Motown: The Complete #1s

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2019
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0602577476372
Rank:	72908

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Shop Around  - Berry Jr. Gordy  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
2. Please Mr. Postman  - Robert Bateman  -  BrianBert  - Georgia Dobbins  - William Garrett  - Freddie Gorman  - Brian Holland  -  Marvelettes
3. Do You Love Me  -  Contours  - Berry Jr. Gordy
4. You Beat Me to the Punch  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells  - Ronald White
5. Two Lovers  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
6. You've Really Got a Hold on Me  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
7. Fingertips, Pt. 2  - Henry Cosby  - Clarence Paul  - Stevie Wonder
8. Heat Wave  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Martha & the Vandellas
9. The Way You Do the Things You Do  - Smokey Robinson  - Robert Rogers  -  Temptations
10. My Guy  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
11. Where Did Our Love Go  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
12. Baby Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
13. Come See About Me  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
14. My Girl  - Smokey Robinson  -  Temptations  - Ronald White
15. Shotgun  - Autry II DeWalt  - Berry Gordon  - Lawrence T. Horn  -  Walker
16. Stop! In the Name of Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
17. I'll Be Doggone  - Marvin Gaye  - Warren "Pete" Moore  - Smokey Robinson  - Marvin Tarplin
18. Back in My Arms Again  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
19. I Can't Help Myself  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
20. I Hear a Symphony  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
21. Ain't That Peculiar  - Marvin Gaye  - Warren "Pete" Moore  - Smokey Robinson  - Bobby Rogers  - Marvin Tarplin
22. Uptight (Everything's Alright)  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder
23. Get Ready  - Smokey Robinson  -  Temptations
24. Dancing in the Street  - Marvin Gaye  - Ivy Jo Hunter  -  Martha & the Vandellas  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
25. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)  - Lamont Dozier  - Marvin Gaye  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
26. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Isley Brothers
27. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)  - Marvin Gaye  - Norman Whitfield

Disc 2

28. Ain't Too Proud to Beg  - Eddie Holland  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
29. Blowin' in the Wind  - Bob Dylan  - Clarence Paul  - Stevie Wonder
30. You Can't Hurry Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
31. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep  - Eddie Holland  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
32. Reach Out, I'll Be There  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
33. You Keep Me Hangin' On  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
34. (I Know) I'm Losing You  - Cornelius Grant  - Eddie Holland  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
35. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game  -  Marvelettes  - Smokey Robinson  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
36. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
37. Jimmy Mack  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Martha & the Vandellas
38. The Happening  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
39. I Was Made to Love Her  - Henry Cosby  - Lula Mae Hardaway  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder
40. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  -  Knight  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
41. I Second That Emotion  - Al Cleveland  - Smokey Robinson  -  Robinson
42. I Wish It Would Rain  - Rodger Penzabene  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
43. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia Moy  - Stevie Wonder
44. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
45. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)  - Rodger Penzabene  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
46. You're All I Need to Get By  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
47. Love Child  -  Clan  - Deke Richards  - Paul Riser  -  Ross  - Pamela Sawyer  - R. Dean Taylor  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
48. For Once in My Life  - Henry Cosby  - Ronald Miller  - Orlando Murden  - Stevie Wonder
49. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
50. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Ross  - Jerry Ross  -  Temptations
51. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted  - James Dean  - Paul Riser  - Jimmy Ruffin  - William "Mickey" Stevenson  - William Weatherspoon  - Paul Young
52. You've Made Me So Very Happy  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Brenda Holloway  - Patrice Holloway  - Frank [Motown] Wilson

