The Motown Years

~ Release by Billy Eckstine (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1For Love of Ivy
cover recording of:
For Love of Ivy
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Quincy Jones
part of:
The 41st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:59
2Time After Time
cover recording of:
Time After Time
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Sands Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
2:50
3Gentle on My Mind
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
3:15
4Together ’til the End of Time
2:50
5I’ll Be Here With You
3:25
6Nothing but Trouble
3:32
7A Woman
3:36
8I Need a Dream
2:37
9The More I See You
cover recording of:
The More I See You
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Four Jays Music Co., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
translated version of:
The More I See You (Valli’s version with french lyrics)
3:00
10Good Morning Heartache
cover recording of:
Good Morning Heartache
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter)
composer:
Dan Fisher (U.S. songwriter ("Good Morning Heartache"), author, producer) and Irene Higginbotham
publisher:
Fisher Music Corp., Lindabet Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
3:05
11You Better Believe It
3:23
12Slender Thread
recording of:
Slender Thread
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Quincy Jones
2:22
13I Wonder Why (Nobody Loves Me)
recording of:
I Wonder Why (Nobody Loves Me)
writer:
Gwen Gordy Fuqua (US songwriter/composer, née Gwendolyn Gordy) and Robert G. Walker
2:41
14I’ve Been Blessed
2:51
15Thank You Love
recording of:
Thank You Love
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
2:38
16Anyone Here Going My Way
2:43
17My Cup Runneth Over
2:29
18Ask the Lonely
2:58
19Oh How Happy
3:19
20It’s All in the Game
cover recording of:
It’s All in the Game
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Dawes (in 1911)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Larry Spier Inc., Majorsongs Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Music Sales (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Remick Music, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
is based on:
Melody in A major (instrumental)
2:34
21A Time for Love
cover recording of:
A Time for Love
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America (ended), M. Witmark & Sons and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
part of:
The 39th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:38
22Little Green Apples
cover recording of:
Little Green Apples
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice (publisher) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
2:48
23A Place in the Sun
cover recording of:
A Place in the Sun
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30), 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) 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)
3:17
24The Love Line
2:29