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Motown Classics: Gold (Audio CD)
by Various Artists

(22 customer reviews)

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Motown Classics: Gold

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Audio CD Release Date:	March 01, 2005
Studio:	Motown
Number Of Discs:	2
Format:	Original recording remastered
Average Customer Rating:	based on 22 reviews

Track Listing

Disc: 1
1.	Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
2.	Shop Around - The Miracles
3.	Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
4.	Do You Love Me - The Contours
5.	You Beat Me To The Punch - Mary Wells
6.	Fingertips, Part 2 - Stevie Wonder
7.	(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
8.	My Guy - Mary Wells
9.	Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
10.	Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
11.	How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
12.	My Girl - The Temptations
13.	Shotgun - Junior Walker and The All Stars
14.	Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
15.	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
16.	The Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
17.	Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
18.	Going To A Go Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
19.	Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
20.	What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin

Disc: 2
1.	You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
2.	Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
3.	Jimmy Mack - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
4.	Your Precious Love - Marvin Gaye
5.	I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips
6.	I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
7.	My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
8.	I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations
9.	I Want You Back - Jackson 5
10.	Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
11.	Up The Ladder To The Roof - The Supremes
12.	Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
13.	Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
14.	It's A Shame - The Spinners
15.	War - Edwin Starr
16.	The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
17.	What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
18.	Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
19.	Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations
20.	Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips

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Condition: Used - Very Good

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.5

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34 of 34 found the following review helpful:

Another great Motown Classics CD May 31, 2006 By Long Distance Voyager
This is the 5th Motown Classics compilation I have, the previous four are "20 Greatest Songs in Motown History" issued in 1985, " Motown Elite 9000 series" in 1987, "Motown - the Hits Collection volume 1" in 1994 and "Motown 40 Forever" in 1998. I just love to buy these Motown compilations as everytime it will give a new look and experience of these classics even though most of the selections are the same. This latest instalment of mine surprised me, by having the stereo version of "Please Mr. Postman". I have the two cds set "The Marvelettes - Deliver the singles 1961- 1971", the songs are all remastered in the original mono master, and the mono version is a mandatory version included in some of the above compilations, so this is the first time that I heard it in stereo. Another surprise is "My girl", my No.1 favorite Motown Classics, the version here has a much clearer vocal, and the remastering sound is gorgeous. "Heatwave" by Martha and the Vandellas is another gem, the most common version is the 'fake stereo' version with lots of echo added, Martha's vocal is shifted to the left, here we have the genuine stereo version of different mix (the horns' playing in the bridge is longer than the usual version),the sound of the accompanying instruments can be clearly heard. When listening to this compilation, it seems that you are hearing new version of these classic songs.

19 of 19 found the following review helpful:

A Treasure Chest Of Artists And Their Classic Cuts Apr 13, 2007 By Bicycle Day
Over the years Motown Records has repackaged its legendary artists and hits to varying degrees of commercial and critical success. And as with many labels it seemed at times that the retrospectives became more important to the company coffers than developing new talent or promoting new releases by existing artists.

Without investing in the pricey boxed CD sets, this collection is perhaps the best of the Motown bunch, with 40 songs that captures the true essence of what made the label great; artists who believed in their music, songs that told real stories and hooks that are as infectious today as they were when initially issued all those years ago.

Barrett Strong's Money (That's What I Want), the Four Tops' I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Going To A Go Go by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles and the Supremes' You Can't Hurry Love are great examples of complex themes that are wonderfully told within a commercial - Top 40 -radio format.

The juxtaposing of I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye is an especially nice touch. And though artists like Bruce Springsteen and Frankie Goes To Hollywood have recorded War, nothing beats the powerful vocals of Edwin Starr.

This is not a smorgasbord sampler that's tossed together with little thought; the two CDs are a treasure chest of legendary artists and the songs that defined a generation.

18 of 21 found the following review helpful:

Classic Motown May 26, 2005 By Steve Vrana
There isn't a song on this 40-track collection that hasn't already been permanently etched on my brain. When I was a teen in the Sixties, these songs were a part of the soundtrack of my life. [Only the final four tracks charted after 1970.]

Motown was already a proven hit-making label four years before the British Invasion when Barrett Strong charted with "Money" in 1960. The label also was a huge influence on at least one British group. The Beatles recorded their own versions of "Money" and "Please Mr. Postman" and others in the early Sixties. With artists like Smokey Robinson, the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations and countless others; Motown didn't merely survive the British Invasion--they thrived. Motown would continue to have hits into the Seventies and Eighties, but this compilation covers their golden age.

Motown has released numerous collections over the years, including the definitive HITSVILLE USA box set. But this collection is one of the best. [It should be noted that MOTOWN GOLD was first released in 2000 under the title MOTOWN THE CLASSIC YEARS. But if you didn't make that purchase, GOLD is selling at a midline price and is clearly the better buy.] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

10 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Remixed versions Jul 04, 2009 By W. Speidel
These are not the original classics. The producers have remixed to add extra percussion, a thumpa-thumpa/hip hop bass and slowed several of the songs down so the original Motown sound is lost with some songs sounding particularly heavy and dragging.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Fantastic. May 19, 2011 By Kitebro
This is what I've waited for for decades. The sound is phenomenal. I bought the "Hitsville" box set back in '92. It was good, but this is great. I never heard this stuff sound like this. Get the follow up, "More Motown Classics Gold", and it's like getting a box set for half the price. I can't recommend it more.

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