The Temptations, Meet The Temptations

Gordy Records 1964     G 911

notes:
Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by 

The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
 It includes most of the group's early singles except for the first, 

"Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,
 "Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);

 as well as the single
"Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"), 

in which the group is credited as The Pirates.
 Also included is the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".
Recorded     Spring 1961 - January 1964
Genre     Soul/doo wop
Length     31:33

credits:

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto) 

(all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) ("The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
    Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Producer     Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield

Personnel for "The Way You Do The Things You Do"

    Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks
    Background vocals by Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
    Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
        Bass: James Jamerson
        Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
        Guitar: Eddie Willis
        Piano: Earl Van Dyke
        Tenor saxophone solo: Henry Cosby
   

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do
A2 I Want A Love I Can See
A3 Dream Come True     
A4 Paradise
A5 May I Have This Dance    
A6 Isn't She Pretty     
B1 Just Let Me Know    
B2 Your Wonderful Love     
B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See     
B4 Check Yourself    
B5 Slow Down Heart    
B6 Farewell, My Love

    
    "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers)
      (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46
    "I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:33
    "(You're My) Dream Come True" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:57
    "Paradise" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:52
    "May I Have This Dance" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield) 

(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:13
    "Isn't She Pretty" (Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks,
     Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant) 2:45

Side two

    "Just Let Me Know" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:56
    "Your Wonderful Love" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:52
    "The Further You Look, the Less You See" (Robinson, Whitfield) 

(lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:21
    "Check Yourself" (Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Gordy, Otis Williams)
     (lead singer: Paul Williams; intro: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:48
    "Slow Down Heart" (Robinson) (lead singers: Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:36
    "Farewell My Love" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
      Paul Williams, Al Bryant) 2:28


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The Temptations – All Directions

Translator

 

Gordy Records 1972 – G 962L

Notes:

All Directions is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy
(Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield.
The LP features the  hit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",
a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single.
"Papa" won three Grammy Awards in 1973: Best R&B Performance
by a Group for the Temptations, Best R&B Instrumental Performance
 for Whitfield and arranger/conductor Paul Riser's instrumental
 version of "Papa" on the single's b-side


credits:
    Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Damon Harris – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Richard Street – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams – vocals (second tenor/baritone)
    The Andantes – additional background vocals on "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"
    Norman Whitfield – producer
    The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
    Billy Cooper, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin (aka Wah Wah Watson),
    Robert Ward, Paul Warren, Robert White, Eddie Willis – guitars
    Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones, Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith – drums
    Earl Van Dyke – piano
    Johnny Griffith – organ
    Bob Babbitt, James Jamerson, Leroy Taylor – bass
    Jack Ashford – tambourine, maracas, sticks, etc.
    Jack Brokensha – timpani, vibes, bells, gourd
    Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongo, conga
    Maurice Davis – trumpet

Recorded    May 15, June 14, June 22 and 28, 1972
Studio    Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan

tracklist:

A1        Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
2:56
A2        Run Charlie Run
Written-By – Jan Forman, C. Maurice King*
2:59
A3        Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
11:46
B1        Love Woke Me Up This Morning
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*
2:38
B2        I Ain't Got Nothin'
Written-By – Evans King, C. Maurice King*
3:30
B3        The First Time Ever
Written-By – Ewan Maccoll
3:59
B4        Mother Nature
Written-By – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
2:54
B5        Do Your Thing
Written-By – Isaac Hayes
2:52 

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The Undisputed Truth – Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

Translator

 

Gordy records 1972 – G 7117F

notes:

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown
recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much
better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations
was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became
a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and
Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original
Undisputed Truth version, which was released as a single in May 1972

credits:
Lead and background vocals by Joe Harris, Billie Rae Calvin, and Brenda Joyce
Songwriter(s)    
Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong
Producer(s)    Norman Whitfield
Released    May 9, 1972


tracklist:

A        Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Songwriter – Whitfield-Strong
3:25
B        Friendship Train
Songwriter – Whitfield-Strong
4:45

 

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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown: The Story Of The Funk Brothers

Translator

Artisan Home Entertainment ‎– 13780

MAY 2002

credits:

