Ill Be There The Jackson 5 / U.S. Pop, 2. It remains one of Motowns best songs. And amid all the hits, there are still lesser-known gems to be discovered. And though they played it for a very interested Dusty Springfield, they held on to Aint No Mountain High Enough as their ticket to gigs at Motown. 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. I've never gone hunting for them online, just found them by chance on my travels. Told it would take a while to come up with what Richie needed, the singer made up the interjections himself. 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. The brother of The Temptations lead singer grabs his chance with a desolate story of a land of loneliness. Even a strange, droning digression, delivered in a tone that suggests Marie is imitating a robot overlord, cant prevent this one from achieving lift-off. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told Spin. 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. He just wants to be high (so high) and free, and really, who could deny such a sweet farewell? Was it about dancing or riots? Three Times A Lady The Commodores / U.S. Required fields are marked *. J.D. Pop U.S. R&B, 5. 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.. Pop** U.S. R&B, 11. Pop U.S. R&B Canada, 8. Produced and penned by Holland-Dozier-Holland, this fabulous single was the only big hit for The Elgins, a highly-accomplished vocal outfit. Ill Be Doggone Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 18. K.G. Tryin To Beat The Morning Home T.G. Pretty sure there's a thread or two here on the man and his work. Sam Armstrong, Marvin Gayes poignant song about the environment only becomes more relevant as time goes on. The Tears of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles [U.K. version] / U.K. 18. Build your soul vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. Im Coming Out/Upside Down 2018 Mix Diana Ross / U.S. Dance Club, Your email address will not be published. Papa Was A Rollin Stone The Temptations / U.S. Pop U.S. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye / U.S. End Of The Road spent a quarter of a year at US No.1, and Boyz II Men went on to beat that performance, twice! Reach Out And Touch (Somebodys Hand) Diana Ross / U.S. R&B**, 11. Since then it has become regarded as a total classic of Motown balladry. 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. group effort; neither Mary Wilson nor Cindy Birdsong appeared on it, their places taken by session singers Maxine and Julia Waters. K.H. Pop** U.S. R&B, 2. Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross / U.S. The result was this arresting story of ghetto love. Pop U.S. R&B, 7. Tender yet sprightly, its regarded as The Temptations theme song. 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. Adult R&B, Each B-sides of #1 hits, a unique chart accomplishment, #1 cover version by En Vogue (acapella intro to Hold On) / U.S. R&B Dance Club, 3. The songs vibe is consciously international, fitting in Caribbean, Spanish, and Swahili phrases. You Cant Hurry Love The Supremes / U.S. Come See About Me The Supremes / U.S. 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. On the tune, one of her first forays into more mature, soul-music territory, she narrates the tale of an illegitimate child, racked with guilt, scorned by her mother (and society), and embarrassed by her own existence. Ahora ya en portada! My Guy would end up being Wells biggest and last hit for Motown before signing to 20th Century Fox with movie-star dreams. Throbbing, grinding, and otherworldly, this is Ross in inner space, chasing dreams and illusions, while regretting wasted love as ever. Cameron goes from a smooth crooner waitin all alone by the telephone to bemused falsetto to enraged jilted lover in three minutes. The 100 Greatest Motown Songs From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics By David Browne, Mankaprr Conteh, Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Keith Harris, Christian Hoard, Elias Leight, Angie. Pop** U.S. R&B, 6. When it finally saw the light of day, it soared. Working out of a separate mixing and mastering room . 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. Looking for more? Gaye threads multitracked backing vocals throughout almost the entire tune, sometimes echoing the lead lyric, sometimes breaking the spell with shattering ad-libs then knitting everything back together by bathing the whole track in the prettiest of ooohs and aaahs. When he starts to fade out not long after four minutes, you may not feel ready to leave. But when a song like this was the result, it was worth arguing over. (That initial bang is the sound of guitarist Eddie Willis accidentally kicking his amp.) Wherever I Lay My Hat (Thats My Home) Marvin Gaye, 1. B.S. All rights reserved. Gladys Knight casts an eye over a love shes lost and knows she could do better than his woman. Youve Made Me So Very Happy Brenda Holloway, #1 cover version by Blood, Sweat & Tears: Canada, 1. For Wonder, the tune was simply a feel-good tribute to Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sir Duke himself, Duke Ellington. I Want You Back The Jackson 5 / U.S. Sink into his silky gentleness and lose yourself. 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. Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie / U.S. Adult Contemporary, 10. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told, . Up the Ladder to the Roof was recorded two weeks after Diana Ross left the Supremes, with her replacement, Jean Terrell, stepping into the role of lead singer. And heres a more rolling groover: a US solo No.1 for the former high tenor of The Temptations. Mix - Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" My Extended Vocal Version! Smokey Robinson was on such a hot streak in 1966 he could dash off a song as perfect as No More Tearstained Makeup, and decide to stash it on Side Two of a Martha and the Vandellas album. But he returned from a European tour with a hard-driving track influenced by the Rolling Stones for writing partners Sylvia Moy and Henry Crosby to polish off. This tune, co-written by Stevie Wonder, was the groups most successful song for Motown, reaching No. A.M. Finaliy, a huge Great Job to the greatest imaging in music history The Funk Brothers! He didnt know our names, Mary Wilson recalled of that auspicious debut. K.H. In my own experience mixing, it's hard [[if not downright impossible) to try to eliminate vocals and such from the original song. Adult Contemporary U.K. Australia Austria Canada France Germany Ireland Netherlands Norway Switzerland, 12. This song was never a hit, not even a single. Getting down to a list of the 100 Greatest Motown Songs wasnt easy. Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill "Smokey" Robinson) / U.S. R&B 2. Sam Armstrong, One of the greatest duets ever, this Lionel Richie-penned tune topped the Billboard charts for nine weeks. Soul with ambition, soaked in passion. What a single. It was also a goodbye to Paul Willaims: soul times were changing in 1971. Upside Down Diana Ross / U.S. Here well show you why. Obvious, really. Go Home Stevie Wonder / U.S. Dance/Disco U.S. K.H. Motowns classic period may have long ended by the time the Nineties rolled around, but the labels biggest hit was yet to come. 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. The guy said, Lionel, theres 101 African dialects,' Richie, He didnt know our names, Mary Wilson recalled of that auspicious debut. From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics, , Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. Officials say they're aiming to create a welcoming. So, in 1968, the Motown machine set about creating a song to make the beloved trio totally contemporary. Gaye sings about street life in his falsetto, declaring, Theres only three things in life thats sure taxes, death, and trouble. R.S. Though she possesses pipes that could blow down buildings, Gladys Knight prefers to use them subtly and, from the get-go at Motown, seemed more adult than her contemporaries. As Ross put it, if theres a cure for this, I dont want it. E.L. Hip-hop heads know the bass line was so good that Eric B. and Rakim used it to underpin their masterpiece Paid in Full. E.L. J.D. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); About Us Contributors Terms of Service Privacy Policy 2023 uDiscover Music, Photos: Motown Records Archives (Rick James), Motown/EMI Hayes Archives (Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Martha And The Vandellas, Marvin Gaye), Rick James - Super Freak (Official Music Video), Heaven Must Have Sent You (Stereo Promo Version), Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me), Youre The Man: Marvin Gayes Staging-Post R&B Top Tenner, Diana & Marvin: Motowns Superstar Friends Finally Join Forces On Record, Dancing In The Street: Martha And The Vandellas Perfect Dance Record. For Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes / U.S. Do I Do Stevie Wonder / U.S. Dance/Disco, 1. E.L. The Happening The Supremes / U.S. The expert engineering at Motown extended all the way to the cutting of the master discs. The Love You Save The Jackson 5 / U.S. Your email address will not be published. Four Tops, The Temptations, The Funk Brothers, and more The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving, Bernadette, Same Old. Masterpiece The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 17. Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell / U.S. R&B, 18. Pop U.S. R&B* U.K. 13. The Motown Box Box Set, Remastered Michael Jackson Format: Audio CD 33 ratings $12592 See all 3 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 Listen with our Free App Audio CD $125.92 5 Used from $14.99 2 New from $125.92 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. 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. Always bigger in Britain than he was in the US, Ruffin nonetheless made US No.7 with a Motown song that turns on the soul taps until his cup of misery overflows. Luckily, Houstons impassioned take was well-received, becoming a disco-club staple and later winning her a Grammy Award. If youre not in the mood, this can almost be too intimate but who isnt in the mood when Marvin starts to sing? I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (Extended Alternate Background Vocals Stereo Mix) 2-16: Four Tops - Something About You: 2-17: The Supremes - Stop! Blowin In The Wind Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 3. Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes / U.S. An anthem from the first hitmaking phase of The Temptations career, when their songs were laid on by Smokey Robinson a sure sign of soul of the highest order. Adult Contemporary, 19. 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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. 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. Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder / U.S. I Cant Help Myself Four Tops / U.S. Yet the ladies got back to work with new singer Jean Terrell and kept cranking out hits. 