VA - Motown 50: Yesterday-Today-Forever (3 CD Set) (2008) (Lossless)
21.11.2010, 21:47
Artist: Various Artists Title Of Album: Motown 50: Yesterday-Today-Forever (3 CD Set) Year Of Release: 2008 Country: World Label: Universal Music TV / #5313464 Genre: Classic R&B, Soul, Miscellaneous Quality: Lossless Bitrate: FLAC (Tracks)+Log Total Size: 1 Gb 378 Mb (+5%) | Scans
The best thing is all the hits & music that you know all in one place.... Although you probably have all the tracks already on other compilations! Imagine all the tunes you've bopped to over the years - and here a lot of them are, all in one collection.
Motown, one of the most legendary record labels of all time, celebrates its golden anniversary with a definitive compilation of its greatest tracks. Boasting a fine selection of classic songs that will ignite nostalgia and brighten up any day, Motown 50 is the ultimate 'fanthology' of the label's best-loved hits, chosen by the people for the people. As an irresistible force of social and cultural change, Berry Gordy's Motown Records made its mark not just on the music industry but society at large. An important role in the racial integration of popular music, Motown was the first record label to primarily feature African-American songwriters and artists. Fronted by performers such as Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, the label and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as The Motown Sound. That influential sound still resonates today and now as the iconic movement celebrates its fiftieth year the sense of being a community still shines through. Instead of delivering songs that experts deemed to be the fifty best Motown tracks, the company decided that the best way to keep their communal spirit alive would be to set up a online voting poll in which the general public chose their favourite tracks. Motown 50 runs through the results front to back. Topping the poll and kicking the first disc off in exquisite style is Marvin Gaye's acclaimed version of 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'. Layering the song with vocals that flit between anguish and paranoia, Gaye delivers a mind-absorbing performance that captures the lyrics of the song and demands its contagious chorus to be sung along. Whilst the first disc hits us with track after track of Motown's most recognized sounds including Martha & The Vandellas' 'Jimmy Mack' and The Velvelettes' 'Needle In A Haystack', the second disc delivers a far more eclectic mix of soul tunes. Heading up the second batch are Marvin Gaye and Edwin Starr's respective protest anthems 'What's Going On' and 'War'. Heavier in content the tracks capture the fighting spirit of the label and add an excitably dense contradiction to the delicate love songs such as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' 'The Tracks Of My Tears'. By the time that the final disc begins, the countdown has nearly reached its completion. With Stevie Wonder and Rick James' beat-tastic 'Master Blaster' and 'Super Freak' offering a taste of the funky side of the label, the final six songs are revealed. Once the rundown is complete, Motown spoil us with a sublime selection of hard to find cover versions. As the label's most outstanding artists sing the songs of their peers, including Four Tops giving a mesmerising adaptations of 'Everybody's Talking', the release draws to a close. Capturing the sound of a music institution in one definitive collection, Motown 50 is a soulful party compilation that is guaranteed to live on for at least another fifty years to come.
Tracklist: CD1
[03:16] (01) I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye [02:36] (02) Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [02:36] (03) Baby Love - The Supremes [02:46] (04) I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops [02:31] (05) Needle In A Haystack - The Velvelettes [02:33] (06) Get Ready - The Temptations [02:46] (07) You Can't Hury Love - The Supremes [02:32] (08) Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins [02:57] (09) Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [02:54] (10) Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [02:47] (11) This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers [03:05] (12) The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles [03:00] (13) ABC - Jackson 5 [02:56] (14) It Takes Two - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston [02:49] (15) My Guy - Mary Wells [02:54] (16) Do You Love Me - The Contours [02:22] (17) Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson [02:15] (18) There's A Ghost In My House - R.Dean Taylor [02:53] (19) Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes [03:00] (20) Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars [02:40] (21) Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder [02:58] (22) I Want You Back - Jackson 5 [02:54] (23) You Are Everthing - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye [03:35] (24) Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Total Time: 1 h 07 min 47 sec
Tracklist: CD2
[04:02] (01) Superstition - Stevie Wonder [06:52] (02) Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations [03:55] (03) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye [03:35] (04) Brick House - Commodores [03:22] (05) War - Edwin Starr [02:57] (06) My Girl - The Temptations [02:52] (07) The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles [04:27] (08) Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross [04:18] (09) Easy - Commodores [02:50] (10) Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes [02:56] (11) Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops [04:53] (12) Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye [02:56] (13) What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin [03:20] (14) Got To Be There - Michael Jackson [03:57] (15) Being With You - Smokey Robinson [03:46] (16) I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross [03:54] (17) Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder [02:54] (18) Love Machine - The Miracles [04:14] (19) All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie [03:51] (20) Love Hangover - Diana Ross
Total Time: 1 h 15 min 59 sec
Tracklist: CD3
[04:51] (01) Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder [04:59] (02) Nightshift - Commodores [04:03] (03) Upside Down - Diana Ross [03:19] (04) Super Freak - Rick James [04:13] (05) Treat Her Like A Lady - The Temptations [03:42] (06) My Destiny - Lionel Richie
Bonus Motovn Cover Versions:
[03:40] (07) Light My Fire [The Doors] - Stevie Wonder [02:54] (08) Everybody's Talking [Nilsson] - Four Tops [02:46] (09) Get Ready [The Temptations] - Rare Earth [02:23] (10) Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) [Ella Fitzgerald] - Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye [03:04] (11) I Say A Little Prayer [Areta Franklin] - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas [02:53] (12) Wichita Lineman [Glen Campbell] - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles [03:23] (13) Jumin' Jack Flash [The Rolling Stones] - Thelma Houston [04:09] (14) The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face [Roberta Flack] - The Temptations [04:09] (15) Come Together [The Beatles] - The Supremes [02:44] (16) Put A Little Love In Your Heart [Jackie Deshannon] - David Ruffin [04:55] (17) You've Got A Friend [James Taylor] - Michael Jackson
