The Love You Save The Jackson 5 / U.S. Throbbing, grinding, and otherworldly, this is Ross in inner space, chasing dreams and illusions, while regretting wasted love as ever. After defining the sound of young America with the mid-Sixties pop elegance of Mary Wells, the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations, and the girl-group glory of the Supremes, the Marvelettes, and Martha and the Vandellas, the labels two most visionary artists, Gaye and Stevie Wonder, pushed against Gordys dictatorial rule to create adventurous, socially conscious landmark Seventies albums like Whats Going On and Innervisions, which expanded Motowns scope while staying true to its core hitmaking values. We are keeping you music alive Duke! . I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight & the Pips / U.S. R&B, 14. Ow! K.H. The Temptations may refer to at least two groups 1. Down To Love Town The Originals / U.S. Dance/Disco, 6. The newly-expanded Motown: The Complete No. My Guy Mary Wells / U.S. Best motown songs 1. direction than I Want You Back and ABC. Leading the way, naturally, was Michael: His pipsqueak voice packed so much intensity and fervor, that he really did sound like a wounded grown-up and not the, but they blend together to produce the kind of sunshine-soul pop that could only exist in 1969. I was so taken with the mother and her little speech that stayed with me, so I came up with the song, Lamont Dozier said. 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. Let Your Hair Down Temptations / U.S. R&B, 5. A dance-floor filler to this day, Girl You Need a Change of Mind builds for several minutes before reaching an ecstatic, wordless peak. Girl I Got My Eyes On You Today / U.S. R&B, 17. But when Rick hired a replacement, Teena rose from her sickbed, stormed into the studio, and said, No way Im gonna let some other bitch sing that song. As Rick recalled in his memoir Glow, Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where Youre Going To) Diana Ross / U.S. Has there ever been a gentler breakup song than Easy? All This Love DeBarge / U.S. The song became more significant in the decades following, however, as it became a heartbroken anthem for the HIV/AIDS epidemic. MOTOWN (extended) - YouTube For Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. The Motown Acapella Intros Mix mixed by Martin T - SoundCloud Being With You Smokey Robinson / U.S. Baby Love The Supremes / U.S. Do It Baby The Miracles / U.S. R&B*/**, 9. 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. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, the track is a fluttering, soft, ultra-feminine tale of fidelity, with Wells coyly rejecting the advances of other men. Before U Cant Touch This there was Super Freak, a badass hunk-a punk-funk that had Rick James riding high in 1981. D.B. Happy People The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 12. Do you like present day dance remixes of Motown classics? Man, he was one of the major forces in the Motown sound, Stevie Wonder told Rolling Stone in 1973, just a few years after Benjamins fatal stroke. The way the music is produced and mixed, usually with echo and reverb, means that you pretty much can't remove a sound completely without trace. I Cant Help Myself Four Tops / U.S. The Funk Brothers drive home the message with a tough beat that helps put the song up there with Dancing in the Street among Motowns great anthems of joy, aspiration, and community. Best Motown Love Songs: 20 Essential Songs For Soulmates - uDiscover Music 1. Within a year, Motown had its first million-selling record, with the Miracles Shop Around. By 1969, the label would place dozens of records in the Billboard Top 10 as it reshaped the sound of pop music for a generation, thanks to its somewhat contradictory mix of assembly-line consistency and individual artistic brilliance, integrationist upward mobility and black self-assertion, fierce competition and familial camaraderie. Here lies yet another of the earth-shaking rhythm sections in Motowns massive discography: an unchanging snare drum cruelly punching holes in a four-part bass riff stuffed with chubby notes. Pop* U.S. R&B*, 10. Hed just say, And here they are, the the the girls! J.D. 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. PROVINCETOWN A man known for his Motown devotion has died of coronavirus, or COVID-19, his cousin has confirmed. K.H. Humongous talent! In The Name of Love The Supremes / U.S. 1 when covered by other artists. Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles / U.S. Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson) / U.S. R&B 2. In my own experience mixing, it's hard [[if not downright impossible) to try to eliminate vocals and such from the original song. You Keep Me Hangin On The Supremes / U.S. I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 13. The title phrase was inspired by a BMI awards ceremony, where one of the winners, songwriter Ronnie Mack of Hes So Fine, was eulogized by his mother, who accepted the award after his death from Hodgkins lymphoma. I've never gone hunting for them online, just found them by chance on my travels. 