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. mosogotam 285K views 9 years ago. Some emotions remain eternal. Some albums have as many as 50, 100, or 150 different versions. More Smokey magic, this time as a tunesmith alongside fellow Miracle Pete Moore. Uptight (Everythings Alright) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 23. Runaway Child, Running Wild The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. Rockin Robin Michael Jackson / U.S. But the not-quite original is the best! We notice that you are using an, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis0VgLdRY8nxPcuS. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Dance/Disco, 4. 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. Nastay as a busted tooth, slick as an oil spill, this Motown song kicks butt. Aint Too Proud To Beg The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. Roy Ayers) [Groove Boutique Chill Jazz Mix], My World Is Empty Without You (Tranzition Remix), Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [Easy Mo Bee Remix], Smiling Faces Sometimes (Futureshock Main Ingredient Mix), What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Mocean Worker Remix), Reach out, I'll Be There (Montez Payton & Taurus Braxton Remix), (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Noizetrip Mix), Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (The Rurals Cool Mix). Heaven Help Us All Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B**, 21. Pop, 14. Apple Inc. This lighter-than-air party anthem hit Number One in 1983, helping make Richie one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-Stars / U.S. R&B, 16. J.D. Never Can Say Goodbye The Jackson 5 / U.S. R&B, 5. John's extended versions are brilliant. It was the beginning of a new era for Michael, appearing on an album where he also covered Carole King and Bill Withers. Bad Weather is weirdly forgotten these days, but its a glorious taste of early 1970s sad-girl rainy-day funk. J.D. Its a showcase for drum master Benny Benjamin. Motown Vinyl Releases Nelly NELLYVILLE (2LP) 2x12" 28.07.22 20th anniversary double vinyl reissue of the iconic second album from nelly. 14,904. 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) This was the only hit outside of the Temptations for Edwards he gets a healthy assist from Garrett, who would go on to co-write Michael Jacksons Man in the Mirror but even without his longtime groupmates, he can shoot out words and phrases with the gravel-shotgun force of Teddy Pendergrass. Love Machine (Part 1) The Miracles / U.S. Pop**, 17. 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. K.H. Written by Smokey Robinson, this was Mary Wells biggest hit for the label and more or less marked the end of her tenure there. 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. 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. (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. J.D. An ode to staying positive during difficult times a very vogue-ish song subject matter during the Vietnam era I Just Want to Celebrate fused a beefy funk groove, a wild rock-style wah-wah guitar solo, and a midsong breakdown. You could sing the telephone book on top of this rhythm section and it would still be a hit. Tina Cherry Georgio / U.S. Dance/Disco, 13. A Song For Mama Boyz II Men / U.S. R&B, 15. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. Australia Canada Ireland, 15. (I Know) Im Losing You The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 8. Pop, 12. Pop U.S. I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder / U.S. There have been hundreds of non-Motown remakes of Motown songs. One Day In Your Life Michael Jackson / U.K. Ireland, 10. The terrible irony is, The Supremes didnt sing on it at all, though you can hear Bristols voice urging Diana onwards and upwards. The use of the word charms is totally toxic. Rick James wrote this ballad about a torrid affair with an Ethiopian princess. Im Coming Out Diana Ross / U.S. Dance/Disco, 4. I love hearing the voices and instruments, sometimes separately and often more clearly on these versions than on the ones that were released. Lady (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores / New Zealand, 12. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. Too Hot Ta Trot The Commodores / U.S. R&B, 14. Another slowie, 1964-style. Its All In The Game Four Tops / U.S. R&B*, 12. Motown: The Complete No 1's Disc 1 1. Lets Get It On Marvin Gaye / U.S. It would go on to be covered countless times in the following decades. When Holland, Dozier, and Holland left Motown for financial reasons, songwriter-producers Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield stepped into the breach and took the label in a whole new direction. Poor Bernadette, she never had a chance of living up to Levi Stubbs unrealistic expectations of her. Awe-inspiring. mosogotam 136K subscribers 6.8K 804K views 9 years ago No copyright infringement intended. 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. (That Playboy knew he was never getting their digits.) 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. 3: 1963 Various The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. Master Blaster (Jammin) Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B Austria Switzerland. A wild version supplied a much-needed UK hit for The Fall in 1987. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. 6. Smiling Faces Sometimes The Undisputed Truth / U.S. R&B**, 8. R.S. Im Still Waiting Diana Ross / U.K. Ireland, 7. The Mary Jane Girls find a topic far more exciting than the Yellow Pages, stringing together lusty lines about a rooftop booty call. 19 Songs, 1 hour, 31 minutes 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. