The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 9: 1969

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

Annotation

cat. no. on discs:
disc 1: B0010270-02 CD01
disc 2: B0010270-02 CD02
disc 3: B0010270-02 CD03
disc 4: B0010270-02 CD04
disc 5: B0010270-02 CD05
disc 6: B0010270-02 CD06

Annotation last modified on 2015-04-28 17:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That’s How Heartaches Are Made
cover recording of:
That’s How Heartaches Are Made
writer:
Bob Halley (musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger) and Ben Raleigh
The Marvelettes2:57
2Rainy Mourning
recording of:
Rainy Mourning
lyricist and composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter
The Marvelettes2:52
3Home on the Range (Everybody Needs a Home)
Stu Gardner3:17
4It’s a Family Thang’
Stu Gardner2:11
5Mend This Generation
Stu Gardner2:58
6A Place in the Sun
Monk Montgomery2:27
7Your Love
Monk Montgomery2:23
8Never Had a Dream Come True (Mono)
recording of:
Never Had a Dream Come True
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder3:10
9Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder53:03
10I’d Be a Fool Right Now
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
I’d Be a Fool Right Now
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder42:52
11It’s Private Tonight
Arthur Adams3:12
12Let’s Make Some Love
Arthur Adams2:24
13These Eyes
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:38
14I’ve Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:10
15Friendship Train
recording of:
Friendship Train
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:47
16Cloud Nine
cover recording of:
Cloud Nine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:10
17In My Diary
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Willie Shorter
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1968-02-26) and Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-03-06)
cover recording of:
In My Diary (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Angelo Graham
The Spinners2:44
18(She’s Gonna Love Me) At Sundown
producer:
Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive)
vocals:
Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (from 1967-09-07 until 1967-09-14)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recording of:
(She’s Gonna Love Me) At Sundown (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-09-14)
writer:
Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive) and Thomas Kemp (songwriter)
The Spinners2:25
19I Want You Back
producer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
drums (drum set):
Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (drummer for Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
guitar:
Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
percussion:
Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
piano:
Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1969-07)
vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
arranger:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
music videos:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 120)
recording of:
I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
sub-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) 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)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 54.152:56
20Who’s Lovin’ You
The Jackson 54:22
21If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can
Jimmy Ruffin3:09
22Farewell Is a Lonely Sound
recording of:
Farewell Is a Lonely Sound
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter), Jack Goga and William Weatherspoon
Jimmy Ruffin2:56
23Gonna Put It on Your Mind
recording of:
Gonna Put It on Your Mind
writer:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) and Larry Perrault
Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha2:36
24Henry Blake
recording of:
Henry Blake
writer:
Oma Drake and Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha2:43
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