The Soul of Detroit

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Do You Love Me
producer:
Berry Gordy Jr.
guitar:
Huey Davis (guitarist) (on 1962-06-03)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1962-06-03)
additional lead vocals:
Billy Hoggs (on 1962-06-03)
background vocals:
Billy Hoggs (in 1962), Joe Billingslea (soul vocalist, songwriter) (on 1962-06-03), Hubert Johnson (singer) (on 1962-06-03) and Sylvester Potts (on 1962-06-03)
lead vocals:
Billy Gordon (The Contours) (on 1962-06-03)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-06-03)
music videos:
Do You Love Me (music video) by The Contours (60s soul)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 9)
recording of:
Do You Love Me (on 1962-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Contours4.35?:??
2Beechwood 4–5789
recording of:
Beechwood 4‒5789
writer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music and Stone Agate Music
The Marvelettes?:??
3Stubborn Kind of Fellow
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
flute:
Thomas "Beans" Bowles
guitar:
Dave Hamilton (US guitar/vibraphone player)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
background vocals:
Rosalind Ashford, Annette Beard, Martha Reeves and Gloria Williams (original lead singer of the Del-Phis)
lead vocals:
Marvin Gaye
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-06-29)
mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
Stubborn Kind of Fellow
composer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Marvin Gaye3?:??
4You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 10) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson (in 1962-10)
publisher:
Dominion Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., United Partnership Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
The Miracles4.5?:??
5(He’s) Seventeen
recording of:
(He’s) Seventeen
composer:
Marv Johnson and Raynoma Liles
The Supremes?:??
6Contract on Love
recording of:
Contract on Love
writer:
Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Stevie Wonder?:??
7You Beat Me to the Punch
recording of:
You Beat Me to the Punch
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Mary Wells?:??
8(You’re My) Dream Come True
recording of:
Dream Come True
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Temptations?:??
9You Deserve What You Got
recording of:
You Deserve What You Got
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
10I’ll Have to Let Him Go
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas?:??
11Fire
recording of:
Fire
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
Gino Parks?:??
12I Found Myself a Brand New Baby
Mike & the Modifiers?:??
13Big Joe Moe Singin’
Sammy Ward?:??
14What’s So Good About Goodbye
recording of:
What’s So Good About Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Miracles?:??
15Let Me Go the Right Way
producer:
Berry Gordy
recording of:
Let Me Go the Right Way
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy, Jr.
The Supremes?:??
16Mr. Sandman
cover recording of:
Mr. Sandman
lyricist and composer:
Pat Ballard
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
Marvin Gaye?:??
17Determination
recording of:
Determination
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles?:??
18Request of a Fool
recording of:
Request of a Fool (A.K.A. I Wanna Know Why)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Dawson (doo wop singer, songwriter)
The Downbeats?:??
19Playboy
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Marvelettes?:??
20I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It Blues, Part 1
recording of:
I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Berry Gordy and Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder?:??
21Slow Down Heart
recording of:
Slow Down Heart
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Temptations?:??
22The Chaperone
LaBrenda Ben & The Beljeans?:??
23Two Lovers
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Two Lovers (on 1962-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Mary Wells?:??
24If It’s Love (It’s Allright)
recording of:
If It’s Love (It’s Alright)
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
25Because I Love Her
recording of:
Because I Love Him
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Valadiers?:??
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1Money, That’s What I Want
recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
Barrett Strong?:??
2Move Mr. Man
recording of:
Move Mr. Man
writer:
Berry Gordy and Rebecca Nichols
The Contours?:??
3Please Mr. Postman
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes?:??
4Your Heart Belongs to Me
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Your Heart Belongs to Me (on 1961-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Supremes?:??
5I’m Yours, You’re Mine
recording of:
I’m Yours, You’re Mine
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Marvin Gaye?:??
6I’ll Try Something New
recording of:
I’ll Try Something New
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Miracles?:??
7Paradise
recording of:
Paradise
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Temptations?:??
8The One Who Really Loves You
vocals:
The Love Tones
recording of:
The One Who Really Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells3?:??
9Sunset
recording of:
Sunset
writer:
Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder?:??
