recording dates where available, and extraordinary research that has uncovered long-lost – or never before revealed – insights about the music and the people who made it.

As with previous volumes, The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 4: 1964 is a limited-edition set. Several of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
The Supremes “Where Did Our Love Go” b/w “He Means The World To Me”

[g]CD 16[/g]
1. Castles In The Sand - Stevie Wonder
2. Thank You (For Loving Me All The Way) - Stevie Wonder
3. Live Wire - Martha & The Vandellas
4. Old Love (Let's Try It Again) - Martha & The Vandellas
5. Live Wire - Martha & The Vandellas
6. Shambles - Gene Henslee
7. Beautiful Women - Gene Henslee
8. The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations
9. Just Let Me Know - The Temptations
10. If Your Heart Says Yes - The Serenaders
11. I'll Cry Tomorrow - The Serenaders
12. He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) - The Marvelettes
13. Goddess Of Love - The Marvelettes
14. How Can We Tell Him - Bobby Breen
15. Better Late Than Never - Bobby Breen
16. Run, Run, Run - The Supremes
17. I'm Giving You Your Freedom - The Supremes
18. After The Showers Came Flowers - Joanne & The Triangles
19. Don't Be A Crybaby - Joanne & The Triangles
20. (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You - The Miracles
21. Heartbreak Road - The Miracles
22. Only You - Sammy Turner
23. Right Now - Sammy Turner
24. Give Me A Kiss - The Hornets
25. She's My Baby - The Hornets
26. You're A Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye
27. When I'm Alone I Cry - Marvin Gaye

[g]CD 17[/g]
1. Can You Do it - The Contours
2. I'll Stand By You - The Contours
3. Set Me Free - Lee Alan
4. My Lady Bug Stay Away From That Beatle - R. Dean Taylor
5. Poor Girl - R. Dean Taylor
6. Like A Nightmare - The Andantes
7. If You Were Mine - The Andantes
8. Midnight Johnny - Liz Lands
9. Keep Me - Liz Lands
10. My Guy - Mary Wells
11. Oh Little Boy (What Did You Do To Me) - Mary Wells
12. In My Lonely Room - Martha & The Vandellas
13. A Tear For The Girl - Martha & The Vandellas
14. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long
15. Wind It Up - Shorty Long
16. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
17. Land Of A Thousand Boys - Brenda Holloway
18. Bringin' In The Gold - Howard Crockett
19. I've Been A Long Time Leaving - Howard Crockett
20. Satisfied Mind - Bruce Channel
21. That's What's Happenin' - Bruce Channel
22. Once Upon A Time - Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells
23. What's The Matter With You Baby - Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells
24. Just Ain't Enough Love - Eddie Holland
25. I'll Be In Trouble - The Temptations
26. The Girl's Alright With Me - The Temptations

[g]CD 18[/g]
1. Hey Harmonica Man - Stevie Wonder
2. This Little Girl - Stevie Wonder
3. Little Acorn - Dorsey Burnette
4. Cold As Usual - Dorsey Burnette
5. You're Just Like You - Bobby Breen
6. Here Comes That Heartache - Bobby Breen
7. Try It Baby - Marvin Gaye
8. If My Heart Could Sing - Marvin Gaye
9. Hey Harmonica Man - second pressing - Stevie Wonder
10. I Like It Like That - The Miracles
11. You're So Fine And Sweet - The Miracles
12. You're My Remedy - The Marvelettes
13. A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love - The Marvelettes
14. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
15. He Means The World To Me - The Supremes
16. Jimmy Brown - Dorsey Burnette
17. Everybody's Angel - Dorsey Burnette
18. I'll Always Love You - Brenda Holloway
19. Sad Song - Brenda Holloway
20. When I'm Gone - Mary Wells
21. Guarantee (For A Lifetime) - Mary Wells
22. Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
23. Call On Me - Four Tops
24. Since I've Lost You - Jimmy Ruffin
25. I Want Her Love - Jimmy Ruffin
26. You Make Me Happy - Bruce Channel
27. You Never Looked Better - Bruce Channel
28. Candy To Me - Eddie Holland
29. If You Don't Want My Love - Eddie Holland

[g]CD 19[/g]
1. Dancing In The Street - Martha & the Vandellas
2. There He Is (At My Door) - Martha & the Vandellas
3. Baby I Miss You - Tommy Good
4. Leaving Here - Tommy Good
5. My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down) - Carolyn Crawford
6. I'll Come Running - Carolyn Crawford
7. Looking For The Right Guy - Kim Weston
8. Feel Alright Tonight - Kim Weston
9. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) - The Temptations
10. Baby, Baby I Need You - The Temptations
11. My Lil's Run Off - Howard Crockett
12. Spanish Lace And Memories - Howard Crockett
13. Satan's Blues - Junior Walker And The All Stars
14. Monkey Jump - Junior Walker And The All Stars
15. Bread Winner - Sammy Ward
16. You've Got To Change - Sammy Ward
17. It's A Crying Shame (The Way You Treat A Good Man Like Me) - Shorty Long
18. Out To Get You - Shorty Long
19. That's What Love Is Made Of - Single Version - The Miracles
20. Would I Love You - The Miracles
21. Lifetime Man - Oma Heard
22. Mr. Lonely Heart - Oma Heard
23. Baby Don't You Do It - Single Version - Marvin Gaye
24. Walk On The Wild Side - Marvin Gaye
25. Needle In A Haystack - Single Version - The Velvelettes
26. Should I Tell Him - The Velvelettes
27. Happy Street - Stevie Wonder
28. Sad Boy - Single Version - Mono - Stevie Wonder

[g]CD 20[/g]
1. Baby Love - The Supremes
2. Ask Any Girl - The Supremes
3. Whisper You Love Me Boy - Mary Wells
4. I'll Be Available - Mary Wells
5. Soul Stomp - Earl Van Dyke
6. Hot 'N' Tot - Earl Van Dyke
7. What Good Am I Without You - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
8. I Want You 'Round - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
9. Who You Gonna Run To - Mickey McCullers
10. Same Old Story - Alternate Mix - Mickey McCullers
11. Sweet Thing - Single Version - The Spinners
12. How Can I - The Spinners
13. Hello Love - The Majestics
14. The Further You Look, The Less You See - The Majestics
15. Tonight's The Night - The Headliners
16. You're Bad News - The Headliners
17. Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes
18. A Need For Love - The Marvelettes
19. Come See About Me - The Supremes
20. You're Gone (But Always In My Heart) - The Supremes
21. Pretty Little Angel - Stevie Wonder
22. Tears In Vain - Single Version - Stevie Wonder
23. Pretty Little Angel - Stevie Wonder
24. Without The One You Love (Life's Not Worthwhile) - Four Tops
25. Love Has Gone - Four Tops
26. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
27. Forever - Single Version - Marvin Gaye
28. A Little More Love - Kim Weston
29. Go Ahead And Laugh - Kim Weston

[g]CD 21[/g]
1. Wild One - Martha & The Vandellas
2. Dancing Slow - Martha & The Vandellas
3. When Someone's Good To You - Carolyn Crawford
4. My Heart - Carolyn Crawford
5. Can You Jerk Like Me - The Contours
6. That Day When She Needed Me - The Contours
7. Come On Do The Jerk - The Miracles
8. Baby Don’t You Go - The Miracles
9. Randy, The Newspaper Boy - Ray Oddis
10. Happy Ghoul Tide - Ray Oddis
11. Talkin’ To Your Picture - Tony Martin
12. Our Rhapsody - Tony Martin
13. Ever Since The World Began - Dorsey Burnette
14. Long Long Time Ago - Dorsey Burnette
15. This Is The Life - Marvin Gaye
16. My Way - Marvin Gaye
17. My Girl - The Temptations
18. (Talkin’ ’Bout) Nobody But My Baby - The Temptations
19. Come See About Me - Choker Campbell’s Big Band
20. Pride And Joy - Choker Campbell’s Big Band
21. Put Me In Your Pocket - Howard Crockett
22. The Miles - Howard Crockett
23. He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ - The Velvelettes
24. Throw A Farewell Kiss - The Velvelettes



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 5 : 1965[/g]

Sortie le 4 août 2006

We're happy to present The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965, the latest volume in the acclaimed continuing series of every Motown single (A- and B- side) of the Detroit era. With 166 songs on six compact discs, the box set chronicles the arrival of “The Motown Sound” into the mainstream. Vol. 5 features no. 1 hits from The Supremes’ “Back In My Arms Again” (their fifth chart-topper in a row) to the Four Tops’ “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” from Jr. Walker & The All Stars’ breakthrough no. 1 hit “Shotgun” to Marvin Gaye’s “I’ll Be Doggone,” a revived Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” to nearly no. 1’s from The Miracles’ “Going To A Go-Go,” “Ooo Baby Baby” and many more.
There’s also the emergence of young Tammi Terrell, the uptown soul of Brenda Holloway and Kim Weston, the pop crossover experiments with Tony Martin and Barbara McNair, plus rare singles from Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers, the Freeman Brothers, the Lewis Sisters, the Headliners, Chris Clark, the Downbeats and the holy grail of Motown collecting, Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do).” As with previous volumes, also included for several tracks are alternate promotional mixes, different from the commercially available vinyl singles.
This was the year that Berry Gordy realized one of his dreams for Motown: to break down racial barriers. The Supremes, with their many No. 1 Pop hits, were the vehicle; they headlined at New York’s prestigious Copacabana; appeared on the cover of Time magazine; were regulars on popular national television shows all year. The social atmosphere is reflected in both introductory essays, found in the box set’s 148-page booklet. Al Abrams, who was Motown Records’ first employee and was then the company’s publicity director, spins an honest tale of his PR struggles as well as the fun in the midst of changing times. Author Herb Boyd, winner of the American Book Award, presents a socio-political view, weaving his experiences with Malcolm X, the Voting Rights Act and personal reflection with reporting on Motown’s emerging business.
As with previous volumes, The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965 is a limited-edition set. Several of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Stevie Wonder “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” b/w "Purple Rain Drops"

[g]CD 22[/g]
1. Ask The Lonely - Four Tops
2. Where Did You Go - Four Tops
3. Do You What I’m Talkin’ About - The Downbeats
4. You Say You Love Me - The Downbeats
5. Conscience I’m Guilty - Hattie Littles
6. You Got Me Worried - Hattie Littles
7. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
8. Hot Cha - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
9. All For You - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
10. Too Many Fish In The Sea - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
11. Love Makes The World Go ‘Round, But Money Greases The Wheel - Dee Mullins
12. Come On Back (And Be My Love Again) - Dee Mullins
13. I’m Still Loving You - Kim Weston
14. Go Ahead And Laugh - Kim Weston [second version]
15. Nowhere To Run - Martha & The Vandellas
16. Motoring - Martha & The Vandellas
17. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes [promo version]
18. I’m In Love Again - The Supremes
19. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes [commercial version]
20. When I’m Gone - Brenda Holloway
21. I’ve Been Good To You - Brenda Holloway
22. When I’m Gone - Brenda Holloway [second version]
23. I’ll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye
24. You’ve Been A Long Time Coming - Marvin Gaye
25. I’ll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye [second version]
26. Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles
27. All That’s Good - The Miracles
28. It’s Growing - The Temptations
29. What Love Has Joined Together - The Temptations