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. Higher Ground Stevie Wonder / U.S. Either way, Dancing In The Street was an anthem. J.D. 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. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. K.G. His hoarse voice fronted a slew of hits, including this guttural dance-craze romp (it suits The Pony). Sheppard / U.S. Country, 20. Got To Give It Up Marvin Gaye / U.S. That keening horn at the start calls you to a 1964 Motown song that is a sure-fire smash hit. 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. Sink into his silky gentleness and lose yourself. 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. It was the beginning of a new era for Michael, appearing on an album where he also covered Carole King and Bill Withers. Pretty sure there's a thread or two here on the man and his work. Co-written by Pam Sawyer, whod been fashioning songs for Ross since Love Child, this is one of the best disco records ever made. Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks / U.S. (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. 11: Diana Ross: Love Hangover. Pop U.S. R&B* U.K. 13. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. 23. Produced and penned by Holland-Dozier-Holland, this fabulous single was the only big hit for The Elgins, a highly-accomplished vocal outfit. The Motown Box (2005, Box Set) - Discogs Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie / Norway, 8. Gladys Knight Set To Open 2023 Hampton Court Palace Festival, Teena Maries Remix Collection By John Morales Now Available Digitally, Motown Museum To Re-Open For Public Tours After Three-Month Closure, 702, Tame Impala, And Brick & Lace: Currently Trending Songs, Best Iggy Pop Songs: 20 Tracks With An Insatiable Lust For Life, Fancy: Behind Bobbie Gentrys Womens Lib Statement. 371. Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross / U.S. HEADLINE TOPICS J.N. I do like the Motown extended versions that are on You Tube by mosogotam. 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. You Are Lionel Richie / U.S. Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes / U.S. They followed it the next year with equally lovely The Bells, another hit co-authored and produced by Gaye. After Diana Ross went solo, most people assumed the Supremes would just vanish. Pop*, 2. The Temptations are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, rnb, and adul read more Similar Artists The Four Tops 861,478 listeners Smokey Robinson and The Miracles 664,594 listeners The Spinners 643,309 listeners The Supremes I Wish Stevie Wonder / U.S. I've also done some of my own Motown extensions and reworkings, of which I've shared Youtube links on here since I joined the board a few months ago. Pop U.S. R&B*/**, 14. John Perrone, 70, died in the past few days at Cape Cod Hospital in . There was a lot of life in The Supremes after you-know-who quit. Adult Contemporary / and by Robson & Jerome (in medley): U.K. 25. 0:57. Pop U.S. R&B, 7. Ill Make Love To You Boyz II Men / U.S. All rights reserved. First Of May: A Key Date In The Early Bee Gees Calendar, Live At The Apollo: Soul Dynamite In Harlem From James Brown, (Is This The Way To) Amarillo: Comic Relief Takes Tony Christie Back To Texas, Renaissance Man In A Cowboy Hat: Country Phenomenon Tim McGraw, Mulan: A Disney Soundtrack Fit For A Warrior, Little Walter: The True King Of Blues Harp, Karma: Pharoah Sanders Spiritual Jazz Masterpiece, Aerosmith Announces Peace Out Farewell Tour, My PeopleHold On: Eddie Kendricks Spiritual Anthem, Rare Stamps Vol.1: A Special Delivery From JJ Barnes And Steve Mancha. I just look for Matousek's name in the credits. This Motown song has since been revived at critical junctures, with covers by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Bruce Springsteen. Fingertips-Part 2 Little Stevie Wonder / U.S. item 4 NEW / Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (Deluxe Collectors' Edition) - Moto.. Pop, 3. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told Spin. 1s box set. Get Ready The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 24. The Motown Acapella Intros Mix mixed by Martin T Martin T MegaMixes 2 years ago R&B & Soul 167 4 1 Martin T MegaMixes 138 188 Report Follow Martin T MegaMixes and others on SoundCloud. K.H. It was also a goodbye to Paul Willaims: soul times were changing in 1971. One doozy of a catchy song, penned by Motown backroom legends Holland-Dozier-Holland alongside Canadian singer Richard Dean Taylor. #1 cover versions by Paul Young: U.S. 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. Rub You The Right Way Johnny Gill / U.S. R&B, 4. If the fella took no notice, hes got no soul. Wherever I Lay My Hat (Thats My Home) Marvin Gaye, 1. There have been hundreds of non-Motown remakes of Motown songs. I Hear A Symphony The Supremes / U.S. Gaye sings about street life in his falsetto, declaring, Theres only three things in life thats sure taxes, death, and trouble. R.S. Give It To Me Baby Rick James / U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 8. 