Backing Vocals – Carla Benson, Cherokee Pree, Dawn Blandford,
Delbert Nelson, John Ingram, Keith Benson, Kizzy Jester, Misty Love
Bass – Bob Babbitt
Cello – Anthony Pirollo, Richard Hotchkiss
Choir – IDMR Detroit Choir, The
Congas – Treaty Womack
Drums – Richard Allen, Uriel Jones
Flute – Angela Falco, Dayna Hartwick, Tom Scott
French Horn – Joe Buono, Ted Greenberg, Virginia Cunningham
Guitar – Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky*, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina
Keyboards – Dee Pappas, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Rudy Robinson
Liner Notes – Allan Slutsky, Harry Weinger
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Saxophone – Ernest Rodgers*, Kasuku Mafia*,
Michael Pedicin*, Ron Kerber, Tom Scott, Bill Zaccagni*
Trombone – Edward Gooch, Ron Kischuk
Trumpet – Evan Solot, Marcus Belgrave, Maurice Davis
Vibraphone – Jack Ashford
Viola – David Giles, Davis Barnett
Violin – Florence Rosensweig, Igor Szwec, Larry Abramovitz,
Luigi Mazzochi, Madeline Cabano, Olga Konopelski*, Orest Artymiw

Producer – Allan Slutsky (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15),
Harry Weinger (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15),
Brian Holland And Lamont Dozier (tracks: 1.4, 1.10),
Ted Greenberg (tracks: 1-1 to 1-15)

tracks list:

Tracklist Hide Credits
        Original Soundtrack Album
1-1     –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne     (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave     3:01
1-2     –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello*     You've Really Got A Hold On Me     3:28
1-3     –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins     Do You Love Me     3:21
1-4     –Funk Brothers, The     Bernadette Bass – James JamersonVoice – Levi Stubbs* 3:16
1-5     –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert     Reach Out I'll Be There     3:16
1-6     –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper     Ain't No Proud To Beg     3:00
1-7     –Funk Brothers, The With Gerald Levert     Shotgun     3:11
1-8     –Funk Brothers, The With Joan Osborne     What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted     4:23
1-9     –Funk Brothers, The With Ben Harper     I Heard It Through The Grapevine     3:49
1-10     –Funk Brothers, The     You Keep Me Hangin' On Guitar – Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Robert White 3:16
1-11     –Funk Brothers, The With Bootsy Collins     Cool Jerk     3:00
1-12     –Funk Brothers, The With Meshell Ndegeocello     Cloud Nine Lead Vocals [Additional] – John Ingram 4:41
1-13     –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan     What's Going On     4:00
1-14     –Funk Brothers, The With Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan    
Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough MC – Jay Butler  4:58
1-15     –Earl Van Dyke     The Flick     4:11

Bonus Tracks

1-16     –John Lee Hooker     Boom Boom     2:32
1-17     –Jackie Wilson     (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher     2:59
1-18     –Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band*     Scorpio     4:04

        In The Snakepit: Naked Instrumental Remixes Of The Original Hits
2-1     –Bootsy Collins     "Funk Brothers In The House" Voice – Bootsy Collins 0:13
2-2     –Funk Brothers, The     Standing In The Shadows Of Love     3:21
2-3     –Joe Hunter     Dialogue: Joe Hunter , In The Beginning Interviewee – Joe Hunter 0:31
2-4     –Funk Brothers, The     The One Who Really Loves You     2:28
2-5     –Funk Brothers, The     Pride And Joy Backing Vocals – The Vandellas, 2:12
2-6     –Robert White     Dialogue: Robert White Invents A Classic Interviewee – Robert White 0:38
2-7     –Funk Brothers, The     My Girl     3:04
2-8     –Funk Brothers, The     Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart     3:30
2-9     –Earl Van Dyke Quartet, The*     Don't Mess With Bill (Live At The 20 Grand Club)     3:14
2-10     –Funk Brothers, The     The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game     2:55
2-11     –Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford    
Dialogue: Eddie, Uriel And Jack, Speaking The "Language"
Interviewee – Eddie Willis, Jack Ashford, Uriel Jones 0:23
2-12     –Funk Brothers, The     I Second That Emotion     3:03
2-13     –Funk Brothers, The     I Was Made To Love Her     2:57
2-14     –Richard "Pistol" Allen*     Dialogue: "Pistol" Picks Up The Beat
nterviewee – Richard Allen 0:18
2-15     –Funk Brothers, The     I Heard It Through The Grapevine     3:04
2-16     –Funk Brothers, The     Home Cookin'     3:25
2-17     –Funk Brothers, The     For Once In My Life     3:03
2-18     –Jack Ashford     Dialogue: Jack In The Club Groove
Interviewee – Jack Ashford 0:29
2-19     –Funk Brothers, The     I Can't Get Next To You     2:46
2-20     –Funk Brothers, The     It's A Shame     3:30
2-21     –Funk Brothers, The     Ain't No Mountain High Enough     6:39
2-22     –Eddie Willis     Dialogue: Eddie Takes It To The Bridge
Interviewee – Eddie Willis 1:02
2-23     –Funk Brothers, The     Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)     3:12
2-24     –Lamont Dozier     Dialogue: Lamont Dozier: Feeling The Funk, Brother
Interviewee – Lamont Dozier 0:29
        Bonus Track
2-25     –Temptations, The & James Jamerson     You're My Everything
Bass – James JamersonVocals – Temptations, The