[g]CD 23[/g]
1. Never Say No To Your Baby - The Hit Pack
2. Let’s Dance - The Hit Pack
3. Kiss Me Baby - Stevie Wonder
4. You Only Pass This Way One Time - The Hillsiders
5. Rain Is A Lonesome Thing - The Hillsiders
6. My Baby - The Freeman Brothers
7. Beautiful Brown Eyes - The Freeman Brothers
8. Back In My Arms Again - The Supremes [promo version]
9. Whisper You Love Me Boy - The Supremes
10. Back In My Arms Again - The Supremes [commercial version]
11. A Thrill A Moment - Kim Weston
12. I’ll Never See My Love Again - Kim Weston
13. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
14. Sad Souvenirs - Four Tops
15. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops [second version]
16. All The Good Times Are Gone - Howard Crockett
17. The Great Titanic - Howard Crockett
18. Lonely Lonely Girl Am I - The Velvelettes
19. I’m The Exception To The Rule - The Velvelettes
20. I’ll Keep On Holding On - The Marvelettes
21. No Time For Tears - The Marvelettes
22. Do The Boomerang - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
23. Tune Up - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
24. Operator - Brenda Holloway
25. I’ll Be Available - Brenda Holloway
26. Down To Earth - Billy Eckstine
27. Had You Been Around - Billy Eckstine

[g]CD 24[/g]
1. Buttered Popcorn - The Vows
2. Tell Me - The Vows
3. He’s An Oddball - The Lewis Sisters
4. By Some Chance - The Lewis Sisters
5. Why Do You Want To Let Me Go - Marv Johnson
6. I’m Not A Plaything - Marv Johnson
7. The Only Time I’m Happy - The Supremes
8. Supremes Interview - The Supremes
9. Since I Lost My Baby - The Temptations
10. You’ve Got To Earn It - The Temptations
11. I’ll Always Love You - The Spinners
12. Tomorrow May Never Come - The Spinners
13. This Time Last Summer - Danny Day
14. Please Don’t Turn The Lights Out - Danny Day
15. Why Break My Heart (Just To Run Around) - Dorsey Burnette
16. They’re Only Words - Dorsey Burnette
17. Pretty Little Baby - Marvin Gaye
18. Now That You’ve Won Me - Marvin Gaye
19. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours
20. Searching For A Girl - The Contours
21. The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
22. A Fork In The Road - The Miracles
23. Shake And Fingerpop - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
24. Cleo’s Back - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
25. It’s The Same Old Song - Four Tops
26. Your Love Is Amazing - Four Tops
27. It’s The Same Old Song - Four Tops [second version]

[g]CD 25[/g]
1. Mother Dear - The Supremes
2. Nothing But Heartaches - The Supremes
3. He Holds His Own - The Supremes
4. Nothing But Heartaches - The Supremes [second version]
5. Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead - The Marvelettes
6. Your Cheating Ways - The Marvelettes
7. Your Cheating Ways - The Marvelettes [second version]
8. You’ve Changed Me - Brenda Holloway
9. Who’s Lovin’ You - Brenda Holloway
10. You’ve Been In Love Too Long - Martha & The Vandellas
11. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) - Martha & The Vandellas
12. High Heel Sneakers - Stevie Wonder
13. Funny (How Time Slips Away) - Stevie Wonder
14. Music Talk - Stevie Wonder
15. The Bigger Your Heart Is (The Harder You’ll Fall) - Tony Martin
16. The Two Of Us - Tony Martin
17. I Don’t Know What To Do - Richard Anthony
18. What Now My Love - Richard Anthony
19. Hang On Bill - Little Lisa
20. Puppet On A String - Little Lisa
21. You Can Cry On My Shoulder - Brenda Holloway
22. How Many Times Did You Mean It - Brenda Holloway
23. You Can Cry On My Shoulder - Brenda Holloway [second version]
24. You Need Me - The Lewis Sisters
25. Moonlight On The Beach - The Lewis Sisters
26. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - Kim Weston
27. Don’t Compare Me With Her - Kim Weston
28. Things Are Changing - The Supremes

[g]CD 26[/g]
1. Ain’t That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
2. She's Got To Be Real - Marvin Gaye
3. Ain’t That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye [second version]
4. My Girl Has Gone - The Miracles
5. Since You Won My Heart - Miracles
6. My Girl Has Gone - The Miracles [second version]
7. My Baby - The Temptations
8. Don’t Look Back - The Temptations
9. My Baby - The Temptations [second version]
10. Don’t Look Back - The Temptations [second version]
11. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
12. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
13. I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes
14. Who Could Ever Doubt My Love - The Supremes
15. As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love - Jimmy Ruffin
16. How Can I Say I’m Sorry - Jimmy Ruffin
17. We Call It Fun - The Headliners
18. Voodoo Plan - The Headliners
19. Something About You - Four Tops
20. Darling, I Hum Our Song - Four Tops
21. I’ve Been Cheated - The Dalton Boys
22. Take My Hand - The Dalton Boys
23. Something’s Bothering You - The Dalton Boys
24. Let’s Go Somewhere - R. Dean Taylor
25. Say You - The Monitors
26. All For Someone - The Monitors
27. I Can’t Believe You Love Me - Tammi Terrell
28. Hold Me Oh My Darling - Tammi Terrell

[g]CD 27[/g]
1. You’re Gonna Love My Baby - Barbara McNair
2. The Touch Of Time - Barbara McNair
3. Children’s Christmas Song - The Supremes
4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Me - The Supremes
5. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder
6. Purple Rain Drops - Stevie Wonder
7. A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) - The Velvelettes
8. Since You’ve Been Loving Me - The Velvelettes
9. Don’t Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes
10. Anything You Wanna Do - The Marvelettes
11. The Flick {Part 2} - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
12. The Flick {Part 1} - Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
13. Do Right Baby Do Right - Chris Clark
14. Don’t Be Too Long - Chris Clark
15. Do Right Baby Do Right - Chris Clark [second version]
16. Going To A Go-Go - The Miracles
17. Choosey Beggar - The Miracles
18. Ask Any Man - Tony Martin
19. Spanish Rose - Tony Martin
20. Cleo’s Mood - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
21. Baby You Know You Ain’t Right - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
22. My World Is Empty Without You - The Supremes
23. Everything Is Good About You - The Supremes
24. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
25. Sweeter As The Days Go By - Frank Wilson
26. Put Yourself In My Place - The Elgins
27. Darling Baby - The Elgins



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 6 : 1966[/g]

Sortie le 24 novembre 2006

If you thought Volume 5 was the ultimate Motown singles box, bam! here comes Volume 6. This (once again) awesome set chronicles 1966, when 22 Motown A-sides reached the Top 20 and, quite remarkably, three-quarters of all Motown releases land someplace on the charts.

This is the year “The Sound of Young America” becomes an official slogan. When H-D-H and their brothers & sisters in music and spirited competition are making more sophisticated strides. The Supremes have four no. 1 hits in a row – again. The Four Tops hit no. 1 with “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” what many consider the greatest Motown record ever. When new artists from the Isley Brothers to Gladys Knight & The Pips make some mighty Motown noise – and another new act, those crazy kids called the Mynah Birds, make a helluva rock ’n’ soul record but it gets shuffled aside. (Well, until now).

The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966, the latest release in this acclaimed series, showcases the exploding success of the classic label on a 5-CD, 125-track set. It features the A-side and B-side of every single released by Motown and its subsidiary labels during the year, including several alternate pressings. This volume is highlighted by hits from the Tops, the Supremes, the Temptations, the Isleys, Stevie Wonder, Jimmy “Brokenhearted” Ruffin, Martha & The Vandellas and more. Also included are rare tracks by Tammi Terrell, the Spinners, Billy “Mr. B” Eckstine, Earl Van Dyke, Rick Robin & Him, the LaSalles and many more. Among the fascinating obscurities is “The Teen Beat Song,” Marvin Gaye’s ode to the Detroit Free Press.

As with all previous volumes, packaging for the set resembles a scaled-down 78-rpm-era “album,” with cardboard sleeves to hold each of the discs, and 112 pages of rare photos and extensive liner notes. Each box will feature an actual reproduction 45 RPM single of the Four Tops’ smash, “Reach Out I’ll Be There” b/w “Until You Love Someone.” (Yes, it plays!)

Introducing the package is a vivid, personal essay by Motown songwriter (and former artist) Edward Holland, Jr., who remembers 1966 as his busiest year ever. “I was so strongly caught up in the moment that I didn’t fully grasp what was happening to me or around me,” he writes. “Motown was on warp speed. We were young and enjoying what we were doing so much. It was never like work in the first place.”

Also included is a historical overview by Stu Hackel, a regular chronicler of Motown and soul music, who makes a strong case for Motown’s underappreciated political and musical influence. Track-by-track annotations have been written by noted authors and researchers Bill Dahl and Keith Hughes, with assistance by UMe VP Harry Weinger, who has overseen the series.

Only 6000 copies of this limited-edition box set will ever be manufactured.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Four Tops “Reach Out I’ll Be There” b/w “Until You Love Someone”

[g]CD 28[/g]
1. My Baby Loves Me - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
2. Never Leave Your Baby's Side - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
3. Together 'Til The End Of Time - Brenda Holloway
4. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
5. There's No Love Left - The Isley Brothers
6. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - Alternate Mix - The Isley Brothers
7. One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye
8. When I Had Your Love - Marvin Gaye
9. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - Four Tops
10.Just As Long As You Need Me - Four Tops
11.Get Ready - The Temptations
12.Fading Away - The Temptations
13.Helpless - Kim Weston
14.A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Everyday) - Kim Weston
15.Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Monitors
16.Number One In Your Heart - The Monitors
17.I Miss You Baby (How I Miss You) - Marv Johnson
18.Just The Way You Are - Various Artists
19.Slender Thread - Billy Eckstine
20.I Wish You Were Here - Billy Eckstine
21.What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One - Connie Haines
22.Walk In Silence - Connie Haines
23.Keep On Lovin' Me - Frances Nero
24.Fight Fire With Fire - Frances Nero

[g]CD 29[/g]
1. (I'm A) Road Runner - Junior Walker And The All Stars
2. Shoot Your Shot - Junior Walker And The All Stars
3. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long
4. Call On Me - Shorty Long
5. Truly Yours - The Spinners
6. Where Is That Girl - The Spinners
7. Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Stevie Wonder
8. With A Child's Heart - Stevie Wonder
9. You're The One - The Marvelettes
10.Paper Boy - The Marvelettes
11.Come On And See Me - Tammi Terrell
12.Baby Don't Cha Worry - Tammi Terrell
13.It's My Time - The Mynah Birds
14.Go On And Cry - The Mynah Birds
15.Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Chris Clark
16.Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
17.He's All I Got - The Supremes
18.Just A Little Misunderstanding - The Contours
19.Determination - The Contours
20.Take Some Time Out For Love - The Isley Brothers
21.Who Could Ever Doubt My Love - The Isley Brothers
22.Take This Heart Of Mine - Marvin Gaye
23.Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) - Marvin Gaye
24.Take This Heart Of Mine - Alternate Mix - Marvin Gaye

[g]CD 30[/g]
1. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
2. You'll Lose A Precious Love - The Temptations
3. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever - Four Tops
4. I Like Everything About You - Four Tops
5. What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
6. Go Ahead And Laugh - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
7. Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
8. Oh Be My Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
9. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
10.Baby I've Got It - Jimmy Ruffin
11.Three Choruses Of Despair - Rick, Robin & Him
12.Copper Kettle - Rick, Robin & Him
13.Cause You Know Me - Rick, Robin & Him
14.Just Walk In My Shoes - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15.Stepping Closer To Your Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips
16.I Guess I'll Always Love You - The Isley Brothers
17.I Hear A Symphony - The Isley Brothers
18.La La La La La - The LaSalles
19.This Is True - The LaSalles
20.Blowin' In The Wind - Stevie Wonder
21.Ain't That Asking For Trouble - Stevie Wonder
22.Blowin' In The Wind - Alternate Mix - Stevie Wonder
23.How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Junior Walker And The All Stars
24.Nothing But Soul - Junior Walker And The All Stars
25.Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
26.Put Yourself In My Place - Chris Clark

