Supercorsa Posted October 10, 2006 Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) I've a friend at work, who I had previously done a Motown CD for. She's 11 years my senior and likes tamla motown, but she only really knows about their chart stuff. So I basically ripped a copy of the Motown Connoisseurs Vol 1 CD, plus a couple of extra tracks (fantastic 4 - can't stop lookin' & martha + vandellas - my baby loves me). Anyway recently she said it was jumping and wanted a new CD done. So I made one up using some CD's I've got, can't use vinyl can't rig turntable up to the computer. Anyway she's been off for a week and she came back to work today and said she can't stop dancing round her flat to the CD that I'd done for her. I put some stuff on there that I knew she liked, stuff like Needle In A Haystack, Ain't No Mountain plus a couple of Gladys Knight tracks, because I knew she was fond of her stuff. One thing that made me laugh was that she said she preferred Chris Clark from the first CD to Frank wilson on this one! The question I'd like to ask is what 20 Motown tracks would you put on a CD for a friend? Anyway here's what I put on it, she said she especially loves the first track. 1. Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You 2. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 3. Hearts Of Stone - If I Could Give You The World 4. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Love, Guess Who 5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - My Baby Changes Like The Weather 6. The Supremes - Life Beats 7. Thelma Houston - Nothing Left To Give 8. The Originals - Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away 9. Dynamic Superiors - Don't Send Nobody Else 10. Chris Clark - Day By Day Or Never 11. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack 12. David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love 13. Bobby Taylor - Oh I've Been Blessed 14. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 15. Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You 16. The Supremes - He's All I Got 17. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Just Walk In My Shoes 18. Frances Nero - Keep On Loving Me 19. The Temptations - Truly Yours 20. The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding 21. Gladys Knight & The Pips - No One Could Love You More 22. Virgil Henry - You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New 23. The Originals - Goodnight Irene Edited October 10, 2006 by Supercorsa
Guest uroffal Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I've a friend at work, who I had previously done a Motown CD for. She's 11 years my senior and likes tamla motown, but she only really knows about their chart stuff. So I basically ripped a copy of the Motown Connoisseurs Vol 1 CD, plus a couple of extra tracks (fantastic 4 - can't stop lookin' & martha + vandellas - my baby loves me). Anyway recently she said it was jumping and wanted a new CD done. So I made one up using some CD's I've got, can't use vinyl can't rig turntable up to the computer. Anyway she's been off for a week and she came back to work today and said she can't stop dancing round her flat to the CD that I'd done for her. I put some stuff on there that I knew she liked, stuff like Needle In A Haystack, Ain't No Mountain plus a couple of Gladys Knight tracks, because I knew she was fond of her stuff. One thing that made me laugh was that she said she preferred Chris Clark from the first CD to Frank wilson on this one! The question I'd like to ask is what 20 Motown tracks would you put on a CD for a friend? I'm too lazy to think of 20, but here's 10 that I'd include: 1. Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done 2. Temptations - Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue 3. Barbara McNair - You're Gonna Love My Baby 4. Kim Weston - A Little More Love 5. Marvelettes - My Baby Must Be A Magician 6. Velvellettes - Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I 7. Tammi Terrell - Come On And See Me 8. Eddie Holland - Just Ain't Enough Love 9. Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 10. Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 it's not simple to pick 20. but i would always start off with say 1 side of Cellerful of Motown should do the trick but a few tunes worth including aswell Velvelettes - Lonely Lonely Girl Am I Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks a Rose The Spinners - What More Can a Boy Ask For Gladys Knight and the Pips - Here Are The Pieces of my Broken heart Tammi Terrell - This Old Heart of Mine Diana Ross and the supremes - Just a Little Misunderstanding
Guest LadyofSoul Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Fantastic selection-just one big gap No solo Marvin Gaye ,the greatest of them all Tear it on down.........?
