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Motown $13.99 In 1959, twenty-nine-year-old Berry Gordy, who had already given up on his dream to be a champion boxer, borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family and started a record company. A run-down bungalow sandwiched between a funeral home and a beauty shop in a poor Detroit neighborhood served as his headquarters. The building’s entrance was adorned with a large sign that improbably boasted “Hitsville U.S.A.” The kitchen served as the control room, the garage became the two-track studio, the living room was reserved for bookkeeping, and sales were handled in the dining room. Soon word spread that any youngster with a streak of talent should visit the only record label that Detroit had seen in years. The company’s name was Motown. Motown cuts through decades of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation to tell the true behind-the-scenes narrative of America’s most exciting musical dynasty. It follows the company and its amazing roster of stars from the tumultuous growth years in Detroit, to the drama and intrigue of Hollywood in the 1970s, to resurgence in 2002. Set against the civil rights movement, the decay of America’s northern industrial cities, and the social upheaval of the 1960s, Motown is a tale of the incredible entrepreneurship of Berry Gordy. But it also features the moving stories of kids from Detroit’s inner-city projects who achieved remarkable success and then, in many cases, found themselves fighting the demons that so often come with stardom—drugs, jealousy, sexual indulgence, greed, and uncontrollable ambition. Motown features an extraordinary cast of characters, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. They are presented as they lived and worked: a clan of friends, lovers, competitors, and sometimes vicious foes. Motown reveals how the hopes and dreams of each affected the lives of the others and illustrates why this singular story is a made-in-America Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of a supremely talented yet completely dysfunctional extended family. Based on numerous original interviews and extensive documentation, Motown benefits particularly from the thousands of pages of files crammed into the basement of downtown Detroit’s Wayne County Courthouse. Those court records provide the unofficial—and hitherto largely untold—history of Motown and its stars, since almost every relationship between departing singers, songwriters, producers, and the label ended up in litigation. From its peaks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Motown controlled the pop charts and its stars were sought after even by the Beatles, through the inexorable slide caused by their failure to handle their stardom, Motown is a riveting and troubling look inside a music label that provided the unofficial soundtrack to an entire generation. From the Hardcover edition. |
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Legendary Labels: Motown Records $9.86 Greg Edwards reveals the magic of Motown, with interviews from Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson, as part of Legendary Labels... |
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Human Nature Sings Motown with Special Guest Smokey Robinson - $11.99 The Australian pop group Human Nature performs alongside the legendary Motown figure Smokey Robinson in this concert documentary. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi |
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Motown Milestones: Motown Meets the Beatles $7.99 Track Listing: 1. Hard Day's Night, A - The Supremes, 2. Eleanor Rigby - The Four Tops, 3. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder, 4. Hey Jude - The Temptations, 5. Yesterday - Marvin Gaye, 6. Long and Winding Road, The - Diana Ross, 7. Come Together - The Supremes, 8. She's Leaving Home - Syreeta, 9. You Can't Do That - The Supremes, 10. Fool on the Hill, The - The Four Tops, 11. Michelle - The Four Tops, 12. And I Love Her - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 13. Something - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 14. Let It Be - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 15. Imagine - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 16. My Love - Junior Walker & the All-Stars, 17. My Sweet Lord - Edwin Starr |
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Motown: The Early Years - $9.99 Mix a bit of the old with a dash of the new with this release that offers a compelling look at Motown artists then and now. Taken from the acclaimed PBS special My Music, this program directed by T.J. Lubinsky features the artists of yesteryear in recent performances, as well as ten vintage video clips that have been newly remixed in stereo. Duke Fakir of The Four Tops and Mary Wilson of The Supremes host a nostalgic look at the Motown sound featuring special introductions by Bobby Rogers and Claudette Robinson of The Miracles. Featured artists include Martha Reeves, The Four Tops, The Miracles, The Velvelettes, Brenda Holloway, The Contours, Dennis Edwards and the Temptation Review, and Gladys Horton of The Marvelettes. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi |
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Motown Record $9.99 Track Listing: 1. Reach Out I'll Be There, 2. Get Ready - (featuring Smokey Robinson), 3. Ooh Baby Baby [A Cappella], 4. Baby I Need Your Loving, 5. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, 6. Dancing in the Street, 7. My Girl, 8. Stop! In the Name of Love, 9. Uptight (Everything's Alright), 10. Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) [A Cappella], 11. Ain't Too Proud to Beg, 12. I'll Be There |
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Motown Remixed $11.99 Track Listing: 1. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 (Z-trip remix), 2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pips (Sympathy For The Grapes Randy Watson Experience mix), 3. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (Da Producers MPG Groove mix), 4. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder (DJ Smash Essential Funk mix), 5. ABC - The Jackson 5 (Salaam Remi Krunk-A Delic Party mix), 6. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth (Mocean Worker remix), 7. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Pete Kuzma Solefull remix), 8. Quiet Storm - Smokey Robinson (Groove Boutique remix), 9. My World Is Empty Without You - Diana Ross & the Supremes (Tranzition remix), 10. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations (Easy Mo Bee remix), 11. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth (Futureshock Main Ingredient mix), 12. Tears of a Clown, The - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (Hotsnax remix), 13. Keep on Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks (DJ Spinna remix), 14. War - Edwin Starr (KIng Britt remix), 15. Mary Jane - Rick James (DJ Green Lantern Evil Genius remix, bonus) |
