Love Hangover Diana Ross / U.S. But when a song like this was the result, it was worth arguing over. SOULFUL DETROIT Forum Lionel Richie knows it sounds funny, but hey, hes leaving, so he might as well play a pleasantly languorous piano groove and soothe his lover back to sleep on the holy day. As a recording, with its swaying harmonies and Michael McCarys spoken Barry Whitestyle interlude, End of the Road had one foot in the past and another stepping forward, and it spent 13 weeks at Number One to break the long-standing record that Elvis had set with Dont Be Cruel/Hound Dog. K.H. For the breakdown in the middle, Richie asked a friend who worked at the United Nations to recommend some African sayings. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. A recreated version of the Motown DI is now publicly available as the Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3. Stevie Wonder wrote it for them, going for the Memphis sound of Al Green and Willie Mitchell right down to the sweet-and-sour horns and jazz chords. With a chorus driven into your brain by a guitar like an angry hornet, this has the pop fashion of 1967 all over it. If I Were Your Woman Gladys Knight & the Pips / U.S. R&B, 1. Much like the Mary Jane Girls All Night Long, Dont Look Any Further seems to exist on a rhythmic continuum leading from early funk to hip-hop. A fair question, Marvin, as the skinny 60s soul romantic grows into a man aware that the world around him is full of exploitation, fear, and loathing. Heard so often, it still sounds bright and alive. Things are not what they seem, admits Smokey, a topic he also dealt with in Tears Of A Clown. His pain was our gain. Aint Too Proud To Beg The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. Adult Contemporary Australia Canada -Netherlands, 8. I Love Your Smile Shanice / U.S. R&B, 8. K.H. Set to a lilting waltz arrangement, this bittersweet tale of anxiety is never resolved appropriately, as couples still face the same problem. Smokey Robinsons group had a nice line in hand-me-down advice songs before he became the king of emotional metaphors, as this miraculous sliver of 1960 R&B testifies. Produced and penned by Holland-Dozier-Holland, this fabulous single was the only big hit for The Elgins, a highly-accomplished vocal outfit. In true Motown fashion, the recording was a family affair, with the Supremes helping out on background vocals. This lighter-than-air party anthem hit Number One in 1983, helping make Richie one of the most famous pop stars on the planet. Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-Stars / U.S. R&B, 16. Either way, Dancing In The Street was an anthem. Sam Armstrong, The Spinners would go off to record more for Atlantic Records, but you can understand why Motown wanted to get in on the ground floor of this talented vocal group. Remembered today as the proper starting place for Lionel Richies massive career and a bevy of mellow ballads, Commodores earned their silver star and sleeve braid with paaartay funk, and this master jam, sung by Walter Orange, kept freaks on their feet for years. When Kendricks returns, all the instruments drop away except the hand percussion, creating the kind of endlessly loopable kinetic breakdown thats catnip for DJs. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 3. Pop U.S. R&B U.K. Australia Ireland Netherlands Switzerland, 10. Confirmation that the junior genius had matured and then some. Sam Armstrong, The Isley Brothers only recorded songs for Motown for a short time, but they made a mighty impact with this pleading HollandDozierHolland gem. Sir Duke Stevie Wonder / U.S. All Night Long (All Night) Lionel Richie / U.S. Pop U.S. R&B, 22. Got to be there in the morning/And welcome her into my world, the 13-year-old Michael Jackson sang on his first solo single, with his brothers singing behind him and a lush vocal arrangement by Willie Hutch. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart. Has there ever been a gentler breakup song than Easy? MOTOWN Forum Pop U.S. R&B Australia Canada, 11. r), working up a plush, Caribbean-inspired groove that fits like an impeccably tailored velvet suit. 17. All pf these are Motown gems that went to No. But you can still hear a strong current of R&B and an undertow of gospel in this thrilling floor-filler and all-time mod mover. 5. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / U.S. R&B, 15. This Motown song has since been revived at critical junctures, with covers by Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Bruce Springsteen. Got To Be There Michael Jackson / U.S. 1 when covered by other artists. Motown was never short of material that cast a male singer as uncertain about a relationship, but the 1968 hit Does Your Mama Know About Me touches a different nerve, as a once-bitten, twice-shy Taylor wonders whether his ethnicity will see him rejected by his new loves family. Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross / U.S. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game The Marvelettes / U.S. R&B*, 9. Pop** U.S. R&B, 16. J.D. They gained acclaim for helping to change soul in the 70s by adding rock guitar, and did the original version of Twist And Shout (later covered by The Beatles on their debut album, Please Please Me). Getting down to a list of the 100 Greatest Motown Songs wasnt easy. In fact, many times Ultimate classical rendition of Diana Ross' Ain't No Mountain High Enough with the London Symphony Orchestra. Pop, 2. My Girl The Temptations / U.S. The last Number One hit of the Sixties, it was a, fitting send-off for the group and the decade that birthed them. While concentrating on the perpetual struggle against the powerful, You Havent Done Nothin is also slyly futuristic, integrating synths and a new musical invention: the drum machine. Pop U.S. R&B* Canada. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told Spin. Marvin Gaye made his big score with Trouble Man, the 1972 thriller about a ghetto kingpin named Mister T. (The poster called him One Cat Who Plays Like an Army!) It was his only film soundtrack, but it was a smash he went Top 10 with his bluesy theme song. Pop U.S. Build your soul vinyl collection with classic titles and under-the-radar favorites. Take Me Higher Diana Ross / U.S. Dance/Disco, 13. Product Dimensions : 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.39 inches; 4.02 Ounces Manufacturer : Motown/Universal Original Release Date : 2003 Date First Available : November 4, 2006 Label : Motown/Universal ASIN : B00009V7U8 Best Sellers Rank: #101,584 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #481 in Motown (CDs & Vinyl) Producer Hal David helped the recording sessions along by providing the participants with liquor, according to The Billboard Book of Number One R&B Hits first plying band members with shots of Rmy Martin, and later providing Ross with a little taste of vodka. Love Hangover became a Number One hit in 1976, presaging Ross success with disco on 1980s Diana. Full of beans, Michael Jackson and the rest of the boys from Gary, Indiana, break big with their first Tamla single, sounding like a junior Sly And The Family Stone crossed with a teenage Temptations. Far from the tales of carefree romance popular in Sixties Motown, the song cautions against the smiling faces that pretend to be your friend and dont tell the truth. The group wouldnt reach that level of success again, but the song earned notable covers by everyone from Rare Earth to Joan Osborne. By the time Cameron belts Why dont you free me, from this prison/Where I serve my time as your fool, you just want to give the dude a hug and introduce him to the Marvelettes Too Many Fish in the Sea. J.N. Stoned Love The Supremes / U.S. R&B, 23. For Wonder, the tune was simply a feel-good tribute to Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sir Duke himself, Duke Ellington. The result was a sweet, transporting tune and a hit their first as the Supremes (rather than Diana Ross and the Supremes) in three years. Isley Brothers Motown "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" My Extended Version! Motowns classic period may have long ended by the time the Nineties rolled around, but the labels biggest hit was yet to come. Its since been one of the tracks used in countless TV shows and films to stand in for the 1960s as a decade, ensuring that this Motown song will continue to resonate for generations to come. Otis Williams later recalled, I know there werent drug references because Norman and Barrett didnt do drugs.. Of course, it didnt sound nearly as Dickensian as that since production group the Clan dressed it in funky guitar, schmaltzy strings, and chimes, and Ross indefatigable grace made it sound charming. Adult Contemporary U.K. Australia Austria Canada France Germany Ireland Netherlands Norway Switzerland, 12. The only two I can think of are: "Angel Baby" by Darrell Banks, better than Stevie Wonder's, and "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw, better than The Messengers' original. In search of rock cred at the end of the Sixties, Motown started a subsidiary label, Rare Earth, named after one of its first signings, a Detroit band. This is where it all starts. The upbeat tempo contrasts to the cringeworthy moment as her heels slide up and down the marble tile to the euphoric horns very rock & roll. Walk in her shoes? But when Rick hired a replacement, Teena rose from her sickbed, stormed into the studio, and said, No way Im gonna let some other bitch sing that song. As Rick recalled in his memoir Glow, Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. K.H. [The feeling of] Easy like Sunday morning applies to anybody who lives in a small Southern town, he once told, . Pop U.S. R&B, 19. Before U Cant Touch This there was Super Freak, a badass hunk-a punk-funk that had Rick James riding high in 1981. Adult Contemporary, 13. I have downloaded 3 CD's full of Supremes extended versions, as well as a volume of the Four Tops and one of various other Motown artists. These songs are so enjoyable in the longer versions. 