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Kim Weston – Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)

 

Gordy records 1965– G-7046

notes:

"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" is a song
written by the premier Motown songwriting/production
team of the 1960s Holland–Dozier–Holland. The first hit
 recording was sung by Kim Weston in 1965.


tracklist:


A        Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
Producer – Holland & Dozier
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
2:55
B        Don't Compare Me With Her
Producer – Holland & Dozier, Stevenson*
Written-By – Holland & Dozier, Bradford*
2:41

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Marvin Gaye And Kim Weston Take Two

 

Tamla records 1966 S 270

 notes:

Take Two was a duet album by Motown label mates Marvin Gaye and
Kim Weston, released August 25, 1966 on the Motown's Tamla label.
 The album was titled after its most successful selection, the Top 5
 R&B/Top 20 Pop hit "It Takes Two", which was to this point Gaye's
most successful duet with another singer. The album also featured
 the modest hit "What Good Am I Without You?".
Shortly after this album was released, Weston left Motown in a dispute
 over royalties (coincidentally, Mary Wells had departed from Motown
two years prior after also recording a duets album - Together - with Gaye).
 Weston's replacement as Gaye's duet partner was Tammi Terrell, who
recorded several successful hit singles with Gaye during the late 1960s.

credits:
    Marvin Gaye - vocals
    Kim Weston - vocals
    The Andantes - backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12)
    The Spinners - backing vocals (track 10)
    The Funk Brothers - instrumentation

Released    August 25, 1966
Recorded    1964-1966; Hitsville USA, Detroit, Michigan, USA

tracklist:

A1        It Takes Two
Written-By – S. Moy*
2:53
A2        I Love You, Yes I Do
Written-By – H. Glover*, S. Nix*
2:18
A3        Baby I Need Your Loving
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
3:09
A4        It's Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love)
Written-By – S. Moy*, V. Bullock*
3:27
A5        Baby Say Yes
Written-By – K. Weston*
3:12
A6        What Good Am I Without You
Written-By – A. Higdon*
2:50
B1        Till There Was You
Written-By – M. Willson*
2:24
B2        Love Fell On Me
Written-By – S. Moy*
2:25
B3        Secret Love
Written-By – P. Webster*, S. Fain*
2:44
B4        I Want You 'Round
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*
2:24
B5        Heaven Sent You I Know
Written-By – H. Cosby*, V. Bullock*
3:01
B6        When We're Together
Written-By – S. Moy*, V. Bullock*
2:36

 

 

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Martha and The Vandellas Dance Party

Gordy records  1965  S 915

notes:

Dance Party is a 1965 studio album released by American Motown
and soul girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Gordy (Motown) label.
 The album was the group's third and, much like The Miracles' Mickey's
Monkey album, mainly consisted of dance tunes.

