VA-The_Complete_Motown_Singles_Vol._9_1969-6CD-(Remastered)-2008-MTD

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VA - The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969

Artist.....: VA
Title......: The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969
Label......: Hip-O-Select/Motown Records

Store Date.: Feb-12-2008
Genre......: Soul

Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Size.......: 413,9 MB


Track Listing:

     cd1

01 - Edwin Starr - Twenty-Five Miles                 03:22
02 - Edwin Starr - Love Is My Destination            02:55
03 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Living In Shame 03:04
04 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm So Glad I Got   03:38
     Somebody (Like You Around)
05 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Good Lovin Ain't  02:27
     Easy To Come By
06 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Satisfied Feelin' 02:58
07 - The Originals - We've Got A Way Out Love        03:10
08 - The Originals - You're The One                  03:12
09 - The Originals - We've Got A Way Out Love        03:08
     (Alternate Mix)
10 - David Ruffin - My Whole World Ended             03:28
     (The Moment You Left Me)
11 - David Ruffin - I've Got To Find Myself A Brand  02:57
     New Baby
12 - Soupy Sales - Muck-Arty Park                    04:07
13 - Soupy Sales - Green Grow The Lilacs             03:06
14 - Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why                03:04
     (Promo Version)
15 - Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour                 02:55
16 - Stevie Wonder - I Dont Know Why                 02:48
     (Commercial Version)
17 - The Temptations - Runaway Child, Running Wild   04:47
18 - The Temptations - I Need Your Lovin'            02:30
19 - Shorty Long - Don't Mess With My Weekend        02:41
20 - Shorty Long - Ain't No Justice                  03:42
21 - Shorty Long - I Had A Dream                     02:49
22 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Didn't You Know      03:35
     (You'd Have To Cry Sometime)
23 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Keep An Eye          02:35

     cd2

01 - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations -   02:26
     I'll Try Something New
02 - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations -   01:43
     Way You Do The Things You Do
03 - Chuck Jackson - Are You Lonely For Me Baby      03:06
04 - Chuck Jackson - Your Wonderful Love             02:57
05 - Chuck Jackson - Are You Lonely For Me Baby      03:22
     (Alternate Long Version)
06 - The Fantastic Four - I Feel Like I'm Falling    03:15
     In Love Again
07 - The Fantastic Four - Pin Point It Down          03:06
08 - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas -                 02:41
     (We've Got) Honey Love
09 - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - I'm In Love     02:32
     (And I Know It)
10 - Earl Van Dyke - Runaway Child, Running Wild     03:16
11 - Earl Van Dyke - Gonna Give Her All The Love     03:31
     I've Got
12 - Jonah Jones - For Better Or Worse               02:56
13 - Jonah Jones - Don't Mess With Bill              03:53
14 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Composer        02:55
15 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Beginning Of    02:30
     The End
16 - Billy Eckstine - My Cup Runneth Over            02:28
17 - Billy Eckstine - Ask The Lonely                 02:57
18 - Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby   02:57
19 - Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat             02:18
     (That's My Home)
20 - Four Tops - What Is A Man                       02:35
21 - Four Tops - Don't Bring Back Memories           02:59
22 - The Honest Men - Cherie                         03:02
23 - The Honest Men - Baby                           02:54
24 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take  02:30
     (To Win Your Love)
25 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Brainwasher        02:54
     (Part 1)

     cd3

01 - The Temptations - Don't Let The Joneses Get     04:40
     You Down
02 - The Temptations - Since I've Lost Youi          02:41
03 - The Isley Brothers - Just Ain't Enough Love     02:19
04 - The Originals - Green Grow The Lilacs           02:44
05 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - No Matter What      02:56
     Sign You Are
06 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - The Young Folks     03:15
07 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - No Matter What      02:58
     Sign You Are (Alternate Mix)
08 - Edwin Starr - I'm Still A Struggling Man        02:29
09 - Edwin Starr - Pretty Little Angel               02:14
10 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - The Nitty Gritty     03:02
11 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Got Myself A Good    03:09
     Man
12 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Doggone Right  02:59
13 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Here I Go      02:58
     Again
14 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Abraham,       02:53
     Martin, And John
15 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Abraham,       03:00
     Martin, And John (Alternate Mix)
16 - David Ruffin - I've Lost Everything I've Ever   02:48
     Loved
17 - David Ruffin - We'll Have A Good Thing Going On 02:37
18 - Diana Ross & The Supremes;The Temptations -     03:07
     Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
19 - Diana Ross & The Supremes;The Temptations -     03:49
     Try It Baby
20 - Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups - The       02:25
     Luney Landing
21 - Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups - The       01:20
     Luney Take-Off
22 - Bobby Taylor - Oh, I've Been Blessed            02:50
23 - Bobby Taylor - It Should Have Been Me Loving    02:59
     Her
24 - The Lollipops - Cheating, Is Telling On You     02:42
25 - The Lollipops - Need Your Love                  02:57

     cd4

01 - Blinky & Edwin Starr - Oh How Happy             02:46
02 - Blinky & Edwin Starr - Ooo Baby Baby            02:41
03 - Terry Johnson - My Springtime                   02:33
04 - Terry Johnson - Suzie                           02:47
05 - Bobby Taylor - My Girl Has Gone                 02:57
06 - The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You       02:55
07 - The Temptations - Running Away                  02:52
     (Ain't Gonna Help You)
08 - Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is            03:35
09 - Marvin Gaye - Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win   02:54
     Your Love
10 - Chuck Jackson - Honey Come Back                 03:35
11 - Chuck Jackson - What Am I Gonna Do Without You  02:32
12 - The Originals - Baby, I'm For Real              03:19
13 - The Originals - Moment Of Truth                 03:14
14 - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Taking My Love  03:03
     (And Leaving Me)
15 - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Heartless       03:04
16 - Wes Henderson - In Bed                          02:51
17 - Wes Henderson - Reality                         03:29
18 - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations -   03:03
     The Weight
19 - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations -   02:38
     For Better Or Worse
20 - Shorty Long - A Whiter Shade Of Pale            03:00
21 - Shorty Long - When You Are Available            02:49
22 - The Fantastic Four - Just Another Lonely Night  02:54
23 - The Fantastic Four - Don't Care Why You Want    03:12
     Me (Long As You Want Me)
24 - Joe Harnell - Midnight Cowboy                   02:45
25 - Joe Harnell - Green Grow The Lilacs             02:51

     cd5

01 - The Marvelettes - That's How Heartaches Are     02:59
     Made
02 - The Marvelettes - Rainy Mourning                02:53
03 - Monk Montgomery - A Place In The Sun            03:18
04 - Monk Montgomery - Your Love                     02:11
05 - Stu Gardner - Home On The Range                 02:58
     (Everybody Needs A Home)
06 - Stu Gardner - It's A Family Thang'              02:29
07 - Stu Gardner - Mend This Generation              02:23
08 - Stevie Wonder - Never Had A Dream Come True     03:06
09 - Ronald Miller - Yester Me, Yester You,          02:54
     Yesterday
10 - Stevie Wonder - I'd Be A Fool Right Now         03:06
11 - Arthur Adams - It's Private Tonight             03:12
12 - Arthur Adams - Let's Make Some Love             02:24
13 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - These Eyes         03:38
14 - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - I've Got To Find   03:11
     A Way To Win Maria Back
15 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Friendship Train     03:46
16 - Gladys Knight & The Pips - Cloud Nine           03:12
17 - The Spinners - In My Diary                      02:48
18 - The Spinners - (She's Gonna Love Me) At Sundown 02:35
19 - The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back                 03:01
20 - The Jackson 5 - Who's Lovin' You                04:22
21 - Jimmy Ruffin - If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can 03:02
22 - Jimmy Ruffin - Farewell Is A Lonely Sound       03:03
23 - Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha - Gonna Put It On Your    02:36
     Mind
24 - Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha - Henry Blake             02:42

     cd6

01 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - Someday We'll Be    03:27
     Together
02 - Diana Ross & The Supremes - He's My Sunny Boy   02:21
03 - Four Tops - Don't Let Him Take Your Love From   02:37
     Me
04 - Four Tops - The Key                             02:37
05 - Chuck Jackson - Baby, I'll Get It               02:39
06 - Chuck Jackson - The Day My World Stood Still    03:03
07 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - What You Gave Me  02:37
08 - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - How You Gonna     02:58
     Keep It (After You Get It)
09 - Rare Earth - Generation (Light Up The Sky)      02:48
10 - Rare Earth - Magic Key                          03:29
11 - David Ruffin - I'm So Glad I Fell For You       03:07
12 - David Ruffin - I Pray Every Day You Won't       03:07
     Regret Loving Me
13 - David Ruffin - I'm So Glad I Fell For You       04:16
     (Alternate Mix)
14 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Point It Out   02:40
15 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Darling Dear   03:13
16 - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Point It Out   02:36
     (Alternate Mix)
17 - Anonymous Children Of Today - Can We Talk To    02:18
     You (For A Little While)
18 - Anonymous Children Of Today - Love And Peace    02:59
19 - The Rustix - Can't You Hear The Music Play      02:18
20 - The Rustix - I Guess This Is Goodbye            02:56
21 - The Five Smooth Stones - I Will Never Love      02:46
     Another
22 - The Five Smooth Stones - Love Unto Me           02:09
23 - Marvin Gaye - How Can I Forget                  02:04
24 - Marvin Gaye - Gonna Give Her All The Love I've  03:28
     Got
25 - The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack             03:51
26 - The Temptations - That's The Way Love Is        03:20

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                                                     cd1: 72:58 cd2: 71:43 cd3: 71:51 cd4: 74:19 cd5: 71:49 cd6: 75:44
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A Diana Ross & the Supremes B-side in 1969 was called "The
Beginning of the End," and it's hard not to think that the title
applies to Motown in 1969, especially as depicted in the six-disc,
148-track box set The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969. Berry
Gordy uprooted Motown to Los Angeles at the end of 1968, a move
that couldn't help but be seen as symbolic no matter what good
business reasons there might have been behind it. It seemed that
Gordy was abandoning Detroit in the wake of the 1967 Riots,
leaving behind tumult in the Motor City and also severing ties
with the label's roots, if not its history. It was ten years since
the label's inception, and in that decade Motown rose from a
scrappy independent to a label with so much success it was almost
an institution, and what better way to cement its mainstream
institutional success than by relocating to the heart of show biz?
It made sense on paper even if it nevertheless had the byproduct
of removing some of the label's soul, as it seemed as if its heart
belonged in Detroit. But most cultural change is slow, not sudden,
so it's not like 1969 saw the debut of a brand-new Motown:
instead, it was the beginning of the label's third act, one that
saw it broadening its borders and eventually leading to the
artistic triumphs of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye in the early
'70s -- in other words, it was "the beginning of the end."

Within that fledgling ending were remnants of the very beginning,
of course, sometimes remnants that appeared to be just a shade too
self-conscious, as when Gordy had Detroit TV legend Soupy Sales
cut a single, almost as a way to illustrate how Motown still had
ties to its hometown even if the 45 itself was an ultra-bizarre
"Macarthur Park" parody non-too subtly titled "Muck-Arty Park."
And, of course, the label's leading lights remained the superstars
from the '60s -- Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha
Reeves & the Vandellas, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Stevie
Wonder. But even if the names are familiar, the sounds reflected
the time, as the productions are studded with wah wah guitars,
fuzztones, and elastic funk beats. The feeling of the era is
reflected most glaringly in the very title of "Psychedelic Shack,"
but also in how Smokey Robinson & the Miracles sang Dion's
"Abraham Martin & John," the elegiac undertones of the Supremes'
"Someday We'll Be Together," and the smooth, lush tones of
Wonder's "My Cherie Amour." These lush, soft tones are improbably
echoed in, of all places, Jr. Walker's recordings; once the
toughest, hardest of the Motown stable, he is also held under the
sway of the softer sophistication of the new era Motown (quite
fetchingly so on "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)") unlike
Marvin Gaye, whose "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" has a
bounciness to it that is the closest thing to a throwback to
classic Motown among the hits in 1969. Even if the sound recalled
earlier days, there's a sophistication within his writing and the
production, just as there is in Stevie Wonder's "Yester Me, Yester
You, Yesterday," which is one of his best moments.

Nevertheless, these kind of mammoth hits -- hits that turned into
pop classics -- didn't dominate Motown's year; they were the
exception, not the rule, as the label had its most uneven year
since 1963. From 1964 through 1968, almost every single the label
released turned into a hit of some magnitude, and their bench was
so deep the records that didn't appear on the charts were
nevertheless by and large terrific. In 1969, Motown had hits that
weren't memorable, singles that were exercises in fashionable
styles and sounds, singles that suggested that the label was
chasing trends instead of setting the pace. Part of this was due
to cultural shifts, part was due to shifts within Motown, as Gordy
decided to attack the times head-on by opening up a rock label
with Rare Earth and started distributing Chisa, the label of world
music pioneer Hugh Masekela and his partner Stewart Levine. Such
digressions do dilute the consistency of the listening experience
on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9, making it compare
unfavorably to the almost all-killer sets from 1966, 1967 and
1968. But even if there is more pop culture archaeology here than
there has been on one of these sets since 1963, most of these
records sound good as artifacts of 1969; on these also-rans the
production is appealing, all that is lacking is good material. But
amidst this middling material are some very good, even excellent,
singles thanks to Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield and
Ashford & Simpson, who helped give this year many great moments.
But what really defined the year for Motown is the debut of the
Jackson 5, whose debut "I Want You Back"/"Who's Lovin' You"
arrived at the end of the year. On this set, it appears toward the
end of the set, following several discs of music that vacillate
between the good to the pleasingly mediocre, so it sounds every
bit as bracing and exciting as it did upon its original release.
It's a hit that closed the door on Motown's period of doldrums and
opened the doors to a new decade, while giving the label its
biggest new stars in years.

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