Disc 3

53. Runaway Child, Running Wild  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
54. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby  - Janie Bradford  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
55. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)  - John Bristol  - Vernon Bullock  - Harvey Fuqua  -  Walker
56. I Can't Get Next to You  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
57. Baby I'm for Real  - Anna Gordy Gaye  - Marvin Gaye  - Richard Morris  -  Originals
58. Someday We'll Be Together  - Robert Beavers  - John Bristol  - Harvey Fuqua  - Wade Marcus  -  Ross
59. I Want You Back  -  Corporation  -  Jackson 5
60. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday  - Johnny Bristol  - Harvey Fuqua  - Ron Miller  - Bryan Wells  - Stevie Wonder
61. ABC  -  Corporation  -  Jackson 5
62. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)  - Nickolas Ashford  - Paul Riser  - Diana Ross  - Valerie Simpson
63. It's All in the Game  - Charles G. Dawes  -  Four Tops  - Jerry Long  - Jimmy Roach  - Carl Sigman  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
64. The Love You Save  -  Corporation  -  Jackson 5
65. Get Ready  -  Rare Earth  - Smokey Robinson
66. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
67. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)  - Lee Garrett  - Lula Mae Hardaway  - Paul Riser  - Stevie Wonder  - Rita Wright
68. War  - Edwin Starr  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
69. The Tears of a Clown [U.K. Version]  - Henry Cosby  - Smokey Robinson  -  Robinson  - Stevie Wonder
70. Ain't No Mountain High Enough  - Nickolas Ashford  - Paul Riser  - Diana Ross  - Valerie Simpson
71. I'll Be There  - Hal Davis  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Willie Hutch  -  Jackson 5  - Bob West
72. Heaven Help Us All  - Tom Baird  - Ronald Miller  - Stevie Wonder
73. The Tears of a Clown [U.S. Version]  - Henry Cosby  - Smokey Robinson  -  Robinson  - Stevie Wonder
74. Stoned Love  - Yennik Samoht  -  Supremes  - David Van De Pitte  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
75. If I Were Your Woman  - Gloria Jones  -  Knight  - Clay McMurray  - Paul Riser  - Pamela Sawyer

Disc 4

76. Mama's Pearl  -  Corporation  -  Jackson 5
77. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)  - Jerry Long  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
78. What's Going On  - Renaldo Benson  - Al Cleveland  - Marvin Gaye  - David Van De Pitte
79. Never Can Say Goodbye  - Clifton Davis  - Hal Davis  -  Jackson 5  - Gene Page
80. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)  - Marvin Gaye  - David Van De Pitte
81. I'm Still Waiting  - Gene Page  - Deke Richards  - Diana Ross
82. Smiling Faces Sometimes  - Jerry Long  - Barrett Strong  -  Undisputed Truth  - Norman Whitfield
83. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)  - Marvin Gaye  - James Nyx  - David Van De Pitte
84. Got to Be There  - David Blumberg  - Hal Davis  - Michael Jackson  - Elliot Willensky
85. Rockin' Robin  - Michael Jackson  - Mel Larson  - Jerry Marcellino  - Jimmie Thomas
86. I Wanna Be Where You Are  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Hal Davis  - Michael Jackson  - Arthur Ross  - Leon Ware
87. Ben  - Don Black  -  Corporation  - Michael Jackson  - Walter Scharf
88. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone  - Paul Riser  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
89. Superstition  - Stevie Wonder
90. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)  -  Knight  - Joe Porter  - Jim Weatherly
91. Masterpiece  - Paul Riser  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
92. You Are the Sunshine of My Life  - Stevie Wonder
93. Touch Me in the Morning  - Tom Baird  - Michael Masser  - Ron Miller  - Gene Page  - Diana Ross
94. Let's Get It On  - Marvin Gaye  - Rene Hall  - Ed Townsend

Disc 5

95. Higher Ground  - Stevie Wonder
96. Keep On Truckin', Pt. 1  - James Carmichael  - Leonard Caston  - Eddie Kendricks  - Jerry Long  - Anita Poree  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
97. Living for the City  - Stevie Wonder
98. Let Your Hair Down  - Paul Riser  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
99. Boogie Down  - Leonard Caston  - Eddie Kendricks  - Anita Poree  - David Van De Pitte  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
100. Last Time I Saw Him  - Michael Masser  - Michael Omartian  - Gene Page  - Diana Ross  - Pam Sawyer
101. Dancing Machine  - Hal Davis  - Don Fletcher  -  Jackson 5  - Weldon Dean Parks  - Arthur Wright
102. Do It Baby  -  Miracles  - Freddie Perren  - Tom Sellers  - Christine Yarian
103. You Haven't Done Nothin'  - Stevie Wonder
104. Boogie on Reggae Woman  - Stevie Wonder
105. Happy People  - Donald Baldwin  - Jeffrey Bowen  - James Carmichael  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Lionel Richie  -  Temptations
106. Shoeshine Boy  - Linda Allen  - Harry Booker  - Leonard Caston  - Eddie Kendricks  - Sanford Shire  - Frank [Motown] Wilson  - Jerry Young
107. Shakey Ground  - Angelo Bond  - Jeffrey Bowen  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Eddie Hazel  -  Temptations
108. Baby That's Backatcha  - Smokey Robinson  - Russell Turner
109. Slippery When Wet  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Thomas McClary  - Walter Orange
110. Forever Came Today  - David Blumberg  - James Carmichael  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Jackson 5
111. Walk Away From Love  - Charles Kipps  - Van McCoy  - David Ruffin
112. Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme From Mahogany)  - Gerry Goffin  - Michael Masser  - Diana Ross
113. Devil in the Bottle  - Bill Browder  - Don Crews  - Bobby David  - Jack Gilmer  - T.G. Sheppard
114. Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home  - Bill Browder  - Don Crews  - Jack Gilmer  - Elroy Kahanek  - T.G. Sheppard  - Red Williams