Credits

    Martha Reeves - lead vocals; backing vocals on "There He Is (At My Door)" and "Hitch Hike"
    Rosalind Ashford - backing vocals
    Betty Kelly - backing vocals (except "There He Is (At My Door)")
    Annette Beard - backing vocals on "Hitch Hike" and "There He Is (At My Door)"
    Mickey Stevenson - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow",
  "Nowhere to Run", "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike")
    Ivy Jo Hunter - backing vocals (except on "Dancing Slow", "Nowhere to Run",
  "There He Is (At My Door)", "Mickey's Monkey" and "Hitch Hike"); tire iron on "Dancing in the Street";
    percussion on "Wild One"; snow chains on "Nowhere to Run"
    The Funk Brothers - instrumentation:[2][3]
        James Jamerson - bass on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
        Marvin Gaye - drums on "Dancing in the Street" and "Hitch Hike"; piano on "Hitch Hike"
        Benny Benjamin - drums on "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
        Earl Van Dyke - piano on "Nowhere to Run" and "Hitch Hike"
        Jack Ashford - tambourine on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
        Joe Messina - guitar on "Dancing in the Street" and "Hitch Hike"
        Eddie Willis - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
        Robert White - guitar on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
        Russ Conway - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
        Herbert Williams - trumpet on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
        George Bohanon - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
        Paul Riser - trombone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One" and "Nowhere to Run"
        Henry Cosby - tenor saxophone on "Dancing in the Street", "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"
        Thomas "Beans" Bowles - baritone saxophone on "Dancing in the Street"; flute on "Hitch Hike"
        Mike Terry - baritone saxophone on "Wild One", "Nowhere to Run", and "Hitch Hike"

Recorded    June 19, 1964, Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan, U.S.


Producer    HollandDozierHolland, William "Mickey" Stevenson

tracklist:

A1        Dancing In The Street
Written-By – Gaye*, Stevenson*
2:37
A2        Dancing Slow
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*, Weatherspoon*
2:12
A3        Wild One
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*
2:41
A4        Nowhere To Run
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
2:55
A5        Nobody'll Care
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*, Wonder*
2:19
A6        There He Is (At My Door)
Written-By – Holland*, Gorman*, Dozier*
2:30
B1        Mobile Lil The Dancing Witch
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*
2:10
B2        Dance Party
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*
2:18
B3        Motoring
Written-By – Stevenson*
2:44
B4        The Jerk
Written-By – Stevenson-Hunter*
2:13
B5        Mickey's Monkey
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
2:33
B6        Hitch Hike
Written-By – Paul*, Gaye*, Stevenson*
2:32

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The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack

 

V.I.P.  records 1964 – V.I.P.-25007

Notes:

The Velvelettes were an American singing girl group,
signed to Motown in the 1960s. Their biggest chart success
occurred in 1964, when Norman Whitfield produced "Needle in a Haystack",



tracklist:

A        Needle In A Haystack
Producer – Norman Whitfield
Written By – Stevenson-Whitfield
2:29
B        Should I Tell Them
Producer – Wm. Stevenson*
Written By – Stevenson-Whitfield
2:48

A: Recorded July 17, 1964.
B: Recorded February 1, 1963.

 

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Jimmy Ruffin Sings Top Ten

 

Soul records 1966   SM704

notes:

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin
and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966. It is a ballad,
with lead singer Jimmy Ruffin recalling the pain that befalls the broken-hearted
who had love that's now departed.
The tune was written by William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, and James Dean,
and the recording was produced by Weatherspoon and William "Mickey" Stevenson.
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" remains one of the most-revived of Motown's hits.


credits:

Lead vocals by Jimmy Ruffin
    Background vocals by the Originals (Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines,
     Hank Dixon, Joe Stubbs)
     and the Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, Louvain Demps)
    Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers

tracklist:

A1 I've Passed This Way Before
    Written By  J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:48     
A2 Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
    Written By  B. Strong, N. Whitfield 2:40     
A3 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
    Written By  J. Dean, P. Riser, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:57     
A4 As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love
    Written By  Wm. Robinson 2:51     
A5 Halfway To Paradise
    Written By  C. King, G. Goffin 2:59     
A6 Black Is Black
    Written By  Grainger, Hayes, Wadey 3:22     
B1 Bless You
    Written By  B. Mann, C. Weil 2:52     
B2 Since I've Lost You
    Written By  N. Whitfield 2:22     
B3 World So Wide, Nowhere To Hide (From Your Heart)
    Written By  J. Dean, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:49     
B4 I Want Her Love
    Written By  E. Holland, N. Whitfield 2:42     
B5 Tomorrow's Tears
    Written By  J. Dean, P. Riser, S. McMullen, Wm. Weatherspoon 2:58     
B6 How Can I Say I'm Sorry
    Written By  J. Gilliam, N. Whitfield, S. Potts 2:31


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Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell ‎– Easy

 Tamla records ‎1969 – S-294

notes:

Easy is an album recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,
and released by Motown Records on September 16, 1969
under the Tamla Records label. One song on the album,
"Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By", was a hit single and
 remains popular to this day.  

