Classic Songs of the Motown Era, Volume 1
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1997
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Dancing in the StreetMartha Reeves and the Vandellas2:383.6 ★
- 2Stop! In the Name of LoveDiana Ross & The Supremes2:514.2 ★
- 3My Cherie AmourStevie Wonder2:53
- 4You Can’t Hurry LoveDiana Ross & The Supremes2:47
- 5How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)Marvin Gaye2:593.0 ★
- 6Please Mr. PostmanThe Marvelettes2:274.6 ★
- 7My Eyes Adored YouFrankie Valli3:33
- 8(Love Is Like a) HeatwaveMartha Reeves and the Vandellas2:444.0 ★
- 9I Heard It Through the GrapevineMarvin Gaye3:163.8 ★
- 10Baby I Need Your LovingFour Tops2:44
- 11You’ve Made Me So Very HappyBrenda Holloway2:51
- 122:423.6 ★
- 13Where Did Our Love GoDiana Ross & The Supremes2:305.0 ★
- 14Someday We’ll Be TogetherDiana Ross & The Supremes3:27
- 15The Tears of a ClownSmokey Robinson & The Miracles3:00
- 16Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m YoursStevie Wonder2:414.2 ★
- 17I Want You BackThe Jackson 52:584.1 ★
- 18Ain’t Nothing Like the Real ThingMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:163.8 ★
- 19Sail OnCommodores4:024.0 ★
- 20Reach Out and Touch (Somebody’s Hand)Diana Ross3:064.0 ★
- 21Sir DukeStevie Wonder3:554.5 ★
- 22Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)The Temptations3:48
- 23For Once in My LifeStevie Wonder2:514.1 ★
- 24Get ReadyThe Temptations2:394.0 ★
- CD 2
- 1All This LoveDeBarge4:11
- 2Super FreakRick James3:27
- 3SuperstitionStevie Wonder4:244.8 ★
- 4Somebody’s Watching MeRockwell4:574.5 ★
- 5Last Time I Saw HimDiana Ross2:42
- 6Yester Me, Yester You, YesterdayStevie Wonder3:054.8 ★
- 7I’ll Be ThereThe Jackson 53:574.2 ★
- 8My GirlThe Temptations2:444.5 ★
- 9My GuyMary Wells2:534.2 ★
- 10Got to Give It UpMarvin Gaye4:14
- 11I Just Called to Say I Love YouStevie Wonder6:184.0 ★
- 12Ooo Baby BabySmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:47
- 13BenMichael Jackson2:464.0 ★
- 14EasyCommodores4:173.8 ★
- 15Ain’t No Mountain High EnoughMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell2:294.7 ★
- 16Love HangoverDiana Ross3:493.2 ★
- 17Fingertips, Part 2Stevie Wonder3:125.0 ★
- 18I WishStevie Wonder4:154.5 ★
- 19More LoveSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:462.0 ★
- 20Three Times a LadyCommodores3:373.8 ★
- CD 3
- 1Touch Me in the MorningDiana Ross3:283.5 ★
- 2You’ve Really Got a Hold on MeSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:50
- 3The Way You Do the Things You DoThe Temptations2:454.0 ★
- 4Isn’t She LovelyStevie Wonder6:34
- 5You Are the Sunshine of My LifeStevie Wonder2:544.2 ★
- 6Didn’t WeThe Supremes3:08
- 7StillCommodores3:453.5 ★
- 8Time Will RevealDeBarge4:12
- 9Oh NoCommodores3:024.0 ★
- 10Shop AroundSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:44
- 11Tracks of My TearsSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:544.2 ★
- 12What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye3:504.3 ★
- 13I Hear a SymphonyDiana Ross & The Supremes2:41
- 14Ain’t Too Proud to BegThe Temptations2:334.4 ★
- 15GalvestonGlen Campbell2:41
- 16Reach Out I’ll Be ThereFour Tops2:563.8 ★
- 17Baby LoveDiana Ross & The Supremes2:384.3 ★
- 18Do You Love MeThe Contours2:534.4 ★
- 19Let’s Get It OnMarvin Gaye4:003.6 ★
- 20Being With YouSmokey Robinson4:09
- 21You Keep Me Hangin’ OnDiana Ross & The Supremes2:423.4 ★
- 22It’s the Same Old SongFour Tops2:47
- CD 4
- 1ABCThe Jackson 52:594.1 ★
- 2Cruisin’Smokey Robinson4:295.0 ★
- 3I Just Want to CelebrateRare Earth3:365.0 ★
- 4If I Were Your WomanGladys Knight & the Pips3:153.5 ★
- 5Papa Was a Rollin’ StoneThe Temptations6:543.4 ★
