Motown: The History

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Tracklist

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1CD: Motown – In the Beginning (1959–1963)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Money (That’s What I Want)Barrett Strong2:36
2Shop Around
recording of:
Shop Around
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:50
3Bye Bye Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1960-08)
producer:
Berry Gordy, Jr.
recording of:
Bye Bye Baby (in 1960-08)
lyricist and composer:
Mary Wells (Motown singer)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division (in 1960)
Mary Wells2:55
4Ain’t It BabySmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:33
5I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
writer:
Berry Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Mary Wells2:50
6What’s So Good About Goodbye
recording of:
What’s So Good About Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:21
7Please Mr. Postman
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes2:27
8Playboy
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Marvelettes2:46
9The One Who Really Loves You
recording of:
The One Who Really Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells2:28
10I’ll Try Something NewSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:40
11Jamie
recording of:
Jamie
writer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Barrett Strong
Eddie Holland2:27
12(You’re My) Dream Come True
recording of:
Dream Come True
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Temptations2:56
13You Beat Me to the Punch
recording of:
You Beat Me to the Punch
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Mary Wells2:45
14Beechwood 4‒5789The Marvelettes2:12
15Do You Love Me
recording of:
Do You Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Contours2:54
16Stubborn Kind of Fellow
recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Marvin Gaye2:44
17Shake Sherrie
recording of:
Shake Sherrie
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Contours2:43
18Two Lovers
recording of:
Two Lovers
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Mary Wells2:49
19Let Me Go the Right Way
producer:
Berry Gordy
recording of:
Let Me Go the Right Way
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:32
20Pride and Joy
recording of:
Pride and Joy (Gaye/Whitfield/Stevenson)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
Marvin Gaye2:30
21Hitch Hike
recording of:
Hitch Hike
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
FCG Music, MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye2:30
22You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
recording of:
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Dominion Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., United Partnership Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:58
23Contract on Love
recording of:
Contract on Love
writer:
Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Stevie Wonder2:23
24A Breath Taking Guy
recording of:
A Breath Taking Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:22
25Your Old Stand ByMary Wells2:42
26Locking Up My Heart
recording of:
Locking Up My Heart
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
The Marvelettes2:22
27Come and Get These Memories
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:28
28Fingertips (Part 2)Stevie Wonder3:10
2CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume One – The Dream (1963–1964)
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1(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:48
2I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’Bout My Baby
lyricist and composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye2:43
3Mickey’s Monkey
recording of:
Mickey’s Monkey
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:48
4You Lost the Sweetest Boy
recording of:
You Lost the Sweetest Boy
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Mary Wells2:29
5As Long as I Know He’s Mine
recording of:
As Long as I Know He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Marvelettes2:33
6Can I Get a Witness
recording of:
Can I Get a Witness
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Marvin Gaye2:49
7Just Loving You
Kim Weston3:19
8What’s Easy for Two Is Hard for OneMary Wells2:51
9I Gotta Dance to Keep From Crying
recording of:
I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:31
10When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross
recording of:
When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:38
11Quicksand
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:32
12Leaving Here
recording of:
Leaving Here
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Eddie Holland2:36
13You’re a Wonderful One
recording of:
You’re a Wonderful One
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Marvin Gaye2:44
14The Way You Do the Things You Do
recording of:
The Way You Do the Things You Do
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations42:46
15Can You Do It
recording of:
Can You Do It
writer:
Thelma Coleman Gordy (record label owner, songwriter) and Richard Street
The Contours2:19
16Try It Baby
recording of:
Try It Baby
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Marvin Gaye42:53
17In My Lonely Room
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:26
18My Guy
recording of:
My Guy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobette Music (UK) Ltd.
