Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection, Volume 2: 1972-1992

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Got to Be There
producer:
Hal Davis
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (from 1970-06 until 1970-07)
arranger:
Dave Blumberg
recording of:
Got to Be There (from 1971-06 until 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Willensky
vocals arranger:
Willie Hutch
Michael Jackson33:25
2Floy Joy
producer:
Smokey Robinson
lead vocals:
Jean Terrell and Mary Wilson
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Floy Joy
lyricist and composer:
Will Robinson (songwriter & producer, Nashville)
The Supremes2:35
3A Simple Game
cover recording of:
A Simple Game
lyricist and composer:
Mike Pinder
Four Tops2:59
4Walk in the Night
recording of:
Walk in the Night
writer:
Johnny Bristol and Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars4:12
5Ben
producer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1972)
arranger:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Ben (in 1972)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
Walter Scharf
publisher:
Jobette Music (in 1972)
part of:
The 45th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Michael Jackson3.852:47
6Papa Was a Rollin' 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 Temptations47:00
7Silly Wasn't I
Valerie Simpson2:12
8Superstition
recording of:
Superstition
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, 大洋音楽, Jobete Music Co., Inc. (in 1972) and Stein & Van Stock, Inc. (in 1972)
Stevie Wonder4:16
9Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
producer:
Joe Porter (producer)
arranger:
Artie Butler and Michael Omartian
recording of:
Neither One of Us
lyricist:
Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
Gladys Knight & the Pips44:24
10Touch Me in the Morning
recording of:
Touch Me in the Morning
writer:
Michael Masser and Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
publisher:
Jobete Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross43:28
11Let's Get It On
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
percussion:
Emil Richards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label), Motown Record Corp. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1973) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1973)
remix of:
Let’s Get It On (album version) by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Let’s Get It On
writer:
Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobete Music Ltd and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Marvin Gaye44:04
12Keep on Truckin', Part 1
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
James Carmichael and Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
recording of:
Keep on Truckin’
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Poree and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Eddie Kendricks3:35
13Boogie Down
Eddie Kendricks3:53
14Dancing Machine
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Arthur Wright
recording of:
Dancing Machine
writer:
Hal Davis, Donald E. Fletcher and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
The Jackson 542:43
15Do It BabyThe Miracles3:05
16Shoe Shoe Shine
The Dynamic Superiors3:48
17Harmour Love
recording of:
Harmour Love (1975 song)
composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Syreeta3:39
18Love Power
Willie Hutch3:35
19It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
producer:
Freddie Perren
conductor:
Freddie Perren
arranger:
Freddie Perren
recorded at:
Cherokee Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States
G.C. Cameron3:27
20Love Machine, Part 1
producer:
Freddie Perren
brass [brass] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
Wade Marcus
arranger:
Freddie Perren
recording of:
Love Machine
lyricist and composer:
Billy Griffin and Warren Moore
horn and strings arranger:
Wade Marcus
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
The Miracles3:02
21Walk Away From Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Walk Away From Love
lyricist and composer:
Charles H. Kipps Jr
David Ruffin3:18
CD 2
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1Quiet Storm
Smokey Robinson4:05
2Love Hangover
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Dave Blumberg and Clay Drayton
recording of:
Love Hangover
writer:
Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter) and Pam Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music
Diana Ross3.53:50
3I Want You
executive producer:
Berry Gordy, Jr. and Marvin Gaye
producer:
T-Boy Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
vocals:
Marvin Gaye (in 1975)
arranger:
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
recorded at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1975)
recording of:
I Want You (in 1975)
lyricist:
Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
composer:
Arthur “T‐Boy” Ross and Leon Ware (US singer-songwriter, composer, pianist, keyboardist)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jobete Music Co., Inc., ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Marvin Gaye3:59
4Don't Leave Me This Way
producer:
Hal Davis
vocals:
Thelma Houston (in 1976)
arranger:
Art Wright
edit of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 355)
cover recording of:
Don’t Leave Me This Way (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song)
writer:
Kenneth Gamble, Cary Gilbert and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Thelma Houston53:42
5Got to Give It Up, Part 1
producer:
Art Stewart
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Got to Give It Up
lyricist and composer:
Marvin Gaye
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Publishing
Marvin Gaye4.154:15
6Sir Duke
programming:
Charles Brewer, John Fischbach and Stevie Wonder
producer:
Stevie Wonder
alto saxophone:
Hank Redd
bass guitar:
Nathan Watts
drums (drum set):
Raymond Pounds
guitar:
Ben Bridges and Michael Sembello
percussion, Rhodes piano and lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
tenor saxophone:
Trevor Lawrence (70s-90s saxophonist & producer, father of Trevor Lawrence Jr.)