0:05. Older dancers know Edwards and Garretts single reaches back to Abraxame, an underappreciated track from the group Barrabas, which had some success in New York clubs in the early Seventies. . Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie / U.S. The Supremes would eventually record their own version, though it wasnt released until 1987. For a start, here's an extended reconstruction I made of Marvin & Tammi's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". 2 by The Marvelettes on Amazon Music. You Cant Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On) High Inergy / U.S. R&B**, 12. Its So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday Boyz II Men / U.S. R&B, 6. Soulful Detroit Tours, JOIN US! Send One Your Love Stevie Wonder / U.S. Four Tops "Bernadette" My BIG Extended Version!! Its hard to decide which is more joyous, the opening horns or Wonders la la las,but they blend together to produce the kind of sunshine-soul pop that could only exist in 1969. Still The Commodores / U.S. I love hearing the voices and instruments, sometimes separately and often more clearly on these versions than on the ones that were released. Stay The Temptations / U.S. D.B. Baby Im For Real The Originals / U.S. R&B, 6. Always bigger in Britain than he was in the US, Ruffin nonetheless made US No.7 with a Motown song that turns on the soul taps until his cup of misery overflows. Too Hot Ta Trot The Commodores / U.S. R&B, 14. I mean, she delivered a vocal performance that folks are gonna be listening to as long as human beings are capable of love., had James Brown. After the Temptations shifted course toward funkier, harder-hitting fare like Psychedelic Shack and Ball of Confusion, Just My Imagination was a sweet nod to the groups classic sound. That Berry Gordy turned his independent Detroit-based soul imprint into one of the biggest record labels of all time is achievement enough. Three Times A Lady The Commodores / U.S. I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 19. Let Your Hair Down Temptations / U.S. R&B, 5. They followed it the next year with equally lovely The Bells, another hit co-authored and produced by Gaye. The Happening The Supremes / U.S. I Hear A Symphony The Supremes / U.S. From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics, , Still sweating from her fever, Lady T marched into the booth and tore that shit up. Baby Love The Supremes / U.S. Down To Love Town The Originals / U.S. Dance/Disco, 6. Moy didnt have a Braille version, so she sang the lyrics line by line to Wonder as he recorded the vocal. The 100 Greatest Motown Songs From Sixties pop smashes to Seventies protest classics By David Browne, Mankaprr Conteh, Jon Dolan, Kory Grow, Keith Harris, Christian Hoard, Elias Leight, Angie. Rick James wrote this ballad about a torrid affair with an Ethiopian princess. Marvin and Tammi never sounded better, solo or together. It was also a goodbye to Paul Willaims: soul times were changing in 1971. K.H. CONTACT Us What a voice; what a soul. Got To Give It Up was an exception, and it showed he could have been the king of the four-to-the-floor style if it had suited him. ALL FORUMS With a Number Three pop hit that was his first single to top the R&B charts, Wonder was just getting started. I kind of got that from my own experiences that was Lionel Richie from Tuskegee, Alabama, where there is no such thing as four-in-the-morning partying. K.G. The box set also contains an exclusive 100-page book with rare and classic photographs, detailed track annotations and an introduction by Smokey Robinson, himself responsible for 20 Motown No. Super Freak Rick James / U.S. Dance/Disco, 9. Aint No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross / U.S. Stevies 1976 tribute to the swing jazz giants who inspired him as a kid is delivered with such joy that it could have been the work of Sir Duke Ellington himself though far funkier. The Way You Do The Things You Do The Temptations / U.S. R&B*, 10. The important thing is to keep listening to and