Motown Funk

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

Tracklist

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Strung Out
Gordon Staples?:??
A2Easily Persuaded
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas?:??
A3When My Love Hand Comes Down
The Ruffin Brothers?:??
A4Psychedelic Shack
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) and The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Psychedelic Shack
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations3.35?:??
A5Smiling Faces Sometimes
producer:
Norman Whitfield
orchestrator:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
cover recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
recording of:
Smiling Faces Sometimes
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
The Undisputed Truth4.5?:??
A6The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
Barbara McNair?:??
A7Who Is She (And What Is She to You)
cover recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
Gladys Knight & the Pips3?:??
B1Ball of Confusion
The Undisputed Truth?:??
B2Feelin’ Alright
Gladys Knight & the Pips?:??
B3Can I Get a Witness
Barbara Randolph?:??
B4Here Comes the Judge
Frederic Earl 'Shorty' Long?:??
B5Easin’ In
Edwin Starr?:??
▼ 12" Vinyl 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Papa Was a Rolling Stone
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Temptations4?:??
C2"T" Plays It Cool
alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.) (in 1972)
arranger:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.) (in 1972)
recording of:
T Plays It Cool
composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye5?:??
C3Rapid Fire
recording of:
Rapid Fire
composer:
Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores?:??
C4Scratchin’
The Magic Disco Machine?:??
C5Give Me Your Love
producer:
Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Paul Riser
arranger:
Paul Riser
cover recording of:
Give Me Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
The Sisters Love?:??
D1Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Willie Hutch?:??
D2LA (My Town)
Four Tops?:??
D3Girl You Need a Change of Mind
Eddie Kendricks?:??
D4Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love
recording of:
Our Lives Are Shaped by What We Love
writer:
Cyril Lionel Robert James
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Odyssey3?:??
D5Sun Country
The Four Seasons?:??