[g]CD 31[/g]
1. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
2. Put Yourself In My Place - The Supremes
3. Little Darling (I Need You) - Marvin Gaye
4. Hey Diddle Diddle - Marvin Gaye
5. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations
6. You're Not An Ordinary Girl - The Temptations
7. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
8. Until You Love Someone - Four Tops
9. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You - The Velvelettes
10.Hurt A Little Everyday - Brenda Holloway
11.Where Were You - Brenda Holloway
12.Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
13.Stay In My Lonely Arms - The Elgins
14.Play It Cool, Stay In School - Brenda Holloway
15.Everything Is Good About You - Barbara McNair
16.What A Day - Barbara McNair
17.And There You Were - Billy Eckstine
18.A Warmer World - Billy Eckstine
19.I'm Ready For Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
20.He Doesn't Love Her Anymore - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
21.You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
22.Mother You, Smother You - The Supremes
23.Remove This Doubt - The Supremes
24.Loraine Alterman Interviews Marvin Gaye
25.The Teen Beat Song - Marvin Gaye

[g]CD 32[/g]
1. (Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2. Save Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. A Place In The Sun - Stevie Wonder
4. Sylvia - Stevie Wonder
5. Money (That's What I Want) Part 2 - Junior Walker And The All Stars
6. Money (That's What I Want) Part 1 - Junior Walker And The All Stars
7. (I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations
8. I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To - The Temptations
9. I've Passed This Way Before - Jimmy Ruffin
10.Tomorrow's Tears - Jimmy Ruffin
11.Since I Lost You Girl - The Monitors
12.Don't Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Do Today - The Monitors
13.Someday At Christmas - Stevie Wonder
14.The Miracles Of Christmas - Stevie Wonder
15.Someday At Christmas - Alternate mix - Stevie Wonder
16.Standing In The Shadows Of Love - Four Tops
17.Since You've Been Gone - Four Tops
18.It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
19.It's Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love) - Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
20.6 By 6 - Earl Van Dyke and The Motown Brass
21.(There Is) No Greater Love - Earl Van Dyke and The Motown Brass
22.Goodnight Irene - The Originals
23.Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) - The Originals
24.The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game - The Marvelettes
25.I Think I Can Change You - The Marvelettes
26.Mother You, Smother You - The Supremes, Christine Schumacher


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[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 7 : 1967[/g]

Sortie le 25 mai 2007

The newest installment in the critically acclaimed, continuing series of every Motown single of the Detroit era. With 120 tracks on five compact discs, this box set chronicles a pivotal year for "The Sound Of Young America."
It’s Motown’s ninth year in existence, and “Hitsville USA” is now rolling – fully three-quarters of all of its single A-side releases hit the charts. All of those hits are in this volume, of course, as well as – as promised – every B-side, every planned single, every alternate pressing, each mastered from the original singles masters in the Motown vault.

Motown was not simply having more hits; its output was just getting better.
“The irresistible charm of early Motown was still conspicuous, but the songwriting and production techniques had been sharpened… to make each record better than the last,” write author and Detroit native Herb Jordan in his fabulous booklet essay.

It’s the year Marvin Gaye, losing out on a live album release of standards, is paired with Tammi Terrell. They’re given songs by newcomers Ashford & Simpson. It’s the year producer Norman Whitfield, with a returning Barrett Strong, loses out on a release of Gaye’s version of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” so he cuts a new one on Gladys Knight & The Pips. The Supremes, still making No. 1 records, officially become “Diana Ross &…” Martha & The Vandellas add “Reeves…” The Miracles formalize “Smokey Robinson &…” It’s the year of Motown’s first annual sales convention, ably described in a personal essay by Barney Ales, Motown’s head of sales during the era.

It’s also the year of fractured relationships, as Florence Ballad leaves the Supremes. As Holland-Dozier-Holland plan to leave Motown. And as the summer explodes with riots in downtown Detroit. But the great songs keep coming.

The story of Motown in 1967 is all here, over five discs. Included are rare cuts, promo-only singles, and several surprising alternate mixes, from Stevie Wonder’s “I’m Wondering” to the Temptations B-side, “I Truly, Truly Believe,” with a forgotten alternate lead vocal! The fantastic packaging includes essays by Jordan and Ales, as well as the extraordinary track-by-track details by Keith Hughes and Bill Dahl the series is known for. Also featured are rare photos and classic Motown record ads.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Gladys Knight & The Pips "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" b/w "It’s Time To Go Now"

[g]CD 33[/g]
1. Love’s Gone Bad - The Underdogs
2. Mojo Hannah - The Underdogs
3. Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone - The Supremes
4. There’s No Stopping Us Now - The Supremes
5. Pucker Up Buttercup - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
6. Anyway You Wannta - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
7. Chantilly Lace - Shorty Long
8. Your Love Is Amazing - Shorty Long
9. Till Johnny Comes - Brenda Holloway
10. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
11. Come Spy With Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
12. Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
13. Third Finger, Left Hand - Martha & The Vandellas
14. Travlin’ Man - Stevie Wonder
15. Hey Love - Stevie Wonder
16. Bernadette - Four Tops [promo version]
17. I Got A Feeling - Four Tops
18. Bernadette - Four Tops
19. Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve Got - Jimmy Ruffin
20. World So Wide, Nowhere To Hide (From Your Heart) - Jimmy Ruffin
21. I Want To Go Back There Again - Chris Clark
22. I Love You - Chris Clark
23. It’s So Hard Being A Loser - The Contours
24. Your Love Grows More Precious Every Day - The Contours

[g]CD 34[/g]
1. Just Look What You’ve Done - Brenda Holloway
2. Starting The Hurt All Over Again - Brenda Holloway
3. Here I Am Baby - Barbara McNair
4. My World Is Empty Without You - Barbara McNair
5. Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
6. Do You Love Me Just A Little, Honey - Gladys Knight & The Pips
7. The Happening - The Supremes
8. All I Know About You - The Supremes
9. Got To Have You Back - The Isley Brothers
10. Just Ain’t Enough Love - The Isley Brothers
11. There’s A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor
12. Don’t Fool Around - R. Dean Taylor
13. Festival Time - San Remo Golden Strings
14. Joy Road - San Remo Golden Strings
15. I Wonder Why (Nobody Loves Me) - Billy Eckstine
16. I’ve Been Blessed - Billy Eckstine
17. When You’re Young And In Love - The Marvelettes
18. The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other) - The Marvelettes
19. All I Need - The Temptations
20. Sorry Is A Sorry Word - The Temptations
21. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
22. Give A Little Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
23. 7 - Rooms Of Gloom - Four Tops
24. I’ll Turn To Stone - Four Tops

[g]CD 35[/g]
1. Chained - Paul Petersenv
2. Don’t Let It Happen To Us - Paul Petersen
3. Chained - Paul Petersen [alternate mix]
4. For All We Know - The Spinners
5. I Cross My Heart - The Spinners
6. I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
7. Hold Me - Stevie Wonder
8. More Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
9. Swept For You Baby - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
10. It’s Been A Long Long Time (A Long Time) - The Elgins
11. I Understand My Man - The Elgins
12. Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips
13. Your Unchanging Love - Marvin Gaye
14. I’ll Take Care Of You - Marvin Gaye
15. You’re My Everything - The Temptations
16. I’ve Been Good To You - The Temptations
17. Ain’t That The Truth - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
18. Don’t You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby - Jimmy Ruffin
19. That’s The Way Love Is - The Isley Brothers
20. One Too Many Heartaches - The Isley Brothers

[g]CD 36[/g]
1. Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes
2. Going Down For The Third Time - Diana Ross & The Supremes
3. Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone - Martha & The Vandellas
4. One Way Out - Martha & The Vandellas
5. Steal Away Tonight - Barbara McNair
6. For Once In My Life - Barbara McNair
7. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway [promo version]
8. I’ve Got To Find It - Brenda Holloway
9. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway
10. Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
11. Hold Me Oh My Darling - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
12. You Keep Running Away - Four Tops
13. If You Don’t Want My Love - Four Tops
14. From Head To Toe - Chris Clark
15. The Beginning Of The End - Chris Clark
16. Window Shopping - The Messengers
17. California Soul - The Messengers
18. I Got A Feeling - Barbara Randolph
19. You Got Me Hurtin’ All Over - Barbara Randolph
20. I’m Wondering - Stevie Wonder
21. Every Time I See You I Go Wild - Stevie Wonder
22. I’m Wondering - Stevie Wonder [alternate mix]
23. (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It’s You That I Need - The Temptations
24. Don’t Send Me Away - The Temptations

[g]CD 37[/g]
1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
2. It’s Time To Go Now - Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips [alternate mix]
4. I Want My Baby Back - Edwin Starr
5. Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love - Edwin Starr
6. What A Good Man He Is - Tammi Terrell
7. There Are Things - Tammi Terrell
8. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
9. You Must Be Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
10. In And Out Of Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
11. I Guess I’ll Always Love You - Diana Ross & The Supremes
12. Honey Chile - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
13. Show Me The Way - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
14. Come See About Me - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
15. Sweet Soul - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
16. You Haven’t Seen My Love - The Ones
17. Happy Day - The Ones
18. Two Can Have A Party - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
19. If This World Were Mine - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
20. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
21. My Baby Must Be A Magician - The Marvelettes
22. I Need Someone - The Marvelettes
23. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
24. I Truly, Truly Believe - The Temptations [alternate mix]
25. I Truly, Truly Believe - The Temptations
26. You - Marvin Gaye
27. At Last (I Found A Love) - Marvin Gaye
28. Change What You Can - Marvin Gaye



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 8 : 1968[/g]

Sortie le 3 octobre 2007

The newest installment in this award-winning, continuing series swings into 1968: A year of tragic assassinations that greatly affect the country, of musical controversies with “Love Child” and “Cloud Nine,” another “Grapevine,” and an improbable Motor City triumph—the Detroit Tigers win the World Series. This 6-disc set chronicles that year by way of 144 tracks representing every A- and B-side of every Motown single, plus the stories behind every track, along with critical and personal essays providing overviews of the era.

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 documents the introduction of several new artists, including Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers, whose hit, “Does Your Mama Know About Me,” aroused more controversy. It was also the year the company paired Diana Ross and the Supremes with the “new” Temptations, who sport a new lead singer, Dennis Edwards. They hit big with the duet “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me.” They were then seen on TCB, a groundbreaking, prime-time program that was Motown’s first-ever television co-production and the highest-rated prime-time special of that year.

Marvin Gaye became Motown’s hottest-selling act when “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” stayed a No. 1 smash for months. Its success was vindication for producer Norman Whitfield, who recorded Gaye’s version before the previous year’s hit version by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Its release was denied for more than a year.

The year ended on an extraordinary note. During Christmas week 1968, Motown had five singles in the Top 10: “I Heard It Through The Grapevine,” Stevie Wonders’s “For Once In My Life,” the Supremes’ “Love Child,” “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” and the Temptations’ “Cloud Nine.”