paying tribute to the greatest label and the greatest roster of stars, writers, producers, arrangers, etc., ever assembled on one label. Pop U.S. R&B, 3. The second phase of Stevies career saw him creating some of the most life-affirming Motown songs of the 60s, and this hymn to Ms. Shop Around The Miracles (featuring Bill Smokey Robinson) / U.S. R&B, 2. That its songs still sit among the greatest and most soulful ever recorded is testament to the relentless quality of the artists and songwriters Gordy hired. So, in 1968, the Motown machine set about creating a song to make the beloved trio totally contemporary. Automatically Sunshine, riding a brilliant little bass run, finds the girls in the masterly supervision of Smokey Robinson, who created a thoughtful yet still danceable sound that was both contemporary to 1972 and true to Motowns classic values. First recorded for The Temptations Psychedelic Shack album, Edwin Starr took War to a far angrier place in 1970, and it became an anthem for those who opposed the Vietnam War. (I Know) Im Losing You The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 8. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Stevie Wonder / Norway, 9. The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. Living For The City Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 4. In the space of three minutes, he declares, I live only to hold you and I need you to live before he escalates his infatuation to Youre the soul of me, more than a dream, youre a plan to me by the tunes end. Pop U.S. R&B*/** Canada. When they arrived at the studio, they came prepared with charts and a production blueprint, though there was still room for improvisation: That distinctive tick-a-tick-a-tick is drummer Uriel Jones hitting his snares metal rim. Shes built like a brick shithouse means that shes strong. Like Kool and the Gangs Celebration, the song outhouse references and all has been so culturally ubiquitous for so long, its transcended mere funk to seep into the worlds cross-generational musical DNA. Though she possesses pipes that could blow down buildings, Gladys Knight prefers to use them subtly and, from the get-go at Motown, seemed more adult than her contemporaries. Move on Up (Extended Version) in Motown Dinner Buffering Motown Dinner no one 1 year ago 7 80 2 Hear the full playlist Hear every second of every track with SoundCloud Go+. group effort; neither Mary Wilson nor Cindy Birdsong appeared on it, their places taken by session singers Maxine and Julia Waters. Being With You Smokey Robinson / U.S. Truly Lionel Richie / U.S. All rights reserved. You Will Know Stevie Wonder / U.S. R&B, 16. I was so taken with the mother and her little speech that stayed with me, so I came up with the song, Lamont Dozier said. Since Smokey Robinson wrote Marvin Gayes first Number 1 R&B hit, Ill Be Doggone, standard Motown operating procedure dictated that Robinson produce the follow-up, too. Told it would take a while to come up with what Richie needed, the singer made up the interjections himself. Many listeners, including Motown head Berry Gordy, assumed the song was a drug reference, but as the Temptations Otis Williams later recalled, I know there werent drug references because Norman and Barrett didnt do drugs.J.D. Thatstrangeness aside, the elegantly sumptuous record co-written byJohnny Bristol, a songwriter and producer who can also be heardsinging in the background is one of the most majestic and poignantrecords of the Motown era. Aint No Mountain High Enough 2017 Remix Diana Ross / U.S. Dance Club, 6. The title phrase was inspired by a BMI awards ceremony, where one of the winners, songwriter Ronnie Mack of Hes So Fine, was eulogized by his mother, who accepted the award after his death from Hodgkins lymphoma. Roy Ayers) [Groove Boutique Chill Jazz Mix], My World Is Empty Without You (Tranzition Remix), Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [Easy Mo Bee Remix], Smiling Faces Sometimes (Futureshock Main Ingredient Mix), What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Mocean Worker Remix), Reach out, I'll Be There (Montez Payton & Taurus Braxton Remix), (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Noizetrip Mix), Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (The Rurals Cool Mix). Motown stars like Robinson, the Commodores, Diana Ross, and Michael Jackson kept churning out great music through the funk, disco, and easy-listening eras, and hitmakers like Rick James, Lionel Richie, DeBarge, and Boyz II Me kept the label all over the radio in the slick Eighties and into the Nineties. Ironically, Diana Ross farewell single with the Supremes was hardly agroup effort; neither Mary Wilson nor Cindy Birdsong appeared on it,their places taken by session singers Maxine and Julia Waters. 