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Motown Collection $39.99 Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), (DISC 3:), 1. Do You Love Me - The Contours, 1. Upside Down - Diana Ross, 1. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes, 2. Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas, 2. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye, 2. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye, 3. Bernadette - The Four Tops, 3. I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations, 3. Shop Around - The Miracles, 4. Don't Mess with Bill - The Marvelettes, 4. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips/The Pips/Gladys Knight, 4. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes, 5. Keep on Truckin', Pt. 1 - Eddie Kendricks, 5. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong, 5. Tracks of My Tears, The - The Miracles, 6. Tears of a Clown, The - The Miracles/Smokey Robinson & the Miracles/Smokey Robinson, 6. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder, 6. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes, 7. Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, 7. Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5, 7. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops, 8. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - The Temptations, 8. Three Times a Lady - Commodores, 8. Two Lovers - Mary Wells, 9. Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas, 9. Fingertips, Pt. 2 - Stevie Wonder, 9. Love Child - The Supremes/Diana Ross, 10. My Girl - The Temptations, 10. Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops, 10. Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge, 11. Baby Love - The Supremes, 11. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) - The Isley Brothers, 11. War - Edwin Starr, 12. How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You - Marvin Gaye, 12. My Guy - Mary Wells, 12. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth, 13. (I'm a) Road Runner - Junior Walker & the All-Stars, 13. Playboy - The Marvelettes, 13. Super Freak, Pt. 1 - Rick James, 14. Ben - Michael Jackson, 14. Shotgun - Junior Walker & the All-Stars, 14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin, 15. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie, 15. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - The Velvelettes, 15. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 |
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Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 9 $9.99 Reprising one of the most vital compilation collections of the 1970s, the new era of the Motown Chartbusters series continued with Vol. 9. Picking up where earlier volumes had left off, this installment again showcased some of the greatest hits from the august label's classic roster, its 17 songs offering a swift spin through some magical memories. Diana Ross emerges with the lion's share of songs here, across her own "All of My Life," "Last Time I Saw Him," and "Love Me" as well as the Supremes' hit "Baby Love" and the marvelous duets with Marvin Gaye -- "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" and "You are Everything." Despite the set's penchant for the delightful Ross, however, there is ample balance across the Jackson 5's exuberant "Dancing Machine," Eddie Kendricks' "Boogie Down," and Smokey Robinson's "Just My Soul Responding." The unstoppable Jimmy Ruffin smash "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and the Commodores' funk implosion "Machine Gun" round up two of the label's most memorable monster hits, while Syreeta's "Spinnin' and Spinnin'," chosen over her more obvious minor hits, ensures the set swings in checks and balances from sassy club numbers to some of the label's most aching ballads. With such a plethora of Motown grooves to choose from, it's hard to imagine the precise criteria by which these packages were pulled together. But, whatever the process, these classic cuts still compile beautifully to bring a chunky budget hits package to shelves. Could it be considered flawed by the aficionado? Absolutely. But, in terms of simple listening power, the Motown Chartbusters series certainly has earned its niche, and is nice to have around. ~ Amy Hanson |
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Motown: Music, Money, Sex, And Power $10.59 In 1959, twenty-nine-year-old Berry Gordy, who had already given up on his dream to be a champion boxer, borrowed eight hundred dollars from his family and started a record company. A run-down bungalow sandwiched between a funeral home and a beauty shop in a poor Detroit neighborhood served as his headquarters. The building's entrance was adorned with a large sign that improbably boasted "Hitsville U.S.A." The kitchen served as the control room, the garage became the two-track studio, the living room was reserved for bookkeeping, and sales were handled in the dining room. Soon word spread that any youngster with a streak of talent should visit the only record label that Detroit had seen in years. The company's name was Motown. Motown cuts through decades of unsubstantiated rumors and speculation to tell the true behind-the-scenes narrative of America's most exciting musical dynasty. It follows the company and its amazing roster of stars from the tumultuous growth years in Detroit, to the drama and intrigue of Hollywood in the 1970s, to resurgence in 2002. Set against the civil rights movement, the decay of America's northern industrial cities, and the social upheaval of the 1960s, Motown is a tale of the incredible entrepreneurship of Berry Gordy. But it also features the moving stories of kids from Detroit's inner-city projects who achieved remarkable success and then, in many cases, found themselves fighting the demons that so often come with stardom drugs, jealousy, sexual indulgence, greed, and uncontrollable ambition. Motown features an extraordinary cast of characters, including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder. They are presented as they lived and worked: a clan of friends, lovers, competitors, and sometimes vicious foes. Motown reveals how the hopes and dreams of each affected the lives of the others and illustrates why this singular story is a made-in-America Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of a supremely talented yet completely dysfunctional extended family. Based on numerous original interviews and extensive documentation, Motown benefits particularly from the thousands of pages of files crammed into the basement of downtown Detroit's Wayne County Courthouse. Those court records provide the unofficial and hitherto largely untold history of Motown and its stars, since almost every relationship between departing singers, songwriters, producers, and the label ended up in litigation. From its peaks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Motown controlled the pop charts and its stars were sought after even by the Beatles, through the inexorable slide caused by their failure to handle their stardom, Motown is a riveting and troubling look inside a music label that provided the unofficial soundtrack to an entire generation. From the Hardcover edition. |
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A Cellarful Of Motown $6.49 A Cellarful Of Motown |
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The Motown Anthology $6.49 The Motown Anthology |