Heard so often, it still sounds bright and alive. 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. All rights reserved. Truly Lionel Richie / U.S. Moy didnt have a Braille version, so she sang the lyrics line by line to Wonder as he recorded the vocal. Drawn from a decades-long catalogue thats a gift that keeps giving and giving, the best Motown songs not only defined their era, they remain timeless examples of classic pop. 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. Wrap My Body Tight Johnny Gill / U.S. R&B, 5. Pop** U.S. R&B, 2. The Supremes (1966) This Holland-Dozier-Holland opus is one of Motown's most prolific cover songs: Rockers Vanilla Fudge took it to the Top 10 in (1968), and British pop star Kim Wilde carried it . Rub You The Right Way Johnny Gill / U.S. R&B, 4. Shes built like a brick shithouse means that shes strong. Like Kool and the Gangs Celebration, the song outhouse references and all has been so culturally ubiquitous for so long, its transcended mere funk to seep into the worlds cross-generational musical DNA. 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. Lady (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores / New Zealand, 12. 0:57. Adult Contemporary, 6. For the label please use Motown or a sublabel of Motown like Tamla Motown, depending on the logo printed on the release. A.M. K.H. Wherever I Lay My Hat (Thats My Home) Marvin Gaye, 1. Before U Cant Touch This there was Super Freak, a badass hunk-a punk-funk that had Rick James riding high in 1981. 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. Master Blaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B Austria Switzerland. 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. K.G. Too Hot Ta Trot The Commodores / U.S. R&B, 14. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. 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. Marvin and Tammi never sounded better, solo or together. Copyright 2023 Papa Was A Rollin Stone The Temptations / U.S. The Marvelettes were cool customers not the kind of girls to plead or beg. Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles / U.S. 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. The updated edition of the box set adds ten bonus tracks across its first ten discs, and a new Disc 11. 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. Forget the hair of the dog. The Undisputed Truth did it first, in 1972, but The Temptations landed the smash hit the following year with this version full of badass badness. He didnt know our names, Mary Wilson recalled of that auspicious debut. 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!!! Love Hangover Diana Ross / U.S. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. 6. It made US No.50 in 1966 and had to wait until 1971 to become a UK No.3. Adult Contemporary, 17. J.D. Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill Smokey Robinson) / U.S. R&B, 2. James Jamerson, Bongo Eddie, Robert White, Earl Van Dyke. Diana Ross was on the precipice of solo stardom when she recorded Love Child, which was ostensibly a solo single anyway, since it was one of the first Supremes recordings without any other actual Supremes on it. . It took shape in the studio in the form of hiccuping drum fills, organ blasts, and Walkers stylishly hyperactive saxophone, which darts like a man trying to take cover from gunfire without scuffing his shoes. Adult Contemporary, #1 cover/rap version by Coolio featuring L.V., as Gangstas Paradise: U.S., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, 1. Your extended versions of Needle In A Haystack and All I Know About You are my personal favourites, Soulful Detroit is a free service that relies on revenue from ad display [regrettably] and donations. War Edwin Starr / U.S. Just To See Her Smokey Robinson / U.S. K.H. Gaye sings about street life in his falsetto, declaring, Theres only three things in life thats sure taxes, death, and trouble. R.S. The Tops in 1967 were on a roll, including this huge. Released in 1969, a chart-topper in 1970, and the birth of a legend. Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie / U.S. The result was a sweet, transporting tune and a hit their first as the Supremes (rather than Diana Ross and the Supremes) in three years. Adult Contemporary, 11. Shockingly, Ooo Baby Baby was not a UK hit, though it made US No.16 in 1965. Uptight (Everythings Alright) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 23. A dreamy in fact, daydreamy ballad that was Eddie Kendricks parting gift to The Temptations, as he turns this tale of a deluded fantasist into a fans dream come true. Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. Adult Contemporary Canada, 2. As Wells told biographer Peter Benjaminson, she thought it would be cute to pay tribute to Mae West during the outro, doing a bit of a sultry staccato. You Cant Hurry Love The Supremes / U.S. Fingertips-Part 2 Little Stevie Wonder / U.S. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye, #1 cover version by James Taylor: U.S. These songs are so enjoyable in the longer versions. For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder / U.S. One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson / U.K. Ireland, 10. Please enjoy, I hope you like it. All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie / U.S. K.H. Walk Away From Love David Ruffin / U.S. R&B, 18. Your email address will not be published. The All Stars dig into the groove as though determined to show how far you can get on just one chord. With a boogie-woogie piano and church-steeped lyrics that blurred the sacred and the secular, I Got a Witness is arguably Gayes first classic hit, arriving in September 1963. Follow the Motown playlist. Writers Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong came up with a track that was just as incisive and explosive as the lyrics. A Song For Mama Boyz II Men / U.S. R&B, 15. The strutting foundation of All Night Long is unimpeachable, a squirt of bass notes scattered around a dry, echoey snare drum. Give It To Me Baby Rick James / U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 8. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. 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. One of Motowns best paranoid psychedelic funk songs penned by Norman Whitfield and lyricist Barrett Strong. Adult Contemporary U.K. Australia Austria Canada France Germany Ireland Netherlands Norway Switzerland, 12. The Temptations may refer to at least two groups 1. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. The songs vibe is consciously international, fitting in Caribbean, Spanish, and Swahili phrases. Nightshift The Commodores / U.S. R&B Netherlands, 14. John's extended versions are brilliant. Hip-hop 4557857 Motown a1Nellyville a2Gettin' It Started a3Hot In Herre a4Dem Boyz a5Oh Nelly a6Pimp Juice b1Air Force Ones b2In The Store b3On The Grind b4Dilemma c1Splurge c2Work It c3Roc The Mic (Remix) 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. Check out some of the greatest soul albums on vinyl here. Lets Get Serious Jermaine Jackson / U.S. R&B, 3. Super Freak Rick James / U.S. Dance/Disco, 9. Got to be there in the morning/And welcome her into my world, the 13-year-old Michael Jackson sang on his first solo single, with his brothers singing behind him and a lush vocal arrangement by Willie Hutch. Pop** U.S. R&B, 6. Its hard to decide which is more joyous, the opening horns or Wonders la la las,but they blend together to produce the kind of sunshine-soul pop that could only exist in 1969. It made her sound different from the rest in the best way possible. r), working up a plush, Caribbean-inspired groove that fits like an impeccably tailored velvet suit. In terms of sound, it heralded what was to come on Marvin Gayes classic Whats Going On album. 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. I love hearing the voices and instruments, sometimes separately and often more clearly on these versions than on the ones that were released. Who wouldnt want to be so loved? 371. C.H. CLUBHOUSE Pop U.S. R&B, 15. Cameron goes from a smooth crooner waitin all alone by the telephone to bemused falsetto to enraged jilted lover in three minutes. Kinda ironic that Motowns biggest songs for years came from a Philadelphia group. Pop U.S. R&B, 4. 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) J.D. Pop U.S. R&B, 20. 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. 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More Smokey magic, this time as a tunesmith alongside fellow Miracle Pete Moore. Three years after proclaiming that Young Girls Are My Weakness, the group was praising a mighty mighty who was built like an Amazon. A brick house means shes stacked, Commodores frontman Lionel Richie once said. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. A wild version supplied a much-needed UK hit for The Fall in 1987. J.D. mosogotam 136K subscribers 6.8K 804K views 9 years ago No copyright infringement intended. 2023 Rolling Stone, LLC. 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. Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes / U.S. Poor Bernadette, she never had a chance of living up to Levi Stubbs unrealistic expectations of her. 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. Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth / U.S. R&B**, 8. Stuck On You Lionel Richie / U.S. 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. My Guy would end up being Wells biggest and last hit for Motown before signing to 20th Century Fox with movie-star dreams. I have downloaded 3 CD's full of Supremes extended versions, as well as a volume of the Four Tops and one of various other Motown artists. Pop, 19. Sam Armstrong. 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. This lighter-than-air party anthem hit Number One in 1983, helping make Richie one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. Its a showcase for drum master Benny Benjamin. Adult Contemporary Canada, 26. A few days after the first was released locally, Gordy second-guessed himself too slow, not enough life, he grumbled and he brought everyone back to record the peppier version that became Motowns first million-seller. My World Is Empty Without You is one of Motowns most obsessive beats Diana Ross gets haunted in her lonely house, staring at her four walls, but the sadness is all in the rhythm. Stevie Wonders all-time clavinet killer riffed its way into history in 1972, and has thrilled (and advised) listeners ever since. Play with guitar, piano, ukulele, or any instrument you choose. Runaway Child, Running Wild The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. A recreated version of the Motown DI is now publicly available as the Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3.
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