Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 17. E.L. The writers: two of Motowns MVPs, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield. Original vocal mosogotam 285K views 9 years ago. 14,904. Pop** U.S. R&B U.K. 7. Adult Contemporary, 11. But you can still hear a strong current of R&B and an undertow of gospel in this thrilling floor-filler and all-time mod mover. Assertive, powerful, and groovy, this 1966 smash is beautifully delivered by the great Eddie Kendricks. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / U.S. R&B, 15. Pop, 21. From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics, , Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. Since then it has become regarded as a total classic of Motown balladry. A medley of Motown. A song of deep longing for a missing lover, the track itself is far from forlorn, thanks to songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland and the Funk Brothers pumping rhythms. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep The Temptations / U.S. R&B. #1 cover versions by Paul Young: U.S. 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 box set also contains an exclusive 100-page book with rare and classic photographs, detailed track annotations and an introduction by Smokey Robinson, himself responsible for 20 Motown No. 22. Down To Love Town The Originals / U.S. Dance/Disco, 6. 1: 1959-1961 Various The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. Pop*/**. Pop U.S. He just wants to be high (so high) and free, and really, who could deny such a sweet farewell? As a song, End of the Road was a way for writers Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and Daryl Simmons to commiserate about their divorces (with an assist from L.A. Reid). Some albums have as many as 50, 100, or 150 different versions. And heres a more rolling groover: a US solo No.1 for the former high tenor of The Temptations. Pop U.S. R&B* U.K. 13. 0:05. A Number One R&B hit, Shop Around was only kept out of the Number One slot on the pop charts by Lawrence Welk. 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? Adult Contemporary, 19. All pf these are Motown gems that went to No. These songs are so enjoyable in the longer versions. In search of rock cred at the end of the Sixties, Motown started a subsidiary label, Rare Earth, named after one of its first signings, a Detroit band. Its a good list, but I would have made some substitutions from this list: Adult Contemporary, 4. Pop* U.S. R&B*, 10. Pop U.S. R&B, 10. [I] wanted it to be about the musicians who did something for us, he once said. Four Tops 1966 monster, with Levi Stubbs straining every sinew to let you know hes standing by, ready to catch you when you fall. 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. Adult Contemporary, 6. Jimmy Mack Martha & the Vandellas / U.S. R&B, 11. 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. 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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. But when a song like this was the result, it was worth arguing over. 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 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. 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. In 1959, an aspiring songwriter and record producer named Berry Gordy Jr. borrowed $800 to start his own record label in Detroit. Mix - Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" My Extended Vocal Version! According to the Tops Duke Fakir, Lamont Dozier was under the gun to write a follow-up to I Cant Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) in 1965, so he just reversed the earlier hits chord changes hence the winking in-joke of a song title. One of the keystones of Ms. Ross' solo career and proof that Motown could conjure up disco classics of epic proportions. Throbbing, grinding, and otherworldly, this is Ross in inner space, chasing dreams and illusions, while regretting wasted love as ever. Pop U.S. R&B Canada Norway Switzerland, 3. Can I Get a Witness had a strong impact on British soul fans too; the Rolling Stones put a version on their debut album and even wrote their own answer of sorts, an instrumental vamp called Now, Ive Got a Witness, and Dusty Springfield begged and shouted her way through her fantastic version in 1964. The song became more significant in the decades following, however, as it became a heartbroken anthem for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Runaway Child, Running Wild The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. Pop U.S. R&B, 3. 5: 1965 Various Truly Lionel Richie / U.S. Getting down to a list of the 100 Greatest Motown Songs wasnt easy. I was really joking, she later said. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Four Tops, The Temptations, The Funk Brothers, and more The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving, Bernadette, Same Old. Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye / U.S. Few hits in the Motown canon have as many backstories and multiple meanings as the Vandellas last Top 10 hit. Adult Contemporary, 18. Adult Contemporary, 27. Michaels voice was still sweet and youthful, but the sentiment and lavish sound nodded toward the R&B ballads for the audience. Sink into his silky gentleness and lose yourself. Rhythm of The Night DeBarge / U.S. R&B U.S. 19 Songs, 1 hour, 31 minutes Luckily, Houstons impassioned take was well-received, becoming a disco-club staple and later winning her a Grammy Award. Pop* U.S. R&B, 4. Dancing Machine The Jackson 5 / U.S. Sheppard / U.S. Country, 1. Superstition Stevie Wonder / U.S. Adult Contemporary Australia Canada, 11. One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson / U.K. Ireland, 10. Pop**, 17. With a chorus driven into your brain by a guitar like an angry hornet, this has the pop fashion of 1967 all over it. 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. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Pop* U.S. R&B, 14. Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder / U.S. Pop* U.S. R&B*, 15. K.G. Take Me Higher Diana Ross / U.S. Dance/Disco, 13. (That Playboy knew he was never getting their digits.) 4 Seasons Of Loneliness Boyz II Men / U.S. erve 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. . Nastay as a busted tooth, slick as an oil spill, this Motown song kicks butt. Smokey, as ever, is touching. Free shipping. item 4 NEW / Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Deluxe Collectors' Edition) - Moto.. Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross / U.S. K.H. It would go on to be covered countless times in the following decades. Pop Australia, 13. The Tears of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles [U.S. version] / U.S. In My House Mary Jane Girls / U.S. Dance/Disco, 15. A dance-floor filler to this day, Girl You Need a Change of Mind builds for several minutes before reaching an ecstatic, wordless peak. Originally cut in 1964, it was shelved until 1967, when it became a belated hit just in time for the Vietnam War, when the songs yearning for a loved one to return lent it yet another context. Rick James wrote this ballad about a torrid affair with an Ethiopian princess. 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. Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth / U.S. R&B**, 8. Automatically Sunshine, riding a brilliant little bass run, finds the girls in the masterly supervision of Smokey Robinson, who created a thoughtful yet still danceable sound that was both contemporary to 1972 and true to Motowns classic values. 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. Humongous talent! Tina Cherry Georgio / U.S. Dance/Disco, 13. What a guy. Written by Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford in 1959, Motowns first hit offers a roadmap of the labels future: The lyric encapsulates Motowns drive for commercial as well artistic success, while the piano bass line is R&B blossoming into pop in real time. D.B. Master Blaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B Austria Switzerland. SEARCH Forum Starting in 1965, Motown employed the legendary Bob Olhsson as their in-house mastering engineer. Pop U.S. R&B, 4. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart. With a Number Three pop hit that was his first single to top the R&B charts, Wonder was just getting started. 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. Marvin Gaye made his big score with Trouble Man, 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. With its bright melody, inviting title hook, and effervescently insistent beat, the Supremes third Number One hit is a master class in hiding a heartbreaking message in a shiny package; Diana Ross sings about having it so bad for a boy that she leaves her friends behind so she can clear time for him to come back into her life which he obviously isnt going to do. Adult Contemporary Canada, 26. Pop, 14. E.L. For Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. These include David Bowie and Mick Jaggers Live Aid-benefitting remake of Dancing In The Street and Coolio featuring LVs Gangstas Paradise, based around Stevie Wonders Pastime Paradise., The newly-added Disc 11 in the set adds six more Motown No.