'extended' versions with an 'acapella' track intro Motown Mix Acapella Various Medley 5: 1965 Various Pop U.S. R&B, 4. The track, originally titled Oh, My Marsha after Wonders girlfriend, is expertly featured in Almost Famous, when Penny Lane overdoses on quaaludes and has her stomach pumped inside the Plaza. Pop U.S. R&B* U.K. 13. Within a year, Motown had its first million-selling record, with the Miracles Shop Around. By 1969, the label would place dozens of records in the Billboard Top 10 as it reshaped the sound of pop music for a generation, thanks to its somewhat contradictory mix of assembly-line consistency and individual artistic brilliance, integrationist upward mobility and black self-assertion, fierce competition and familial camaraderie. I've also done some of my own Motown extensions and reworkings, of which I've shared Youtube links on here since I joined the board a few months ago. Check out Forever More: The Complete Motown Albums Vol. More than 40 years after its release, it still knows its built and knows how to please. Dancing In The Street Martha & the Vandellas, #1 cover version by David Bowie and Mick Jagger: U.K. Australia Canada Ireland Netherlands, 25. There have been hundreds of non-Motown remakes of Motown songs. Adult Contemporary, 11. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) Marvin Gaye / U.S. R&B, 9. Stop! John Perrone, 70, died in the past few days at Cape Cod Hospital in . Pop U.S. R&B Canada, 19. There was a lot of life in The Supremes after you-know-who quit. With My Guy, she also became Motowns first major star, topping the pop charts while the label was still in its early days. Lets Get It On Marvin Gaye / U.S. Sink into his silky gentleness and lose yourself. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023 Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie / Norway, 8. Pop** U.S. R&B, 2. Adult Contemporary, 4. But as heard on its most enduring single, the all-white Rare Earth turned out to be a decent fit for Berry Gordys posse. Here's the Diana I have: Diana Ross - Diana Alexlotl, Jul 26, 2020 #5 Reggae was just beginning to catch a fire in the U.S. in 1974, but as always, Stevie Wonder was ahead of everyone else: He took it to the Top Ten. Even if youve heard them a million times or come across them in a dozen movie soundtracks, classics like My Girl, Come See About Me, or The Tracks of My Tears still sound almost impossibly fresh, just as the radical spirit of Whats Going On or Living for the City resonates perfectly in our present political moment. Adult Contemporary, #1 cover/rap version by Coolio featuring L.V., as Gangstas Paradise: U.S., Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, 1. Hip-hop exploded into the popular consciousness when the Sugarhill Gangs Rappers Delight cracked the Top 40 early in 1980. Adult Contemporary, 11. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Marvin Gaye, #1 cover version by James Taylor: U.S. As Ross put it, if theres a cure for this, I dont want it. E.L. You could sing the telephone book on top of this rhythm section and it would still be a hit. Ow! You Are The Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder / U.S. For those listeners, theres a John Morales extended mix of I Want You that stretches more than twice as long, teasing out the relationships between the individual instruments (especially a lone, pesky horn) and letting you live in that vamp for nearly 10 minutes. He just wants to be high (so high) and free, and really, who could deny such a sweet farewell? Pop*, 2. brick house means shes stacked, Commodores frontman Lionel Richie once said. They turned Too Many Fish in the Sea into a timeless feminist pep talk for anyone going through love troubles, with Gladys Horton as the voice of wisdom: I dont want nobody who dont want me/Theres too many fish in the sea! Benny Benjamins drums really second that emotion. R.S. In the mid-60s, Barrett Strong became the lyrical lynchpin for the symphonic songs of Norman Whitfield, but before that he was quite something as a singer-songwriter, delivering this massive monetary smash in 1961, as covered by The Beatles on their With The Beatles album. Stevie was clearly in tune with the electorate: This topped both the R&B and pop charts. We are keeping you music alive Duke! I Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes Mix), Let's Get It On (Da Producers MPG Groove Mix), Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) [DJ Smash Essential Funk Mix], Abc (Salaam Remi Krunk-A-Delic Party Mix), I Just Want to Celebrate (Mocean Worker Remix), Papa Was a Rollin' Stone (DJ Jazzy Jeff And Pete Kuzma Solefull Mix), Quiet Storm (feat. Smokey replied to his own song for Mary Wells with this wonderful record, Robert Whites simple but effective guitar figure contrasting beautifully with David Ruffins powerful vocal. Pop U.S. R&B, 7. Had to get you and so I knew/I had to learn your ways and habits. Smokey Robinson penned the track, and the language is consistently sinister even when the rabbit turns on the fox, love is likened to a sudden slap. But Youngs vocals are pristinely untroubled, and the music is all easy swing and bright strings: In this version, rabbit and fox live happily ever after. Runaway Child, Running Wild The Temptations / U.S. R&B, 2. J.D. First recorded by The Temptations, but a huge hit for The Undisputed Truth in 1971, here's the hard-edged aspect of Motown, superbad and tough. With a moody chord sequence and haunting harmonica, The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game was one of the most original hits of 1967. Burn bras and carry signs?) The piano is the engine here, pushing everything forward with heavy clumps of notes, while the brass section keeps adding injections of diesel fuel. B.S. I Cant Help Myself Four Tops / U.S. Pop U.S. R&B Canada, 8. A Number One R&B hit, Shop Around was only kept out of the Number One slot on the pop charts by Lawrence Welk. #1 cover versions by Paul Young: U.S. The Love You Save The Jackson 5 / U.S. Heat Wave Martha & the Vandellas / U.S. R&B, 9. Just To See Her Smokey Robinson / U.S. Keep On Truckin (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks / U.S. A Motown Records Release; This Compilation 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. B.S. One doozy of a catchy song, penned by Motown backroom legends Holland-Dozier-Holland alongside Canadian singer Richard Dean Taylor. Im Still Waiting Diana Ross / U.K. Ireland, 7. A.M. If You Should Ever Be Lonely Val Young / U.S. Dance/Disco, 5. Sir Duke is like a challenge: How could anyone listen to its Lindy-Hopping horns and funky bass, its surprise slide-whistle, and the warm growl in Stevie Wonders voice when he sings, You can feel it all over, and not smile? Co-written by Pam Sawyer, whod been fashioning songs for Ross since Love Child, this is one of the best disco records ever made. J.D. Mamas Pearl The Jackson 5 / U.S. R&B*, 2. Mix - Four Tops "Baby I Need Your Loving" My Extended Vocal Version! The song is a soaring, fiery call to the floor penned by the highly-skilled Lewis sisters. The DNA appears to have been borrowed from Keni Burkes Risin to the Top, released the year before though the snare in All Night Long is more punishing and then leaked into the 1990s through the similarly entrancing Ascension (Dont Ever Wonder), by Maxwell, plus direct samples by Groove Theory and Mary J. Blige, among others. A dreamy in fact, daydreamy ballad that was Eddie Kendricks parting gift to The Temptations, as he turns this tale of a deluded fantasist into a fans dream come true. Lets Get Serious Jermaine Jackson / U.S. R&B, 3. Wanda Young, in The Marvelettes lead singers role, had set a tender trap for a fella, but love hit me like a sudden slap, turning the tables. Writers Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong came up with a track that was just as incisive and explosive as the lyrics. Pop 3.. Its All In The Game Four Tops / U.S. R&B*, 12. Those pumps gonna strut. Slippery When Wet The Commodores / U.S. R&B, 16. Whats Going On Marvin Gaye / U.S. Written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson, Aint No Mountain High Enough melded gospel roots with heavenly soul within a musical backdrop that swooped from gentle valleys to staggering highs. 19 Songs, 1 hour, 31 minutes For those listeners, theres a John Morales extended mix of I Want You that stretches more than twice as long, teasing out the relationships between the individual instruments (especially a lone, pesky horn) and letting you live in that vamp for nearly 10 minutes. The All Stars dig into the groove as though determined to show how far you can get on just one chord. Also shout out for Eddie the writer and Brian Holland, both living, and Lamont Dozier for the melody and music! Somebodys Watching Me Rockwell / U.S. R&B, 9. The Billboard Book of Number One R&B Hits, first plying band members with shots of Rmy Martin, and later providing Ross with a little taste of vodka. Love Hangover became a Number One hit in 1976, presaging Ross success with disco on 1980s. Smokey Robinson was on such a hot streak in 1966 he could dash off a song as perfect as No More Tearstained Makeup, and decide to stash it on Side Two of a Martha and the Vandellas album.
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