credits:
    Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
    Valerie Simpson – lead vocals with additional background vocals
    Tammi Terrell – lead vocals with additional background vocals
    The Originals – background vocals
    The Andantes – background vocals
    The Spinners – background vocals
    The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Recorded    1969
Studio    Hitsville, USA, Detroit, Michigan

Producer    
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson,
Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol


A1     Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By 2:52
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
A2     California Soul 2:46
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
A3     Love Woke Me Up This Morning  2:29
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
A4     This Poor Heart Of Mine 2:39
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
A5     I'm Your Puppet 2:56
Written-By – Penn*, Oldham*
A6     The Onion Song 2:55
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
B1     What You Gave Me 2:40
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
B2     Baby I Need Your Loving 2:59
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
B3     I Can't Believe You Love Me 2:42
Written-By – J. Bristol, H. Fuqua*
B4     How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It) 2:49
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
B5     More, More, More 2:29
Written-By – C. Wilson*, H. Fuqua*, J. Bristol*, W. Jackson*
B6     Satisfied Feelin' 2:50
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*

 

 

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The Four Tops ‎– Still Waters Run Deep

Motown records 1970 ‎– MS 704

notes:

Still Waters Run Deep is a 1970 album by the American vocal group Four Tops.
Released in March 1970 on the Motown label. Produced by longtime
Norman Whitfield associate Frank Wilson, the album returned (the) Four Tops
to the Top 40 on the Billboard album chart where it remained for 42 weeks
 The album yielded the popular Top 30 hits

credits:

    Levi Stubbs - lead vocals (baritone)
    Abdul Fakir - tenor vocals
    Lawrence Payton - tenor vocals
    Renaldo Benson - bass vocals

Others
David Van DePitte, Jerry Long, Jimmy Roach - arrangers
The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
Marv Tarplin - guitar
Brenda Joyce Evans, Billie Rae Calvin, and The Andantes - additional backing vocals
Curtis McNair - art direction

Recorded    1969-70
Hitsville USA (Studio A), Detroit, Michigan
Producer    Frank Wilson

 Tracklist:

A1     Still Water (Love) 2:57
Written-By – Wilson*, W. Robinson*
A2     Reflections 3:20
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
A3     It's All In The Game 2:44
Written-By – Sigman*, Dawes*
A4     Everybody's Talking 2:53
Written-By – Neil*
A5     Love Is The Answer 2:27
Written-By – Wilson*, Wakefield*, Robinson*
B1     I Wish I Were Your Mirror 2:59
Written-By – Wilson*, Sawyer*
B2     Elusive Butterfly 2:58
Written-By – Lind*
B3     Bring Me Together 2:57
Written-By – Wilson*, Wakefield*
B4     L.A. (My Town) 2:58
Written-By – Matthews*
B5     Still Water (Peace) 2:39
Written-By – Wilson*, Robinson*

 

 

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The Marvelettes Sing (Smash Hits Of 1962)

 

Tamla records 1962 ‎– TM 229

 notes:

Originally released in April '62, the album was
initially titled "Smash Hits Of 1962" but was
retitled in 1963 as "Sing". Also worth noting
is the typographical error which occurred on
the front cover; "Marveletts" is missing an 'e

• Producer – Mickey Stevenson

tracklist:

A1 Mashed Potato Time
 Sheldon, Land
A2 Love Letters     
V. Young, E. Heyman
A3 The One Who Really Loves You
 Wm. Robinson    
A4 Twistin' The Night Away     
S. Cooke
A5 Hey Baby
Cobb, Channel        
B1 Twistin' Postman
Holland, Bateman, Stevenson        
B2 Good Luck Charm
Schroeder, Gold    
B3 Slow Twist
 J. Sheldon    
B4 Lover Please
B. Swan
B5 Dream Baby
C. Walker

 

 

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The Marvelettes - Sophisticated Soul

Tamla Records   TS 286

notes:

Sophisticated Soul is the eighth album issued by Motown girl-group
the Marvelettes. It is the first album to feature Ann Bogan who replaced
 Gladys Horton in 1967 (although Horton's voice is featured on a few of the tracks),
 and most of the lead vocals are by Wanda Young. Like many Motown albums
 produced in the late 1960s, Sophisticated Soul featured backing from the Andantes,
 Motown's premier backing group, on certain tracks,
others feature Bogan and Katherine Anderson.