Mary Wells2:51
19Devil With the Blue Dress
Shorty Long3:14
20Just Ain’t Enough Love
recording of:
Just Ain’t Enough Love
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Holland–Dozier–Holland, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Eddie Holland2:28
21The Girl’s Alright With Me
producer:
Smokey Robinson and Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks
recording of:
The Girl’s Alright With Me
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Eddie Kendricks and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2:53
22I’ll Be in Trouble
recording of:
I’ll Be in Trouble
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Temptations2:57
23You’re My Remedy
recording of:
You’re My Remedy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Marvelettes3:04
24Where Did Our Love Go
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (on 1964-04-08)
bass:
James Jamerson (on 1964-04-08)
drums (drum set):
Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1964-04-08)
foot stomps [footstomps]:
Michael Valvano (on 1964-04-08)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (on 1964-04-08) and Eddie Willis (on 1964-04-08)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke (on 1964-04-08)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (on 1964-04-08)
background vocals:
Florence Ballard (on 1964-04-08) and Mary Wilson (on 1964-04-08)
lead vocals:
Diana Ross (on 1964-04-08)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1964-04-08)
recording of:
Where Did Our Love Go (on 1964-04-08)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland / Dozier / Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:33
25Baby I Need Your Loving
recording of:
Baby I Need Your Loving
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Four Tops2:47
26Sweet Thing
The Detroit Spinners2:42
27I Like It Like ThatSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:34
3CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Two – Family Affair (1964–1965)
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1When I’m Gone
Brenda Holloway2:13
2What Good Am I Without You
recording of:
What Good Am I Without You
writer:
Alphonso Higdon and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston2:57
3Dancing in the Street
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:41
4(Girl) Why You Wanna Make Me Blue
recording of:
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2:19
5Why Do You Want to Let Me Go
Marv Johnson2:59
6Jimmy Mack
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:55
7Ask the Lonely
recording of:
Ask the Lonely
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and Mickey Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Four Tops2:59
8That’s What Love Is Made OfSmokey Robinson & The Miracles2:51
9Candy to Me
recording of:
Candy to Me
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Eddie Holland2:28
10Come See About Me
recording of:
Come See About Me
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music Division
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:45
11Needle in a Haystack
The Velvelettes2:30
12How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
producer:
Lamont Dozier, Berry Gordy, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recording of:
How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) (on 1964-07-10)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Marvin Gaye52:59
13Baby Don’t You Do It
recording of:
Baby Don’t You Do It
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Agate Music
Marvin Gaye2:42
14Baby Love
recording of:
Baby Love
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:39
15Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
Kim Weston2:58
16Too Many Fish in the Sea
recording of:
Too Many Fish in the Sea
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
The Marvelettes2:31
17My Girl
recording of:
My Girl
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations2:45
18Nowhere to Run
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:48
19Can You Jerk Like Me
recording of:
Can You Jerk Like Me
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Contours2:31
20Back in My Arms Again
recording of:
Back in My Arms Again
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:56
21He Was Really Sayin’ Something
The Velvelettes2:32
22Shotgun
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:04
23Stop! In the Name of Love
recording of:
Stop! In the Name of Love
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:55
24It’s Growing
producer:
Smokey Robinson
background vocals:
The Andantes
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
recording of:
It’s Growing
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Temptations2:59
25Your Unchanging Love
recording of:
Your Unchanging Love
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Marvin Gaye3:12
26The Tracks of My Tears
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:57
27I’ll Be Doggone
recording of:
I’ll Be Doggone
writer:
Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin and Warren Moore
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Marvin Gaye2:50
4CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Three – Movin’ On Up (1965)
5CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Four – Here to Stay (1965–1966)
6CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume One – The Happening (1966–1967)
7CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume Two – Changing Times (1967–1968)
8CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume Three – a New Direction (1968–1969)
9CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume One – Funky Psychedelia (1970)
10CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume Two – Silk ’n’ Soul (1970–1971)
11CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume Three – Musical Revolution (1971–1972)
12CD: Motown – Mid Seventies Volume One – Boogie Down (1973–1974)
13CD: Motown – Mid Seventies Volume Two – A Quiet Storm (1974–1975)
14CD: Motown – Late Seventies Volume One – On the Upside (1976–1978)
15CD: Motown – Late Seventies Volume Two – Cruisin’ (1978–1979)
16CD: Motown – Early Eighties Volume One – Behind the Groove (1980–1981)
17CD: Motown – Early Eighties Volume Two – Endless Love (1981–1982)
18CD: Motown – Mid Eighties Volume One – All Night Long (1983–1984)
19CD: Motown – Mid Eighties Volume Two – Rhythm of the Night (1984–1985)
20CD: Motown – Late Eighties Volume One – One Heartbeat (1986–1988)
21CD: Motown – Late Eighties Volume Two – A New Era (1988–1989)