trumpet:
Steve Madaio and Raymond Maldonado
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1976) and Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2022)
recording of:
Sir Duke
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.553:57
7Easy
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1977)
recording of:
Easy
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.74:24
8You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On)
producer:
Kent Washburn (producer)
arranger:
Sylvester Rivers (Soul / funk keyboardist, songwriter, arranger, and producer)
recording of:
You Can’t Turn Me Off (in the Middle of Turning Me On)
writer:
Marilyn McLeod (soul/jazz singer and songwriter) and Pamela Sawyer (British-born American lyricist and songwriter)
High Inergy3:34
9Brick HouseCommodores3.83:35
10You and I
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Art Stewart
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
You and I
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James3:13
11Three Times a Lady
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
lead vocals:
Lionel Richie
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
recording of:
Three Times a Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.653:40
12There'll Never Be
Switch3:37
13Heaven Must Have Sent You
cover recording of:
Heaven Must Have Sent You
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
Bonnie Pointer53:36
14Sail On
recording of:
Sail On
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores43:57
15Cruisin'
producer:
Smokey Robinson
arranger:
Reginald “Sonny” Burke (soul/jazz/funk keyboardist)
recording of:
Cruisin’
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
publisher:
Bertram Music Company
Smokey Robinson54:30
16Still
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
recording of:
Still
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Commodores Entertainment Publishing Corp. (ended), Brenda Richie Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Libren Music
Commodores3.53:47
17With You I'm Born Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1979)
recording of:
With You I’m Born Again
lyricist:
Carol Connors
composer:
David Shire (American score composer)
publisher:
Check Out Music, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Billy Preston & Syreeta3:42
18Let's Get SeriousJermaine Jackson3:36
19I Need Your Lovin'
recording of:
I Need Your Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Teena Marie
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Teena Marie3:53
20Being With YouSmokey Robinson53:59
CD 3
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1Upside DownDiana Ross43:40
2Give It to Me Baby
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James3:54
3One Day in Your LifeMichael Jackson3.654:19
4Square Biz
Teena Marie3:44
5Lady (You Bring Me Up)
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
recording of:
Lady (You Bring Me Up)
writer:
Harold Hudson, Shirley King (Songwriter; married to William King) and William King (member of Commodores)
Commodores44:01
6Super Freak, Part 1
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James53:22
7Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)
Bettye LaVette3:44
8Let It Whip
producer:
Reggie Andrews
arranger:
Reggie Andrews and Dazz
recording of:
Let It Whip
writer and composer:
Reggie Andrews and Leon Ndugu Chancler
Dazz Band54:09
9All Night Long (All Night)
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
recording of:
All Night Long (All Night)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie3.44:19
10Time Will Reveal
El DeBarge4:08
11Don't Look Any FurtherDennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett4:07
12I Just Called to Say I Love YouStevie Wonder4.354:25
13Treat Her Like a Lady
recording of:
Treat Her Like a Lady
composer:
Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) and Ali Ollie Woodson
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Tall Temptations Music
The Temptations4:09
14Ebony Eyes
guest performer:
Smokey Robinson
performer:
Smokey Robinson
Rick James feat. Smokey Robinson4:04
15Nightshift
associate producer:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa) and Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
producer:
Dennis Lambert
arranger:
Peter Wolfe (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
recording of:
Nightshift
writer:
Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Reservoir Media Music and Universal Music Careers
Commodores4.54:25
16Rhythm of the Night
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2009) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
recording of:
Rhythm of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Sunset Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
DeBarge3.63:56
17Somebody's Watching Me
producer:
Curtis Anthony Nolen and Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
background vocals:
Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5)
guest vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983)
recording of:
Somebody’s Watching Me
lyricist and composer:
Rockwell (R & B – “Somebody’s Watching Me”)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jobete Music
Rockwell44:02
18In My House
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
In My House
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Mary Jane Girls3:56
CD 4
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1Part-Time Lover
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Part‐Time Lover
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Stevie Wonder4.53:45
2Who's Johnny
producer:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
recording of:
Who’s Johnny
writer:
Ina Wolf and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
El DeBarge4:11
3Lady Soul
producer:
Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff
lead vocals:
Ali Ollie Woodson
recording of:
Lady Soul
writer:
Mark Holden
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Buchu Music and Dream Dealers Music
The Temptations4:47
4Nail It to the Wall
Stacy Lattisaw3:57
5Talk to Me
Chico DeBarge3:52
6Just to See HerSmokey Robinson4:04
7One Heartache
Smokey Robinson4:07
8Dial My Heart
The Boys4:25
9Him or Me
Today4:23
10Your Sweetness
The Good Girls4:05
11Where Do We Go From Here
performer:
Johnny Gill
Stacy Lattisaw feat. Johnny Gill4:21
12Rub You the Right Way
producer:
Jimmy Jam (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
produced for:
Flyte Tyme Productions
recording of:
Rub You the Right Way
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Johnny Gill4:17
13Slow Motion
Gerald Alston5:09
14Iesha
Another Bad Creation4:21
15Motownphilly
programming:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
executive producer:
BIV and Vida Sparks
producer and mixer:
Dallas Austin
additional vocals:
Michael Bivins
vocals:
Michael Bivins
contains samples by:
Rick Sheppard (engineer)
arranger:
Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) and Shawn Stockman
publisher:
BIV Entertainment Corp. and Diva One Productions
recording of:
Motownphilly
writer:
Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men) and Shawn Stockman
publisher:
Biv Ten Publishing, Diva One Music and Mike Ten Publishing
Boyz II Men3.353:54
16I Love Your SmileShanice44:26
17End of the Road
co-producer:
Daryl Simmons
executive producer:
Antonio M. Reid and Kenneth Edmonds (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds) and L.A. Reid
recording of:
End of the Road
writer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons
publisher:
Ensign Music Corporation, Green Skirt Music (publisher) and Kear Music (publisher)
Boyz II Men4.75:50