Essential Collection

~ Release by The Contours (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Do You Love Me?
producer:
Berry Gordy Jr.
guitar:
Huey Davis (guitarist) (on 1962-06-03)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (on 1962-06-03)
additional lead vocals:
Billy Hoggs (on 1962-06-03)
background vocals:
Billy Hoggs (in 1962), Joe Billingslea (soul vocalist, songwriter) (on 1962-06-03), Hubert Johnson (singer) (on 1962-06-03) and Sylvester Potts (on 1962-06-03)
lead vocals:
Billy Gordon (The Contours) (on 1962-06-03)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1962-06-03)
music videos:
Do You Love Me (music video) by The Contours (60s soul)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 9)
recording of:
Do You Love Me (on 1962-06-03)
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
4.352:55
2Shake Sherrie
recording of:
Shake Sherrie
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
2:43
3You Get Ugly
recording of:
You Get Ugly
writer:
Raynoma Liles and Stanley Ossman
2:25
4Whole Lotta Woman
recording of:
Whole Lotta Woman
writer:
Billy Gordon (The Contours), Billy Hoggs and Smokey Robinson
2:55
5Don't Let Her Be Your Baby
recording of:
Don’t Let Her Be Your Baby
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
2:55
6Baby Hit and Run
producer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1967-01-31)
recording of:
Baby Hit and Run (on 1967-01-31)
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter) and William Weatherspoon
3:02
7It's So Hard Being a Loser
2:41
8First I Look at the Purse
recording of:
First I Look at the Purse
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers
3:05
9Just a Little Misunderstanding
recording of:
Just a Little Misunderstanding (on 1966-03-10)
composer:
Morris Broadnax (Soul and R&B music songwriter), Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder
2:42
10Determination
cover recording of:
Determination (on 1966-01-27)
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
2:41
11Your Love Grows More Precious Everyday
3:04
12Can You Do It?
recording of:
Can You Do It
writer:
Thelma Coleman Gordy (record label owner, songwriter) and Richard Street
2:20
13Can You Jerk Like Me?
recording of:
Can You Jerk Like Me
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:29
14Searching for a Girl
recording of:
Searching for a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
2:50
15The Stretch
recording of:
The Stretch
composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Loucye Wakefield
2:44
16So Grateful
recording of:
So Grateful
composer:
Berry Gordy
2:39
17You Better Get in Line
recording of:
You Better Get in Line
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
2:57
18Move Mr. Man
recording of:
Move Mr. Man
writer:
Berry Gordy and Rebecca Nichols
2:15