10If Cleopatra Took a Chance
recording of:
If Cleopatra Took a Chance
lyricist and composer:
Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
11Shop Around
guitar:
Marvin Tarplin (in 1960)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1960)
background vocals:
Claudette Rogers Robinson (in 1960), Warren “Pete” Moore (in 1960), Bobby Rogers (in 1960) and Ronnie White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles) (in 1960)
lead vocals:
Smokey Robinson (in 1960)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1960)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 15), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 495)
recording of:
Shop Around (in 1960)
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Miracles2.75?:??
12All the Love I Got
cover recording of:
All the Love I’ve Got
writer:
Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Marvelettes?:??
13Heart
recording of:
Heart
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin?:??
14Everybody’s Talking About My Baby
recording of:
Everybody’s Talking About My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Debbie Dean?:??
15Dearest One
Lamont Dozier?:??
16Happy Landing
recording of:
Happy Landing
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
The Miracles?:??
17Time Changing Things
recording of:
Time Changes Things
composer:
Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes?:??
18I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It Blues, Part 2
recording of:
I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It Blues
lyricist, writer and composer:
Berry Gordy and Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder?:??
19It’s Not Too Late
recording of:
It’s Not Too Late
writer:
George Fowler (United States producer for Motown's gospel label, Divinity) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
20Operator
recording of:
Operator
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells?:??
21Too Strong to Be Strung Along
The Marvelettes?:??
22Taking My Time
Marvin Gaye?:??
23Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
cover recording of:
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
James F. Hanley
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Satintones?:??
24That’s the Way I Feel
recording of:
That’s the Way I Feel
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles?:??
25The Hunch
Paul Gayten?:??
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1Come to Me
recording of:
Come to Me
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson?:??
2Don’t Feel Sorry for Me
recording of:
Don’t Feel Sorry for Me
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin?:??
3Soldier’s Plea
recording of:
Soldier’s Plea
writer:
George Gordy, William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
Marvin Gaye4?:??
4What About Me
recording of:
What About Me
writer:
Janie Bradford, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
5For This I Thank You
recording of:
For This I Thank You
writer:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble), Clarence Paul and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
Gino Parks?:??
6Shake Cherrie
recording of:
Shake Sherrie
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Contours?:??
7Strange I Know
recording of:
Strange I Know
lyricist and composer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Marvelettes?:??
8Buttered Popcorn
producer:
Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Florence Ballard
recording of:
Buttered Popcorn
composer:
Barney Ales and Berry Gordy
The Supremes?:??
9I’m Gonna Stay
recording of:
I’m Gonna Stay
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Mary Wells?:??
10Fortune Teller (Tell Me)
Lamont Dozier?:??
11Little Water Boy
recording of:
Little Water Boy
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
Stevie Wonder & Clarence Paul?:??
12My Baby Won’t Come Back
Martha Reeves & the Vandellas?:??
13Hitch Hike
recording of:
Hitch Hike
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
FCG Music, MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Marvin Gaye?:??
14Misery
recording of:
Misery
lyricist and composer:
Don Juan Mancha
Barrett Strong?:??
15It’s Too Bad
Mike & the Modifiers?:??
16I’ve Been Good to You
recording of:
I’ve Been Good to You
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Miracles?:??
17Whoose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
recording of:
Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
lyricist and composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Don McKenzie?:??
18Last Night I Had a Vision
recording of:
Last Night I Had a Vision
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Eddie Holland?:??
19You Never Miss a Good Thing
recording of:
You Never Miss a Good Thing
writer and composer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
Miracles?:??
20Isn’t She Pretty
recording of:
Isn’t She Pretty
composer:
Berry Gordy, Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
The Temptations?:??
21Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That
producer:
Berry Gordy
recording of:
Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That
writer:
Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy
Mable John?:??
22I Want a Guy
producer:
Berry Gordy
recording of:
I Want a Guy
composer:
Berry Gordy, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes?:??
23Old Love (Let’s Try It Again)
recording of:
Old Love (Let’s Try It Again)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Mary Wells?:??
24Someday, Someway
recording of:
Someday Someway
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Marvelettes?:??
25While I’m Away
recording of:
While I’m Away
writer:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble), Clarence Paul and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
The Valadiers?:??