Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1

~ Release by The Marvelettes (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Limited Edition

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Tracklist

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1Don’t Mess With Bill (stereo)
recording engineer:
Harold Taylor (Soul baritone singer, Motown Engineer) and Russ Terrana
producer:
Smokey Robinson
mixer:
Lawrence T. Horn
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor) (in 1965-06)
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1965-06)
congas:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1965-06)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1965-06)
guitar:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist) (in 1965-06) and Eddie Willis (in 1965-06)
Hammond organ [B-3]:
Johnny Griffith (in 1965-06)
tenor saxophone:
Kasuku Mafia (Detroit saxophonist, a.k.a. Kasuku Mafia) (in 1965-06)
trombone:
Paul Riser (in 1965-06) and Don White (trombonist) (in 1965-06)
trumpet:
Floyd Jones (Soul trumpet player and arranger) (in 1965-06) and Johnny Trudell (Detroid Trumpeter) (in 1965-06)
vibraphone:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger) (in 1965-06)
background vocals:
Marlene Barrow (in 1965-06), Louvain Demps (in 1965-06) and Jackie Hicks (in 1965-06)
lead vocals:
Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1965-06)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1965-06)
recording of:
Don’t Mess With Bill
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:51
2You’re My Remedy (stereo)
recording of:
You’re My Remedy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
3:05
3Locking Up My Heart (stereo)
recording of:
Locking Up My Heart
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:24
4As Long as I Know He’s Mine (stereo)
recording of:
As Long as I Know He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:33
5Too Many Fish in the Sea (stereo)
recording of:
Too Many Fish in the Sea (on 1964-09-22)
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
52:30
6Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead (stereo)
recording of:
Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:32
7Please Mr. Postman (stereo)
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.
2:30
8Playboy (stereo)
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:48
9Strange I Know (stereo)
recording of:
Strange I Know
lyricist and composer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:23
10Forever (stereo)
recording of:
Forever
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
2:25
11Twistin’ Postman (Stereo)
recording of:
Twistin’ Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:31
12Beechwood 4–5789 (stereo)
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
2:14
13As Long as I Know He’s Mine
recording of:
As Long as I Know He’s Mine
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:31
14He Won’t Be True (Little Girl Blue)
recording of:
Little Girl Blue
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
2:31
15He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
recording of:
He’s a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:38
16You’re My Remedy
recording of:
You’re My Remedy
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
3:03
17A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love
recording of:
A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Tony Hester and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
2:25
18Too Many Fish in the Sea
recording of:
Too Many Fish in the Sea (on 1964-09-22)
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
52:28
19A Need for Love
recording of:
A Need for Love
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
1:56
20I’ll Keep on Holding On
recording of:
I’ll Keep Holding On
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
52:26
21No Time for Tears
recording of:
No Time for Tears
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
2:37
22Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
recording of:
Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
2:24
23Your Cheating Ways
recording of:
Your Cheating Ways
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:58
24Don’t Mess With Bill
recording of:
Don’t Mess With Bill
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:50
25Anything You Wanna Do
recording of:
Anything You Wanna Do
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
2:24
26I Should’ve Known Better
2:31
27I Just Can’t Let Him Down
2:59
28Maybe I Dried My Tears (for the Last Time)
2:52