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VA – Hitsville USA – The Motown Singles Collection Vol. I
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Artist……………: Various Artists
Album…………….: Hitsville USA – The Motown Singles Collection Vol. I
Genre…………….: Soul
Source……………: CD
Year……………..: 1992
Ripper……………: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) & HP DVD Writer 1270d
Codec…………….: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version…………..: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality…………..: Lossless, (avg. compression: 67 %)
Channels………….: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags……………..: VorbisComment
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Ripped by…………: AJ Productions on 6/5/2012
Posted by…………: AJ Productions on 6/5/2012
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Included………….: NFO, SFV, PLS, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers……………: Front

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Tracklisting Disc 1
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1. (00:02:38) Barrett Strong – Money (That’s What I Want)
2. (00:02:51) The Miracles – Shop Around
3. (00:02:31) The Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman
4. (00:02:25) Eddie Holland – Jamie
5. (00:02:29) Mary Wells – The One Who Really Loves You
6. (00:02:54) The Contours – Do You Love Me
7. (00:02:14) The Marvelettes – Beechwood 4-5789
8. (00:02:45) Mary Wells – You Beat Me To The Punch
9. (00:02:45) Marvin Gaye – Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
10. (00:02:48) Mary Wells – Two Lovers
11. (00:02:59) The Miracles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
12. (00:02:26) Martha & The Vandellas – Come And Get These Memories
13. (00:02:08) Marvin Gaye – Pride And Joy
14. (00:03:12) Stevie Wonder – Fingertips Part 2
15. (00:02:48) Martha & The Vandellas – (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
16. (00:02:47) The Miracles – Mickey’s Monkey
17. (00:02:34) Eddie Holland – Leaving Here
18. (00:02:42) The Temptations – The Way You Do The Things You Do
19. (00:02:50) Mary Wells – My Guy
20. (00:03:14) Shorty Long – Devil With The Blue Dress
21. (00:03:00) Brenda Holloway – Every Little Bit Hurts
22. (00:02:46) The Four Tops – Baby I Need Your Loving
23. (00:02:41) Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
24. (00:03:04) Carolyn Crawford – My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside Down)
25. (00:02:32) The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack
26. (00:02:38) The Supremes – Baby Love
27. (00:02:42) The Supremes – Come See About Me
28. (00:02:59) Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Playing Time………: 01:39:20
Total Size………..: 323.72 MB

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Tracklisting Disc 2
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1. (00:02:58) The Temptations – My Girl
2. (00:02:33) The Velvelettes – He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
3. (00:02:48) The Four Tops – Ask The Lonely
4. (00:03:01) Jr. Walker & The All Stars – Shotgun
5. (00:02:59) Martha & The Vandellas – Nowhere To Run
6. (00:02:10) Brenda Holloway – When I’m Gone
7. (00:02:45) The Miracles – Ooo Baby Baby
8. (00:02:46) The Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself
9. (00:03:06) The Contours – First I Look At The Purse
10. (00:03:03) The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears
11. (00:02:46) The Four Tops – It’s The Same Old Song
12. (00:02:57) Martha & The Vandellas – Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)
13. (00:02:58) Kim Weston – Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
14. (00:02:55) Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
15. (00:02:51) The Marvelettes – Don’t Mess With Bill
16. (00:02:37) The Elgins – Darling Baby
17. (00:02:47) The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
18. (00:03:04) The Monitors – Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam)
19. (00:02:50) Shorty Long – Function At The Junction
20. (00:02:49) Jr. Walker & The All Stars – (I’m A) Roadrunner
21. (00:02:34) The Temptations – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
22. (00:03:03) Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
23. (00:03:03) Jr. Walker & The All Stars – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
24. (00:02:24) Chris Clark – Love’s Gone Bad
25. (00:02:52) The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love
26. (00:02:24) The Temptations – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
27. (00:02:33) The Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You

Playing Time………: 02:20:00
Total Size………..: 331.48 MB

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Tracklisting Disc 3
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1. (00:03:01) The Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There
2. (00:02:28) The Temptations – (I Know) I’m Losing You
3. (00:02:39) The Four Tops – Standing In The Shadows Of Love
4. (00:03:00) Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston – It Takes Two
5. (00:02:52) The Marvelettes – The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
6. (00:02:54) Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Jimmy Mack
7. (00:03:03) The Four Tops – Bernadette
8. (00:02:29) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
9. (00:02:50) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – More Love
10. (00:02:56) Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
11. (00:02:43) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – I Second That Emotion
12. (00:02:54) The Temptations – I Wish It Would Rain
13. (00:02:40) Rita Wright – I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You
14. (00:02:49) Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers – Does Your Mama Know About Me
15. (00:02:19) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
16. (00:03:03) Diana Ross & The Supremes – Love Child
17. (00:02:52) Stevie Wonder – For Once In My Life
18. (00:03:38) The Temptations – Cloud Nine
19. (00:03:15) Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
20. (00:03:59) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Baby, Baby Don’t Cry
21. (00:03:22) Edwin Starr – Twenty-Five Miles
22. (00:03:30) David Ruffin – My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
23. (00:02:31) Junior Walker & The All Stars – What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
24. (00:02:56) The Temptations – I Can’t Get Next To You
25. (00:03:21) The Originals – Baby I’m For Real
26. (00:03:17) The Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof

Playing Time………: 03:55:16
Total Size………..: 341.64 MB

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Tracklisting Disc 4
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1. (00:03:01) The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
2. (00:02:57) The Originals – The Bells
3. (00:02:50) Rare Earth – Get Ready
4. (00:02:59) The Jackson 5 – ABC
5. (00:04:05) The Temptations – Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
6. (00:03:06) The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save
7. (00:02:49) Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
8. (00:03:29) Edwin Starr – War
9. (00:03:09) The Spinners – It’s a Shame
10. (00:03:32) Diana Ross – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
11. (00:03:16) The Four Tops – Still Water (Love)
12. (00:03:45) The Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
13. (00:03:07) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears of a Clown
14. (00:03:02) The Supremes – Stoned Love
15. (00:03:14) Gladys Knight & The Pips – If I Were Your Woman
16. (00:03:53) The Temptations – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
17. (00:03:57) Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
18. (00:03:02) The Jackson 5 – Never Can Say Goodbye
19. (00:03:05) The Supremes – Nathan Jones
20. (00:03:24) Gladys Knight & The Pips – I Don’t Want to Do Wrong
21. (00:03:17) The Undisputed Truth – Smiling Faces Sometimes
22. (00:02:31) Marvin Gaye – Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
23. (00:02:53) Rare Earth – I Just Want to Celebrate

Playing Time………: 02:00:57
Total Size………..: 331.62 MB

NFO generated on…..: 6/5/2012 8:29:49 PM

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By James E. Bagley Amazon.com

The years 1959 – 1971, when Motown was located in Detroit, is considered
the golden era of the label. Motown charted over 350 singles during this time
and it would probably take at least 10 cds to do this period justice. This
collection, Motown’s most extensive at the time of its release in 1992, is
comprised of four cds. Of the 104 singles included here, only two didn’t chart:
Syreeta’s “I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You” and Shorty Long’s
original version of “Devil With The Blue Dress On.” The inclusion of Carolyn
Crawford’s rare and gorgeous “My Smile Is Just A Frown (Turned Upside
Down)” was worth the cost of the set alone for the serious Motown collector.
It and the Syreeta single were appearing on cd for the first time (both have
been included on other Motown compilations since then).

Motown went for a wide variety of artists (36) instead of just choosing the
obvious hits by the major artists as previous collections had done. Of the
major artists, the nine selections each by the Miracles and the Temptations
are a good representation of their best work during this period. The Diana
Ross-led Supremes, however, are strongly neglected, with only four singles
included here. Especially key omissions in a historical set such as this is their
first and last number ones: “Where Did Our Love Go” and “Someday We’ll Be
Together.” Meanwhile, all three 1970-1971 hits by the Jean Terrell-led
Supremes are found here. The selection of Martha and the Vandellas’ “Love
(Makes Me Do Foolish Things)” over “I’m Ready For Love” and “Honey Chile”
doesn’t work for me, while Shorty Long’s only bonafide hit, the novelty “Here
Comes The Judge” is left off at the expense of the non-hit “Function At The
Junction” and “Devil With The Blue Dress On.”

These digitally remastered singles are all in crisp mono, as they were originally
mixed for radio. Many of them (such as the Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love”
and the Temptations’ “Cloud Nine” are dramatically different from the
versions heard on “oldies” radio today. The singles are sequenced for the
most part in release date order. Most of the major hits from the 1959 – 1963
period are included on the set: Barrett Strong’s “Money,” the Miracles’ “Shop
Around”, the Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman, and the Contours’ “Do You
Love Me”, for instance. In 1964, Motown became a true hit factory (the
Supremes, Temptations, and Four Tops all had their first major hits that year)
and it is here that the omissions on the set start to become more
pronounced. There is just too much great music from 1964 through 1971 from
Motown to fit onto only four discs (actually three, since the first disc is
dedicated to the 1959 – 1963 period).

The 68-page booklet is a nice accompaniment to the discs. While the
biographies aren’t that extensive, it is hard to find even what is listed here on
the more obscure artists like Carolyn Crawford and the Monitors. A thorough
track listing provides the artist’s name, songwriters, publishers, producers,
release date, label number, and peak chart position in Billboard (pop and r&b)
for each single. Best of all is the listing – by instrument and year – of the
names of the incredible musicians who played on the Motown recordings.
Motown never put musician credits on any of the albums it released during
this period and it is great to see them finally given their due on a major
collection.

Motown subsequently released a four-disc box set companion collection (in
stereo) covering 1972 – 1992. It is a shame that they never released an
additional box set (or two) on the 1959 – 1971 period. This retrospective is a
great introduction to the magic of Motown, but it is far from the complete
story.
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