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 8: 1968 is packaged in a mini-78-RPM album format with, as usual, an actual 45-RPM vinyl single in the front sleeve. For this year it’s Marvin’s “Grapevine” on Tamla, to bookend with Volume 7’s “Grapevine” by Gladys Knight on Soul. Accompanying the six CDs is a 132-page booklet stuffed with rare photos, memorabilia, detailed track annotation and two evocative essays.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Marvin Gaye "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" b/w "You're What's Happening (In The World Today)"

[g]CD 38[/g]
1. I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You - Rita Wright
2. Something On My Mind - Rita Wright
3. Night Fo' Last - Shorty Long
4. Night Fo' Last - Shorty Long [instrumental]
5. Walk Away Renee - Four Tops
6. Your Love Is Wonderful - Four Tops
7. The End Of Our Road - Gladys Knight & The Pips
8. Don't Let her Take Your Love From Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
9. (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You - Chuck Jackson
10. Girls, Girls, Girls - Chuck Jackson
11. Why Am I Lovin' You - Debbie Dean
12. Stay My Love - Debbie Dean
13. Thank You Love - Billy Eckstine
14. Is Anyone Here Goin' My Way - Billy Eckstine
15. If You Can Want - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
16. When The Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up In Your Throat - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
17. Whisper You Love Me Boy - Chris Clark
18. I'll Say Forever My Love - Jimmy Ruffin
19. Everybody Needs Love - Jimmy Ruffin
20. Does Your Mama Know About Me - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers [promo version]
21. Fading Away - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
22. Does Your Mama Know About Me - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers [commercial version]
23. Forever Came Today - Diana Ross & The Supremes
24. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - The Isley Brothers
25. Why When Love Is Gone - The Isley Brothers

[g]CD 39[/g]
1. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - Stevie Wonder
2. Why Don't You Lead Me To Love - Stevie Wonder
3. I Am The Man For You Baby - Edwin Starr
4. My Weakness Is You - Edwin Starr
5. Where Would I Be WIthout You - Barbara McNair
6. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
7. Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
8. Bring Back The Love - The Monitors
9. I Promise To Wait My Love - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
10. Forget Me Not - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
11. Gotta See Jane - R. Dean Taylor
12. Gotta See Jane - R. Dean Taylor [second pressing]
13. If I Were A Carpenter - Four Tops
14. Wonderful Baby - Four Tops
15. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) - The Temptations
16. Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got - The Temptations
17. Linda Sue Dixon - The Detroit Wheels
18. Tally Ho - The Detroit Wheels
19. Here I Am Baby - The Marvelettes
20. Keep Off, No Trespassing - The Marvelettes
21. Sing What You Wanna - Shorty Long
22. Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
23. Ain't That Lovin' You - The Volumes
24. I Love You Baby - The Volumes

[g]CD 40[/g]
1. Yester Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2. Much Better Off - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. It Should Have Been Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
4. You Don't Love Me No More - Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. What The World Needs Now Is Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
6. Your Kiss Of Fire - Diana Ross & The Supremes
7. Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross & The Supremes
8. You've Been So Wonderful To Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes
9. Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me - Jimmy Ruffin
10. Lonely Lonely Man Am I - Jimmy Ruffin
11. You Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder
12. My Girl - Stevie Wonder
13. I Am Your Man - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
14. If You Love Her - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
15. Yesterday's Dreams - Four Tops
16. For Once In My Life - Four Tops
17. You're All I Need To Get By - Mavin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
18. I Care About Detroit - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
19. Please Return Your Love To Me - The Temptations
20. How Can I Forget - The Temptations
21. Hip City (Part 2) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
22. Hip City (Part 1) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
23. I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin' - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
24. I Tried - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

[g]CD 41[/g]
1. Special Occasion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2. Give Her Up - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. A Little Bit For Sandy - Paul Peterson
4. Your Love's Got Me Burning Alive - Paul Peterson
5. I Wish It Would Rain - Gladys Knight & The Pips
6. It's Summer - Gladys Knight & The Pips
7. For Love Of Ivy - Billy Eckstine
8. A Woman - Billy Eckstine
9. Can I Get A Witness - Barbara Randolph
10. Chained - Marvin Gaye
11. Don't Let Me Lose This Dream - The Ones
12. I've Been Good To You - The Ones
13. Step By Step (Hand In Hand) - The Monitors
14. Time Is Passin' By - The Monitors
15. Alfie - Eivets Rednow
16. More Than A Dream - Eivets Rednow
17. Destination: Anywhere - The Marvelettes
18. What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One - The Marvelettes
19. Think (About The Good Things) - The Detriot Wheels
20. For The Love Of A Stranger - The Detroit Wheels
21. His Eye Is On The Sparrow - Marvin Gaye
22. Just A Closer Walk With Thee - Gladys Knight & The Pips

[g]CD 42[/g]
1. I'm In A Different World - Four Tops
2. Remember When - Four Tops
3. I Love You Madly - The Fantastic Four
4. I Love You Madly - The Fantastic Four [instrumental]
5. Keep On Lovin' Me Honey - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
6. You Ain't Livin' Till Your Lovin' - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
7. Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
8. Will This Be The Day - Diana Ross & The Supremes
9. Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes [alternate version]
10. You Could Never Love Him (Like I Love Him) - Barbara McNair
11. Fancy Passes - Barbara McNair
12. I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose - Marv Johnson
13. You Got The Love I Love - Marv Johnson
14. Malinda - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
15. It's Growing - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
16. Malinda - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers [alternate mix]
17. Sweet Darlin' - Martha Reeved & The Vandellas
18. Without You - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
19. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
20. Angie Girl - Stevie Wonder
21. I Comma Zimba Zio (Here I Stand The Mighty One) - Abdullah
22. Why Them, Why Me - Abdullah
23. Bad, Bad Weather (Till You Come Home) - The Spinners
24. I Just Can't Help But Feel The Pain - The Spinners

[g]CD 43[/g]
1. Cloud Nine - The Temptations
2. Why Did She Have To Leave Me (Why Did She Have To Go) - The Temptations
3. Way Over There - Edwin Starr
4. If My Heart Could Tell The Story - Edwin Starr
5. All Because I Love You - The Isley Brothers
6. Behind A Painted Smile - The Isley Brothers
7. I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is - Blinky
8. I'll Always Love You - Blinky
9. Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love - Jimmy Ruffin
10. Sad And Lonesome Feeling - Jimmy Ruffin
11. The Impossible Dream - Diana Ross & The Supremes& The Temptations
12. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
13. A Place In The Sun - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations
14. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Temptations
15. Silent Night, Holy Night - The Temptations
16. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
17. You're What's Happening (In The World Today) - Marvin Gaye
18. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - Tammi Terrell
19. Just Too Much To Hope For - Tammi Terrell
20. Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
21. Your Mother's Only Daughter - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
22. Home Cookin' - Jr. Walker And The All Stars
23. Mutiny - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
24. I'm Gonna Hold On Long As I Can - The Marvelettes
25. Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit - The Marvelettes



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 9 : 1969[/g]

Sortie le 12 février 2008

Even as the world rolled on like a ball of confusion, it was a new morning for “The Sound of Young America” in 1969. That story is in full flower on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969, a 6-CD set that’s the latest installment in this acclaimed series.

While the year marked the zenith of Motown’s ascendance in American culture – with Grammy® awards and television specials – 1969 also signaled the end of an era. As the decade closed in the freefall from the peak of the Woodstock festival to the horror of Altamont, so too was Motown in upheaval. While the year saw The Temps snag the company’s first GRAMMY® for 1968’s “Cloud Nine,” it also suffered the loss of foundation drummer Benny “Papa Zita” Benjamin. Diana Ross was planning to leave the Supremes, while the Jackson 5 injected new energy to the company.

Motown enjoyed such success that it could afford to move into gleaming downtown offices. The company also took a brave step forward into progressive rock with the launch of the Rare Earth label. It also made a deal with Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine to distribute the eclectic Chisa label.

This incredible year is captured in 149 songs from 42 artists on Motown’s many labels across the sic CDs of The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969. Highlights include Edwin Starr’s “Twenty-Five Miles,” “I’ll Do Something New” by Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations, Gladys Knight & The Pips’ “Friendship Train,” and The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” which is also featured as the replica 45 housed in the front cover.

Featured in the box set’s thick booklet is an introductory essay from former Motown executive and current artist manager Shelly Berger, an overview of the times by music historian Stu Hackel, detailed track notations, discographies and cross-references, and, of course, terrific photos from the Motown Archives.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
The Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" b/w "Who’s Lovin’ You"

[g]CD 44[/g]
1. Edwin Starr - Twenty-Five Miles
2. Edwin Starr - Love Is My Destination
3. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Im Livin In Shame
4. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Im So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)
5. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin Ain't Easy To Come By
6. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Satisfied Feelin'
7. The Originals - Weve Got A Way Out Love
8. The Originals - You're The One
9. The Originals - Weve Got A Way Out Love [alternate mix]
10. David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
11. David Ruffin - Ive Got To Find Myself A Brand New Baby
12. Soupy Sales - Muck-Arty Park
13. Soupy Sales - Green Grow The Lilacs
14. Stevie Wonder - Dont Know Why I Love You [promo version]
15. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour - 1st pressing
16. Stevie Wonder - Dont Know Why I Love You [commercial version]
17. The Temptations - Runaway Child, Running Wild
18. The Temptations - I Need Your Lovin'
19. Shorty Long - Dont Mess With My Weekend
20. Shorty Long - Ain't No Justice
21. Shorty Long - I Had A Dream
22. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Didn't You Know (Youd Have To Cry Sometime)
23. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Keep An Eye

[g]CD 45[/g]
1. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - Ill Try Something New
2. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - The Way You Do The Things You Do
3. Chuck Jackson - Are You Lonely For Me Baby
4. Chuck Jackson - Your Wonderful Love
5. Chuck Jackson - Are You Lonely For Me Baby [longer mix]
6. The Fantastic Four - I Feel Like Im Falling In Love Again
7. The Fantastic Four - Pin Point It Down
8. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Weve Got) Honey Love
9. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I'm In Love (And I Know It)
10. Earl Van Dyke - Runaway Child, Running Wild
11. Earl Van Dyke - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
12. Jonah Jones - For Better Or Worse
13. Jonah Jones - Dont Mess With Bill
14. The Supremes - The Composer
15. The Supremes - The Beginning Of The End
16. Billy Eckstine - My Cup Runneth Over
17. Billy Eckstine - Ask The Lonely
18. Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
19. Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
20. Four Tops - What Is A Man
21. Four Tops - Don't Bring Back Memories
22. The Honest Men - Cherie
23. The Honest Men - Baby
24. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
25. Jr. Walker & The All Stars – Brainwasher (Part 1)

[g]CD 46[/g]
1. The Temptations - Don’t Let The Joneses Get You Down
2. The Temptations - Since I’ve Lost You
3. The Isley Brothers - Just Ain’t Enough Love
4. The Originals - Green Grow The Lilacs
5. The Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are
6. The Supremes - The Young Folks
7. The Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are [alternate mix]
8. Edwin Starr - I’m Still A Struggling Man
9. Edwin Starr - Pretty Little Angel
10. Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty
11. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Got Myself A Good Man
12. The Miracles - Doggone Right
13. The Miracles - Here I Go Again
14. The Miracles - Abraham, Martin, And John
15. The Miracles - Abraham, Martin, And John [alternate mix]
16. David Ruffin - I’ve Lost Everything I’ve Ever Loved
17. David Ruffin - We’ll Have A Good Thing Going On
18. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
19. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - Try It Baby
20. Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups - The Luney Landing
21. Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups - The Luney Take-Off
22. Bobby Taylor - Oh I’ve Been Blessed
23. Bobby Taylor - It Should Have Been Me Loving Her
24. The Lollipops – Cheating, Is Telling On You
25. The Lollipops - Need Your Love

