The Complete Motown Anthology

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Tracklist

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1Heaven Must Have Sent You
cover recording of:
Heaven Must Have Sent You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
Bonnie Pointer53:36
2Dancing Machine
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Arthur Wright (guitar)
recording of:
Dancing Machine (in 1974)
writer:
Hal Davis, Donald E. Fletcher and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 53.252:43
3Too Hot Ta TrotCommodores3:34
4Square Biz
Teena Marie3:44
5All This Love
producer:
Eldra DeBarge (El DeBarge) and Iris Gordy (Producer/songwriter on Motown Records)
performer:
DeBarge
arranger:
Benjamin Wright, Jr. and El DeBarge
recording of:
All This Love
lyricist and composer:
El DeBarge
DeBarge4:11
6Don’t Look Any Further
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
drum machine programming and associate co-producer:
Paul M. Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
producer:
Dennis Lambert
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer and electric guitar [Valley Arts Stratocaster]:
Paul M. Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
cabasa, shakers, talking drum, tambourine and timbales:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer:
Dennis Lambert
guest vocals:
Siedah Garrett
performer:
Siedah Garrett
arranger:
Dennis Lambert and Paul M. Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
recorded at:
Soundcastle Studios (former LA location) in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Look Any Further
writer:
Franne Golde, Duane Hitchings and Dennis Lambert
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Universal Music Careers and VMG Worldwide
Dennis Edwards44:04
7Nightshift
choir vocals [background vocal chorus]:
Gregory Alexander, Ambrose Price, Tracy Augcomfar, Debbie Garrett, Doris Garrett, Patricia Hamlin, Philip Ingram, William King (William Atwell King Jr. (member of Commodores)), Dennis Lambert, Ronald LaPread, J.D. Nicholas, Walter Orange, Darryl Phinnessee, Sheldon Reynolds and David Swanson (US soul/funk pianist/synthesizer)
performer:
J.D. Nicholas and Walter Orange
recording of:
Nightshift
writer:
Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Franne Golde Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rightsong Music Inc., Universal Music Careers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Commodores4.355:07
8Treat Her Like a Lady
executive producer:
Suzee Ikeda
producer:
Ralph Johnson (Earth, Wind & Fire drummer) and Al McKay
lead vocals:
Ali Ollie Woodson
arranger:
Victor Carstarphen (keyboardist, composer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
composer:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) and Ali Ollie Woodson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Tall Temptations Music
The Temptations3.54:19
9My, My, My
producer:
L.A. & Babyface (US R&B songwriting/production duo)
produced for:
LaFace Inc. (production company)
recording of:
My, My, My
writer:
Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
Johnny Gill4:09
10Dial My Heart
The Boys4:25
11It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Dallas Austin and Boyz II Men
cover recording of:
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
writer:
Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp., Diva One Productions and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Boyz II Men3.652:51
12Keep on Tryin’ (Til You Find Love)
Dennis Edwards2:10