441 Tracks 80's (Extended 12 Inch Collection) (FLAC) Heard so often, it still sounds bright and alive. He also adds the flirty sentiment, Id like to see you in the raw under the stars above. One of the songs biggest fans: Jerry Garcia, who immediately started playing it on the road and loved to jam on Boogie On Reggae Woman for 17 or 18 minutes at a time. My Guy would end up being Wells biggest and last hit for Motown before signing to 20th Century Fox with movie-star dreams. You usually end up with faint vocals or sounds that can still be heard, or other sonic anomalies that just don't always sound right. Follow the Motown playlist. Hip-hop exploded into the popular consciousness when the Sugarhill Gangs Rappers Delight cracked the Top 40 early in 1980. Dont Look Any Further Dennis Edwards featuring Seidah Garrett, #1 cover version by Kane Gang: U.S. Dance/Disco, 1. Somebodys Watching Me Rockwell / U.S. R&B, 9. Another miracle from Smokey, this confessional wailer was a No.10 US hit in 1965 but should have been bigger. Stoned Love The Supremes / U.S. R&B, 23. Looking for more? Pop, 19. R.S. Original vocal Ahora ya en portada! Since then it has become regarded as a total classic of Motown balladry. For a start, here's an extended reconstruction I made of Marvin & Tammi's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". Told it would take a while to come up with what Richie needed, the singer made up the interjections himself. Build your soul vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. 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). Ill Be Doggone Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 18. 17. In the mid-60s, Barrett Strong became the lyrical lynchpin for the symphonic songs of Norman Whitfield, but before that he was quite something as a singer-songwriter, delivering this massive monetary smash in 1961, as covered by The Beatles on their With The Beatles album. The writers: two of Motowns MVPs, Eddie Holland and Norman Whitfield. Check out some of the greatest soul albums on vinyl here. Celebrate with Abdul Duke Fakir, the last and still living member of The Four Tops. 22. After the Temptations shifted course toward funkier, harder-hitting fare like Psychedelic Shack and Ball of Confusion, Just My Imagination was a sweet nod to the groups classic sound. 14,904. The title track unfurls for close to eight minutes, with keening synthesizer, whooshing wind effects, and a flute solo skimming over a demure rhythm section. Rep Power. Pop U.S. R&B Canada, 8. The Mary Jane Girls find a topic far more exciting than the Yellow Pages, stringing together lusty lines about a rooftop booty call. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. From an earthy groove that recalls Sly and the Family Stone to lyricsthat warn a flirtatious partner to take it slow/or someday youll be all alone, the Jackson 5s third straight Number One was a step in a more adult direction than I Want You Back and ABC. Leading the way, naturally,was Michael: His pipsqueak voice packed so much intensity and fervorthat he really did sound like a wounded grown-up and not the11-year-old he was at the time. Smokey replied to his own song for Mary Wells with this wonderful record, Robert Whites simple but effective guitar figure contrasting beautifully with David Ruffins powerful vocal. Superior Motown Covers By Non Motown Artists - SoulfulDetroit Ball Of Confusion (Thats What The World Is Today) The Temptations / U.S. Bernadette, When She Was My Girl, Baby I Need Your Loving The Four Tops. Just To Be Close To You The Commodores / U.S. R&B, 5. Awe-inspiring. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye / U.S. Sam Armstrong, This massive hit for The Four Tops wasnt just a No. You Cant Hurry Love The Supremes / U.S. Ashford and Simpson knew they had a hit Nick called it the golden egg, Simpson later recalled. I Cant Get Next To You The Temptations / U.S. For as scary as Stubbs sounds at some points (like when the music turns overcast the second he says her name and proclaims You belong to me) but theres also something endearing about it all, and like every great Four Tops single, its impossible not to get swept away by the chorus. Here well show you why. 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. In the years leading up to that album, Houston had been struggling to break through on the charts, and this disco take was even originally meant for label darling Diana Ross instead. with Key, BPM, and easy-to-follow letter notes in sheet. The Commodores were many things; subtle was not one of them. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 9. (That initial bang is the sound of guitarist Eddie Willis accidentally kicking his amp.) Obvious, really. 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