- 6Do You Know Where You’re Going ToDiana Ross3:245.0 ★
- 7Got to Be ThereMichael Jackson3:23
- 8I Second That EmotionSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:474.0 ★
- 9Smiling Faces SometimesThe Undisputed Truth3:164.5 ★
- 10Sweet LoveAnita Baker4:263.6 ★
- 11ShotgunJr. Walker & the All Stars3:03
- 12What Becomes of the BrokenheartedJimmy Ruffin2:594.6 ★
- 13I Wish It Would RainThe Temptations2:46
- 14This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)The Isley Brothers2:534.2 ★
- 15Money, That’s What I WantBarrett Strong2:343.9 ★
- 16Lady MarmaladeLaBelle3:563.3 ★
- 17December, 1963Frankie Valli3:333.9 ★
- 18Lonely TeardropsJackie Wilson2:40
- 19Going to a Go GoSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:48
- 20You’re All I Need to Get ByMarvin & Tammi2:484.0 ★
- 21Never Can Say GoodbyeThe Jackson 52:574.5 ★
Release credits
- background vocals [1.12, 3.16]
- producer [15]
- arranger [16], producer [16]
- baritone saxophone [1.12-13, 3.17]
- background vocals [10], executive [10], lead vocals [10]
- recording [4]
- recording [3]
- engineer [10], mix [8], recording [8]
- piano [15]
- guitar [21]
- arranger [1], strings [8]
- drums (drum set) [1.6, 4.11, 4.15, 2.8-9], membranophone [11]
- producer [2.17, 3.18, 1.5, 4.11, 4.15]
- background vocals [1]
- lead vocals [18]
- additional [18], background vocals [18], lead vocals [18]
- keyboard [17], piano [17], producer [17], vocal [17]
- arranger [7], electric bass guitar [1]
- associate [8]
- background vocals [8]
- recording [4]
- producer [4.14, 1.2, 1.5-6, 1.8, 1.12-13, 3.13, 3.16-17, 3.21], tambourine [15]
- background vocals [10]
- programming [1.21, 2.18]
- keyboard [17]
- arranger [17]
- background vocals [8]
- arranger [16]
- producer [4]
- arranger [2.14, 2.20, 1.19, 3.7], producer [2.14, 2.20, 1.19, 3.7]
- arranger [4], producer [4], vocal arranger [4]
- lead vocals [5]
- congas [5]
- background vocals [10]
- arranger [16]
- vibraphone [9]
- background vocals [24], lead vocals [2.8, 3.14]
- guitar [1.17, 4.1]
- conductor [12]
- performer [1]
- keyboard [10]
- lead vocals [5]
- instrument [12], performing orchestra [9], strings [2.8, 1.12]
- lead vocals [3.17, 1.2, 1.13], vocal [6]
- bass [17], vocal [17]
- French horn [9]
- guitar [1.17, 4.1]
- Hammond organ [9], organ [9], piano [1.12-13, 3.17]
- producer [19]
- background vocals [2.8, 3.14], lead vocals [24]
- guitar [2.9, 4.11, 1.1, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12-13, 3.17]
- percussion [6]
- French horn [9]
- arranger [2.1, 3.8], producer [3.8, 2.1]
- percussion [19]
- background vocals [1.2, 1.13, 3.17]
- piano [17]
- vocal [17]
- keyboard [1], piano [17]
- bass guitar [10]
- arranger [3.1, 4.21]
- drums (drum set) [1.17, 4.1]
- trombone [1.1, 2.9]
- background vocals [6], handclaps [6]
- drums (drum set) [17], vocal [17]
- background vocals [6], lead vocals [6]
- lead vocals [15]
- background vocals [5]
- guitar [10]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- producer [4.21, 2.7, 2.16]
- alto saxophone [1.21, 2.18]
- producer [6]
- producer [23], tenor saxophone [1.1, 3.17]
- trumpet [2.9, 1.1]
- producer [14]
- background vocals [18]
- guitar [18]
- producer [1]
- background vocals [1], other instruments [1]
- congas [9], percussion [1], tambourine [1.1, 1.9, 1.12, 4.11], vibraphone [3.17, 1.1, 1.13]
- vibraphone [12]
- background vocals [1.9, 1.12, 2.9, 3.16]
- background vocals [4.1, 1.17], lead vocals [1], vocal [17]
- arranger [2.14, 2.20, 1.19, 3.7], producer [2.14, 2.20, 3.7, 1.19]
- bass [3.17, 4.11, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12-13, 2.8-9, 2.17], bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [1.17, 2.4], lead vocals [1]
- orchestrator [9]
