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Item Details
| Genre : | Dance & Soul | Catalogue Number : | 1787574 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Motown |
| Issued : | 12 Dec 2008 | Item sourced from : | International |
| Number of Discs : | 10 | ||
| Other : | Collection | ||
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HMV Review
The opening salvo to Universal's celebration of Motown's 50th anniversary, the ten-disc Motown: The Complete No. 1's wisely takes the broadest possible reading of number one, interpreting that phrase to mean any single that topped the R&B or pop charts or any international chart, or even songs that topped the charts in a cover version by another non-Motown artist...
or in the case of Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise, was even sampled by another artist. In other words, this 202-track set -- 192 hit singles, plus those ten bonus hits that were either covered or sample sources -- means to feature every Motown song that everybody knows and it pretty much does, although it also contains a lot of singles that most Motown fans don't know and there are a lot of well-known songs that aren't here, because using the top of the charts as a definitive yardstick for measuring popularity is problematic. Not every huge hit reaches the pole position, nor is every chart-topper an enduring piece of pop art, and if the competition for the top was tough, as it certainly was during Motown's heyday of the '60s, there might be a lot of songs left behind, as there are here. Nevertheless, it's still pretty shocking to realize that by the time disc three on this gargantuan set starts, Motown has already left Detroit for Los Angeles, leaving behind their period of greatest creativity and iconic power, as well as that house on West Grand Boulevard that serves as the model for the creative packaging on this deluxe set. That means that most of this set doesn't sound like Motown, at least according to the classic definition of the Motown sound, which may make it of considerably less interest to the kind of listener who would be drawn to a replica of the Motown museum, but the range of the set is nevertheless impressive. There is certainly a drop-off in quality as the label enters the '80s on disc seven, but there's not only plenty of terrific music between Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' Shop Around and Erykah Badu's Bag Lady, it's possible to hear the big picture of modern soul and R&B between these two extremes, which is pretty impressive indeed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
or in the case of Stevie Wonder's Pastime Paradise, was even sampled by another artist. In other words, this 202-track set -- 192 hit singles, plus those ten bonus hits that were either covered or sample sources -- means to feature every Motown song that everybody knows and it pretty much does, although it also contains a lot of singles that most Motown fans don't know and there are a lot of well-known songs that aren't here, because using the top of the charts as a definitive yardstick for measuring popularity is problematic. Not every huge hit reaches the pole position, nor is every chart-topper an enduring piece of pop art, and if the competition for the top was tough, as it certainly was during Motown's heyday of the '60s, there might be a lot of songs left behind, as there are here. Nevertheless, it's still pretty shocking to realize that by the time disc three on this gargantuan set starts, Motown has already left Detroit for Los Angeles, leaving behind their period of greatest creativity and iconic power, as well as that house on West Grand Boulevard that serves as the model for the creative packaging on this deluxe set. That means that most of this set doesn't sound like Motown, at least according to the classic definition of the Motown sound, which may make it of considerably less interest to the kind of listener who would be drawn to a replica of the Motown museum, but the range of the set is nevertheless impressive. There is certainly a drop-off in quality as the label enters the '80s on disc seven, but there's not only plenty of terrific music between Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' Shop Around and Erykah Badu's Bag Lady, it's possible to hear the big picture of modern soul and R&B between these two extremes, which is pretty impressive indeed. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Credits
Alonzo Miller(Composer), Andre Young(Composer), Angelo Bond(Composer), Anita Poree(Composer), Anna Gordy Gaye(Composer), Arthur Ross(Composer), Autry DeWalt II(Composer), Babyface(Composer), Barrett Strong(Composer), Berry Gordy, Jr.(Composer), Bob Dylan(Composer), Bobby David(Composer), Bobby Debarge(Composer), Bobby Rogers(Composer), Brenda Holloway(Composer), Brian Holland(Composer), Carl Sigman(Composer), Carlos Rios(Composer), Cary Gilbert(Composer), Charles Dawes(Composer), Charles Kipps(Composer), Chico Debarge(Composer), Christine Yarian(Composer), Clarence Paul(Composer), Clay McMurray(Composer), Clifton Davis(Composer), Cornelius Grant(Composer), Cynthia Weil(Composer), Daryl Simmons(Composer), Deke Richards(Composer), Dennis Lambert(Composer), Diane Warren(Composer), Don Black(Composer), Don Fletcher(Composer), Duane Hitchings(Composer), Ed Townsend(Composer), Eddie Holland(Composer), Eldra DeBarge(Composer), Elliot Willensky(Composer), Elroy Kahanek(Composer), Frank Devol(Composer), Frank Wilson(Composer), Franne Golde(Composer), Fred Jenkins(Composer), Freddie Gorman(Composer), Freddie Perren(Composer), Gene Griffin(Composer), Georgia Dobbins(Composer), Gerry Goffin(Composer), Greg Phillinganes(Composer), Hal Davis(Composer), Harold Hudson(Composer), Harry Booker(Composer), Harvey Fuqua(Composer), Henry Cosby(Composer), Ina Wolf(Composer), Isaac Hayes(Composer), Ivy Hunter(Composer), Jackey Beavers(Composer), James Fischer(Composer), James Nyx, Jr.