Guest martinsbox Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Fantastic selection-just one big gap No solo Marvin Gaye ,the greatest of them all Tear it on down.........? Or . . . Little darling (I need you) Stubborn kinda fellow This love starved heart of mine Too busy thinking about my baby You're a wonderful one Martin
Jumpinjoan Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Some i would definitely include... VELVELETTES - BIRD IN THE HAND FANTASTIC FOUR - PIN POINT IT DOWN MARTHA & VANDELLAS - BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONG MARTHA & VANDELLAS - NOWHERE TO RUN (for me... one of the best motown records ever!) MONITORS - TIME IS PASSING BY GLADYS KNIGHT - AIN'T YOU GLAD YOU CHOSE LOVE SPINNERS - TRULY YOURS MARVIN GAYE - WHEN I HAD YOUR LOVE MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - GIVE IN YOU JUST CAN'T WIN MARV JOHNSON - BABY I MISS YOU Never mind the Motown, I think she likes you
Bazza Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I've a friend at work, who I had previously done a Motown CD for. She's 11 years my senior and likes tamla motown, but she only really knows about their chart stuff. So I basically ripped a copy of the Motown Connoisseurs Vol 1 CD, plus a couple of extra tracks (fantastic 4 - can't stop lookin' & martha + vandellas - my baby loves me). Anyway recently she said it was jumping and wanted a new CD done. So I made one up using some CD's I've got, can't use vinyl can't rig turntable up to the computer. Anyway she's been off for a week and she came back to work today and said she can't stop dancing round her flat to the CD that I'd done for her. I put some stuff on there that I knew she liked, stuff like Needle In A Haystack, Ain't No Mountain plus a couple of Gladys Knight tracks, because I knew she was fond of her stuff. One thing that made me laugh was that she said she preferred Chris Clark from the first CD to Frank wilson on this one! 23. The Originals - Goodnight Irene Is this the same Tune as done by the Treniers..late 50s a think ? Bazza
grant Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Or . . . Little darling (I need you) Stubborn kinda fellow This love starved heart of mine Too busy thinking about my baby You're a wonderful one Martin When I Feel The Need & I'll Be Doggone for def
Chalky Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I'm too lazy to think of 20, but here's 10 that I'd include: 1. Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done I'd be too lazy to look for another record so I'd just flip this...Starting The Hurt All Over Again
Guest uroffal Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 I'd be too lazy to look for another record so I'd just flip this...Starting The Hurt All Over Again
Saxafone Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Tammi - Tears at the end of a love affair Stevie Wonder - I gave up quality for quantity (may b other way round) Supremes - you gotta pay the price Tops - Something about you Jimmy Ruffin - I've passed this way b4 Edwin Star? - He who picks a rose No change the plan just get her the Tops "Second Album" - the biz
Guest Dante Posted October 11, 2006 Posted October 11, 2006 Brenda H. - Just Look What... Tmps - Ain't Too Proud To Beg Marvin - Wherever I Lay My Hat Supremes - Come See About Me Marvin & Tammi - Two Can Have a Party 4 tops - Reach Out Marvelletes - Destination? Anywere Temps + Supremes - Ain`t No Mountain High Frank Wilson + other 10 temps and marvin tracks Cheers Dante PS She likes you