Disc 6

115. Love Machine, Pt. 1  - William Griffin  - Wade Marcus  -  Miracles  - Warren "Pete" Moore  - Freddie Perren
116. Love Hangover  - David Blumberg  - Hal Davis  - Clay Drayton  - Marilyn McLeod  - Diana Ross  - Pamela Sawyer
117. I Want You  - Marvin Gaye  - Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson  - Arthur Ross  - T-Boy Ross  - Leon Ware
118. Just to Be Close to You  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Lionel Richie
119. Down to Love Town  - Don Daniels  -  Originals  - Michael B. Sutton  - Kathy Wakefield  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
120. Don't Leave Me This Way  - Hal Davis  - Kenny Gamble  - Cary Gilbert  - Thelma Houston  - Leon Huff  - Art Wright
121. I Wish  - Stevie Wonder
122. Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1  - Marvin Gaye  - Art Stewart
123. Sir Duke  - Stevie Wonder
124. Easy  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Lionel Richie
125. You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)  -  High Inergy  - Marilyn McLeod  - Sylvester Rivers  - Pamela Sawyer  - Kent Washburn
126. Too Hot Ta Trot  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - William King  - Ronald LaPread  - Thomas McClary  - Walter Orange  - Lionel Richie  - Milan Williams
127. You and I  - Rick James  - Art Stewart
128. Three Times a Lady  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Lionel Richie
129. The Boss  - Nickolas Ashford  - John Davis  - Diana Ross  - Valerie Simpson
130. Sail On  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Lionel Richie
131. Still  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Lionel Richie
132. Send One Your Love  - Stevie Wonder
133. Pastime Paradise  - Stevie Wonder

Disc 7

134. Cruisin'  - Sonny Burke  - Smokey Robinson  - Marvin Tarplin
135. Let's Get Serious  - Lee Garrett  - Jermaine Jackson  - Stevie Wonder
136. I'm Coming Out  - Bernard Edwards  - Nile Rodgers  - Diana Ross
137. Upside Down  - Bernard Edwards  - Nile Rodgers  - Diana Ross
138. Master Blaster (Jammin')  - Stevie Wonder
139. Being With You  - Mike Piccarillo  - Smokey Robinson  - George Tobin
140. Give It to Me Baby  - Rick James
141. Super Freak  - Reggie Andrews  - Rick James  - Daniel LeMelle  - Alonzo Miller
142. One Day in Your Life  - Renee Armond  - Sam Brown  - Sam III Brown  - Michael Jackson
143. Endless Love  - Gene Page  - Lionel Richie  - Diana Ross
144. Lady (You Bring Me Up)  - James Anthony Carmichael  -  Commodores  - Harold Hudson  - Shirley King  - William King
145. That Girl  - Stevie Wonder
146. Let It Whip  - Reggie Andrews  - Leon "Ndugu" Chancler  -  Dazz Band
147. I've Never Been to Me  -  Charlene  - Don Costa  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Ken Hirsch  - Ron Miller
148. Do I Do  - Stevie Wonder
149. Lately  - Paul Riser  - Stevie Wonder

Disc 8

150. Truly  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Gene Page  - Lionel Richie
151. You Are  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Brenda Harvey  - Lionel Richie
152. My Love  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie  - Kenny Rogers
153. All This Love  -  DeBarge  - Eldra DeBarge  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Iris Gordy  - Benjamin Jr. Wright
154. Cold Blooded  - Rick James
155. All Night Long (All Night)  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
156. Time Will Reveal  -  DeBarge  - Bobby DeBarge  - El DeBarge  - Eldra DeBarge  - Etterlene Jordan  - Benjamin Jr. Wright
157. Somebody's Watching Me  - Curtis Anthony Nolen  -  Rockwell
158. Hello  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
159. Stuck on You  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
160. I Just Called to Say I Love You  - Stevie Wonder
161. Penny Lover  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
162. Nightshift  -  Commodores  - Franne Golde  - Dennis Lambert  - Walter Orange  - Jeremy Smith  - Peter Wolf
163. In My House  - Rick James  -  Mary Jane Girls
164. Rhythm of the Night  -  DeBarge  - Richard Perry  - Diane Warren
165. Glow  - Rick James
166. You Wear It Well  -  DeBarge  - Chico DeBarge  - Eldra DeBarge
167. Don't Look Any Further  - Dennis Edwards  - Siedah Garrett  - Franne Golde  - Duane Hitchings  - Paul Jr. Jackson  - Dennis Lambert

Disc 9

168. Part-Time Lover  - Stevie Wonder
169. Say You, Say Me  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
170. Go Home  - Stevie Wonder
171. If You Should Ever Be Lonely  - Fred Jenkins  - Levi Jr. Ruffin  - Val Young
172. Overjoyed  - Stevie Wonder
173. Who's Johnny  - El DeBarge  - Ina Wolf  - Peter Wolf
174. Dancing on the Ceiling  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Michael H. Jr. Frenchik  - Lionel Richie  - Carlos Rios
175. Love Will Conquer All  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Greg Phillinganes  - Lionel Richie  - Cynthia Weil
176. Ballerina Girl  - James Anthony Carmichael  - Lionel Richie
177. Just to See Her  - Peter Bunetta  - Rick Chudacoff  - Jimmy George  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Louis Pardini  - Smokey Robinson
178. Tina Cherry  -  Georgio
179. Skeletons  - Stevie Wonder
180. You Will Know  - Stevie Wonder
181. Dial My Heart  -  Babyface  -  Boys  -  Kayo  - L.A. Reid  - Daryl Simmons
182. Lucky Charm  -  Babyface  -  Boys  -  Kayo  - L.A. Reid  - Daryl Simmons
183. Girl I Got My Eyes on You  - Wesley Adams  - Lee Drakeford  - Gene Griffin  - Larry McCain  - Larry Singletary  -  Today
184. Where Do We Go From Here  - Johnny Gill  - LeMel Humes  - Stacy Lattisaw  - Timmy Regisford
185. Dreamin'  - Michael Forte  -  Guinn Family  - Lisa Horton  - Lisa Montgomery  - Geneva Paschal  - Donald Robinson

Disc 10

186. Rub You the Right Way  - Jheryl Busby  - Johnny Gill  - James III Harris  - Jimmy Jam  - Terry Lewis
187. My My My  -  Babyface  - Jheryl Busby  - Johnny Gill  -  Kayo  - L.A. Reid  - Daryl Simmons
188. Crazy  - Hakim Abdulsamad  - Khiry Abdulsamad  - Tajh Abdulsamad  -  Boys
189. Wrap My Body Tight  - Jheryl Busby  - Johnny Gill  - James III Harris  - Jimmy Jam  - Terry Lewis
190. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday  - Dallas Austin  -  Boyz II Men  - Freddie Perren  - Christine Yarian
191. I Love Your Smile  - Jarvis Baker  - Sylvester Jackson  -  Shanice  - Narada Michael Walden  - Shanice Wilson
192. Uhh Ahh  - Dallas Austin  - Michael Bivins  -  Boyz II Men  - Nathan Morris  - Wanya Morris
193. Do It to Me  - Stewart Levine  - Lionel Richie
194. End of the Road  -  Babyface  -  Boyz II Men  - Kenneth Edmonds  - Antonio Reid  - L.A. Reid  - Daryl Simmons
195. I'll Make Love to You  -  Babyface  -  Boyz II Men
196. On Bended Knee  -  Boyz II Men  - James III Harris  - Jimmy Jam  - Terry Lewis
197. Take Me Higher  - Sally Jo Dakota  - Nikita Germaine  - Mike Mani  - Diana Ross  - Narada Michael Walden
198. Four Seasons of Loneliness  -  Boyz II Men  - James III Harris  - Jimmy Jam  - Terry Lewis
199. A Song for Mama  -  Babyface  -  Boyz II Men
200. Stay  - James Fischer  -  Temptations  - Scott Urguhart  - Narada Michael Walden
201. Liar  - Tyrell Bing  - Ernest Dixon  - Ray Hamilton  -  Profyle  - Teddy Riley
202. Bag Lady  - Erykah Badu  - Brian Bailey  - Ricardo Brown  - Nathaniel Hale  - Isaac Hayes  - Craig Longmiles  - Andre Young

Disc 11

203. Who's Lovin' You  - Berry Jr. Gordy  -  Miracles  - William Robinson
204. Who's Lovin' You  -  Jackson 5  - William Robinson  - Bobby Taylor  - David Van De Pitte
205. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town  - James Carmichael  - J. Fred Coots  - Hal Davis  - Haven Gillespie  -  Jackson 5
206. For Your Love  - Vaughn Halyard  - Derrick Perkins  - Nathan Watts  - Stevie Wonder
207. Ain't No Mountain High Enough [2017 Remix]  - Nickolas Ashford  - Eric Kupper  - Paul Riser  - Diana Ross  - Valerie Simpson
208. I'm Coming Out/Upside Down [2018 Mix]  - Bernard Edwards  - Eric Kupper  - Nile Rodgers  - Diana Ross

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stacy Lattisaw   Primary Artist
El DeBarge   Primary Artist
Siedah Garrett   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles   Primary Artist
Edwin Starr   Primary Artist
Austin Godsey   Primary Artist
The Four Tops   Primary Artist
Rockwell   Primary Artist
Val Young   Primary Artist
Junior Walker & the All-Stars   Primary Artist
The Jackson 5   Primary Artist
The Contours   Primary Artist
Tammi Terrell   Primary Artist
Charlene   Primary Artist
Eddie Kendricks   Primary Artist
Erykah Badu   Primary Artist
Michael Jackson   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
The Miracles   Primary Artist
Thelma Houston   Primary Artist
Lionel Richie   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Johnny Gill   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist
Dan Barbiero   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Jimmy Ruffin   Primary Artist
Boyz II Men   Primary Artist
Rick James   Primary Artist,Horn
The Marvelettes   Primary Artist
Mary Jane Girls   Primary Artist
Mary Wells   Primary Artist
Smokey Robinson   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist
The Originals   Primary Artist
The Undisputed Truth   Primary Artist
Dazz Band   Primary Artist
Dennis Edwards   Primary Artist
Robert Bateman   Primary Artist
Diana Ross   Primary Artist
Today   Primary Artist
Brenda Holloway   Primary Artist
Commodores   Primary Artist
The Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
Jermaine Jackson   Primary Artist
Rare Earth   Primary Artist
Profyle   Primary Artist
David Ruffin   Primary Artist
DeBarge   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
The Boys   Primary Artist
Georgio   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
High Inergy   Primary Artist
Guinn Family   Primary Artist
Guinn   Primary Artist
Martha & the Vandellas   Primary Artist
Billy Griffin   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Shanice   Primary Artist
T.G. Sheppard   Primary Artist
Bernard Edwards   Conductor
Nile Rodgers   Conductor
Michael Masser   Featured Artist
Rene Hall   Conductor
Jerry Hey   Conductor
Paul Riser   Conductor
David Van De Pitte   Conductor
Daniel LeMelle   Horn
Jerry Long   Orchestra Director

Technical Credits

Jarvis Baker   Composer
Cary Gilbert   Composer
Freddie Gorman   Composer
Jay Steinhour   Composer
Donald Fletcher   Composer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
T.G. Sheppard   Composer
Pamela Sawyer   Composer
T-Boy Ross   Producer
Teddy Riley   Producer
Alonzo Miller   Composer
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Arranger,Associate Producer
Richard Morris   Producer
Andre Young   Composer
Paul Young   Unknown Contributor Role
Sylvester Jackson   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Angelo Bond   Composer
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Bernard Edwards   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bobby David   Composer
Babyface   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Autry DeWalt II   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Kenny Rogers   Arranger
Bobby DeBarge   Composer,Associate Producer
Bob West   Arranger,Composer
Ken Hirsch   Composer
Rockwell   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Sally Jo Dakota   Composer
Ronald Dean Miller   Composer
Val Young   Composer
Rick Chudacoff   Arranger,Producer
Kathy Wakefield   Composer
Van McCoy   Producer
Narada Michael Walden   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ken Thomas   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Clarence Paul   Vocal Assistance,Composer,Producer
Lawrence T. Horn   Producer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Cornelius Grant   Composer
L.A. Reid   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Christine Yarian   Composer
Alphonso Mizell   Composer
Richard Perry   Producer
Crystal Waters   Composer
Terry Lewis   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Shanice Wilson   Composer
Clay McMurray   Composer,Producer
Eddie Hazel   Composer
Elliot Willensky   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Carlos Rios   Composer
Donald Baldwin   Composer
Greg Phillinganes   Composer
Clifton Davis   Composer
Ed Townsend   Composer,Producer
Gene Griffin   Composer,Producer
Franne Golde   Composer
Charles Kipps   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Erykah Badu   Producer
Don Black   Composer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Tyrell Bing   Composer
Edward Townsend   Composer
R. Dean Taylor   Composer
Orlando Murden   Composer
Mel Larson   Producer
Nile Rodgers   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Eric Kupper   Remix Producer
Teddy Douglas   Composer
Michael Bivins   Composer
Michael Masser   Composer,Producer
Renaldo Benson   Composer
Rene Hall   Arranger
James Anthony Carmichael   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements,String Arrangements
Anita Poree   Composer
Milan Williams   Composer
Al Cleveland   Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Tom Sellers   Arranger
Wanya Morris   Arranger,Composer
Dazz Band   Arranger
Walter Scharf   Composer
Ronald White   Composer
Weldon Dean Parks   Composer
Lionel Richie   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Leon Ware   Composer,Producer
Linda Allen   Composer
Ronald LaPread   Composer
Rodger Penzabene   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer,Producer,Original Engineering
Peter Bunetta   Arranger,Producer
Lou Pardini   Composer
Robert Rogers   Composer
Roy Hamilton   Composer
Maurice King   Arranger,Orchestration
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Harvey Fuqua   Composer,Producer
Harold Hudson   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Henry Cosby   Composer,Producer
William Griffin   Composer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer,Producer
Peter Wolf   Composer,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Associate Producer
William Robinson   Composer
William Weatherspoon   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Levi Ruffin Jr.   Producer
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer,Executive Producer
Donald Robinson   Producer
Syreeta Wright   Composer
Patrice Holloway   Composer
Shirley King   Composer
Paul Riser   Arranger,Composer,String Arrangements
Sonny Burke   Arranger
David Van De Pitte   Arranger
Commodores   Arranger,Producer
Jeffrey Bowen   Composer,Producer
Kent Washburn   Producer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Jimmy Roach   Arranger
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Boyz II Men   Arranger
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer,Producer
Jackey Beavers   Composer
Chico DeBarge   Composer
Rick James   Composer,Producer,String Arrangements,Arranger
Kayo   Producer
Bobby Taylor   Producer
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler   Composer
Nathan Morris   Arranger,Composer
Red Williams   Composer
Johnny Bristol   Composer,Producer
Dennis Lambert   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Leon Huff   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer,Producer
Marilyn McLeod   Composer
Ron Miller   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Jam   Producer,Executive Producer
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer,Producer,Original Engineering
Reggie Andrews   Arranger,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Michael Forte   Composer,Producer
Michael Omartian   Arranger
Mike Mani   Associate Producer
Antonio Reid   Composer,Executive Producer
Arthur Ross   Composer
Stewart Levine   Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Bryan Wells   Composer
Georgia Dobbins   Composer
Georgio   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Lee Garrett   Composer
Leonard Caston   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ernest Dixon   Composer
Duane Hitchings   Composer
Rita Wright   Composer
Wade Marcus   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Robert Bateman   Composer
William Garrett   Composer
Thomas McClary   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Diana Ross   Executive Producer
Art Stewart   Producer
Arthur Wright   Arranger
Brenda Holloway   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jack Gilmer   Producer,Arranger
Larry McCain   Composer
Harry Booker   Composer
Tommy Davis   Composer
Ina Wolf   Composer
Bobby Rogers   Composer
Curtis Anthony Nolen   Arranger,Producer
William King   Composer
Yennik Samoht   Composer
Berry Gordon   Producer
Sanford Shire   Arranger
Robert Beavers   Composer
BrianBert   Producer
Art Wright   Arranger
Theodore Douglas   Composer
The Corporation   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Fred Jerkins III   Composer
Nathaniel Hale   Composer
Fred Jenkins   Composer,Producer
Sam Brown   Arranger,Producer
Elroy Kahanek   Composer
Clay Drayton   Arranger
Dennis Lussier   Composer
Sam Brown, III   Composer
Timmy Regisford   Executive Producer
Brenda Harvey   Composer
Vernon Bullock   Composer
Lula Mae Hardaway   Composer
Jeremy Smith   Associate Producer
Jerry Marcellino   Producer
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Composer
Rare Earth   Producer
Nikita Germaine   Composer
Jim Weatherly   Composer
Jimmy George   Composer
Don Costa   Producer,Arranger
Freddie Perren   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Gene Page   Arranger
Dr. Dre   Composer
Walter Orange   Composer
Deke Richards   Composer,Producer
Mike Piccarillo   Producer,Arranger
Jerry Young   Arranger
Jimmie Thomas   Composer
Scott Urquhart   Composer
Jimmy Pete Georgantones   Composer
Louis Joseph Pardini   Composer
Clarence McMurray   Composer
Samuel F. Brown III   Composer
The Boys   Producer
James Dean   Composer
Brenda Harvey Richie   Composer
Lisa Montgomery   Composer
Walter Lee Orange   Composer
Michael B. Sutton   Composer,Producer
Scott Urguhart   Composer
Craig Longmiles   Composer
Louis Pardini   Composer
Ronald Norman Miller   Composer
Carlos Manuel Rios   Composer
Geneva Paschal   Composer
Charles Harrison J. Kipps   Composer
Weldon Parks   Composer
Autry Dewalt   Composer
Ronald Miller   Composer,Producer
Michael H. Frenchik Jr.   Composer
William King, Jr.   Composer
Renee Armond   Composer
Hakeem Abdulsamad   Composer
Georgio Allentini   Composer
Harry Brooker   Composer
Eldra DeBarge   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Rhythm Arrangements
Tom Baird   Arranger,Producer
Hal Davis   Composer,Producer
Joe Porter   Producer
Daniel LeMelle   String Arrangements
Daryl Simmons   Composer,Producer
Anna Gordy Gaye   Composer
Willie Hutch   Composer
Benjamin Wright Jr.   Rhythm Arrangements,String Arrangements
Jarvis la Rue Baker   Composer
Lee Drakeford   Composer
John Davis   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Jheryl Busby   Executive Producer
Bill Browder   Producer
Don Daniels   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer
Anna Gaye   Composer
Lisa Horton   Arranger
Khiry Abdulsamad   Composer
Vaughn Halyard   Associate Producer
Sylvester Rivers   Arranger
Don Crews   Executive Producer
Larry Singletary   Composer
Derrick Perkins   Associate Producer
Ray Hamilton   Composer,Producer
Frank Wilson   Composer,Producer
Wesley Adams   Composer
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson   Arranger
James Fischer   Composer
James Nyx, Jr.   Composer
Bunny DeBarge   Composer
George Tobin   Arranger,Producer
Dallas Austin   Arranger,Producer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Producer
Willie Hutchison   Composer
Nathan Watts   Associate Producer
Renee Armand   Composer
Hakim Abdulsamad   Composer
David Blumberg   Arranger
Jerry Long   Arranger
Tajh Abdulsamad   Composer
The Clan   Producer
Frank DeVol   Composer
Iris Gordy   Producer
Gloria Jones   Composer
James Nyx   Composer
James Harris III   Composer
LeMel Humes   Composer,Producer
El DeBarge   Composer,Rhythm Arrangements
Al Boyd   Composer
John Bristol   Composer,Producer
Don Fletcher   Composer
Ricardo Brown   Composer
James Carmichael   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Russell Turner   Arranger
Etterlene Jordan   Composer
Jessica Wells   Arranger
Brian Bailey   Composer
Charles G. Dawes   Composer