Track Listing

1. Here Are The Pieces Of My Broken Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips
2. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) - The Isley Brothers
3. Tell Me Your Story - Brenda Holloway
4. Sunny - Marvin Gaye, Mickey Gentile
5. Lone, Lonely Town - Tammi Terrell
6. Don't Stop Now - The Originals
7. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Chris Clark
8. That'll Be The Day - Henry Cosby, The Temptations, William Mickey Stevenson
9. Ain't That The Truth - Henry Cosby, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, William Mickey Stevenson
10. Forget You Ever Met Me Baby - Barbara McNair, William Mickey Stevenson
11. It's Growing - The Contours
12. No One There - H.B. Barnum, Johnny Bristol, Martha Reeves
13. You Got The Love I Need - The Undisputed Truth, Norman Whitfield
14. Don't Be Afraid - Bobby Taylor
15. Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit - James Dean, The Marvelettes, William Weatherspoon
16. Where Did You Go - Brian Holland, Four Tops, Lamont Dozier
17. Hey Love - Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
18. Where Is That Girl - Bill Crowley, The Detroit Spinners
19. When We're Together - Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye, William Mickey Stevenson
20. Flying High Together - Bobby Miller, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9720 in Music
• Released on: 2001-02-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 58 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It has taken the intense rivalry between the UK's Northern soul DJ's to introduce Motown's lesser-known tracks and artists to a truly obsessive audience. Now, with Tamla Motown Connoisseurs, esteemed northern jock Richard Searling has compiled a phenomenal collection spotlighting some of these obscure and previously unreleased gems. During the 60s and early-70s, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder et al bequeathed Motown an unparalleled inheritance of timeless classics. These 20 tunes hail from that era, when Motown was at its dazzling peak as the planet's premier record label. It's simply staggering that such a thunderous burst of anguished beseeching as "Here Are the Pieces of My Broken Heart", by Gladys Knight & the Pips, was originally consigned to the Hitsville vaults, likewise, Chris Clark's combustible version of the Frank Wilson anthem "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" and Tammi Terrell's swashbuckling "Lone, Lonely Town". Sitting alongside these hitherto unavailable cuts is an equally scintillating selection of little-known album tracks, B-sides and rarities. Standouts, amongst many, include the Isley Brothers' sublime "My Love Is Your Love (Forever)", Martha Reeves' wistful shuffler "No One There", and Stevie Wonder's jaunty two-stepper "Hey Love". The Motown legacy lives on. --Chris King

Customer Reviews

Best deal!!
This is simply the best deal for a soul album ever.It would be worth the cash for Martha Reeves' "No one There" alone. just listen to those lyrics - pure Sondheim!
Every track is a winner and I have not stopped playing it since I got it. Beside the Martha track there are other great treasures: Gladys Knight's pulsating Here are the pieces of my broken heart", and Marvellettes "Don't make hurting me a habit". Lyrics like this are simply not written any more and the delivery is gooseflesh inducing. Instead of blowing seven quid at the pub tonight buy this album. It is the kind of compilation you would construct for any new soul fan whose extent of soul music starts and ends with Marvin Gaye. What other gems are out there waiting to be heard. A million thank yous Richard Searling for satisfying this ol' broken heart!!!!!

superb c.d.
I thoroughly enjoyed this c.d.took me back to my old northern soul days,would highly recommend this to you "old soulers" out there!

Motown gems
This collection contains some of the lesser known music produced by motown was during the 60s & 70s and yet it still has that obvious motown quality. For me one of the great things about the 'northern soul' scene is that great tracks are still being unearthed even today.
My favorite 3 tracks are-
1."Here are the pieces of my broken heart" Gladys Knight
A great typically motown beat with Gladys in great form
2."It's growing" The Contours
The legendary Contours show a slower side with this excellent track
3."No one there there" Martha Reeves
Not a typical northern beat, just great lyrics & vocals. A truly soulful track-my personal favorite on this CD.