What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted Jimmy Ruffin. And while the above Aint No Mountain is okay, I think this one is clever and can be listened to much more than just a few times. Tryin To Beat The Morning Home T.G. The track, originally titled Oh, My Marsha after Wonders girlfriend, is expertly featured in. Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth / U.S. R&B**, 8. 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.. In the space of three minutes, he declares, I live only to hold you and I need you to live before he escalates his infatuation to Youre the soul of me, more than a dream, youre a plan to me by the tunes end. Rep Power. Dont Leave Me This Way Thelma Houston / U.S. 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. Pop U.S. R&B, 8. A singer from Los Angeles with a gospel and classical background, Brenda Holloway sang with an old-soul weariness that stood apart from Motowns youthful energy, especially on the achingly mournful Every Little Bit Hurts. Holloway wasnt interested in recording the song, and you can hear a little bit of that beleaguered tension in her brooding delivery. r), working up a plush, Caribbean-inspired groove that fits like an impeccably tailored velvet suit. Baby Im For Real The Originals / U.S. R&B, 6. 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. K.H. Working out of a separate mixing and mastering room . Truly Lionel Richie / U.S. More than 40 years after its release, it still knows its built and knows how to please. Pop U.S. R&B, 7. With a chorus driven into your brain by a guitar like an angry hornet, this has the pop fashion of 1967 all over it. Such a brilliant song, and Marvin & Tammi were so adorable together. (That initial bang is the sound of guitarist Eddie Willis accidentally kicking his amp.) Walk Away From Love David Ruffin / U.S. R&B, 18. mosogotam 136K subscribers 6.8K 804K views 9 years ago No copyright infringement intended. 1s, with the Miracles and as a solo artist. 'extended' versions with an 'acapella' track intro Motown Mix Acapella Various Medley 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. The Happening The Supremes / U.S. This is where it all starts. 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. Brick Houses curious compliment for a mighty mighty female, with lyrics penned by Shirley Hanna-King, wife of the bands hornsman William King, was a US smash in 1977. The Supremes would eventually record their own version, though it wasnt released until 1987. In my own experience mixing, it's hard [[if not downright impossible) to try to eliminate vocals and such from the original song. , when Penny Lane overdoses on quaaludes and has her stomach pumped inside the Plaza. The result was this arresting story of ghetto love. More Smokey magic, this time as a tunesmith alongside fellow Miracle Pete Moore. Pop U.S. R&B, 5. 1 when covered by other artists. This tune, co-written by Stevie Wonder, was the groups most successful song for Motown, reaching No. Hed just say, And here they are, the the the, Gordon Lightfoot: 10 Essential Songs by the Canadian Folk Icon, Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Rock Troubadour, Dead at 84, Stagecoach 2023: Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, and Nostalgia Dominate Countrys California Fest, Ed Sheeran Plays Van Morrison Song as Proof He Didn't Steal From Marvin Gaye in Copyright Trial, New Jeans, Rina Sawayama, Saweetie Among Gold House A100 Honorees, Newsmax Accuses Murdochs of Designing a New-World-Order Globalist Kill List Against Tucker Carlson, DeSantis' Disney Board Will Countersue the Mouse, Academy Slaps Down New Rules After Andrea Riseborough, Tom Cruise, Michelle Yeoh Controversies. I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder / U.S. You Keep Me Hangin On The Supremes / U.S. Discover the best Motown love songs. Aint No Mountain High Enough 2017 Remix Diana Ross / U.S. Dance Club, 6. Detroit-born 29-year-old Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records with an $800 loan from . At one point, Kendricks holds his quavering falsetto for around 10 straight seconds before the track goes full instrumental and pushes toward the lead-footed, four-on-the-floor pulse that would later define disco. The song was so good, Bonnie Pointer gave it a disco refurb for her debut Motown album, later in the 70s. Pop** U.S. R&B, 16. [I] wanted it to be about the musicians who did something for us, he once said. Motown Vinyl Releases Nelly NELLYVILLE (2LP) 2x12" 28.07.22 20th anniversary double vinyl reissue of the iconic second album from nelly. You could make a case that the Seventies Supremes rate right up there with the Sixties edition and Bad Weather is Exhibit A. One of Motowns best paranoid psychedelic funk songs penned by Norman Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong. MOTOWN Forum
J.D. James Jamerson, Bongo Eddie, Robert White, Earl Van Dyke. Create a SoundCloud account Something diffrent for you. K.H. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. 23. Pop**, 17. Older dancers know Edwards and Garretts single reaches back to Abraxame, an underappreciated track from the group Barrabas, which had some success in New York clubs in the early Seventies. 10: 1970 Various The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. In between, they taped utterly amazing records at Motown, such as this bruising 1966 dancer. The guy said, Lionel, theres 101 African dialects,' Richie, He didnt know our names, Mary Wilson recalled of that auspicious debut. 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. Dancing In The Street Martha & the Vandellas, #1 cover version by David Bowie and Mick Jagger: U.K. Australia Canada Ireland Netherlands, 25. You Cant Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy / U.S. R&B**, 12. "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. 