Tamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volumes 1-3 (3 CD Box Set)

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Tamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volume 1
▼ CD 2: Tamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volume 2
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1Every Little Bit Hurts
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 16)
recording of:
Every Little Bit Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Brenda Holloway42:55
2When I’m Gone
recording of:
When I’m Gone (on 1965-01-12)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
William Robinson
Brenda Holloway2:14
3Needle in a Haystack
recording of:
Needle in a Haystack
writer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Velvelettes2:29
4He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
recording of:
He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ (on 1964-12-07)
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music
The Velvelettes42:31
5Lonely Lonely Girl Am I
The Velvelettes2:11
6I Can’t Believe You Love Me
Tammi Terrell2:36
7Money (That’s What I Want)
producer:
Berry Gordy
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
piano:
Barrett Strong
tambourine:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 3) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 288)
recording of:
Money (That’s What I Want)
writer:
Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
Barrett Strong3.852:36
8Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
cover recording of:
Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
The Isley Brothers2:42
9I Guess I’ll Always Love You
recording of:
I Guess I’ll Always Love You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Isley Brothers2:50
10Here Comes the Judge
Shorty Long2:41
11Function at the Junction
Shorty Long2:57
12Smiling Faces Sometimes
cover recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth4.53:16
13I Just Want to Celebrate
recording of:
I Just Want to Celebrate
writer:
Dino Fekaris and Nick Zesses
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Rare Earth3:37
14Born to Wander
recording of:
Born to Wander
writer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Rare Earth2:59
15River Deep, Mountain High
producer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
lead vocals:
Levi Stubbs and Jean Terrell
vocals:
Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs, Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson
performer:
Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Paul Riser, Levi Stubbs, Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson
arranger:
Paul Riser
cover recording of:
River Deep – Mountain High
writer:
Jeff Barry (in 1966), Ellie Greenwich (in 1966) and Phil Spector (in 1966)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Leiber Stoller Songs Ltd., Mecolico Music, Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music (publisher), Trio Music Company, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日本アブコ音楽出版
The Supremes & Four Tops4:50
16Indiana Wants Me
producer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
recording of:
Indiana Wants Me
lyricist and composer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor3:45
17I’ve Never Been to Me
producer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (from 1982 to present)
recording of:
I’ve Never Been to Me
writer:
Ken Hirsch (American pop songwriter, composer, pianist, producer, and arranger) and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Charlene3:53
18With You I’m Born Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
With You I’m Born Again
lyricist:
Carol Connors
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Check Out Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Billy Preston & Syreeta3:41
19What the World Needs Now Is Love / Abraham, Martin and John
Tom Clay6:25
▶ CD 3: Tamla Motown: Big Hits & Hard to Find Classics, Volume 3