We want to hear it. B.S. My Guy Mary Wells / U.S. Such a brilliant song, and Marvin & Tammi were so adorable together. Superstition Stevie Wonder / U.S. Reach Out, Ill Be There Four Tops / U.S. (That Playboy knew he was never getting their digits.) Humongous talent! Three Times A Lady The Commodores / U.S. Pop*, 2. It made her sound different from the rest in the best way possible. Pop U.S. R&B* U.K. 13. Do I Do Stevie Wonder / U.S. Dance/Disco, 1. This was the only hit outside of the Temptations for Edwards he gets a healthy assist from Garrett, who would go on to co-write Michael Jacksons Man in the Mirror but even without his longtime groupmates, he can shoot out words and phrases with the gravel-shotgun force of Teddy Pendergrass. Endless Love Diana Ross and Lionel Richie / U.S. item 4 NEW / Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Deluxe Collectors' Edition) - Moto.. Ashford and Simpson knew they had a hit Nick called it the golden egg, Simpson later recalled. An anthem from the first hitmaking phase of The Temptations career, when their songs were laid on by Smokey Robinson a sure sign of soul of the highest order. A recreated version of the Motown DI is now publicly available as the Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3. Stop! The track, originally titled Oh, My Marsha after Wonders girlfriend, is expertly featured in Almost Famous, when Penny Lane overdoses on quaaludes and has her stomach pumped inside the Plaza. 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The song is a soaring, fiery call to the floor penned by the highly-skilled Lewis sisters. I've also done some of my own Motown extensions and reworkings, of which I've shared Youtube links on here since I joined the board a few months ago. Adult Contemporary, 11. Nastay as a busted tooth, slick as an oil spill, this Motown song kicks butt. Working out of a separate mixing and mastering room . Stevie was clearly in tune with the electorate: This topped both the R&B and pop charts. Original vocal You Cant Hurry Love, My Baby Loves Me, Ooh, Baby, Baby, I Want You Back, Aint That Peculiar, My Smile is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down), Chain Reaction, Signed, Sealed & Delivered,The Boss, Quicksand,Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While),You Beat Me To The Punch. Of course, musical tastes are subjective, and that will always be true. A dance-floor filler to this day, Girl You Need a Change of Mind builds for several minutes before reaching an ecstatic, wordless peak. After Diana Ross went solo, most people assumed the Supremes would just vanish. All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie / U.S. Dont you hate when facts ruin a good story? Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder / Norway, 9. The updated edition of the box set adds ten bonus tracks across its first ten discs, and a new Disc 11. Pop U.S. R&B, 19. You Cant Hurry Love The Supremes / U.S. Gaye sings about street life in his falsetto, declaring, Theres only three things in life thats sure taxes, death, and trouble. R.S. Co-written by Four Tops Obie Benson after hed seen police brutality at a street protest, Whats Going On was the African-American hit of 1971, covered by jazz musicians, reggae singers, and funkateers alike. K.H. Mix - Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" My Extended Vocal Version! Smokey Robinsons group had a nice line in hand-me-down advice songs before he became the king of emotional metaphors, as this miraculous sliver of 1960 R&B testifies. Alls fair in love and war: A reconnaissance mission turns into a romantic ambush in the Marvelettes hit The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game. Secretly I been tailing you, like a fox that preys on a rabbit, Wanda Young sings. Copyright 2023 Keep On Truckin (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks / U.S. Extended versions Motown - YouTube ABC The Jackson 5 / U.S. Product Dimensions : 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.39 inches; 4.02 Ounces Manufacturer : Motown/Universal Original Release Date : 2003 Date First Available : November 4, 2006 Label : Motown/Universal ASIN : B00009V7U8 Best Sellers Rank: #101,584 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #481 in Motown (CDs & Vinyl) First recorded for The Temptations Psychedelic Shack album, Edwin Starr took War to a far angrier place in 1970, and it became an anthem for those who opposed the Vietnam War. Aint That Peculiar Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 22. Tina Cherry Georgio / U.S. Dance/Disco, 13. Michaels voice was still sweet and youthful, but the sentiment and lavish sound nodded toward the R&B ballads for the audience. For a start, here's an extended reconstruction I made