UPC: 602527131245
Format: CD (2 disc)
Release Date: Aug 31, 2009
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Arrangers: Rick James; Stevie Wonder; Commodores.
The compilation Motown 50 Fanthology commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records in 2009 with 50 familiar hits spread across two discs. None of those hits actually dates back to 1959, however, and, in fact, the core of the collection is drawn from the label's late-'60s and early-`70s heyday with acts such as the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. There are a handful of mid-`60s tracks by the likes of the Four Tops, the Supremes, and Martha & the Vandellas, some material from the `80s by Lionel Richie and Rick James, and even a couple of `90s tunes by Boyz II Men. The sequencing in non-chronological, which can be jarring, such as when the Gladys Knight & the Pips version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is followed by James' "Super Freak." Some tracks are featured in unusual versions, such as single edits or rare stereo mixes. There are many compilations of Motown hits, of course, and this is just another one. ~ William Ruhlmann
The compilation Motown 50 Fanthology commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Motown Records in 2009 with 50 familiar hits spread across two discs. None of those hits actually dates back to 1959, however, and, in fact, the core of the collection is drawn from the label's late-'60s and early-`70s heyday with acts such as the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. There are a handful of mid-`60s tracks by the likes of the Four Tops, the Supremes, and Martha & the Vandellas, some material from the `80s by Lionel Richie and Rick James, and even a couple of `90s tunes by Boyz II Men. The sequencing in non-chronological, which can be jarring, such as when the Gladys Knight & the Pips version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is followed by James' "Super Freak." Some tracks are featured in unusual versions, such as single edits or rare stereo mixes. There are many compilations of Motown hits, of course, and this is just another one. ~ William Ruhlmann
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - My Girl
2 - What's Going On
3 - Let's Get It On
4 - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
5 - Tracks of My Tears
6 - Superstition
7 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
8 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
9 - ABC
10 - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
11 - I'll Be There
12 - I Want You Back
13 - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
14 - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
15 - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
16 - Ooo Baby Baby
17 - Brick House
18 - Tears of a Clown
19 - Dancing in the Street
20 - Got to Be There
21 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
22 - Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Disc 2:
1 - Reach out I'll Be There
2 - Never Can Say Goodbye
3 - Stop! In the Name of Love
4 - Baby! I Need Your Loving
5 - My Cherie Amour
6 - This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
7 - Easy
8 - Someday We'll Be Together
9 - I Can't Get Next to You
10 - It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
11 - Hello
12 - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
13 - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
14 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
15 - Super Freak
16 - Fire and Desire
17 - You're All I Need to Get By
18 - Cruisin'
19 - Got to Give It Up (Part 1)
20 - I'll Make Love to You
21 - Endless Love
22 - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
23 - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
1 - My Girl
2 - What's Going On
3 - Let's Get It On
4 - Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
5 - Tracks of My Tears
6 - Superstition
7 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
8 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
9 - ABC
10 - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
11 - I'll Be There
12 - I Want You Back
13 - Ain't Too Proud to Beg
14 - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
15 - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
16 - Ooo Baby Baby
17 - Brick House
18 - Tears of a Clown
19 - Dancing in the Street
20 - Got to Be There
21 - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
22 - Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
Disc 2:
1 - Reach out I'll Be There
2 - Never Can Say Goodbye
3 - Stop! In the Name of Love
4 - Baby! I Need Your Loving
5 - My Cherie Amour
6 - This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
7 - Easy
8 - Someday We'll Be Together
9 - I Can't Get Next to You
10 - It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
11 - Hello
12 - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
13 - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
14 - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
15 - Super Freak
16 - Fire and Desire
17 - You're All I Need to Get By
18 - Cruisin'
19 - Got to Give It Up (Part 1)
20 - I'll Make Love to You
21 - Endless Love
22 - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
23 - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing