The Motown Story, Vol. 1: The Sixties

by Motown Story 1: The Sixties / V

Overview

Here is yet another reissue of the legendary (or infamous, depending on your point of view) Motown Story. The reason for its controversy exists simply in the fact that all these great hit songs have narration before them and after them by artists such as Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, and others. If you want the story with the songs, then this is for you; all the major cuts are here. However, how many times can you listen to the narration and interviews without wanting to simply get the music on your iPod? The problem is, they aren't separated like that. This thing is fine for libraries, but for the average listener, one trip through, twice on the outside, will be quite enough. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2003
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0602498606582
Rank:	192230

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. Money (That's What I Want)  - Janie Bradford  - Berry Jr. Gordy  - Barrett Strong
3. Shop Around  - Berry Jr. Gordy  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
4. Please Mr. Postman  - Robert Bateman  - Georgia Dobbins  - William Garrett  - Freddie Gorman  - Brian Holland  -  Marvelettes
5. Do You Love Me  -  Contours  - Berry Jr. Gordy
6. Stubborn Kind of Fellow  - Marvin Gaye  - George Gordy  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
7. Two Lovers  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
8. You've Really Got a Hold on Me  -  Miracles  - Smokey Robinson
9. Fingertips, Pt. 2  - Henry Cosby  - Clarence Paul  - Stevie Wonder
10. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Martha & the Vandellas
11. Can I Get a Witness  - Lamont Dozier  - Marvin Gaye  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
12. The Way You Do the Things You Do  - Smokey Robinson  - Robert Rogers  -  Temptations
13. My Guy  - Smokey Robinson  - Mary Wells
14. Every Little Bit Hurts  - Ed Cobb  - Brenda Holloway
15. Where Did Our Love Go  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
16. Baby I Need Your Loving  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
17. Dancing in the Street  - Marvin Gaye  - Ivy Jo Hunter  -  Martha & the Vandellas  - William "Mickey" Stevenson
18. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)  - Lamont Dozier  - Marvin Gaye  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
19. My Girl  - Smokey Robinson  -  Temptations  - Ronald White
20. Shotgun  - Autry II DeWalt  -  Walker
21. Stop! In the Name of Love  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
22. The Tracks of My Tears  -  Miracles  - Warren "Pete" Moore  - Smokey Robinson  - Bobby Rogers

Disc 2

23. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
24. Uptight (Everything's Alright)  - Henry Cosby  - Sylvia May  - Stevie Wonder
25. Ain't Too Proud to Beg  - Eddie Holland  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
26. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted  - James Dean  - Paul Riser  - Jimmy Ruffin  - William Weatherspoon
27. Reach Out (I'll Be There)  - Lamont Dozier  -  Four Tops  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland
28. You Keep Me Hangin' On  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Supremes
29. Jimmy Mack  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Martha & the Vandellas
30. Ain't No Mountain High Enough  - Nickolas Ashford  - Marvin Gaye  - Valerie Simpson  - Tammi Terrell
31. Reflections  - Lamont Dozier  - Brian Holland  - Eddie Holland  -  Ross
32. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  -  Knight  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
33. I Second That Emotion  - Al Cleveland  - Smokey Robinson  -  Robinson
34. Love Child  - Deke Richards  -  Ross  - Pam Sawyer  - R. Dean Taylor  - Frank [Motown] Wilson
35. Cloud Nine  - Barrett Strong  -  Temptations  - Norman Whitfield
36. I Heard It Through the Grapevine  - Marvin Gaye  - Barrett Strong  - Norman Whitfield
37. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me  - Kenny Gamble  - Leon Huff  -  Ross  - Jerry Ross  -  Temptations
38. For Once in My Life  - Ron Miller  - Orlando Murden  - Stevie Wonder
39. Twenty-Five Miles  - John Bristol  - Harvey Fuqua  - Edwin Starr
40. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)  - Johnny Bristol  - Vernon Bullock  - Harvey Fuqua  -  Walker
41. Baby I'm for Real  - Anna Gordy Gaye  - Marvin Gaye  -  Originals
42. Someday We'll Be Together  - Jackey Beavers  - Johnny Bristol  - Harvey Fuqua  -  Ross

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Stevie Wonder   Primary Artist,Bongos,Harmonica
The Temptations   Primary Artist
The Miracles   Primary Artist
The Supremes   Primary Artist
Mary Wells   Primary Artist
The Marvelettes   Primary Artist
Jimmy Ruffin   Primary Artist
Pat St. John   Primary Artist
Brenda Holloway   Primary Artist
Tammi Terrell   Primary Artist
The Contours   Primary Artist
Barrett Strong   Primary Artist
The Four Tops   Primary Artist
Edwin Starr   Primary Artist
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles   Primary Artist
Martha & the Vandellas   Primary Artist
The Originals   Primary Artist
Diana Ross & the Supremes   Primary Artist
Smokey Robinson   Primary Artist
Marvin Gaye   Primary Artist
Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist
Lionel Richie   Primary Artist
Junior Walker & the All-Stars   Primary Artist
Clarence Paul   Conductor
The Vandellas   Accompaniment

Technical Credits

Ronald White   Producer,Interviewee,Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer
Levi Stubbs   Interviewee
Robert Rogers   Composer
Junior Walker   Interviewee
Martha Reeves   Interviewee
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer,Producer,Interviewee
Vernon Bullock   Composer
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Composer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Richard Street   Interviewee
Paul Riser   Interviewee,Arranger,Composer
Bert Berns   Composer
Deke Richards   Composer
Johnny Bristol   Composer,Producer
Leon Huff   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer,Producer,Interviewee
Ron Miller   Composer,Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Marvin Tarplin   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer,Producer
George Gordy   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer,Producer
Bobby Rogers   Composer
Robert Beavers   Composer
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Richard Morris   Producer
Sylvia May   Composer
Gladys Knight   Interviewee
Edwin Starr   Composer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer,Producer,Interviewee
Sylvia Moy   Composer
Autry DeWalt II   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Producer,Composer
Jackey Beavers   Composer
Clarence Paul   Arranger,Composer
Lawrence Horn   Producer
Barrett Strong   Composer,Interviewee
Andrew Skurow   Producer,Liner Notes
Florence Ballard   Interviewee
Tammi Terrell   Interviewee
Eddie Holland   Composer
Janie Bradford   Composer
Eddie Willis   Interviewee
Ed Cobb   Composer
Freddie Gorman   Composer,Interviewee
Dennis Edwards   Interviewee
Wade Marcus   Arranger
Robert Bateman   Composer
Jerry Ross   Composer
Otis Williams   Interviewee
William Garrett   Composer
Diana Ross   Interviewee
Stevie Wonder   Composer,Interviewee
Katherine Anderson   Interviewee
BrianBert   Producer
The Clan   Producer
Pete Moore   Interviewee
Joe Billingslea   Interviewee
Frank Wilson   Composer,Producer
John Bristol   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Junius Griffin   Liner Notes
Ludie Montgomery   Interviewee
James Dean   Composer
Autry Dewalt   Composer
Marc Gordon   Producer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Ivy Jo Hunter   Composer
Jimmy Ruffin   Interviewee
R. Dean Taylor   Composer
Orlando Murden   Composer
Al Cleveland   Composer,Producer
Brian Holland   Composer,Producer
Georgia Dobbins   Composer
Hal Davis   Producer
Mary Wilson   Interviewee
Anna Gordy Gaye   Composer
Harry Weinger   Narrator,Producer
Harvey Fuqua   Composer,Producer
Henry Cosby   Composer,Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson   Composer,Producer
William Weatherspoon   Composer,Producer
Adam White   Liner Notes
Suha Gur   Editing,Mastering,Digital Mixing