of Marvin & Tammi's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Brenda Holloway, the LA teenager who gave Motown the touch of class its founder, Berry Gordy, craved, had recorded Every Little Bit Hurts two years earlier, but it went unissued. Forever Came Today The Jackson 5 / U.S. Dance/Disco, 17. The song was so good, Bonnie Pointer gave it a disco refurb for her debut Motown album, later in the 70s. This Motown song has since been revived at critical junctures, with covers by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Bruce Springsteen. The song became more significant in the decades following, however, as it became a heartbroken anthem for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. K.H. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye, #1 cover version by James Taylor: U.S. Pop* U.S. R&B, 14. Sheppard / U.S. Country, 20. The way the music is produced and mixed, usually with echo and reverb, means that you pretty much can't remove a sound completely without trace. We are keeping you music alive Duke! J.N. A fair question, Marvin, as the skinny 60s soul romantic grows into a man aware that the world around him is full of exploitation, fear, and loathing. Papa Was A Rollin Stone The Temptations / U.S. Discover the best Motown love songs. Rhythm of The Night DeBarge / U.S. R&B U.S. Aint No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross / U.S. One of Motowns best paranoid psychedelic funk songs penned by Norman Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong. I love hearing the voices and instruments, sometimes separately and often more clearly on these versions than on the ones that were released. I was so happy whenever I got a hit record on one of the artists, said Smokey Robinson, the labels greatest songwriting genius. After defining the sound of young America with the mid-Sixties pop elegance of Mary Wells, the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations, and the girl-group glory of the Supremes, the Marvelettes, and Martha and the Vandellas, the labels two most visionary artists, Gaye and Stevie Wonder, pushed against Gordys dictatorial rule to create adventurous, socially conscious landmark Seventies albums like Whats Going On and Innervisions, which expanded Motowns scope while staying true to its core hitmaking values. Bernadette, When She Was My Girl, Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops. Ill Be There The Jackson 5 / U.S. Give It To Me Baby Rick James / U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 8. The upbeat tempo contrasts to the cringeworthy moment as her heels slide up and down the marble tile to the euphoric horns very rock & roll. I Cant Help Myself Four Tops / U.S. mosogotam 136K subscribers 6.8K 804K views 9 years ago No copyright infringement intended. This was Strongs only hit as an artist, but not the end of his musical career: After trying his luck as a singer with other labels, he returned to Motown to make his name as half of a brilliant in-house songwriting partnership with Norman Whitfield. Someday Well Be Together Diana Ross & the Supremes / U.S. John's extended versions are brilliant. Motown: The Complete No 1's Disc 1 1. The Tears of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles [U.S. version] / U.S. Hitsville transformed: First look at Motown Museum's new plaza as Sir Duke is like a challenge: How could anyone listen to its Lindy-Hopping horns and funky bass, its surprise slide-whistle, and the warm growl in Stevie Wonders voice when he sings, You can feel it all over, and not smile? The important thing is to keep listening to and paying tribute to the greatest label and the greatest roster of stars, writers, producers, arrangers, etc., ever assembled on one label. HEADLINE TOPICS If you want to hear how Berry Gordy fine-tuned Detroit R&B for wider (and whiter) pop appeal without watering it down, compare the two versions the Miracles recorded of this 1960 Smokey Robinson classic. Cruisin Smokey Robinson / U.S. Reggae was just beginning to catch a fire in the U.S. in 1974, but as always, Stevie Wonder was ahead of everyone else: He took it to the Top Ten. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. First recorded by The Temptations, but a huge hit for The Undisputed Truth in 1971, here's the hard-edged aspect of Motown, superbad and tough. J.D. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. Some albums have as many as 50, 100, or 150 different versions. Marvin and Tammi never sounded better, solo or together. Free shipping. Soulful Detroit Tours, JOIN US! But it was Motown trio the Undisputed Truth who took the original 12-minute jam, slowed it down, added horns, and cut it to down a three-minute slice of foreboding soul. The early 1970s were the glory days of blaxploitation flicks and their soundtracks: Shaft had Isaac Hayes, Superfly had Curtis Mayfield, Slaughters Big Rip-Off had James Brown. They gained acclaim for helping to change soul in the 70s by adding rock guitar, and did the original version of Twist And Shout (later covered by The Beatles on their debut album, Please Please Me). Roy Ayers) [Groove Boutique Chill Jazz Mix], My World Is Empty Without You (Tranzition Remix), Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [Easy Mo Bee Remix], Smiling Faces Sometimes (Futureshock Main Ingredient Mix), What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Mocean Worker Remix), Reach out, I'll Be There (Montez Payton & Taurus Braxton Remix), (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Noizetrip Mix), Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (The Rurals Cool Mix). Pop U.S. R&B Canada, 10. The Motown Acapella Intros Mix mixed by Martin T Martin T MegaMixes 2 years ago R&B & Soul 167 4 1 Martin T MegaMixes 138 188 Report Follow Martin T MegaMixes and others on SoundCloud. You Are The Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder / U.S. When Holland, Dozier, and Holland left Motown for financial reasons, songwriter-producers Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield stepped into the breach and took the label in a whole new direction. You usually end up with faint vocals or sounds that can still be heard, or other sonic anomalies that just don't always sound right. And heres a more rolling groover: a US solo No.1 for the former high tenor of The Temptations. One of the keystones of Ms. Ross' solo career and proof that Motown could conjure up disco classics of epic proportions. This tune, co-written by Stevie Wonder, was the groups most successful song for Motown, reaching No. First recorded by The Temptations, but a huge hit for The Undisputed Truth in 1971, heres the hard-edged aspect of Motown, superbad and tough. Pop, 12. Adult Contemporary, 7. Up the Ladder to the Roof was recorded two weeks after Diana Ross left the Supremes, with her replacement, Jean Terrell, stepping into the role of lead singer. If the fella took no notice, hes got no soul. For those listeners, theres a John Morales extended mix of I Want You that stretches more than twice as long, teasing out the relationships between the individual instruments (especially a lone, pesky horn) and letting you live in that vamp for nearly 10 minutes. That Berry Gordy turned his independent Detroit-based soul imprint into one of the biggest record labels of all time is achievement enough. Motown Extended Versions - YouTube Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie / U.S. It's been a while since I've created anything new, but my life has gotten so busy that I simply don't have time at the moment. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. A Number One R&B hit, Shop Around was only kept out of the Number One slot on the pop charts by Lawrence Welk. The Boss Diana Ross / U.S. Dance/Disco, 16. Superior Motown Covers By Non Motown Artists - SoulfulDetroit The last Number One hit of the Sixties, it was a, fitting send-off for the group and the decade that birthed them. By the time Cameron belts Why dont you free me, from this prison/Where I serve my time as your fool, you just want to give the dude a hug and introduce him to the Marvelettes Too Many Fish in the Sea. J.N. Sam Armstrong, One of the greatest duets ever, this Lionel Richie-penned tune topped the Billboard charts for nine weeks. 6. The world-famous Supreme queens 1980 meeting with disco maestros Chic was not without controversy: she remixed the album they created for her. Were all invited. In Motown narratives, Smokey Robinson is often praised for his achingly beautiful work with the Miracles and his writing and production for Mary Wells and the Temptations, among others. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 9. In fact, many times Ultimate classical rendition of Diana Ross' Ain't No Mountain High Enough with the London Symphony Orchestra. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 9. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Let Your Hair Down Temptations / U.S. R&B, 5. I've never gone hunting for them online, just found them by chance on my travels. Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. The arrangement is surprisingly similar; the producer is Johnny Bristol Johnny of Johnny And Jackey. The songs vibe is consciously international, fitting in Caribbean, Spanish, and Swahili phrases. Baby Thats Backatcha Smokey Robinson / U.S. R&B, 15. Adult Contemporary, 10. The title track unfurls for close to eight minutes, with keening synthesizer, whooshing wind effects, and a flute solo skimming over a demure rhythm section. Wherever I Lay My Hat (Thats My Home) Marvin Gaye, 1. Pop, 21. 