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart. 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. With My Guy, she also became Motowns first major star, topping the pop charts while the label was still in its early days. Its since been one of the tracks used in countless TV shows and films to stand in for the 1960s as a decade, ensuring that this Motown song will continue to resonate for generations to come. 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. In between, they taped utterly amazing records at Motown, such as this bruising 1966 dancer. Perhaps The Velvelettes needed more attention, or to shout louder but they surely had talent to spare. Best motown songs 1. Superstition Stevie Wonder / U.S. Its such a great yarn too bad the Supremes recorded a version of Its the Same Old Song a year earlier. I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 13. You Are Lionel Richie / U.S. 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. They turned Too Many Fish in the Sea into a timeless feminist pep talk for anyone going through love troubles, with Gladys Horton as the voice of wisdom: I dont want nobody who dont want me/Theres too many fish in the sea! Benny Benjamins drums really second that emotion. That letter she wanted probably held a 1961 gold record. Adult Contemporary, 3. Nightshift The Commodores / U.S. R&B Netherlands, 14. Ball Of Confusion (Thats What The World Is Today) The Temptations / 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. SEARCH Forum 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. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / U.S. R&B, 15. Thats unfortunate, because Robinsons body of work in this decade is frequently spellbinding, perhaps nowhere more than Quiet Storm, an album that lent its name to an entire subgenre of misty, meticulous R&B. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. Pop U.S. R&B, 4. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & The All-Stars / U.S. R&B, 4. Diana says farewell to The Supremes with a version of the 1961 Johnny And Jackey duet that manages to be both resigned and hopeful. mosogotam 284K. Pop, 12. Cloud Nine was the first of the Temptations psychedelic singles, influenced by the revolutionary audience-bridging soul power of Sly and the Family Stone. J.N. With a moody chord sequence and haunting harmonica, The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game was one of the most original hits of 1967. 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. I Cant Get Next To You The Temptations / U.S. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Im Yours) Stevie Wonder / U.S. Pop U.S. R&B U.S. Such a shame the world lost her at such a young age. 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. Pop* U.S. R&B, 14. Baby Im For Real The Originals / U.S. R&B, 6. Fingertips-Part 2 Little Stevie Wonder / U.S. Johnny Bristol Hang in there Baby should have been listed. Mamas Pearl The Jackson 5 / U.S. R&B*, 2. 6. Co-written by Pam Sawyer, whod been fashioning songs for Ross since Love Child, this is one of the best disco records ever made. Adult Contemporary, 9. r), working up a plush, Caribbean-inspired groove that fits like an impeccably tailored velvet suit. Sam Armstrong. 17. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted Jimmy Ruffin. [C# Fm B D# G#m] Chords for Diana Ross Supremes Motown "Forever Came Today" My Extended Version! Stop! I Love Your Smile Shanice / U.S. R&B, 8. Either way, Dancing In The Street was an anthem. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game The Marvelettes / U.S. R&B*, 9. Pop*, 2. This Motown song has since been revived at critical junctures, with covers by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Bruce Springsteen. 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 . Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday Boyz II Men / U.S. R&B, 6. 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. R.S. Think weve missed any of the best Motown songs? #1 cover versions by Paul Young: U.S. K.G. 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. Overjoyed Stevie Wonder / U.S. James Jamerson, Bongo Eddie, Robert White, Earl Van Dyke. 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. 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. It made US No.50 in 1966 and had to wait until 1971 to become a UK No.3. With a Number Three pop hit that was his first single to top the R&B charts, Wonder was just getting started. Pop* U.S. R&B, 4. Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill Smokey Robinson) / U.S. R&B, 2. It feels so real but its just my imagination running away from me. The tune is one of Kendricks finest vocals the Tempts Otis Williams remembers him staying up all night to nail it but by the time it hit Number One, Kendricks, who had become frustrated with the Temptations, had already quit the group. But as heard on its most enduring single, the all-white Rare Earth turned out to be a decent fit for Berry Gordys posse. 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. Far from the tales of carefree romance popular in Sixties Motown, the song cautions against the smiling faces that pretend to be your friend and dont tell the truth. The group wouldnt reach that level of success again, but the song earned notable covers by everyone from Rare Earth to Joan Osborne.
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