Drew3 Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 I've a friend at work, who I had previously done a Motown CD for. She's 11 years my senior and likes tamla motown, but she only really knows about their chart stuff. So I basically ripped a copy of the Motown Connoisseurs Vol 1 CD, plus a couple of extra tracks (fantastic 4 - can't stop lookin' & martha + vandellas - my baby loves me). Anyway recently she said it was jumping and wanted a new CD done. So I made one up using some CD's I've got, can't use vinyl can't rig turntable up to the computer. Anyway she's been off for a week and she came back to work today and said she can't stop dancing round her flat to the CD that I'd done for her. I put some stuff on there that I knew she liked, stuff like Needle In A Haystack, Ain't No Mountain plus a couple of Gladys Knight tracks, because I knew she was fond of her stuff. One thing that made me laugh was that she said she preferred Chris Clark from the first CD to Frank wilson on this one! The question I'd like to ask is what 20 Motown tracks would you put on a CD for a friend? Anyway here's what I put on it, she said she especially loves the first track. 1. Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You 2. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 3. Hearts Of Stone - If I Could Give You The World 4. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Love, Guess Who 5. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - My Baby Changes Like The Weather 6. The Supremes - Life Beats 7. Thelma Houston - Nothing Left To Give 8. The Originals - Good Lovin' Is Just A Dime Away 9. Dynamic Superiors - Don't Send Nobody Else 10. Chris Clark - Day By Day Or Never 11. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack 12. David Ruffin - Walk Away From Love 13. Bobby Taylor - Oh I've Been Blessed 14. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) 15. Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You 16. The Supremes - He's All I Got 17. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Just Walk In My Shoes 18. Frances Nero - Keep On Loving Me 19. The Temptations - Truly Yours 20. The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding 21. Gladys Knight & The Pips - No One Could Love You More 22. Virgil Henry - You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New 23. The Originals - Goodnight Irene Hope this doesn't deflect your thread Supercorsa. I have a similar thing going on at the moment. In my local pub one can regulary hear Motown compliation discs. Unfortunately the records are the normal 'run of the mill' Motown tracks e.g Baby Love, Jimmy Mack ect.(with other better tracks as well). Recently, the younger relation (in her 50's) of the landlord and landlady has started to take over the running of the pub. The pub always has background music and I've worked hard to get these 'run of the mill' Motown discs played over the Country or Rock etc.requests. Anyway, in an attempt to explain to the new landlady that there is much more to Motown/easy-listening soul than she has at her disposal (and she likes the popular Motown type of stuff), I have created the following complilation (had someone else do the tecno stuff) of what I think are brilliant Motown(esk) and great 'easy to get used to' records but not the 'run of the mill' that might be played in the boozer instead of the norm. I know that they are not all Motown records but I think this is inline with the thread i.e educating those around us (through a compilation), who are not normally into the music. She's not actualy got the CD yet (nor have I) so can't wait for it's first outing in my second home! Would you like to hear this compilation in your local? Here goes: Don't come running to me. Cissy Houston. Why when the love is gone. The Isley Brothers. I got a feeling. Barbara Randolf. I still can't get to you. Joseph Moore. Getting mighty crowded. Betty Everett. Love runs out. Willie Hutch. Behave yourself. Miss Madelaine. Girls are out to get you. The Fascinations. This loved starved heart. Marvin Gaye. Only the guilty cry. Clydie King. Walk with me, talk to me. The Four Tops. Don't lead me on. Emanuel Lasky. In my lonely room. Martha reeves & The Vandellas. Two of a kind. Wade Flemmons. Kiss my love goodbye. Bettye Swann. This heart of mine. The Artistics. Walking up a one way street. Willie Tee. He's all I got. The Supremes. I can't break the news. Ben E King. And in return. Sheila Ferguson. Washed ashore. The Platters. I'll be loving you. The Soul Brothers Six. Take your love and run. Barbara Lynn. Everything's Tuesday. Chairman of The Board. Just another heartache. Little Ritchie. Truly yours. The Spinners. Enough to convert anyone in my opinion! KTF. Drew.