1s, including two that were not in the 2008 release and two Diana Ross remixes that have more recently topped Billboards dance chart: Aint No Mountain High Enough (2017 Remix) and Im Coming Out/Upside Down (2018 Mix).. As a recording, with its swaying harmonies and Michael McCarys spoken Barry Whitestyle interlude, End of the Road had one foot in the past and another stepping forward, and it spent 13 weeks at Number One to break the long-standing record that Elvis had set with Dont Be Cruel/Hound Dog. K.H. His hoarse voice fronted a slew of hits, including this guttural dance-craze romp (it suits The Pony). The Love You Save The Jackson 5 / U.S. When Kendricks returns, all the instruments drop away except the hand percussion, creating the kind of endlessly loopable kinetic breakdown thats catnip for DJs. Down To Love Town The Originals / U.S. Dance/Disco, 6. Even a strange, droning digression, delivered in a tone that suggests Marie is imitating a robot overlord, cant prevent this one from achieving lift-off. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. The Motown Acapella Intros Mix mixed by Martin T - SoundCloud Few hits in the Motown canon have as many backstories and multiple meanings as the Vandellas last Top 10 hit. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco Australia Norway Switzerland, 5. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Pop U.S. R&B, 20. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks / U.S. R&B, 13. Just listen to all that Motown shit, like Cant Help Myself and My World Is Empty Without You, Babe and This Old Heart of Mine and Dont Mess With Bill. Girls All Right With Me, the drums would just pop! R.S. Gaye sings about street life in his falsetto, declaring, Theres only three things in life thats sure taxes, death, and trouble. , This breezy groove has some of Smokeys wittiest wordplay, stretching out the makeup metaphors and puns, while Martha Reeves sings about the tears pancake and powder could never cover. . Wanda Young, in The Marvelettes lead singers role, had set a tender trap for a fella, but love hit me like a sudden slap, turning the tables. You Beat Me To the Punch Mary Wells / U.S. R&B, 6. With Dianas name now in lights, The Supremes set about tackling the problem of delivering soul in a psychedelic year (1967) by making a psychedelic soul record. Dont Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston / U.S. Check out some of the greatest soul albums on vinyl here. J.D. Im Gonna Make You Love Me Diana Ross & the Supremes & the Temptations / U.S. He planned it as a duet with his protg Teena Marie, until she came down with a bad fever and her doctor warned her not to sing. Another miracle from Smokey, this confessional wailer was a No.10 US hit in 1965 but should have been bigger. Composed by Smokey and his sister Rose, Quiet Storm was not a huge pop hit, but it represents two things: a new genre of soul, which gave radio programmers an innovative format called, yes, Quiet Storm; and Motown coming to terms with the fact its music was not entirely for kids and parties anymore. Kinda ironic that Motowns biggest songs for years came from a Philadelphia group. . Hip-hop heads know the bass line was so good that Eric B. and Rakim used it to underpin their masterpiece Paid in Full. E.L. Girl I Got My Eyes On You Today / U.S. R&B, 17. Wells once called her biggest hit, My Guy, the epitome of the Motown sound, and she was right. Sam Armstrong, The Isley Brothers only recorded songs for Motown for a short time, but they made a mighty impact with this pleading HollandDozierHolland gem. This lighter-than-air party anthem hit Number One in 1983, helping make Richie one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. 2: 1962 Various The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. Build your soul vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, the track is a fluttering, soft, ultra-feminine tale of fidelity, with Wells coyly rejecting the advances of other men. Required fields are marked *. Marvin wasnt the first singer to record I Heard It Through The Grapevine, and wasnt the first to hit with it, that plaudit going to Gladys Knight And The Pips. Since then it has become regarded as a total classic of Motown balladry. All pf these are Motown gems that went to No. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told, . The Tops in 1967 were on a roll, including this huge. SOULFUL DETROIT Forum The Happening The Supremes / U.S. End of The Road Boyz II Men / U.S. Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth / U.S. R&B**, 8. 