credits:

    Wanda Young — lead vocals, except on "I'm Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can"
    Katherine Anderson — backing vocals (side 2, tracks 1–3, and 5)
    Ann Bogan — backing vocals (side 2, tracks 5), lead vocals on "I'm Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can"
    Gladys Horton — backing vocals (side 2, tracks 1-3)
    The Andantes — backing vocals (side 1, tracks 1, 3–6; side 2, tracks 1-4, 6)
    Melvin Franklin — spoken intro on "My Baby Must Be a Magician"
    Smokey Robinson — producer
    Ashford & Simpson — producers, backing vocals on "Destination: Anywhere"
    The Funk Brothers — instrumentation
    Marv Tarplin — guitar

Recorded    1966–1968
 at Hitsville U.S.A. Studios, Detroit, MI
and Golden World Recording Studios, Detroit, MI
A1, A4, A5, B2, B4 produced by Smokey Robinson
A2 produced by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson
A3 produced by Frank Wilson
A6, B3 produced by William Weatherspoon and James Dean
B1, B5 produced by Ivy Jo Hunter
B6 produced by Richard Morris


tracklist:

A1 My Baby Must Be A Magician
    Written-By  Wm. Robinson*     
A2 Destination: Anywhere
    Written-By  Ashford, Simpson*      
A3 I'm Gonna Hold On Long As I Can
    Written-By  Wilson*, Manns*      
A4 Here I Am Baby
    Written-By  Wm. Robinson*     
A5 You're The One For Me Bobby
    Written-By  Wm. Robinson*     
A6 Reachin' For Something I Can't Have
    Written-By  Weatherspoon*, Dean, Weatherspoon*     
B1 Your Love Can Save Me
    Written-By  Ashford, Simpson*     
B2 You're The One
    Written-By  Wm. Robinson*     
B3 Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit
    Written-By  Dean, Weatherspoon*, Barnes*     
B4 What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*     
B5 The Stranger
    Written-By  I. Hunter*      
B6 Someway, Somehow
    Written-By  Morris, Moy

 

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The Marvelettes ‎– In Full Bloom

Tamla records 1969 ‎– TS288,

notes:

In Full Bloom is the ninth studio album by Motown girl-group
the Marvelettes released on the Tamla record label in 1969.
 It was the last record to feature any Marvelettes besides
 Wanda Young on the cover or on vinyl.

credits:
    Wanda Young – lead vocals (except on "Everybody Knows (But You)")
    Katherine Anderson – backing vocals (side 1, track 6; side 2,
     tracks 1, 2, 4, and 6)
    Ann Bogan – lead vocals (on "Everybody Knows (But You)");
    backing vocals (side 1, track 6)
    Gladys Horton – backing vocals (side 2, tracks 1, 2, 4 and 6)
    The Andantes – backing vocals (all tracks)
    The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
    Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
    William Weatherspoon – producer (side 1, tracks 1, 5 and 6; side 2,
    tracks 1, 2, and 6)
    James Dean – producer (side 1, tracks 1, 5 and 6; side 2, tracks 1, 2, and 6)
    Clay McMurray – producer (side 1, track 3)
    Raynard Miner – producer (side 1, tracks 2 and 4)
    William Stevenson – producer (side 2, track 3)
    Ivy Jo Hunter – producer (side 2, tracks 3 and 4)
    Henry Cosby – producer (side 2, track 5)

Art Direction – Curtis McNair
Design [Cover Design] – Ken Kim
Photography By – J. Dempknock

Recorded    Hitsville, USA; 1966-1969


tracklist:

A1     Seeing Is Believing
Written-By – J. Dean*, S. Bowden*, Wm. Weatherspoon*
2:57    
A2     Sunshine Days
Written-By – J. Bradford*, R. Miner*
3:05    
A3     That's How Heartaches Are Made
Written-By – B. Raleigh*, B. Halley*
2:55    
A4     The Truth's Outside My Door
Written-By – J. Bradford*, R. Miner*
2:42    
A5     I Have Someone (Who Loves Me Too)
Written-By – J. Dean*, P. Riser*, Wm. Weatherspoon*
2:54    
A6     Uptown
Written-By – B. Mann, C. Well*
2:27    
B1     At Last I See Love As It Really Is
Written-By – J. Dean*, S. McMullen*, Wm. Weatherspoon*
2:50    
B2     Now Is The Time For Love
Written-By – J. Dean*, S. Bowden*, Wm. Weatherspoon*
2:50    
B3     Too Many Tears, Too Many Times
Written-By – E. Dozier*, I. Hunter, Wm. Stevenson*
3:01    
B4     Rainy Mourning
Written-By – B. Verdi*, I. Hunter*
2:51    
B5     Everbody Knows (But You)
Written-By – H. Cosby*, W. Washington*
2:48    
B6     Love Silent, Love Deep
Written-By – J. Dean*, Wm. Weatherspoon*
2:58   