Nottslynne Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Don't come running to me. Cissy Houston. Why when the love is gone. The Isley Brothers. I got a feeling. Barbara Randolf. I still can't get to you. Joseph Moore. Getting mighty crowded. Betty Everett. Love runs out. Willie Hutch. Behave yourself. Miss Madelaine. Girls are out to get you. The Fascinations. This loved starved heart. Marvin Gaye. Only the guilty cry. Clydie King. Walk with me, talk to me. The Four Tops. Don't lead me on. Emanuel Lasky. In my lonely room. Martha reeves & The Vandellas. Two of a kind. Wade Flemmons. Kiss my love goodbye. Bettye Swann. This heart of mine. The Artistics. Walking up a one way street. Willie Tee. He's all I got. The Supremes. I can't break the news. Ben E King. And in return. Sheila Ferguson. Washed ashore. The Platters. I'll be loving you. The Soul Brothers Six. Take your love and run. Barbara Lynn. Everything's Tuesday. Chairman of The Board. Just another heartache. Little Ritchie. Truly yours. The Spinners. Enough to convert anyone in my opinion! KTF. Drew. What a great choice. If they were playing this in my local I'd be in there every night. Anywhere that plays Washed Ashore would have my attendance. Lynne
Guest woolie mark Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Never mind the Motown, I think she likes you i agree with pete, i've generally found over the years that if a woman says she really likes northern-style records she has an ulterior motive if she does genuinely like northern soul - best to give her a wide berth, cos she's probably a bit mental
Guest lolmil Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Fantastic selection-just one big gap No solo Marvin Gaye ,the greatest of them all Tear it on down.........? or Sweet Thing
Winnie :-) Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 When I Feel The Need & I'll Be Doggone for def ============== Absolutely essential
Winnie :-) Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 i agree with pete, i've generally found over the years that if a woman says she really likes northern-style records she has an ulterior motive if she does genuinely like northern soul - best to give her a wide berth, cos she's probably a bit mental =============== Am laughing at this, but in a PC kinda way
Guest Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 =============== Am laughing at this, but in a PC kinda way Cant beleive no ones Asked the Lonely but then again not been into motown i dont even know who its by? Sorry
Guest johnm Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Marvin's love Starved Heart would have to be there along with Love runs out - Willie Hutch
Steve Edgar Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 The question I'd like to ask is what 20 Motown tracks would you put on a CD for a friend? Just done a motown CD to hand out to some mates at the Prestatyn weekender, this is wot I put on it. Mostly B sides an a couple of album tracks...... Barbara Randolph - You Got Me Hurting All Over Billy Eckstine - I Wonder Why Bobby Taylor - Malinda Brenda Holloway - How Many Times Did You Mean It Carolyn Crawford - Forget About Me Chris Clark - Dont Be Too Long Contours - Its So Hard being A Loser David Ruffin - I Cant Stop The Rain Eddie Kendricks - Its So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye Edwin Starr - If My Heart Could Tell The Story Fantastic Four - I Feel Like Im Falling In Love Again Four Tops - Dont Bring Back Memories Gladys Knight - Stepping Closer To Your Heart Ivy Jo Hunter - I Can Feel The Pain Jnr Walker - Do You See My Love Martha Reeves - Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile Marvelettes - Dont Make Hurting Me A Habit Marvin Gaye - It Dont take Much To Keep Her Mickey McCullers - Who You Gonna Run To Miracles - Whatever Makes You Happy Spinners - Its A Shame Stevie Wonder - Id Be A Fool Right Now Supremes - Will This Be The Day Supremes & Four Tops - Do You Love Me Just A Little Honey Tammi Terrell - Baby Dontcha Worry Undisputed Truth - The Girls Alright With Me Vows - Tell Me Steve
Saxafone Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Tip her bollox and tell her to get her arse to Prestatyn ! Setting off now, listening to - You can't be happy until you love someone - the tops - unless you get the sax, she's wasting her time and yours ! In this world - just had another orgasm ! Love you girl - need you girl ! It's what it's all about - & weeks on the pi** ! Prestatyn I'm on my way - then spain - somewhere called Luanco - happy days !
Guest WPaulVanDyk Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - Third Finger Left Hand how can i forget a classic. That along side The Elgins - Stay In My Lonely Arms are my all time fav Motown songs they just make my hairs on back of my neck stand up.
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