2019 Preview 1 I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix) Jackson 5 4:35 2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes Mix) Gladys Knight & The Pips 5:30 3 Let's Get It On (Da Producers MPG Groove Mix) Marvin Gaye 4:22 4 It was the start of several brokenhearted hits for her, and the songs gaping vulnerability touched a nerve inspiring versions by Aretha Franklin and the Clash, among others. Your email address will not be published. Formed at Western Michigan University, the Velvelettes never found the success of the Marvelettes, Vandellas, or Supremes (their one attempt at an album was never finished), but they had two wonderful singles in 1964: Needle in a Haystack and the lyrically sharp, musically sophisticated He Was Really Saying Something. The song was a modest hit for the group, and Eighties music fans would later come to know it through New Wave girl group Bananaramas faithful 1983 version. And amid all the hits, there are still lesser-known gems to be discovered. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game The Marvelettes / U.S. R&B*, 9. I do like the Motown extended versions that are on You Tube by mosogotam. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. , when Penny Lane overdoses on quaaludes and has her stomach pumped inside the Plaza. James Jamerson, Bongo Eddie, Robert White, Earl Van Dyke. Those pumps gonna strut. Motown stars like Robinson, the Commodores, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson kept churning out great music through the funk, disco, and easy-listening eras, and hitmakers like Rick James, Lionel Richie, DeBarge, and Boyz II Me kept the label all over the radio in the slick Eighties and into the Nineties. Not much became of the imprint, which closed up shop by the mid-Seventies. Boogie On Reggae Woman is a synth-funk electro-skank where Stevie plays nearly everything himself, from the harmonica solo to that filthy Moog bass line. But the not-quite original is the best! Forget the hair of the dog. The 100 Greatest Motown Songs From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics By David Browne, Mankaprr Conteh, Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Keith Harris, Christian Hoard, Elias Leight, Angie. If You Should Ever Be Lonely Val Young / U.S. Dance/Disco, 5. Gayes early Seventies albums tend to get more attention than his work later in the decade, but 1976s I Want You is wildly ambitious and recklessly groovy, maybe nowhere more than its title song. Ultimately, though, its an invigorating tribute to the unifying spirit of music itself, the equal opportunity for all to sing, dance, and clap their hands, and, frankly, Wonder deserves his own Sir Duke tribute just for writing it. Living For The City Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 4. Of course, it didnt sound nearly as Dickensian as that since production group the Clan dressed it in funky guitar, schmaltzy strings, and chimes, and Ross indefatigable grace made it sound charming. A US No.1 in 1977, and still a club classic. Do You Love Me The Contours / U.S. R&B, 4. The Motown Box Box Set, Remastered Michael Jackson Format: Audio CD 33 ratings $12592 See all 3 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 Listen with our Free App Audio CD $125.92 5 Used from $14.99 2 New from $125.92 Pop, 14. SEARCH Forum (The instrumental has aged far better than the politics, which seem to take issue with womens liberation: Why march in picket lines? Eddie Kendricks asks. Diana Ross Supremes Motown "Forever Came Today" My Extended Version Finaliy, a huge Great Job to the greatest imaging in music history The Funk Brothers! For Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. Adult Contemporary, 11. The only two I can think of are: "Angel Baby" by Darrell Banks, better than Stevie Wonder's, and "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw, better than The Messengers' original. In the best Motown tradition, I Just Want to Celebrate transcended genres. The Best Sounding CDs of Motown Material - Steve Hoffman Music Forums The guy said, Lionel, theres 101 African dialects,' Richie explained to the New York Post. But his slower, altogether more spooked version was the one that stuck, no doubt helped along by Jack Ashfords subtle tambourine. What a single. Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder / U.S. The Mary Jane Girls find a topic far more exciting than the Yellow Pages, stringing together lusty lines about a rooftop booty call. I kind of got that from my own experiences that was Lionel Richie from Tuskegee, Alabama, where there is no such thing as four-in-the-morning partying.. 