(Composer), Janie Bradford(Composer), Jarvis la Rue Baker(Composer), Jeffrey Bowen(Composer), Jerry Ross(Composer), Jim Weatherly(Composer), Jimmy George(Composer), Johnny Bristol(Composer), Kathy Wakefield(Composer), Ken Hirsch(Composer), Kenneth Gamble(Composer), Khiry Abdulsamad(Composer), L.A. Reid(Composer), Lamont Dozier(Composer), Larry McCain(Composer), Larry Singletary(Composer), Lee Drakeford(Composer), Lee Garrett(Composer), LeMel Humes(Composer), Leon "Ndugu" Chancler(Composer), Leon Huff(Composer), Leon Ware(Composer), Leonard Caston(Composer), Linda Allen(Composer), Lionel Richie(Composer), Lou Pardini(Composer), Lula Mae Hardaway(Composer), Marilyn McLeod(Composer), Marvin Gaye(Composer), Marvin Tarplin(Composer), Michael Bivins(Composer), Michael Forte(Composer), Michael Masser(Composer), Milan Williams(Composer), Narada Michael Walden(Composer), Nathan Morris(Composer), Nathaniel Hale(Composer), Nickolas Ashford(Composer), Nikita Germaine(Composer), Nile Rodgers(Composer), Norman Whitfield(Composer), Orlando Murden(Composer), Pam Sawyer(Composer), Patrice Holloway(Composer), Paul Riser(Composer), R. Dean Taylor(Composer), Red Williams(Composer), Reggie Andrews(Composer), Renaldo Benson(Composer), Renee Armand(Composer), Rick James(Composer), Rita Wright(Composer), Robert Bateman(Composer), Robert Rogers(Composer), Roger Penzabene(Composer), Ronald Dean Miller(Composer), Ronald LaPread(Composer), Ronald White(Composer), Roy Hamilton(Composer), Sally Jo Dakota(Composer), Sam Brown, III(Composer), Shanice Wilson(Composer), Shirley King(Composer), Smokey Robinson(Composer), Stevie Wonder(Composer), Sylvia Moy(Composer), Tg Sheppard(Composer), T.g. Sheppard(Composer), Tajh Abdulsamad(Composer), Terry Lewis(Composer), The Corporation(Composer), Thomas Mcclary(Composer), Val Young(Composer), Valerie Simpson(Composer), Vernon Bullock(Composer), Walter Orange(Composer), Walter Scharf(Composer), Wanya Morris(Composer), Warren "Pete" Moore(Composer), Weldon Dean Parks(Composer), Wesley Adams(Composer), William "Mickey" Stevenson(Composer), William Garrett(Composer), William Griffin(Composer), William Weatherspoon(Composer), Willie Hutch(Composer), Yennik Samoht(Composer)
Songs
Disc 1
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1Shop Around (02:49)
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2Please Mr. Postman (02:29)
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3Do You Love Me (02:52)
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4You Beat Me to the Punch (02:44)
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5Two Lovers (02:46)
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6You've Really Got a Hold on Me (03:11)
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7Fingertips, Pt. 2 (03:11)
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8Heat Wave (03:03)
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9Way You Do the Things You Do (02:40)
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10My Guy (02:51)
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11Where Did Our Love Go (02:31)
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12Baby Love (02:36)
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13Come See About Me (02:42)
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14My Girl (02:58)
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15Shotgun (03:19)
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16Stop! In the Name of Love (02:52)
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17I'll Be Doggone (02:46)
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18Back in My Arms Again (02:53)
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19I Can't Help Myself (02:44)
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20I Hear a Symphony (02:43)
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21Ain't That Peculiar (02:59)
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22Uptight (Everything's Alright) (02:52)
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23Get Ready (02:38)
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24Dancing in the Street (02:38)
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25How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) (02:56)
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26This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (02:52)
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27Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) (02:20)
Disc 2
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1Ain't to Proud to Beg (02:31)
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2Blowin' in the Wind (03:04)
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3You Can't Hurry Love (02:45)
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4Beauty Is Only Skin Deep (02:22)
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5Reach out I'll Be There (03:00)
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6You Keep Me Hangin' On (02:41)
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7(I Know) I'm Losing You (02:27)
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8Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (02:50)
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9Love Is Here and Now You're Gone (02:47)
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10Jimmy Mack (02:53)
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11Happening (02:50)
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12I Was Made to Love Her (02:35)
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13I Heard It Through the Grapevine (02:46)
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14I Second That Emotion (02:46)
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15I Wish It Would Rain (02:45)
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16Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day (02:45)
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17Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (02:13)
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18I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) (03:31)
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19You're All I Need to Get By (02:49)
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20Love Child (02:55)
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21For Once in My Life (03:13)
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22I Heard It Through the Grapevine (02:48)
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23I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (03:07)
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24What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (02:59)
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25You've Made Me So Very Happy (02:51)
This is the list of tracks for Disc 1 and 2. To see the list of tracks for all discs click here
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