Various Artists : Hitsville USA- The Motown Singles Collection
Genre: Soul	Dates: 1959-1971

Box sets don't get any better than this one! 104 classic singles from the America's most successful independent (and black-owned) record company. All the greats—Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the list goes on—are here, but be sure not to miss two other features that make this collection essential: the assortment of wonderful, obscure classics, like Eddie Holland's "Jamie," Shorty Long's "Function at the Junction," the Contours' "First I Look at the Purse," Kim Weston's "Take Me in Your Arms," that stud the song list like sequins, and the house band, known to aficionados as "The Funk Brothers," which played on more Top Ten Hits than the Beatles and Elvis combined. Their names weren't listed on Motown releases until the '70s, but when the bass lines start burrowing into your feet, knees, and sacroiliac, remember this name: James Jamerson!

NOTE: If you check this collection out, you may want to return to
this site and print the song listing, since the artists aren't listed on
the CDs!

Playlist: DISC 1: 1. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong 2. Shop Around - The Miracles 3. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 4. Jamie - Eddie Holland 5. One Who Really Loves You, The - Mary Wells 6. Do You Love Me - The Contours 7. Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes 8. You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells 9. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye 10. Two Lovers - Mary Wells 11. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles 12. Come And Get These Memories - Martha & The Vandellas 13. Pride And Joy - Marvin Gaye 14. Fingertips (Part 2) - Stevie Wonder 15. Heat Wave (Love Is Like A) - Martha & The Vandellas 16. Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles 17. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland 18. Way You Do The Things You Do, The - The Temptations 19. My Guy - Mary Wells 20. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long 21. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway 22. Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops 23. Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas 24. My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down) - Carolyn Crawford 25. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes 26. Baby Love - The Supremes 27. Come See About Me - The Supremes 28. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye DISC 2: 1. My Girl - The Temptations 2. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - The Velvelettes 3. Ask The Lonely - Four Tops 4. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 5. Nowhere To Run - Martha & The Vandellas 6. When I'm Gone - Brenda Holloway 7. Ooo Baby Baby - The Miracles 8. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops 9. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours 10. Tracks Of My Tears, The - The Miracles 11. It's The Same Old Song - Four Tops 12. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) - Martha & The Vandellas 13. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - Kim Weston 14. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - S. Wonder 15. Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes 16. Darling Baby - The Elgins 17. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - Isley Brothers 18. Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - The Monitors 19. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long 20. Roadrunner (I'm A) - Jr. Walker & All Stars 21. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations 22. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin 23. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Jr Walker & The All Stars 24. Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark 25. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes 26. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations 27. Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins DISC 3: 1. Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops 2. I'm Losing You (I Know) - The Temptations 3. Standing In The Shadows Of Love - Four Tops 4. It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston 5. Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, The - The Marvelettes 6. Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas 7. Bernadette - Four Tops 8. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell 9. More Love - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles 10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight And The Pips 11. I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles 12. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations 13. I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You - Rita Wright 14. Does Your Mama Know About Me -Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers 15. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell 16. Love Child - Diana Ross And The Supremes 17. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder 18. Cloud Nine - The Temptations 19. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - M. Gaye 20. Baby, Baby Don't Cry - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 21. Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr 22. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin 23. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - Jr Walker & The All Stars 24. I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations 25. Baby I'm For Real - The Originals 26. Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes DISC 4: 1. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 2. Bells, The - The Originals 3. Get Ready - Rare Earth 4. ABC - The Jackson 5 5. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations 6. Love You Save, The - The Jackson 5 7. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder 8. War - Edwin Starr 9. It's A Shame - The Spinners 10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross 11. Still Water (Love) - Four Tops 12. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5 13. Tears Of A Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 14. Stoned Love - The Supremes 15. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & Pips 16. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations 17. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye 18. Never Say Goodbye - The Jackson 5 19. Nathan Jones - The Supremes 20. I Don't Want To Do Wrong - Gladys Knight/Pips 21. Smiling Faces Sometimes - Undisputed Truth 22. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye 23. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth

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