3: 1963 Various The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 1 when covered by other artists. MOTOWN (extended) Jim Magoc 90 videos 341 views Last updated on Jan 6, 2023 Play all Shuffle 4:07 The Miracles "Mickey's Monkey" My Extended Version!!! "You Really Got a Hold on Me" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles It's hard to resist the tune's first line"I don't like you, but I love you"which perhaps explains why this. PROVINCETOWN A man known for his Motown devotion has died of coronavirus, or COVID-19, his cousin has confirmed. The ruler of the tear-soaked adult ballad, Gladys Knight donned her dancing footwear for her debut Motown single, released on its Soul imprint in 1966. Another slowie, 1964-style. brick house means shes stacked, Commodores frontman Lionel Richie once said. Pop*/** U.S. R&B, 8. The song looked backward and forward at the same time, conjuring the Drifters 1964 classic Up on the Roof, while adding a dash of funky psychedelic whimsy. Awe-inspiring. Back In My Arms Again The Supremes / U.S. We notice that you are using an, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis0VgLdRY8nxPcuS. Aint Too Proud To Beg The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. J.N. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours) Stevie Wonder / U.S. 21 Best Motown Songs of All Time - Time Out Worldwide Even if youve heard them a million times or come across them in a dozen movie soundtracks, classics like My Girl, Come See About Me, or The Tracks of My Tears still sound almost impossibly fresh, just as the radical spirit of Whats Going On or Living for the City resonates perfectly in our present political moment. The Motown Museum is unveiling renderings today that depict a crisp, lush, bustling outdoor plaza at Hitsville, U.S.A., on West Grand Boulevard. Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes / U.S. You Havent Done Nothin Stevie Wonder / U.S. Let us know in the comments section below. Much like the Mary Jane Girls All Night Long, Dont Look Any Further seems to exist on a rhythmic continuum leading from early funk to hip-hop. For the label please use Motown or a sublabel of Motown like Tamla Motown, depending on the logo printed on the release. One doozy of a catchy song, penned by Motown backroom legends Holland-Dozier-Holland alongside Canadian singer Richard Dean Taylor. Masterpiece The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 17. Santa Claus Is Comin To Town The Jackson 5 / U.S. Holiday, 4. It will be available digitally and in the eye-catching physical release, in which the 11 CDs are housed in a replica of Motowns original Hitsville USA headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, now home to the Motown Museum. Starting in 1965, Motown employed the legendary Bob Olhsson as their in-house mastering engineer. Was it about dancing or riots? Getting down to a list of the 100 Greatest Motown Songs wasnt easy. Marvin Gaye made his big score with, , the 1972 thriller about a ghetto kingpin named Mister T. (The poster called him One Cat Who Plays Like an Army!) It was his only film soundtrack, but it was a smash he went Top 10 with his bluesy theme song. Motown Remixed (Expanded Edition) - Apple Music From an earthy groove that recalls Sly and the Family Stone to lyricsthat warn a flirtatious partner to take it slow/or someday youll be all alone, the Jackson 5s third straight Number One was a step in a more adult direction than I Want You Back and ABC. Leading the way, naturally,was Michael: His pipsqueak voice packed so much intensity and fervorthat he really did sound like a wounded grown-up and not the11-year-old he was at the time. Lady (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores / New Zealand, 12. From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics, , Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. Master Blaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B Austria Switzerland. The Originals only appeared as backup singers through most of the Sixties, until they finally had a hit with a Baby, Im for Real, produced by Marvin Gaye and co-written with his first wife, Anna Gordy Gaye. Things are not what they seem, admits Smokey, a topic he also dealt with in Tears Of A Clown. His pain was our gain. The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes / U.S. Such a shame the world lost her at such a young age. D.B. Gladys Knight Set To Open 2023 Hampton Court Palace Festival, Teena Maries Remix Collection By John Morales Now Available Digitally, Motown Museum To Re-Open For Public Tours After Three-Month Closure, 702, Tame Impala, And Brick & Lace: Currently Trending Songs, Best Iggy Pop Songs: 20 Tracks With An Insatiable Lust For Life, Fancy: Behind Bobbie Gentrys Womens Lib Statement. With My Guy, she also became Motowns first major star, topping the pop charts while the label was still in its early days. Pop U.S. R&B, 10. Obvious, really. . Tender yet sprightly, its regarded as The Temptations theme song.
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