Motown: The History

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Motown – In the Beginning (1959–1963)
2▶CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume One – The Dream (1963–1964)
3▶CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Two – Family Affair (1964–1965)
4▶CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Three – Movin’ On Up (1965)
5▶CD: Motown – Mid‐Sixties Volume Four – Here to Stay (1965–1966)
6▶CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume One – The Happening (1966–1967)
7▶CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume Two – Changing Times (1967–1968)
8▶CD: Motown – Late‐Sixties Volume Three – a New Direction (1968–1969)
9▶CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume One – Funky Psychedelia (1970)
10▶CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume Two – Silk ’n’ Soul (1970–1971)
11▶CD: Motown – Early Seventies Volume Three – Musical Revolution (1971–1972)
12▶CD: Motown – Mid Seventies Volume One – Boogie Down (1973–1974)
13▶CD: Motown – Mid Seventies Volume Two – A Quiet Storm (1974–1975)
14▶CD: Motown – Late Seventies Volume One – On the Upside (1976–1978)
15▶CD: Motown – Late Seventies Volume Two – Cruisin’ (1978–1979)
16▼CD: Motown – Early Eighties Volume One – Behind the Groove (1980–1981)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Let’s Get Serious
Jermaine Jackson3:36
2Behind the Groove
Teena Marie4:01
3Let Me Be the Clock
Smokey Robinson3:48
4Summer Love
Rick James3:46
5My Old Piano
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
conductor:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
remixer:
Russ Terrana
arranger:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1980)
recording of:
My Old Piano
lyricist and composer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Chic Music, Inc.
Diana Ross3:55
6Heavy on Pride (Light on Love)
Smokey Robinson4:09
7Upside Down
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Upside Down
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Tommy Jymi Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Diana Ross43:41
8Power (vocal)
recording of:
Power
writer:
Angelo Bond (R&B singer, active in the 1970s, songwriter and producer), Berry Gordy and Jean Marie Mayer
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations4:12
9I’m Coming Out
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
I’m Coming Out
writer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer) and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Bernard’s Other Music, Sony Songs and Tommy Jymi Inc.
Diana Ross43:57
10I Need Your Lovin’
Teena Marie3:38
11Make Me Yours
High Inergy3:35
12Big Time
Rick James3:35
13You Like Me Don’t You
Jermaine Jackson3:50
14Praise
Marvin Gaye3:54
15All Day and All of the Night
Stone City Band3:31
16Take Me Away
The Temptations3:59
17Being With You
assistant engineer:
Richie Griffin
engineer:
Howard Lee Wolen and Mark Wolfson
producer:
George Tobin
mixer:
Mike Piccirillo and George Tobin
arranger:
George Tobin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1981) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Sound Recorders in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Being With You
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Bertram Music Company, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Primary Wave Robinson
Smokey Robinson3.254:06
18One Day in Your Life
producer:
Sam Brown
arranger:
Sam Brown
recording of:
One Day in Your Life
lyricist:
Samuel F. Brown III
composer:
Renée Armand
publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1974 to present) 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Michael Jackson3.64:14
19Give It to Me Baby
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James3:56
20Heavy Love Affair
Marvin Gaye3:43
17▶CD: Motown – Early Eighties Volume Two – Endless Love (1981–1982)
18▶CD: Motown – Mid Eighties Volume One – All Night Long (1983–1984)
19▶CD: Motown – Mid Eighties Volume Two – Rhythm of the Night (1984–1985)
20▶CD: Motown – Late Eighties Volume One – One Heartbeat (1986–1988)
21▶CD: Motown – Late Eighties Volume Two – A New Era (1988–1989)