MOTOWN's HOTTEST DANCE TRACKS (1963-1990's)
The survey of Motown’s "Hippest, Coolest & Most Suave" [[mid-tempo tracks) went over like a lead balloon [[sorry), so let’s pick up the momentum where it left off [[at "Motown’s Prettiest") and get the ball re-rolling with "Motown’s Hottest Dance Tracks". Starting with 1963 and 1964, Berry Gordy’s Motown Record Corporation was consistently "gettin’ down" – one dynamite hit after another – and it continued into Motown’s post-Gordy 1990's. Everybody’s got a favorite Motown dance track or two. Put on your thinking caps again, fellow Motowners -- what would be on your list of personal favorites for a night of record-hop, sock-hoppin' Motown? It can be Motown singles, Motown album tracks, or even previously-unreleased Motown recordings. The choice is yours. There’s a treasure trove to choose from. Here are just a few of mine to get you started [[and this list is just a start):
Diana Ross - You Were The One
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
The New Supremes - I’m Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
Martha & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
Martha & The Vandellas - You’ve Been In Love Too Long
Martha & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
Martha & The Vandellas - Easily Persuaded
Martha & The Vandellas - Bless You
Martha & The Vandellas - Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile
Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers [[& The Andantes) - All For You
The Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea
The Marvelettes - I’ll Keep Holding On
The Marvelettes - Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
The Marvelettes - The Stranger
The Marvelettes - I’m Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can
Marvin Gaye - You’re A Wonderful One
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness
Marvin Gaye - Chained
Stevie Wonder - Ain’t That Asking For Trouble
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered [[I’m Yours)
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Kim Weston - Take Me In Your Arms [[Rock Me For A Little While)
Kim Weston - Helpless
The Temptations - Get Ready
The Temptations - I'm Doing It All
The Temptations - All I Need
The Temptations - Law Of The Land
The Temptations - Plastic Man
The Temptations - Glasshouse
The Undisputed Truth - Law Of The Land
The Undisputed Truth - Mama I Got A Brand New Thing [[Don’t Say No)
Rare Earth - Get Ready
Yvonne Fair - Walk Out The Door If You Wanna
Gladys Knight & The Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Gladys Knight & The Pips - You Need Love Like I Do [[Don’t You)
Four Tops - Something About You
Mary Wells - You Lost The Sweetest Boy
Mary Wells - One Block From Heaven
The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack
The Velvelettes - He Was Really Saying Something
The Velvelettes - A Bird In The Hand [[Is Worth Two In The Bush)
Brenda Holloway - All Your Love
Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You’ve Done
Eddie Kendricks - Keep On Truckin’
Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down
Shorty Long - Function At The Junction
Shorty Long - Don’t Mess With My Weekend
Jr. Walker - How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)
Jr. Walker - Good Rockin’
Jr. Walker - Right On Brothers And Sisters
Tammi Terrell - He’s The One I Love
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Going To A Go-Go
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Whole Lot Of Shakin’ In My Heart [[Since I Met You)
Rick James - You And I
Rick James - Love Gun
Mary Jane Girls - In My House
Jean Carn w/Bobby M - Let's Stay Together
Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc...................
