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Takes me backBravo for this album. Every song on every disc bought back memories. I can't find one thing bad about this album. Sound qualiy is great. A must have for any motown fan.
Written by Multiplex
I don't own this,but......for my money there are just too many essential tracks missing.The following is a partial listing of songs that should be on any comprehensive Motown collection: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye(#1,1973),"Just My Imagination(Running Away With Me)" by the Temptations(#1,1971;their first #1 of the '70s,and it was at that position a week longer than "Papa..."),"I Was Made To Love Her"(#2,1967)and "Superstition"(#1,1973),both by Stevie Wonder,"Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes (#1,1964 and th…
...for my money there are just too many essential tracks missing.The following is a partial listing of songs that should be on any comprehensive Motown collection: "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye(#1,1973),"Just My Imagination(Running Away With Me)" by the Temptations(#1,1971;their first #1 of the '70s,and it was at that position a week longer than "Papa..."),"I Was Made To Love Her"(#2,1967)and "Superstition"(#1,1973),both by Stevie Wonder,"Where Did Our Love Go" by the Supremes (#1,1964 and their first #1 hit),"I Can't Help Myself" by Four Tops(#1,1965 and their first #1 hit),"I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles(#4,1967)and "War" by Edwin Starr(#1,1970).With these songs missing,this collection is definitely mistitled.Instead,we're left with a smattering of tracks that weren't even hits on the Motown label,and some,that if they were even hits,were very minor.These are:"My Old Piano","Behind a Painted Smile","You Are Everything"(a hit for the Stylistics on the Philadelphia Avco label),"Ain't No Sunshine"(a hit for Bill Withers on the Sussex label),"Help Me Make It Through The Night"(not sure who does this on this collection,but this was a country hit for Sammi Smith on the Mega label and it seems really out of place here),and "Don't Look Any Further"(no further information on that one).This is an import,so it seems likely that these songs may have been hits in England.Without the aforementioned tracks though,this collection cannot truly be called "Motown's Greatest Hits".I'll hold out for the collection that has all those other songs listed.I hope this information has helped you regarding your buying decision.All chart and label data is from Joel Whitburn's "Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits".
Written by Dave A. Schacht "media maven"
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CD 1 : Motown Greatest Hits
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1What's Going On - Benson, Renaldo?:??2Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Strong, Barrett?:??3My Cherie Amour - Cosby, Henry?:??4Baby Love - Dozier, L.?:??5I Want You Back - Fordy, B.?:??6Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Dozier, L.?:??7Dancing in the Street - Gaye, M.?:??8The Tears of a Clown - Cosby, Henry?:??9My Guy - Robinson, S.?:??10How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - Dozier, Lamont?:??11Ben - Black, D.?:??12My Old Piano - Edwards, Bernard [1?:??1325 Miles - Bristol, J.?:??14Do You Love Me - Gordy, Berry Jr.?:??15Behind a Painted Smile - Hunter, Ivy?:??16Superfreak - James, R.?:??17Don't Leave Me This Way - Gamble, K.?:??18You Are Everything - Bell, T.?:??19Walk Away from Love - Kipps, C.H.J.?:??20With You I'm Born Again - Connors, C.?:?? -
unknown format 2 : Motown Greatest Hits
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Stop! In the Name of Love - Dozier, Lamont?:??2Easy - Richie, L.?:??3One Day in Your Life - Armand, Renee?:??4I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Strong, Barrett?:??5Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Ashford, N.?:??6Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday - Miller, Ron [1]?:??7Treat Her Like a Lady - Williams, O.C.?:??8It's the Same Old Song - Dozier, L.?:??9ABC - Mizell, A.J.?:??10Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Goffin, G.?:??11Going to a Go Go - Moore, Warren "Pete?:??12Jimmy Mack - Dozier, L.?:??13Shotgun - DeWalt, Autry?:??14This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - Dozier, Lamont?:??15River Deep, Mountain High - Barry, Jeff?:??16If I Were Your Woman - Jones, G.R.?:??17You're All I Need to Get By - Ashford, N.?:??18What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - Dean, J.?:??19Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell [1]?:??20In My House - The Mary Jane Girls?:?? -
unknown format 3 : Motown Greatest Hits
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Three Times a Lady - Richie, Lionel?:??2Uptight (Everything Is Alright) - Cosby, Henry?:??3The Tracks of My Tears - Moore, W.?:??4Endless Love - Richie, L.?:??5I'll Be There - Davis, Hal?:??6If I Were a Carpenter - Hardin, Tim?:??7I Want You - Ross, T-Boy?:??8Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes?:??9(I'm A) Road Runner - Dozier, Lamont?:??10Reflections - Dozier, L.?:??11My Girl - The Temptations?:??12Ain't No Sunshine - Withers, B.?:??13I Hear a Symphony - Dozier, L.?:??14It Takes Two - Moy, S.R.?:??15(Love Is Like A) Heatwave - Dozier, L.?:??16Help Me Make It Through the Night - Kristofferson, K.?:??17You Can't Hurry Love - Dozier, L.?:??18Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours - Garrett, Lee?:??19Don't Look Any Further - Golde, F.V.?:??
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