- background vocals [3.5, 4.10]
- recording [3]
- background vocals [18]
- guitar [1, 9, 12]
- recording [4]
- piano [17]
- programming [1.21, 2.18]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- producer [6]
- Hammond organ [11], Wurlitzer electric piano [9], piano [9]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- lead vocals [11], tenor saxophone [11]
- background vocals [6], handclaps [6]
- background vocals [17]
- producer [1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 1.12-13, 3.13, 3.16-17, 3.21, 4.14]
- background vocals [5]
- bass [17]
- mix [12]
- background vocals [1.12, 3.16]
- producer [11], recording [11]
- arranger [6], conductor [6]
- brass [17], keyboard [17], strings [17]
- electric bass guitar [6]
- background vocals [12]
- lead vocals [1.12, 3.16]
- lead vocals [20]
- guitar [1.17, 4.1]
- background vocals [3.16, 2.9, 1.9, 1.12]
- Moog [2.3, 3.5], associate [3.5, 2.3], engineer [5], mix [3]
- background vocals [1.9, 1.12, 3.16, 2.9]
- background vocals [1.17, 4.1], percussion [17]
- lead vocals [1]
- background vocals [12], drums (drum set) [2.17, 1.1, 1.6], lead vocals [3.12, 1.9, 1.18], percussion [12], piano [12], producer [12, 19], vocal [15]
- guitar [8]
- lead vocals [9]
- background vocals [1.2, 1.13, 3.17]
- background vocals [12]
- background vocals [1.24, 3.14], lead vocals [24]
- producer [10]
- background vocals [4.1, 1.17, 2.4], lead vocals [4.1, 2.13, 1.17], vocal [4]
- arranger [6], producer [4.6, 3.1]
- guitar [21]
- foot stomps [3.17, 1.13]
- bass guitar [1.21, 2.18]
- background vocals [18], producer [1.18, 1.20, 4.20, 2.7]
- producer [3.14, 4.5, 4.9, 1.9]
- background vocals [1.24, 3.14, 2.8]
- arranger [4.4-5, 1.16, 1.20], conductor [5], orchestrator [9], strings [2.8, 1.9], trombone [1.1, 2.9]
- background vocals [1.24, 2.8, 3.14]
- percussion [10]
- trumpet [2.18, 1.21]
- drums (drum set) [1.21, 2.18]
- arranger [2]
- background vocals [3.16, 1.12]
- background vocals [18]
- drums (drum set) [3.17, 1.12-13], tom-tom [9]
- lead vocals [5]
- piano [6]
- membranophone [10]
- producer [6]
- Moog [2.3, 3.5], associate [2.3, 3.5], engineer [5], mix [3]
- guitar [1.1, 1.12-13, 2.8-9]
- arranger [4], drum machine [4], drums (drum set) [4], organ [4], producer [4], synthesizer [4], vocoder [4]
- background vocals [8], producer [8]
- keyboard [17], piano [17]
- background vocals [1]
- recording [12]
- trumpet [2.9, 1.1]
- percussion [17]
- bass guitar [5]
- recording [4]
- lead vocals [8], producer [3.11, 1.24, 2.8, 4.2]
- trumpet [1.21, 2.3, 2.18]
- recording [17]
- Moog [3], Rhodes piano [1.21, 2.18], arranger [2.18, 1.21], bongos [17], clavinet [3], drums (drum set) [3, 18], harmonica [17], lead vocals [3.5, 1.16, 1.21, 1.23, 2.17-18], percussion [21], producer [1.16, 1.21, 2.3, 2.18, 3.5], programming [1.21, 2.18], synthesizer [18], vocoder [18]
- background vocals [18]
- lead vocals [18], vocal [4.20, 2.15]
- background vocals [3.16, 2.9, 1.2, 1.9, 1.12]
- arranger [4.1, 1.17, 2.13], producer [2.13, 4.1, 1.17]
- instrument [2.8-9, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16-18, 1.2, 1.6, 1.9, 1.12-13, 1.18, 1.24, 4.8]
- performer [8]
- baritone saxophone [1]
- background vocals [4.1, 1.17], guitar [17], lead vocals [1]
- arranger [1], producer [1]
- saxophone [3], tenor saxophone [2.18, 1.21]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- mix [17]
- background vocals [18], producer [1.18, 1.20, 2.7, 4.20]
- organ [11]
- organ [11]
- background vocals [6], handclaps [6]
- background vocals [8]
- background vocals [1], producer [1.1, 1.5, 4.12]
- background vocals [11], guitar [11]
- bass guitar [17], electric bass guitar [1]
- background vocals [6], handclaps [6]
Issues
C1997