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The Temptations ‎– The Temptin' Temptations

Gordy records 1965  – 914

notes:

The Temptin' Temptations is a 1965 album by The Temptations
 for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album includes several of
 the group's hits from 1965, and also includes a handful of
 singles that were not included on the Temptations' first 1965
 album, The Temptations Sing Smokey. Among these are the 1964
 singles "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", "I'll Be in Trouble",
 and "The Girl's Alright With Me"; and 1965 singles
"Since I Lost My Baby", "My Baby", and "Don't Look Back".


Released    November 1, 1965
Recorded    1965

credits:

Performers:

David Ruffin: vocals (baritone/tenor/falsetto)
Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
The Andantes: additional background vocals on "Just Another Lonely Night"
Jimmy Ruffin: additional background vocals on "Born To Love You"


Producers:

Smokey Robinson: "Since I Lost My Baby", "The Girl's Alright with Me",
 "My Baby", "You've Got to Earn It", "Don't Look Back", "I'll Be in Trouble",
 "You're the One I Need", Executive Producer (Album)
Norman Whitfield: "The Girl's Alright with Me", "Everybody Needs Love",
 "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", "I Gotta Know Now"
William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter: "Just Another Lonely Night",
 "Born to Love You"

musicians:
the funk brothers


tracklist:


A1         Since I Lost My Baby    2:56    
A2         The Girl's Alright With Me    2:49    
A3         Just Another Lonely Night    2:57    
A4         My Baby    3:00    
A5         You've Got To Earn It    2:34    
A6         Everybody Needs Love    2:54    
B1         Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)    2:17    
B2         Don't Look Back    2:50    
B3         I Gotta Know Now    2:34    
B4         Born To Love You    2:36    
B5         I'll Be In Trouble    2:54    
B6         You're The One I Need    2:23    


 Written-By :
Grant (A5), Kendricks ( A2), Holland ( A2, A6, B1, B3),
 Hunter ( A3, B4), Whitfield ( A2, A6, B1, B3), Rogers (A4),
White ( B2), Robinson ( A1, A4, A5, B2, B5, B6), Moore ( A1, A4),
 Stevenson ( A3, B4)

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The Supremes ‎– Meet The Supremes

 

Motown records 1962 – MT 606

notes:

Meet the Supremes is the debut studio album by The Supremes,
released in late 1962 on Motown.
The LP includes the group's singles: "I Want a Guy",
 "Buttered Popcorn", "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
 and "Let Me Go the Right Way".

credits:

Diane Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Barbara Martinlead and background vocals
The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
Berry Gordy: producer (some tracks); Album executive producer
Smokey Robinson: producer (some tracks)
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier: producers on "Time Changes Things"
Raymona Liles Gordy: musitron & ondioline instrumentation
(some tracks); producer on "(He's) Seventeen"

Recorded    October, 1960–September, 1962
Studio    Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit

tracklist:

A1 Your Heart Belongs To Me
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*
A2 Who's Lovin' You
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*   
A3 Baby Don't Go
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*   
A4 Buttered Popcorn
Written-By – Barney Ales, Berry Gordy Jr.*
A5 I Want A Guy
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*, Brian Holland,
Edward Holland, Jr., Freddie Gorman
B1 You Bring Back Memories
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*   
B2 The Boy That Got Away
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*   
B3 Play A Sad Song
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*   
B4 Never Again
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*   
B5 (He's) Seventeen
Written-By – Marv Johnson, Raynoma Liles Gordy

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Jr. Walker and The All Stars – Road Runner

 

Soul records 1966 – SM-703

notes:

Road Runner is a 1966 album by Junior Walker & the All-Stars.
The band's second album, it reached #6 on Billboard's Top R&B
Albums chart and #64 on Billboard's Top Albums chart,
 launching four hit singles.First released on record by Motown's Soul label

credits:

