Motown: The Early Years 1959–62 (CD‐R)

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Tracklist

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1Poor Sam Jones
recording of:
Poor Sam Jones
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
Mickey Woods2:39
2Rosa Lee (Stay Off the Bell)
recording of:
Rosa Lee (Stay Off the Bell)
writer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Andre Williams (US RnB vocalist/musician/producer/songwriter)
Andre Williams2:28
3Come Into My Palace
recording of:
Come into My Palace
composer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Lee Henry Moore and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Lee & the Leopards2:37
4Same Thing
recording of:
Same Thing
lyricist and composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Gino Parks2:32
5Mighty Good Lovin’
recording of:
Mighty Good Lovin’
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
EMI Pop Music Publishing and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Miracles2:38
6Broken Hearted
recording of:
Broken Hearted
writer:
Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
The Miracles2:54
7I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
writer:
Berry Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Mary Wells2:49
8Please, Mr. Postman
producer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04)
guitar:
Eddie Willis (in 1961-04)
handclaps:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04)
percussion:
Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04)
piano:
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter) (in 1961-04)
background vocals:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer) (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (aka Wanda Young, singer in The Marvelettes) (in 1961-04)
lead vocals:
Gladys Horton (in 1961-04)
recorded at and mixed at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 410)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
The Marvelettes4.62:30
9So Long Baby
live recording of:
So Long Baby
writer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and James Young (songwriter, co‐writer “So Long Baby”)
The Marvelettes2:53
10I Am Bound
recording of:
I Am Bound
lyricist and composer:
A.B. Windom (songwriter)
Golden Harmoneers2:31
11They Shall Be Mine
recording of:
They Shall Be Mine
writer:
Mattie Moss Clark and Rev. Columbus Mann
Rev. Columbus Mann2:18
12Someone to Call My Own
recording of:
Someone to Call My Own
writer:
Rex Robertson and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Equadors2:07
13Love Me
recording of:
Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Pete Hartfield
Pete Hartfield2:35
14Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues
recording of:
Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
The Miracles2:57
15Angel in Blue
recording of:
Angel in Blue
lyricist and composer:
Beverly Humphrey
Joel Sebastian2:53
16The Day Will Come
recording of:
The Day Will Come
writer:
Janie Bradford, Rebecca Nichols and Stanley Ossman
Freddie Gorman2:20
17Small Sad Sam
cover recording of:
Small Sad Sam
writer:
Eddie Deane and Sunny Skylar
Bob Kayli2:41
18Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
recording of:
Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now)
lyricist and composer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
Don McKenzie2:25
19What’s So Good About Good‐Bye
recording of:
What’s So Good About Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Miracles2:22
20Xmas Twist
recording of:
Xmas Twist
writer:
Barney Ales and Berry Gordy
The Twistin' Kings2:44
21That’s What He Is to Me
The Wright Specials2:17
22Twistin’ Postman
recording of:
Twistin’ Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Marvelettes2:31
23The One Who Really Loves You
recording of:
The One Who Really Loves You
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Mary Wells2:28
24Your Baby’s Back
recording of:
Your Baby’s Back
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Downbeats2:35
25I Out‐Duked the Duke
recording of:
I Out‐Duked the Duke
writer:
Chuck Colbert (soul singer, songwriter, bassist), Earl Edwards (soul singer-songwriter), Eugene Dixon and Bernice Williams (songwriter)
Little Otis2:29
26Dream Come True
recording of:
Dream Come True
lyricist and composer:
Berry Gordy
The Temptations3:53
27I’ll Try Something New
recording of:
I’ll Try Something New
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Miracles2:36
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