[g]CD 47[/g]
1. Blinky & Edwin Starr - Oh How Happy
2. Blinky & Edwin Starr - Ooo Baby Baby
3. Terry Johnson - My Springtime
4. Terry Johnson – Suzie
5. Bobby Taylor - My Girl Has Gone
6. The Temptations - I Can’t Get Next To You
7. The Temptations - Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You)
8. Marvin Gaye - That’s The Way Love Is
9. Marvin Gaye - Gonna Keep On Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love
10. Chuck Jackson - Honey Come Back
11. Chuck Jackson - What Am I Gonna Do Without You
12. The Originals - Baby, I’m For Real
13. The Originals - Moment Of Truth
14. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)
15. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Heartless
16. Wes Henderson - In Bed
17. Wes Henderson – Reality
18. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - The Weight
19. Diana Ross & The Supremes & the Temptations - For Better Or Worse
20. Shorty Long - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
21. Shorty Long - When You Are Available
22. The Fantastic Four - Just Another Lonely Night
23. The Fantastic Four - Don’t Care Why You Want Me (Long As You Want Me)
24. Joe Harnell - Midnight Cowboy
25. Joe Harnell - Green Grow The Lilacs

[g]CD 48[/g]
1. The Marvelettes - That’s How Heartaches Are Made
2. The Marvelettes - Rainy Mourning
3. Monk Montgomery - A Place In The Sun
4. Monk Montgomery - Your Love
5. Stu Gardner - Home On the Range (Everybody Needs A Home)
6. Stu Gardner - It’s A Family Thang
7. Stu Gardner - Mend This Generation
8. Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True
9. Stevie Wonder - I’d Be A Fool Right Now
10. Stevie Wonder - Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
11. Arthur Adams - It’s Private Tonight
12. Arthur Adams - Let’s Make Some Love
13. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - These Eyes
14. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - I’ve Got To Find A Way To Win Maria Back
15. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train
16. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Cloud Nine
17. The Spinners - In My Diary
18. The Spinners - (She’s Gonna Love Me) At Sundown
19. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
20. The Jackson 5 - Who’s Lovin’ You
21. Jimmy Ruffin - If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can
22. Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound
23. Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha - Gonna Put It On Your Mind
24. Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha - Henry Blake

[g]CD 49[/g]
1. The Supremes - Someday We’ll Be Together
2. The Supremes - He’s My Sunny Boy
3. Four Tops - Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me
4. Four Tops - The Key
5. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - What You Gave Me
6. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It)
7. Rare Earth - Generation (Light Up The Sky)
8. Rare Earth - Magic Key
9. David Ruffin - I’m So Glad I Fell For You
10. David Ruffin - I Pray Every Day You Won’t Regret Loving Me
11. David Ruffin I'm So Glad I Fell For You [alternate mix]
12. The Miracles - Point It Out
13. The Miracles - Darling Dear
14. The Miracles - Point It Out [alternate mix]
15. Anonymous Children Of Today - Can We Talk To You? (For A Little While)
16. Anonymous Children Of Today - Love And Peace
17. The Rustix - Can’t You Hear The Music Play
18. The Rustix - I Guess This Is Goodbye
19. The Five Smooth Stones - I Will Never Love Another
20. The Five Smooth Stones - Love Unto Me
21. Marvin Gaye - How Can I Forget
22. Marvin Gaye - Gonna Give Her All The Love I’ve Got
23. The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack
24. The Temptations - That’s The Way Love Is
25. Chuck Jackson - Baby, I'll Get It
26. Chuck Jackson - The Day My World Stood Still




[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 10 : 1970[/g]

Sortie le 12 août 2008

In 1970, Motown was experiencing sea changes. Diana Ross went solo while the Supremes went Top 10 without her. Jacksonmania was in full effect. Stevie Wonder began producing himself. Rare Earth had an unexpected hit and so did the Miracles, forcing Smokey Robinson to put on hold his departure from the group. Tammi Terrell died, finally succumbing to the effects of a brain tumor. Marvin Gaye was refusing to record or perform, but he produced another hit for the Originals. Los Angeles producer Frank Wilson had established himself in Detroit and set about creating a concept album for the Four Tops. In addition, Motown�s core staff had moved into the Motown Center building on Woodward Avenue. The company closed its Artist Development Department.

That year is encapsulated in the 6-disc set The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10: 1970, the latest in the acclaimed series documenting every single released by Motown during its Detroit era. Volume 10 chronicles the exhilarating start of a new decade, with 145 tracks accompanied by our biggest booklet yet, at 148 pages. The unique album design again features a 45 RPM single representing the volume's year: this time, it's "Tears Of A Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, their No. 1 pop hit that took everyone in the company by surprise.

Celebrate Diana Ross ascending the heights once again as her radical interpretation of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" goes through the roof. Hear the Four Tops cover "It's All In The Game" and Marvin Gaye dig into "The End Of Our Road," his only solo release in 1970. Marvel at the hot streak of the Jackson 5, as they reel off ï"ABC," "The Love You Save"and "I'll Be There," all No. 1. Read how Gladys Knight lost a bet with Berry Gordy. And how Stevie Wonder, along with "Signed, Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours," had two more hits he didn't sing. Check out R. Dean Taylor, one of Motown's finest backroom songwriters and producers, having an unlikely international smash with "Indiana Wants Me." Respect Norman Whitfield's competitive fire as he turned up on the political funk with Edwin Starr's "War" and the Temptations' "Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)."

There's so much more: promotion-only mixes and rare tracks, such as the Supremes' "Life Beats," which was set aside for "Up The Ladder To The Roof," and a cherished local hit by songwriter/producer Ivy Jo Hunter, "I Remember When (Dedicated To Beverly)," et al. Rare photos, memorabilia and stories from those who were there populate the booklet.

Carving out the narrative is an introduction by famed artist manager John Reid, who was then Tamla Motown's label manager in the U.K. and was part of the team that made "The Tears Of A Clown" an unexpected No. 1 on both sides of the Atlantic. Duke University's Mark Anthony Neal provides the historical overview. Once again, the booklet includes track-by-track annotations as well as deeply researched stories behind the songs by Keith Hughes and Bill Dahl.

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "The Tears Of A Clown" b/w "Promise Me"

[g]CD 50[/g]
1. The Bells - The Originals
2. I'll Wait For You - The Originals
3. The Bells - The Originals (Alt. Mix)
4. Blackmail - Bobby Taylor
5. My Cherie Amour - Joe Harnell
6. Never Had A Dream Come True - Stevie Wonder
7. Somebody Knows, Somebody Cares - Stevie Wonder
8. Whatcha' Gonna Do - Terry Johnson
9. Time - Edwin Starr
10. Running Back And Forth - Edwin Starr
11. Gotta Hold On To This Feeling - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
12. Clinging To The Thought That She's Coming Back - Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
13. I Should Be Proud - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
14. Love, Guess Who - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
15. Message From A Blackman - The Spinners
16. Life Beats - The Supremes
17. Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes
18. Bill, When Are You Coming Back - The Supremes
19. Expressin' My Love - Stu Gardner
20. I Don't Dream No More - Stu Gardner
21. Get Ready - Rare Earth
22. ABC - The Jackson 5
23. The Young Folks - The Jackson 5
24. You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
25. You're My Everything - Gladys Knight & The Pips

[g]CD 51[/g]
1. I Remember When (Dedicated To Beverly) - Ivy Jo (Promo Version)
2. Sorry Is A Sorry Word - Ivy Jo
3. I Remember When (Dedicated To Beverly) - Ivy Jo (Commercial Version)
4. The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
5. California Soul - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
6. It's All In The Game - Four Tops
7. Love (Is The Answer) - Four Tops
8. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand) - Diana Ross
9. These Things Will Keep Me Loving You - Diana Ross
10. Dark Side Of The World - Diana Ross
11. Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor (Promo Version)
12. Love's Your Name - R. Dean Taylor
13. Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor (Commercial Version)
14. Come On People - The Rustix
15. Free Again (Non C'est Rien) - The Rustix
16. On The Brighter Side Of A Blue World - The Fantastic Four
17. I'm Gonna Carry On - The Fantastic Four
18. Who's Gonna Take The Blame - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
19. I Gotta Thing For You - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
20. Who’s Gonna Take The Blame - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Alternate Mix)
21. Loving You - Arthur Adams
22. My Baby's Love - Arthur Adams
23. Two Feet From Happiness - Chuck Jackson
24. Let Somebody Love Me - Chuck Jackson

[g]CD 52[/g]
1. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
2. It's Summer - The Temptations
3. The Love You Save - The Jackson 5
4. I Found That Girl - The Jackson 5
5. The End Of Our Road - Marvin Gaye
6. Me And My Lonely Room - Marvin Gaye
7. Just Another Morning - Michael Denton
8. Arma' Geden - Michael Denton
9. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
10. I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied) - Stevie Wonder
11. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours (Alt. Mix)- Stevie Wonder
12. War - Edwin Starr
13. He Who Picks A Rose - Edwin Starr
14. It's A Shame - The Spinners
15. Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music - The Spinners
16. Do You See My Love (For You Growing) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
17. Groove And Move - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
18. The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday - Kiki Dee
19. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - Kiki Dee
20. Everybody's Got The Right To Love - The Supremes
21. But I Love You More - The Supremes
22. We Can Make It - The Originals (Promo Version)
23. I Like Your Style - The Originals
24. We Can Make It Baby - The Originals (Commercial Version)
25. An Important Message From Barney Ales (Listen Immediately) - Barney Ales

[g]CD 53[/g]
1. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth
2. When Joanie Smiles - Rare Earth
3. Stay A Little Longer - Yvonne Fair
4. We Should Never Be Lonely My Love - Yvonne Fair
5. How You Gona Keep It (After You Get it) - Blinky
6. This Time Last Summer - Blinky
7. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (Long Promo Version)
8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (Short Promo Version)
9. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross (Commercial Version)
10. Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow - Diana Ross
11. Young Gifted And Black - Bob & Marcia
12. Peace Of Mind - Bob & Marcia
13. Still Water (Love) - Four Tops
14. Stone Soul Booster - Buzzie
15. Still Water (Peace) - Four Tops
16. Sandy - Buzzie
17. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
18. One More Chance - The Jackson 5
19. Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) - The Temptations
20. Hum Along And Dance - The Temptations
21. As Long As I've Got You - Danny Hernandez & The Ones
22. One Little Teardrop - Danny Hernandez & The Ones
23. Stand By Me - David & Jimmy Ruffin
24. Your Love Was Worth Waiting For - David & Jimmy Ruffin

[g]CD 54[/g]
1. The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2. Promise Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (Alternate Mix)
4. Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder
5. I Gotta Have A Song - Stevie Wonder
6. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Hugh Masekela
7. Make Me A Potion - Hugh Masekela
8. It's A Lonesome Road - Hearts Of Stone
9. Yesterday's Love Is Over - Hearts Of Stone
10. I Gotta Let You Go - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
11. You're The Loser Now - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
12. Stoned Love - The Supremes
13. Shine On Me - The Supremes
14. Stoned Love - The Supremes (Long Version)
15. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips
16. The Tracks Of My Tears - Gladys Knight & The Pips
17. Marionette - The Marvelettes
18. After All - The Marvelettes
19. River Deep, Mountain High - The Supremes & Four Tops
20. Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music - The Supremes & Four Tops
21. Coming Apart - Allan Nicholls
22. Let The Music Play - Allan Nicholls
23. Coming Apart - Allan Nicholls (Stereo Promo Version)

[g]CD 55[/g]
1. Stop The War Now - Edwin Starr
2. God Bless Whoever Sent You - The Originals
3. Just To Keep You Satisfied - The Originals
4. Desperate Young Man - The Originals
5. Born To Wander - Rare Earth
6. Here Comes The Night - Rare Earth
7. Born To Wander - Rare Earth (Stereo Promo Version)
8. Holly Holy - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
9. Carry Your Own Load - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
10. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - The Jackson 5
11. Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year - The Jackson 5
12. Way Back Home - The Jazz Crusaders
13. Jackson! - The Jazz Crusaders
14. Remember Me - Diana Ross
15. How About You - Diana Ross
16. We'll Have It Made - The Spinners
17. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - The Spinners
18. Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life) - Four Tops
19. I Wish I Were Your Mirror - Four Tops
20. Maria (You Were The Only One) - Jimmy Ruffin
21. Living In A World I Created For Myself - Jimmy Ruffin
22. Living In A World I Created For Myself - Jimmy Ruffin (Alternate Mix)
23. Can't Wait To See You - Arthur Adams
24. It's Private Tonight - Arthur Adams

[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 11A : 1971[/g]

Sortie le 18 novembre 2008

Motown proudly presents the newest installment in the critically acclaimed, continuing series of every Motown single of the Detroit era, this time a 5-disc set chronicling the emergence of a “new” Motown, with 119 tracks in another stunning package.

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971 covers just the first six months of the year, when America was facing a decade of reconstruction— the optimism of the sixties had been shattered by escalation of the Vietnam War and political instability.

And Marvin Gaye asked, “What’s Going On?” Motown, too, was undergoing its own reconstruction, taking small steps toward album projects, and a world beyond Detroit. Stevie Wonder turned 21. The Jackson 5 continued their hot streak, as did Rare Earth and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Norman Whitfield created the Undisputed Truth. Eddie Kendricks left the Temptations to go solo—but Diana Ross was the emerging solo star.

All of their hits (and B-sides) from the first half of 1971 are here in this awesome set, plus fascinating company experiments with “religious rock,” a protest medley, singles by show biz perennials Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin, the debut of Meatloaf, and more.

All of this entertaining and sometimes quirky music is given a beautiful frame: the “album” style packaging with a 148-page booklet featuring rare photos, unique stories and detailed annotations about every song, and two essays: an extraordinary introduction by Harry Webber, Motown’s first official Art Director who went on to become a Madison Avenue legend, and an historical overview by Andrew Flory, Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory. Included is an actual 45 RPM vinyl single—Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.”

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" b/w "God Is Love"

[g]CD 56[/g]
1. Mama's Pearl- The Jackson 5
2. Darling Dear- The Jackson 5
3. Let's All Save The Children- Joe Hinton
4. You Are Blue- Joe Hinton
5. Sweet Water- Brass Monkey
6. You Keep Me Hangin' On- Brass Monkey
7. Pet Names- Chuck Jackson
8. Is There Anything Love Can't Do- Chuck Jackson
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)- The Temptations
10. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth- The Temptations
11. Ain't It A Sad Thing- R. Dean Taylor
12. Back Street- R. Dean Taylor
13. What's Going On- Marvin Gaye
14. God Is Love- Marvin Gaye
15. Save My Love For A Rainy Day- The Undisputed Truth
16. Since I've Lost You- The Undisputed Truth
17. Don't Pay Me No Mind- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
18. Listen To Your Soul- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
19. Each Day Is A Lifetime- David Ruffin
20. Don't Stop Lovin' Me- David Ruffin
21. Love Makes The World Go Round- Kiki Dee
22. Jimmy- Kiki Dee
23. Love Makes The World Go Round (Alternate Mix)- Kiki Dee

[g]CD 57[/g]
1. We Can Work It Out- Stevie Wonder
2. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer- Stevie Wonder
3. I Don't Blame You At All- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
4. That Girl- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae- Eddie Kendricks
6. It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye- Eddie Kendricks
7. This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae (Short Promo Version)- Eddie Kendricks
8. In My Own Lifetime- Sammy Davis, Jr.
9. I'll Begin Again- Sammy Davis, Jr.
10. In My Own Lifetime (Stereo Promo Version)- Sammy Davis, Jr.
11. Never Can Say Goodbye- The Jackson 5
12. She's Good- The Jackson 5
13. Gotta See Jane- R. Dean Taylor
14. Gotta See Jane (Stereo Promo Version)- R. Dean Taylor
15. Strung Out- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
16. Sounds Of The Zodiac- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
17. Strung Out (Stereo Promo Version)- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
18. Strung Out (Long Promo Version)- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
19. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On- Edwin Starr
20. Cloud Nine- Edwin Starr
21. When My Love Hand Comes Down- David & Jimmy Ruffin
22. Steppin' On A Dream- David & Jimmy Ruffin
23. I Won't Weep No More- Letta
24. You Touched Me- Letta
25. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer (Stereo Promo Version)- Stevie Wonder

[g]CD 58[/g]
1. Reach Out I'll Be There- Diana Ross
2. (They Long To Be) Close To You- Diana Ross
3. Reach Out I'll Be There (Long Stereo Promo Version)- Diana Ross
4. Reach Out I'll Be There (Short Stereo Promo Version)- Diana Ross
5. (I've Given You) The Best Years Of My Life- P.J.
6. It Takes A Man To Teach A Woman How To Love- P.J.
7. What You See Is What You Get- Stoney & Meat Loaf
8. Lady Be Mine- Stoney & Meat Loaf
9. What You See Is What You Get (Stereo Promo Version)- Stoney & Meat Loaf
10. Nathan Jones- The Supremes
11. Happy (Is A Bumpy Road)- The Supremes
12. Nathan Jones (Stereo Promo Version)- The Supremes
13. Melodie- Bobby Darin
14. Someday We'll Be Together- Bobby Darin
15. Never Can Say Goodbye- Impact Of Brass
16. So Far, So Good- Impact Of Brass
17. Never Can Say Goodbye (Stereo Promo Version)- Impact Of Brass
18. Heartaches- King Floyd
19. Together We Can Do Anything- King Floyd
20. Feelin' Alright- Diana Ross with The Jackson 5
21. Love Story- Diana Ross & Bill Cosby
22. I Don't Want To Do Wrong- Gladys Knight & The Pips
23. Is There A Place (In His Heart For Me)- Gladys Knight & The Pips
24. I Don't Want To Do Wrong (Stereo Promo Version)- Gladys Knight & The Pips

[g]CD 59[/g]
1. You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart- The Supremes & The Four Tops
2. I'm Glad About It- The Supremes & The Four Tops
3. You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (Stereo Promo Version)- The Supremes & The Four Tops
4. Smiling Faces Sometimes- The Undisputed Truth
5. You Got The Love I Need- The Undisputed Truth
6. I'd Still Love You- Ivy Jo
7. I Can Feel The Pain- Ivy Jo
8. I'd Still Love You (Stereo Promo Version)- Ivy Jo
9. In These Changing Times- The Four Tops
10. Right Before My Eyes- The Four Tops
11. Reach Out I'll Be There (Mono Promo Version)- Diana Ross
12. Pass The Plate- The Crusaders
13. Greasy Spoon- The Crusaders
14. Pass The Plate (Stereo Promo Version)- The Crusaders
15. Dyambo (De-Yambo) Weary Day Is Over- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South Africa
16. Shebeen- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South Africa
17. Dyambo (De-Yambo) Weary Day Is Over (Stereo Promo Version)- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South Africa
18. Uncle Tom- Arthur Adams
19. Mornin' Train- Arthur Adams
20. What Is Love- The Stylists
21. Where Did The Children Go- The Stylists
22. Crazy About The La La La- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
23. Oh Baby Baby I Love You- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
24. Crazy About The La La La (Stereo Promo Version)- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[g]CD 60[/g]
1. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)- Marvin Gaye
2. Sad Tomorrows- Marvin Gaye
3. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Stereo Promo Version)- Marvin Gaye
4. If I Could Give You The World- Hearts Of Stone
5. You Gotta Sacrifice (We Gotta Sacrifice)- Hearts Of Stone
6. If I Could Give You The World (Stereo Promo Version)- Hearts Of Stone
7. The Reverend John B. Daniels- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
8. Jesus Is The Key- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
9. The Reverend John B. Daniels (Stereo Promo Version)- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
10. Candy Apple Red- R. Dean Taylor
11. Woman Alive- R. Dean Taylor
12. Candy Apple Red (Stereo Promo Version)- R. Dean Taylor
13. I Just Want To Celebrate- Rare Earth
14. The Seed- Rare Earth
15. I Just Want To Celebrate (Stereo Promo Version)- Rare Earth
16. Maybe Tomorrow- The Jackson 5
17. I Will Find A Way- The Jackson 5
18. Maybe Tomorrow (Stereo Promo Version)- The Jackson 5
19. What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John- Tom Clay
20. The Victors- Tom Clay
21. What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John (Short Promo Version)- Tom Clay
22. It's Summer- The Temptations
23. I'm The Exception To The Rule- The Temptations



[g]THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL. 11B : 1971[/g]

Sortie le 3 mars 2009

The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 picks up where Vol. 11A left off, covering July through December 1971, detailing the company’s transition from assembly-line hit singles to album projects; and the new sounds of Los Angeles, California.

It’s in these six months that Motown, with the Jackson 5 landing a TV special and hitting the top again with “Sugar Daddy,” spun off lead singer Michael Jackson as a solo artist, MJ’s smash solo debut, “Got To Be There,” is the spotlighted vinyl 45 fronting Vol. 11B. Eddie Kendricks gained ground as a solo act while his Temptation-gone-solo counterpart David Ruffin did not. Stevie Wonder, inspired by Marvin Gaye’s success with What’s Going On, showed his mettle as an emerging independent adult artist with his LP Where I’m Coming From and the hit single “If You Really Love Me.” Diana Ross had two fine singles in a slight commercial slump.

Motown continued to experiment with rock on the Rare Earth label (Stoney and Meatloaf, the Rustix, Sunday Funnies, et al); with MOR (Tony & Carolyn); with singer-songwriters (Bobby Darin, Valerie Simpson); and with different slices of soul, from new signings Virgil Henry, Thelma Houston and Popcorn Wylie, a returning veteran. There were significant bumps in the road too: Motown was seeing the decline of some of its marquee acts, from the Four Tops to the Supremes, who still had significant hits—“MacArthur Park” and “Floy Joy,” respectively. Meanwhile, competition was getting hotter, as Philadelphia International would soon be a strong rival; Isaac Hayes was king; and even the fiercely independent James Brown would sign with Polydor, an international corporate label.

The whole story is laid out in rich detail across five discs that feature not only the hits and their B-sides, but also rare mixes, pulled releases and more. And as is expected in this series, Vol. 11B is given a beautiful frame: “album” style packaging with a 124-page booklet featuring detailed recording and release dates, and similarly detailed track-by-track histories written by co-producers Keith Hughes and Harry Weinger, and Grammy®-nominated Bill Dahl. Dr. Andrew Flory, author and Assistant Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory, continues his insightful overview of the era first laid out in Vol. 11A. Introducing this package is an engaging personal essay by Scott Regan, Detroit’s most popular DJ from the sixties who by 1971 was a Motown staff writer and producer.

Another great era, another great set: The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 completes the story of 1971, in an acclaimed series that has received Reissue of the Year honors from Mojo magazine, SoulMusic.com and others, and that PitchforkMedia.com calls “a godsend... about as good a job as humanly possible.”

