Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Baby, I'm For Real - The Originals
2. The Bells - The Originals
3. Does Your Mama Know About Me - Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers
4. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
5. I've Passed This Way Before - Jimmy Ruffin
6. Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin
7. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
8. Get Ready - Rare Earth
9. (I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth
10. War - Edwin Starr
11. Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr
12. It's A Shame - The Detroit Spinners
13. I'll Always Love You - The Spinners
14. Darling Baby - The Elgins
15. Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
16. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Brenda Holloway
17. Just Look What You've Done - Brenda Holloway
18. Helpless - Kim Weston

Disc 2:

1. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
2. When I'm Gone - Brenda Holloway
3. Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes
4. He Was Really Sayin' Something - The Velvelettes
5. Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I - The Velvelettes
6. I Can't Believe You Love Me - Tammi Terrell
7. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
8. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - The Isley Brothers
9. I Guess I'll Always Love You - The Isley Brothers
10. Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
11. Function At The Junction - Shorty Long
12. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
13. I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
14. Born To Wander - Rare Earth
15. River Deep, Mountain High - Four Tops, The Supremes
16. Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor
17. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
18. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston, Syreeta
19. Medley: What The World Needs Now - Tom Clay

Disc 3:

1. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) - Kim Weston
2. Looking For The Right Guy - Kim Weston
3. Love Me All The Way - Kim Weston
4. A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush) - The Velvelettes
5. Come On And See Me - Tammi Terrell
6. Operator - Brenda Holloway
7. I'll Be Available - Brenda Holloway
8. I'll Always Love You - Brenda Holloway
9. Devil With The Blue Dress - Shorty Long
10. He's My Man - The Supremes
11. Agent Double O Soul - Edwin Starr
12. Stop Her On The Sight (S.O.S) - Edwin Starr
13. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
14. Just Ain't Enough Love - Eddie Holland
15. Candy To Me - Eddie Holland
16. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
17. Behind A Painted Smile - The Isley Brothers
18. Truly Yours - The Detroit Spinners
19. Just A Little Misunderstanding - The Contours
20. Do You Love Me - The Contours
21. First I Look At The Purse - The Contours
22. Stay In My Lonely Arms - The Elgins
23. Put Yourself In My Place - The Elgins

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15748 in Music
• Released on: 2001-11-16
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 195 minutes

Customer Reviews

Wonderful collection but ......
I was delighted with this album. There are many wonderful recordings here, including the two beautiful Originals' tracks "Baby I'm for real" and "Bells", Bobby Taylor's "Does your mama know?" and my all time favourite "Heaven must have sent you" by the Elgins.

There were however about half a dozen tracks on the album which grated a bit with me and didn't really seem to belong with the others - for example Charlene's "I've never been to me" and the (in my view) rather bizarre Tom Clay version of "What the world needs now is love/Abraham Martin and John". Nevertheless a good alround effort by the person who put this compilation together and marvellous value.

old motown at its best!
yet another superb old motown c.d. some tracks were new to me, but still as good as the ones i remember, took me back to my teens and wigan casino and the central in leeds. excellant!!

A 'must have' addition to any Motown collection
This 3-CD collection is incredible value for money and spans a wide range from the Tamla Motown back-catalogue.

Every CD has something to offer from well known 'classic' artists like the Isley Brothers to mini-collections from such stars as The Elgins and Brenda Holloway. There's a wide range of pace and genre - from the slow 'getting it on' tracks to pacier dance tunes that will have you whistling all day. And I defy anyone to stop themselves from singing along to the better known hits.

Whether you just want to reacquaint yourself with a golden era of American music, or you're looking to learn a little more about Motown - this CD collection has it all - and now has pride-of-place in CD rack