The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 5: 1965

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Tracklist

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1Buttered Popcorn
recording of:
Buttered Popcorn
composer:
Barney Ales and Berry Gordy
The Vows2:46
2Tell Me
recording of:
Tell Me
writer:
Hal Davis and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
The Vows2:38
3He’s an Oddball
recording of:
He's an Oddball
writer:
Hal Davis, Arthur Mastor and John Miller (songwriter, wrote “He’s An Oddball”)
The Lewis Sisters2:52
4By Some Chance
recording of:
By Some Chance
writer:
Hal Davis and Armon Frank
The Lewis Sisters3:00
5Why Do You Want to Let Me Go
recording of:
Why Do You Want to Let Me Go
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Marv Johnson3:05
6I’m Not a Plaything
recording of:
I’m Not a Plaything
writer:
Janie Bradford and Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson2:09
7The Only Time I’m Happy
recording of:
Only Time I’m Happy
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Supremes2:30
8Supremes Interview
The Supremes5:42
9Since I Lost My Baby
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 40)
recording of:
Since I Lost My Baby
writer:
Warren Moore and William Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
The Temptations22:52
10You’ve Got to Earn It
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks
recording of:
You’ve Got to Earn It
writer:
Cornelius Grant (soul, funk and disco producer and songwriter) and Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2:39
11I’ll Always Love You
recording of:
I'll Always Love You (on 1965-04-28)
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Spinners2:46
12Tomorrow May Never Come
recording of:
Tomorrow May Never Come
writer:
Harvey Fuqua and Thomas Kemp (songwriter)
The Spinners2:30
13This Time Last Summer
recording of:
This Time Last Summer
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
Danny Day3:08
14Please Don’t Turn the Lights Out
recording of:
Please Don’t Turn the Lights Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
Danny Day2:56
15Why Break My Heart (Just to Run Around)
recording of:
Why Break My Heart (Just to Run Around)
lyricist and composer:
Dorsey Burnette
Dorsey Burnette2:47
16They’re Only Words
recording of:
They’re Only Words
writer:
Luvel Broadnax, Dorsey Burnette and Clarence Paul
Dorsey Burnette2:35
17Pretty Little Baby
cover recording of:
Pretty Little Baby
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Dave Hamilton (US guitar/vibraphone player) and Clarence Paul
Marvin Gaye12:37
18Now That You’ve Won Me
recording of:
Now That You’ve Won Me
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Marvin Gaye42:33
19First I Look at the Purse
recording of:
First I Look at the Purse
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers
The Contours3:04
20Searching for a Girl
recording of:
Searching for a Girl
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Paul
The Contours2:49
21The Tracks of My Tears
recording of:
The Tracks of My Tears
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
The Miracles3:01
22A Fork in the Road
producer:
Bill “Smokey” Robinson
recording of:
A Fork in the Road
lyricist and composer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
The Miracles23:20
23Shake and Fingerpop
producer:
Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence T. Horn
recording of:
Shake and Fingerpop
writer:
Autry De Walt, Lawrence T. Horn and Willie Woods (US guitarist & songwriter)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:44
24Cleo’s Back
recording of:
Cleo's Back
lyricist and composer:
Willie Woods (US guitarist & songwriter)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:31
25It’s the Same Old Song
recording engineer:
Lawrence T. Horn
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
mixer:
Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive)
baritone saxophone:
Mike Terry (60s US soul arranger/conductor)
bass [1962 Fender Precision Bass]:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer)
guitar [1964 Gibson Firebird III]:
Eddie Willis
guitar [Fender Telecaster with Jazzmaster Neck]:
Joe Messina
guitar [Gibson L-5]:
Robert White (US funk/soul guitarist)
piano:
Earl Van Dyke
strings:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
tambourine:
Jack Ashford (American Label owner, producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and arranger)
vibraphone:
Jack Brokensha
background vocals:
Marlene Barrow, Renaldo Benson, Louvain Demps, Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Jackie Hicks and Lawrence Payton
lead vocals:
Levi Stubbs
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States
recording of:
It’s the Same Old Song (on 1965-07-07)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia
Four Tops42:47
26Your Love Is Amazing
recording of:
Your Love Is Amazing
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
Four Tops2:23
27It’s the Same Old Song (second version)
recording of:
It’s the Same Old Song
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia
Four Tops2:44
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