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Apr 6, 2024 · These iconic Motown classics are a celebration of music that transcends generations. Each song carries the Motown legacy forward, evoking nostalgia and a sen...
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- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “Shop Around” (1960) If you want to hear how Berry Gordy fine-tuned Detroit R&B for wider (and whiter) pop appeal without watering it down, compare the two versions the Miracles recorded of this 1960 Smokey Robinson classic.
- Martha and the Vandellas, “Jimmy Mack” (1966) Few hits in the Motown canon have as many backstories and multiple meanings as the Vandellas’ last Top 10 hit.
- Dennis Edwards feat. Siedah Garrett, “Don’t Look Any Further” (1984) Here lies yet another of the earth-shaking rhythm sections in Motown’s massive discography: an unchanging snare drum cruelly punching holes in a four-part bass riff stuffed with chubby notes.
- The Velvelettes, “He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin'” (1964) Formed at Western Michigan University, the Velvelettes never found the success of the Marvelettes, Vandellas, or Supremes (their one attempt at an album was never finished), but they had two wonderful singles in 1964: “Needle in a Haystack” and the lyrically sharp, musically sophisticated “He Was Really Saying Something.”
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- The Four Tops - 'Baby I Need Your Loving' Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (1966) HQ 0815007. This 1964 track was written and produced by Motown's main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland.
- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - 'Tracks of My Tears' Smokey Robinson & the Miracles The Tracks of My Tears lyrics. This ballad gave The Miracles a worldwide hit in 1965, though it took another four years before it reached the UK.
- Mary Wells - 'My Guy' Mary Wells - My Guy. This song was written and produced by Smokey Robinson, and is about a woman's rejection of a sexual advance and affirming her fidelity to her boyfriend.
- Stevie Wonder - 'Higher Ground' Higher Ground. This funk tune was taken from Stevie's iconic 1973 album Innervisions. Wonder wrote and recorded the song in a three-hour burst of pure creativity in May 1973.
The Greatest 64 Motown Original Hits. A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop.
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Feb 9, 2021 · Here are the 50 greatest Motown hits from the Detroit era Detroit Free Press. Published 12:57 pm UTC Feb. 9, 2021 Updated 2:03 pm UTC Feb. 9, 2021.
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Apr 21, 2019 · Released in 1970, it replaced Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” as Motown’s most successful single in the U.S. until Diana Ross and Lionel Richie’s 1981 duet “Endless ...