[g]45 Tours[/g]
Michael Jackson "Got To Be There" b/w "Maria (You Were The Only One)"

[g]CD 61[/g]
1. That's The Way A Woman Is - The Messengers
2. In The Jungle - The Messengers
3. That's The Way A Woman Is (stereo promo version) - The Messengers
4. Take Me Girl, I'm Ready - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
5. Right On Brothers And Sisters - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
6. Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (stereo promo version) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
7. Keep Me - The Originals
8. A Man Without Love - The Originals
9. Lo And Behold - David and Jimmy Ruffin
10. The Things We Have To Do - Jimmy and David Ruffin
11. Lo And Behold (stereo promo version) - David and Jimmy Ruffin
12. You Can Come Right Back To Me - David Ruffin
13. Dinah - David Ruffin
14. It Takes All Kinds Of People - Stoney and Meatloaf
15. The Way You Do The Things You Do Stoney and Meatloaf
16. It Takes All Kinds Of People (stereo promo version) Stoney and Meatloaf
17. If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder
18. Think Of Me As Your Soldier - Stevie Wonder
19. Can I - Eddie Kendricks
20. I Did It All For You - Eddie Kendricks
21. Can I (long promo version) - Eddie Kendricks
22. My Piece Of Heaven - The Rustix
23. Down, Down - The Rustix
24. My Piece Of Heaven (stereo promo version) - The Rustix

[g]CD 62[/g]
1. Surrender - Diana Ross
2. I'm A Winner - Diana Ross
3. Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow - Valerie Simpson
4. Back To Nowhere - Valerie Simpson
5. Happiness - Lodi
6. I Hope I See It In My Lifetime - Lodi
7. Happiness (stereo promo version) - Lodi
8. MacArthur Park - Part 2 - Four Tops
9. MacArthur Park - Part 1 - Four Tops
10. Funky Rubber Band (vocal) - Popcorn Wylie
11. Funky Rubber Band (instrumental) - Popcorn Wylie
12. Funky Rubber Band (vocal) (stereo promo version) - Popcorn Wylie
13. I'm An Easy Rider - My Friends
14. Concrete And Clay - My Friends
15. I'm An Easy Rider (stereo promo version) - My Friends
16. Who You Gonna Run To - Chuck Jackson
17. Forgive My Jealousy - Chuck Jackson
18. Act Like A Shotgun - G.C. Cameron
19. Girl I Really Love You - G.C. Cameron
20. Act Like A Shotgun (stereo promo version) - G.C. Cameron
21. Walk Down The Path Of Freedom - Sunday Funnies
22. It's Just A Dream - Sunday Funnies
23. Walk Down The Path Of Freedom (stereo promo version) - Sunday Funnies
24. Heaven Must Have Sent You (stereo promo version) - The Elgins

[g]CD 63[/g]
1. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
2. Wholy Holy - Marvin Gaye
3. Touch - The Supremes
4. It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye - The Supremes
5. Touch (stereo promo version) - The Supremes
6. Bless You - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
7. Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
8. Bless You (stereo promo version) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
9. Colour Combination - Jack Hammer
10. Swim - Jack Hammer
11. Colour Combination (stereo promo version) - Jack Hammer
12. Got To Be There - Michael Jackson
13. Maria (You Were The Only One) - Michael Jackson
14. Got To Be There (stereo promo version) - Michael Jackson
15. I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross
16. A Simple Thing Like Cry - Diana Ross
17. Zip A Dee Doo Dah - Suzee Ikeda
18. Bah Bah Bah - Suzee Ikeda
19. Zip A Dee Doo Dah (stereo promo version) - Suzee Ikeda
20. Whatever Happened To Love - Tom Clay
21. Baby I Need Your Loving - Tom Clay
22. Whatever Happened To Love (stereo promo version) - Tom Clay
23. When Sundown Comes - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
24. Flower Girl - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[g]CD 64[/g]
1. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - The Temptations
2. Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love - The Temptations
3. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (stereo promo version) - The Temptations
4. Satisfaction - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. Satisfaction (alternate mix) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
6. We've Only Just Begun/I'll Be There - Tony & Carolyn
7. I Can Get Away From You (But I Can't Get Over You) - Tony & Carolyn
8. We've Only Just Begun/I'll Be There (stereo promo version) - Tony & Carolyn
9. Hey Lordy - Bobby Taylor
10. Just A Little Bit Closer - Bobby Taylor
11. I Want To Go Back There Again - Thelma Houston
12. Pick Of The Week - Thelma Houston
13. I Want To Go Back There Again (stereo promo version) - Thelma Houston
14. Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth
15. Under God's Light - Rare Earth
16. Hey Big Brother (stereo promo version) - Rare Earth
17. Way Back Home (vocal) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
18. Way Back Home (instrumental) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
19. Way Back Home (vocal) (stereo promo version) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
20. We All End Up In Boxes - The Rustix
21. We All End Up In Boxes (stereo promo version) - The Rustix
22. I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving - Virgil Henry
23. You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New - Virgil Henry
24. I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving (stereo promo version) - Virgil Henry

[g]CD 65[/g]
1. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Undisputed Truth
2. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Undisputed Truth
3. Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To - Gladys Knight & The Pips
4. It's All Over But The Shoutin - Gladys Knight & The Pips
5. Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5
6. I'm So Happy - Jackson 5
7. Sugar Daddy (stereo promo version) - Jackson 5
8. Simple Song Of Freedom - Bobby Darin
9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bobby Darin
10. Simple Song Of Freedom (alternate mix) - Bobby Darin
11. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (alternate mix) - Bobby Darin
12. The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived - Dave Prince
13. A Child Is Waiting - Dave Prince
14. What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder
15. Bedtime For Toys - Stevie Wonder
16. What Christmas Means To Me (stereo promo version) - Stevie Wonder
17. Floy Joy - The Supremes
18. This Is The Story - The Supremes
19. Floy Joy (stereo promo version) - The Supremes
20. In And Out Of My Life - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
21. Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
22. In And Out Of My Life (stereo promo version) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
23. T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) - P.J.
24. T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) (stereo promo version) - P.J.









[g]MOTOWN : THE COMPLETE #1’s[/g]

Sortie le 9 décembre 2008

Et puis il y a ce coffret en forme de maison qui vient effectivement de sortir, j'en ai appris l'existence il y a peu:

http://www.motown50.f2m2.com/hitsville/home/

When Berry Gordy raised the sign above his house on Detroit’s West Grand Boulevard, he was determined: Motown would be the home of hits.

Now, for the first time ever, Motown’s biggest hits in one special package

Featuring 200 classic songs that were no. 1 around the world This special once-in-a-lifetime set is housed in a replica of the original Motown headquarters: the “Hitsville U.S.A.” house on Detroit’s West Grand Boulevard, now the home of the internationally renowned Motown Museum. It’s a true collectible. Inside the house are 5 digi-paks – containing 10 CDs. The box set comes with a beautiful 100-page mini-photo book, including rare and classic images, track annotations and an introductory essay by the man who started it off, the one and only Smokey Robinson.

MOTOWN : THE COMPLETE NO. 1’s is a 10-CD box set containing every Motown No. 1, and we mean every – from every U.S. and International chart and from every genre, adding up to a staggering 192 tracks that hit the top, plus 10 bonus tracks whose cover versions were No. 1. These classic, memorable performances come from 50 different Motown artists from all eras.

This special once-in-a-lifetime set is housed in a replica of the original Motown headquarters : the "Hitsville U.S.A." house on Detroit’s West Grand Boulevard, now the home of the internationally renowned Motown Museum. It’s a true collectible. Inside the house are 5 digipaks, containing 10 CDs – each with an image of an artist in front of Motown.

The boxset comes with a beautiful mini-photo book, including rare and classic images and track annotations and an introductory essay by the man who started it off, the one and only Smokey Robinson.



Ce fantastique coffret limité regroupe 200 classiques de la Motown en 10 CD. Chacun de ces titres a été n°1 quelque part dans le monde. Mais ce n’est pas tout : ce coffret contient également un splendide livret, regorgeant d’images rares agrémentées de notes. De par sa présentation, ce coffret est LE cadeau idéal pour tous les fans de la Motown !

+ Livret 100 pages comprenant des photos rares

Motown, label mythique, est une compagnie de disques américaine créée en 1959 à Detroit dans le Michigan. Le nom Motown est la contraction de Motor Town ("La ville du moteur"), le surnom de Detroit qui était alors la capitale de la production automobile. L'objectif du label de Berry Gordy était de séduire à la fois le public noir et le grand public blanc avec des chansons de soul et de rythm and blues plus accessibles que la production de labels concurrents.

Alors OK l’objet est beau, reprenant la façade de la maison mère de Motown, mythique, historique, nostalgique et tout ce qu’on veut, mais sur les 10 CDs faut quand même se taper les 5 derniers qui semblent plus qu’indigestes, du milieu des années 70 à nos jours, pas la meilleure période du label, et c’est rien de le dire !

[g]CD 1[/g]
01. Shop Around - THE MIRACLES (featuring Bill “Smokey” Robinson)
02. Please Mr. Postman - THE MARVELETTES
03. Do You Love Me - THE CONTOURS
04. You Beat Me To The Punch - MARY WELLS
05. Two Lovers - MARY WELLS
06. You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - THE MIRACLES
07. Fingertips-Part 2 - LITTLE STEVIE WONDER
08. Heat Wave - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
09. The Way You Do The Things You Do - THE TEMPTATIONS
10. My Guy - MARY WELLS
11. Where Did Our Love Go - THE SUPREMES
12. Baby Love - THE SUPREMES
13. Come See About Me - THE SUPREMES
14. My Girl - THE TEMPTATIONS
15. Shotgun - JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS
16. Stop! In The Name of Love - THE SUPREMES
17. I’ll Be Doggone - MARVIN GAYE
18. Back In My Arms Again - THE SUPREMES
19. I Can’t Help Myself - FOUR TOPS
20. I Hear A Symphony - THE SUPREMES
21. Ain’t That Peculiar - MARVIN GAYE
22. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - STEVIE WONDER
23. Get Ready - THE TEMPTATIONS
Bonus Tracks:
23. Dancing In The Street - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
24. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - MARVIN GAYE
25. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - ISLEY BROTHERS
26. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) - MARVIN GAYE

[g]CD 2[/g]
01. Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - THE TEMPTATIONS
02. Blowin’ In The Wind - STEVIE WONDER
03. You Can’t Hurry Love - THE SUPREMES
04. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - THE TEMPTATIONS
05. Reach Out I’ll Be There - FOUR TOPS
06. You Keep Me Hangin’ On - THE SUPREMES
07. (I Know) I’m Losing You - THE TEMPTATIONS
08. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game - THE MARVELETTES
09. Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone - THE SUPREMES
10. Jimmy Mack - MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
11. The Happening - THE SUPREMES
12. I Was Made To Love Her - STEVIE WONDER
13. I Heard It Through The Grapevine -GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
14. I Second That Emotion - SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
15. I Wish It Would R ain - THE TEMPTATIONS
16. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day - STEVIE WONDER
17. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing -MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
18. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) -THE TEMPTATIONS
19. You’re All I Need To Get By - MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
20. Love Child - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
21. For Once In My Life - STEVIE WONDER
22. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - MARVIN GAYE
23. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES AND THE TEMPTATIONS
Bonus Tracks:
24. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - JIMMY RUFFIN
25. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - BRENDA HOLLOWAY

[g]CD 3[/g]
01. Run Away Child, Running Wild - THE TEMPTATIONS
02. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - MARVIN GAYE
03. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) -JR. WALKER & THE ALL-STARS
04. I Can’t Get Next To You - THE TEMPTATIONS
05. Baby I’m For Real - THE ORIGINALS
06. Someday We’ll Be Together - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
07. I Want You Back - THE JACKSON 5
08. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - STEVIE WONDER
09. ABC - THE JACKSON 5
10. Reach Out And Touch (Somebody’s Hand) - DIANA ROSS
11. It’s All In The Game - FOUR TOPS
12. The Love You Save - THE JACKSON 5
13. Get Ready - RARE EARTH
14. Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) -THE TEMPTATIONS
15. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours - STEVIE WONDER
16. War - EDWIN STARR
17. The Tears Of A Clown - SMOKEY ROBINSON &THE MIRACLES [U.K. version]
18. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - DIANA ROSS
19. I’ll Be There - THE JACKSON 5
20. Heaven Help Us All - STEVIE WONDER
21. The Tears Of A Clown - SMOKEY ROBINSON &THE MIRACLES [U.S. version]
22. Stoned Love - THE SUPREMES
23. If I Were Your Woman - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