441 Tracks 80's (Extended 12 Inch Collection) (FLAC) siii, por que le tenemos esta gran coleccin musical de los aos 80's com mas de 400 track's y en la mejor calidad de sonido como es el (FLAC) versiones exclusivas ,privates , & originales entre otras una gran coleccin que no puede faltar en tu librera de 80's te lo dejo con el listado completo en la . In true Motown fashion, the recording was a family affair, with the Supremes helping out on background vocals. The writers: two of Motowns MVPs, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield. Luckily, Houstons impassioned take was well-received, becoming a disco-club staple and later winning her a Grammy Award. 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. The Billboard Book of Number One R&B Hits, first plying band members with shots of Rmy Martin, and later providing Ross with a little taste of vodka. Love Hangover became a Number One hit in 1976, presaging Ross success with disco on 1980s. In The Name of Love The Supremes / U.S. Motowns classic period may have long ended by the time the Nineties rolled around, but the labels biggest hit was yet to come. Master Blaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B Austria Switzerland. We want to hear it. A Number One R&B hit, Shop Around was only kept out of the Number One slot on the pop charts by Lawrence Welk. Motown Extended Versions Charles Hackney 176 videos 1,345 views Last updated on May 19, 2016 Play all Shuffle 1 5:47 Temptations - Cloud Nine - REMIX rickydfcc77 477K views 13 years ago 2. Stoned Love The Supremes / U.S. R&B, 23. Think weve missed any of the best Motown songs? Adult Contemporary, 27. I Want You Back The Jackson 5 / U.S. All pf these are Motown gems that went to No. Adult Contemporary / and by Robson & Jerome (in medley): U.K. 25. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. 14,904. 0:57. It used a motto of the early 70s which became even more popular following the songs 1973 release, adorning T-shirts and badges across the US and UK. Pop, 19. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. I was so happy whenever I got a hit record on one of the artists, said Smokey Robinson, the labels greatest songwriting genius. Shoeshine Boy Eddie Kendricks / U.S. R&B, 13. 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. Burn bras and carry signs?) The piano is the engine here, pushing everything forward with heavy clumps of notes, while the brass section keeps adding injections of diesel fuel. (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. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight & the Pips / U.S. R&B, 14. John Perrone, Worcester native and 'Motown guru,' dies of COVID-19 11: Diana Ross: Love Hangover. Adult Contemporary, 7. Within 24 hours, a new Four Tops classic was written and recorded, and it went to Number Two on the R&B chart, and Number Five on pop. Sweetened by female backing group the Adantes, and showcasing Gayes gift for riding a great groove through the verse and bringing it home on the chorus, this went to Number One on the R&B Singles chart and into the Top 10 of the Pop Singles chart in 1965. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 19. Many listeners, including Motown head Berry Gordy, assumed the song was a drug reference, but as the Temptations Otis Williams later recalled, I know there werent drug references because Norman and Barrett didnt do drugs.J.D. 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. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight & the Pips / U.S. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. 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. Reach Out, Ill Be There Four Tops / U.S. B.S. Whats Going On Marvin Gaye / U.S. So You Think You Know Martha And The Vandellas? ALL FORUMS
The Love You Save The Jackson 5 / U.S. Remembered today as the proper starting place for Lionel Richies massive career and a bevy of mellow ballads, Commodores earned their silver star and sleeve braid with paaartay funk, and this master jam, sung by Walter Orange, kept freaks on their feet for years. You Wear It Well El DeBarge with DeBarge / U.S. Dance/Disco, 18. Walk in her shoes? All rights reserved. SEARCH Forum
The classic Motown sound was starting to fully flow by the end of 1963, when Can I Get A Witness was released. 19 Songs, 1 hour, 31 minutes 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. Adult Contemporary U.S. Dance/Disco Canada Ireland, 2. Pop*/** U.S. R&B, 8. In this serene context, Robinsons desires seem extraordinarily vivid: You short-circuit all my nerves, promising electric things/You touch me and suddenly theres rainbow rings. E.L. Not much became of the imprint, which closed up shop by the mid-Seventies. Dont Look Any Further Dennis Edwards featuring Seidah Garrett, #1 cover version by Kane Gang: U.S. Dance/Disco, 1. Holland-Dozier-Holland, whod practically written The Supremes rise to fame, had quit the label, and the group could not afford to slide. Tender yet sprightly, its regarded as The Temptations theme song. Got To Be There Michael Jackson / U.S. 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. Being With You Smokey Robinson / U.S. I Cant Get Next To You The Temptations / U.S. is wildly ambitious and recklessly groovy, maybe nowhere more than its title song. The collection features a staggering total of 208 chart-topping Motown hits, including such indelible classics as the Four Tops I Cant Help Myself, Marvin Gayes Whats Going On, the Jackson 5s ABC, Martha & the Vandellas Dancing In The Street, The Marvelettes Please Mr. Postman, Diana Ross Aint No Mountain High Enough, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles I Second That Emotion, the Supremes Where Did Our Love Go, the Temptations Aint Too Proud To Beg and Stevie Wonders Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours)., The new edition of the box set adds ten bonus tracks across its first ten discs. But stories of the label in the Seventies tend to focus on Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, to the exclusion of others. The expert engineering at Motown extended all the way to the cutting of the master discs. D.B. 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.