James Graves – drums
Vic Thomas – keyboards
Junior Walker – saxophone, vocals
Willie Woods – guitar
James Jamerson - bass

Producer   
Johnny Bristol, Henry Cosby, Lamont Dozier,
Harvey Fuqua, Berry Gordy, Jr.,
Brian Holland, Lawrence Horn,
Mickey Stevenson

tracklist:

A1        (I'm A) Road Runner
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
2:46
A2        How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*
3:02
A3        Pucker Up Buttercup
Written-By – Coggins*, Fuqua*, Bristol*
3:15
A4        Money (That's What I Want)
Written-By – B. Gordy*, J. Bradford*
4:25
A5        Last Call
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, L. Horn*, W. Woods*
2:22
A6        Anyway You Wannta'
Written By – H. & G. Fuqua
Written-By – Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Harvey Fuqua
2:40
B1        Baby You Know You Ain't Right
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, L. Horn*
2:31
B2        Ame' Cherie (Soul Darling)
Written-By – J. Graves*, L. Horn*, Thomas*, W. Woods*
4:09
B3        Twist Lackawanna
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, H. Fuqua*, R. White*
2:16
B4        San-Ho-Zay
Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*
2:59
B5        Mutiny
Written-By – H. Cosby*
3:50

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Jr. Walker and The All Stars ‎– Soul Session

Soul  records 1966 ‎– SS 702

notes:

The original line up consisted of
Jr. Walker tenor sax
Willie Woods bass,
Vic Thomas organ,
Billy Nix drums.

credits:

Producer – Harvey Fuqua
 
tracklist:

A1        Good Rockin'
Written-By – Autry DeWalt
2:55
A2        Hewbie Steps Out
Written-By – V. Thomas*
2:58
A3        Shake Everything
Written-By – A. DeWalt*, W. Woods*
2:57
A4        Everybody Get Together
Written-By – A. DeWalt*, W. Woods*
4:18
A5        Mark Anthony (Speaks)
Written-By – A. DeWalt*
2:48
A6        Us
Written-By – DeWalt*
2:23
B1        Moonlight In Vermont
Written-By – Karl Suessdorf
3:30
B2        Decidedly
Written-By – H. Fuqua*, R. White*
2:16
B3        Eight Hour Drag
Written-By – A. Dewalt*
3:04
B4        Brainwasher
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, H. Fuqua*, W. Woods*
2:45
B5        Three Four Three
Written-By – H. Fuqua*
2:47
B6        Satan's Blues
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, W. Woods*
4:22

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Jr. Walker And The All Stars ‎– Home Cookin'

Soul ‎records 1969 – SS710

 

tracks list:

A1 Come See About Me
Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland
A2 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Written-By – J. Bristol, H. Fuqua*, V. Bullock*
A3 Home Cookin'
Written-By – E. Willis*, H. Cosby*, M. Moy*
A4 Sweet Soul
Written-By – H. Fuqua, J. Bristol*, V. Bullock*
A5 Hip City (Pt. 1)
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, E. Hollis*
B1 Hip City (Pt. 2)
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, J. Bradford*
B2 Sweet Daddy Deacon
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, W. Nicks*, V. Thomas*
B3 Fannie Mae
Written-By – Robinson*, Brown*
B4 The Things I Do For You
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, L. Horn*
B5 Baby Ain't You Shame
Written-By – A. Dewalt*, L. Horn*, S. Moy*

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Junior Walker And The All Stars - Moody Jr.

 

Soul records 1971   S 733L

credits:

    Arranged By – Willie Shorter
    Art Direction – Curtis McNair
    Coordinator [Album] – Marshall Murphy
    Producer – Johnny Bristol

tracklist:

A1        Way Back Home   
W. Felder, J. Bristol, G. Knight   
A2        I Don't Want To Do Wrong   
J. Bristol, G. Knight, W. Guest, M. Knight, C. Schaffner   
A3    Bristol's Way   
J. Bristol   
A4 Don't Blame The Children    M. McLeod,
J. Bristol   
A5    Me And My Family   
G. Knight, J. Bristol   
B     Groove Thang   
J. Bristol   
B2    Still Water Medley   
W. Robinson, F. Wilson   
B3 Never Can Say Goodbye   
C. Davis   
B4    Walk In The Night
    J. Bristol, M. McLeod   
B5 Moody Junior
    J. Bristol
         

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