[g]CD 4[/g]
01. Mama’s Pearl - THE JACKSON 5
02. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) -THE TEMPTATIONS
03. What’s Going On - MARVIN GAYE 04. Never Can Say Goodbye - THE JACKSON 5
05. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - MARVIN GAYE
06. I’m Still Waiting - DIANA ROSS
07. Smiling Faces Sometimes - THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
08. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) -MARVIN GAYE
09. Got To Be There - MICHAEL JACKSON
10. Rockin’ Robin - MICHAEL JACKSON
11. I Wanna Be Where You Are - MICHAEL JACKSON
12. Ben - MICHAEL JACKSON
13. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - THE TEMPTATIONS
14. Superstition - STEVIE WONDER
15. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
16. Masterpiece - THE TEMPTATIONS
17. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - STEVIE WONDER
18. Touch Me In The Morning - DIANA ROSS
19. Let’s Get It On - MARVIN GAYE

[g]CD 5[/g]
01. Higher Ground - STEVIE WONDER
02. Keep On Truckin’ (Part 1) - EDDIE KENDRICKS
03. Living For The City - STEVIE WONDER
04. Let Your Hair Down - THE TEMPTATIONS
05. Boogie Down - EDDIE KENDRICKS
06. Last Time I Saw Him - DIANA ROSS
07. Dancing Machine - THE JACKSON 5
08. Do It Baby - THE MIRACLES
09. You Haven’t Done Nothin’ - STEVIE WONDER
10. Boogie On Reggae Woman - STEVIE WONDER
11. Happy People - THE TEMPTATIONS
12. Shoeshine Boy - EDDIE KENDRICKS
13. Shakey Ground - THE TEMPTATIONS
14. Baby That’s Backatcha - SMOKEY ROBINSON
15. Slippery When Wet - THE COMMODORES
16. Forever Came Today - THE JACKSON 5
17. Walk Away From Love - DAVID RUFFIN
18. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) - DIANA ROSS
19. Devil In The Bottle - T.G. SHEPPARD
20. Tryin’ To Beat The Morning Home - T.G. SHEPPARD

[g]CD 6[/g]
01. Love Machine (Part 1) - THE MIRACLES
02. Love Hangover - DIANA ROSS
03. I Want You - MARVIN GAYE
04. Just To Be Close To You - THE COMMODORES
05. Down To Love Town - THE ORIGINALS
06. Don’t Leave Me This Way - THELMA HOUSTON
07. I Wish - STEVIE WONDER
08. Got To Give It Up (Part 1) - MARVIN GAYE
09. Sir Duke - STEVIE WONDER
10. Easy - THE COMMODORES
11. You Can’t Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) - HIGH INERGY
12. Too Hot Ta Trot - THE COMMODORES
13. You And I - RICK JAMES
14. Three Times A Lady - THE COMMODORES
15. The Boss - DIANA ROSS
16. Sail On - THE COMMODORES
17. Still - THE COMMODORES
18. Send One Your Love - STEVIE WONDER
Bonus Track:
19. Pastime Paradise - STEVIE WONDER

[g]CD 7[/g]
01. Cruisin’ - SMOKEY ROBINSON
02. Let’s Get Serious - JERMAINE JACKSON
03. I’m Coming Out - DIANA ROSS
04. Upside Down - DIANA ROSS
05. Master Blaster (Jammin’) - STEVIE WONDER
06. Being With You - SMOKEY ROBINSON
07. Give It To Me Baby - RICK JAMES
08. Super Freak - RICK JAMES
09. One Day In Your Life - MICHAEL JACKSON
10. Endless Love - DIANA ROSS AND LIONEL RICHIE
11. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - THE COMMODORES
12. That Girl - STEVIE WONDER
13. Let It Whip - DAZZ BAND
14. I’ve Never Been To Me - CHARLENE
15. Do I Do - STEVIE WONDER
Bonus Track:
16. Lately - STEVIE WONDER

[g]CD 8[/g]
01. Truly - LIONEL RICHIE
02. You Are - LIONEL RICHIE
03. My Love - LIONEL RICHIE
04. All This Love - DEBARGE
05. Cold Blooded - RICK JAMES
06. All Night Long (All Night) - LIONEL RICHIE
07. Time Will Reveal - DEBARGE
08. Somebody’s Watching Me - ROCKWELL
09. Hello - LIONEL RICHIE
10. Stuck On You - LIONEL RICHIE
11. I Just Called To Say I Love You - STEVIE WONDER
12. Penny Lover - LIONEL RICHIE
13. Nightshift - THE COMMODORES
14. In My House - MARY JANE GIRLS 15. Rhythm Of The Night - DEBARGE
16. Glow - RICK JAMES
17. You Wear It Well - EL DEBARGE WITH DEBARGE
Bonus Track:
18. Don’t Look Any Further - DENNIS EDWARDS FEATURING SIEDAH GARRETT

[g]CD 9[/g]
01. Part-Time Lover - STEVIE WONDER
02. Say You, Say Me - LIONEL RICHIE
03. Go Home - STEVIE WONDER
04. If You Should Ever Be Lonely - VAL YOUNG
05. Overjoyed - STEVIE WONDER
06. Who’s Johnny - EL DEBARGE
07. Dancing On The Ceiling - LIONEL RICHIE
08. Love Will Conquer All - LIONEL RICHIE
09. Ballerina Girl - LIONEL RICHIE
10. Just To See Her - SMOKEY ROBINSON
11. Tina Cherry - GEORGIO
12. Skeletons - STEVIE WONDER
13. You Will Know - STEVIE WONDER
14. Dial My Heart - THE BOYS
15. Lucky Charm - THE BOYS
16. Girl I Got My Eyes On You - TODAY
17. Where Do We Go From Here - STACEY LATTISAW WITH SPECIAL GUEST JOHNNY GILL
Bonus Track: 18. Dreamin’ - THE GUINN FAMILY

[g]CD 10[/g]
01. Rub You The Right Way - JOHNNY GILL
02. My, My, My - JOHNNY GILL
03. Crazy - THE BOYS
04. Wrap My Body Tight - JOHNNY GILL
05. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday - BOYZ II MEN
06. I Love Your Smile - SHANICE
07. Uhh Ahh - BOYZ II MEN
08. Do It To Me - LIONEL RICHIE
09. End Of The Road - BOYZ II MEN
10. I’ll Make Love To You - BOYZ II MEN
11. On Bended Knee - BOYZ II MEN
12. Take Me Higher - DIANA ROSS
13. 4 Seasons Of Loneliness - BOYZ II MEN
14. A Song For Mama - BOYZ II MEN
15. Stay - THE TEMPTATIONS
16. Liar - PROFYLE
17. Bag Lady - ERYKAH BADU

Le gros hic reste le VOLUME 6 consacré à l'année 1966, je ne sais pas pourquoi celui-là en particulier, il n'a pas été - me semble-t-il - tiré à moins d'exemplaires que les autres, mais voilà, il atteint des sommes astronomiques, jusque 1500 € en occas, jamais à moins de 500 € en tous les cas. Reste à espérer des rééditions un jour.

Pour les autres ça reste encore raisonnable, en cherchant bien on peut les trouver à moins de 60 €.


[cit]Bill Horton a dit :

Euh... sinon il y a également, et il ne semble pas avoir été évoqué ci dessus, le tout bête mais impeccable: 'The Motown Box'

A la fois bien fichu, doté d'un excellent son, d'un chouette livret et regroupant l'essentiel des indispensables Motown première période et, en plus, relativement bon marché.

Bon, il s'agit uniquement de versions stéréo (c'est un des arguments du coffret: 'The Motown Sound In Stereo') ce qui peut rebuter les intégristes et cela reste très condensé, ce qui peut rebuter les completists.

Mais en dehors de ça, vraiment recommandable tout de même.

Et, soyons réaliste, en 2009, dans la plupart des cas, what else you need?




[g]1[/g]
1. Shop Around [Hit Version Stereo Mix] - The Miracles, , Smokey Robinson
2. Please Mr. Postman [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Marvelettes
3. Do You Love Me [Hit Version Stereo Mix] - The Contours
4. Two Lovers - Mary Wells
5. You Really Got a Hold on Me [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Miracles,
6. Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
7. Fingertips, Pt. 2 - Stevie Wonder
8. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave [Single Version, Extended Stereo Mix] - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
9. Quicksand [Extended Stereo Mix] - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
10. Mickey's Monkey [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Miracles
11. Can I Get a Witness - Marvin Gaye
12. Too Many Fish in the Sea - The Marvelettes
13. Baby I Need Your Loving [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Four Tops
14. Way You Do the Things You Do - The Temptations
15. When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes - The Supremes
16. Where Did Our Love Go [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
17. Don't Look Back - The Temptations
18. Heaven Must Have Sent You - Elgins
19. You're a Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye
20. Come See About Me [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes

[g]2[/g]
1. Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
2. Get Ready - The Temptations
3. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - Kim Weston
4. Back in My Arms Again [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
5. Going to a Go-Go [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Miracles
6. Tracks of My Tears [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Miracles
7. Shotgun [Extended Stereo Mix] - All-Stars, Junior Walker
8. It's the Same Old Song [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Four Tops
9. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) [Alternate Stereo Mix] - The Isley Brothers
10. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted [Alternate Spoken-Word ...][Mix] - Jimmy Ruffin
11. I'll Always Love You - The Spinners
12. I'll Be Doggone - Marvin Gaye
13. Uptight (Everything's Alright) [Extended Stereo Mix] - Stevie Wonder
14. Ain't Too Proud to Beg [Extended Stereo Strings Mix] - The Temptations
15. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) [Extended Alternate ...] - The Four Tops
16. Something About You - The Four Tops
17. Stop! In the Name of Love [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
18. My Guy [Extended Stereo Mix] - Gladys Knight, The Pips
19. My Girl [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Temptations
20. My Girl Has Gone [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Miracles

[g]3[/g]
1. Nowhere to Run - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
2. Since I Lost My Baby [Alternate Lead Vocal Stereo Mix] - The Temptations
3. You're My Everything - The Temptations
4. (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need - The Miracles
5. My World Is Empty Without You [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
6. I Hear a Symphony [Alternate Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
7. Reach Out, I'll Be There [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Four Tops
8. Standing in the Shadows of Love - The Four Tops
9. Place in the Sun - Stevie Wonder
10. Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) - The Four Tops
11. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Supremes
12. If I Could Build My Whole World Around You - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
13. Jimmy Mack [Single Version, Extended Stereo Mix] - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
14. Bernadette - The Four Tops
15. I Was Made to Love Her - Stevie Wonder
16. Don't Mess with Bill - The Marvelettes
17. Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Extended Stereo Mix] - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
18. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight, The Pips
19. I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Extended Soundtrack Mix][Version] - Marvin Gaye
20. Reflections [Extended Stereo Mix] - Diana Ross, The Supremes

[g]4[/g]
1. I've Been Good to You [Extended Stero Mix] - The Miracles
2. Purple Raindrops [First-Time Stereo Mix] - Stevie Wonder
3. Pretty Little Baby [First-Time Stereo Mix] - Marvin Gaye
4. Let Me Go the Right Way - The Supremes
5. You'll Lose a Precious Love [Extended Stereo Mix] - The Temptations
6. Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
7. Third Finger, Left Hand [Extended Stereo Mix] - Martha & the Vandellas, The Vandellas
8. Steppin' Closer to Your Heart [First-Time Stereo Mix] - Gladys Knight, The Pips
9. Since You've Been Gone - The Four Tops
10. (Like A) Nightmare [First-Time Stereo Mix] - The Andantes
11. Just Look What You've Done [Extended Stereo Mix] - Brenda Holloway
12. Forever [First-Time Stereo Mix] - The Marvelettes


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