"In Your Face Motown" playlist

[rovereab]

I am going to compile a playlist of typical hard hitting 60s Motown songs along the lines of Road Runner, Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart, Something About You etc.

I would welcome your suggestions for the playlist please.

Thanks.

[topdiva1]

That could be a very long list.

Add

Ain't to proud to beg
Bernadette
Mickeys Monkey
My Guy

Oh this list is gonna get MASSIVE!!!!

[motownlover1964]

Danger, Heartbreak Dead Ahead
Signed, Sealed, Delivered

[bradsupremes]

If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Baby Hit And Run - The Contours
I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes
Do I Love You [[Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson
Show Girl - The Vows
Take Me In Your Arms [[Rock Me A Little While) - Kim Weston
Going Down For The Third Time - The Supremes

[theboyfromxtown]

Eamonn

Those Motown Disco Classics albums did that pretty well, dont you think.

I'll add
Lonely Lonely Girl Am I
Bird In The Hand
These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
He Was Really Saying Something
Needle In A Haystack

I consider these all fall in your category..and I know you have them!

[rovereab]

Thanks John, I already had Bird In The Hand lined up - one of my all time faves! The intro is right in your face :)

Eamonn

[theboyfromxtown]

Yeah..and if you dont include the rest, I'll have to swap you round the head with a copy of Anthology!

Then all of them will be in your face

Only kidding mate!

[nomis]

for me it would be "Standing In The shadows of Love' and "Reach Out I'll be There",,both have Tops on fire...

[marv2]

for me it would be "Standing In The shadows of Love' and "Reach Out I'll be There",,both have Tops on fire...

Nomis you are very correct here! hehehehehe!

[marv2]

I'll add :

Ball of Confusion - Temptations
Cloud Nine- Temptations
Psychadeliac Shack -Temptations
You - Marvin Gaye
Function at The Junction - Shorty Long
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved by You - Jr. Walker & the Allstars
Nowhere to Run - Martha & The Vandellas
First I Look at The Purse - Contours
Dancing In The Streets - Martha & The Vandellas

[roger]

I'd add ..

"Shake Me, Wake Me" : FOUR TOPS
"Behind A Painted Smile" : ISLEY BROTHERS
"Just Look What You've Done" : BRENDA HOLLOWAY
"Nothings Too Good For My Baby" : STEVIE WONDER
"I Want My Baby Back" : EDWIN STARR
"Show Me the Way" : MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS

and if you want to be a little bit "clever" slip in the odd few different songs that actually use the same backing music .. such as ..

"I Gotta Find a Way to Get You Back" : TEMPTATIONS
"He Who picks A Rose" : JIMMY RUFFIN

Roger

[vcq]

Heat Wave - Martha and the Vandellas
Hitch Hike - Marvin Gaye
Twenty-five Miles - Edwin Starr
Uptight - Stevie Wonder
I Was Made To Love Her - Stevie Wonder
You Keep Me Hanging On - Supremes

[adrian]

I'm Still Loving You - Kim Weston
Anyway You Wannta - Jr Walker & The All Stars
I Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Jr Walker & The All Stars
Just A Little Misunderstanding - Contours
Helpless - Kim Weston
I Gotta Let You Go - Jimmy Ruffin
Get Ready - Temptations
I Gotta Find A Way [[To Get You Back) - Temptations

:)

[theboyfromxtown]

VCQ

Have you played your Brenda Holloway CD yet. I was kind of expecting you to choose one from that album. I'll Be Alright has to be one.

That CD has some really excellent tracks on it. Reese made me go back to that CD and I am so glad he did.

[marv2]

I Want You Back - The Jackson Five
[[I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations

[adrian]

[[I Know) I'm Losing You - The Temptations

Yes indeed!

:)

[arrr&bee]

This old heart of mine,take some time out for love-the isley bros....i've lost everything i've ever loved-david ruffin...wild one-martha&the vandellas...nothing's too good for my baby-stevie wonder...a love she can count on-the miracles...love machine-the miracles...he's a friend-eddie kendricks...home cookin-jr.walker&the all-stars...your love's amazing,shake me-wake me-the four tops...the girl's alright with me-paradise-the temps...you're the one-the marvelettes...you-marvin gaye...the nitty gritty-gladys knight &the pips.

[rovereab]

Some great songs being suggested - keep them coming please.

Thanks.

Eamonn

[jobucats]

Come 'Round Here-Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

You Keep Running Away- Four Tops

Remember Me - Diana Ross

Love Child - Diana Ross and the Supremes

Some Things You Never Get Used To - Diana Ross and the Supremes

Seven Rooms of Gloom - Four Tops

[RossHolloway]

Too Many Fish In the Sea - Marvelettes
You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me - Kim Weston

[vcq]

Shotgun - Jr Walker and the All Stars

Mutiny - Jr Walker and the All Stars [[incredible basswork by Jamerson!)

You're A Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye

Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye / Stevie Wonder's 1967 cover

I Guess I'll Always Love You - The Isley Brothers

Leaving Here - Eddie Holland [[and the Isley Brothers cover too)

Someday Pretty Baby - Sammy Ward

I'll Be Alright - Brenda Holloway [[still can't believe I netted a shrink-wrapped copy!)

All That Glitters Isn't Gold - Martha And The Vandellas [[from Spellbound Lost and Found)

[theboyfromxtown]

It's a superb CD. I was also looking for one for you but I only saw what others saw. I am really pleased you found one eventually.

[RossHolloway]

Shake and Fingerpop
Hip City I and II [[Live version)

[drlorne]

In the same vein:
Agent 00 Soul [[I like the instrumental)
Just Like Romeo and Juliet

and then:
Don't leave me this way

[marv2]

One of the hardest hitting 60s Motown songs in my opinion was Gladys Knight & The Pips "Friendship Train" from 1969!

From that heavy intro to the final strains, that record was a killer!

[topdiva1]

One of the hardest hitting 60s Motown songs in my opinion was Gladys Knight & The Pips "Friendship Train" from 1969!

From that heavy intro to the final strains, that record was a killer!

You are sooooooo right about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[honest man]

how about 1 BABY I MISS YOU,TOMMY GOOD 2HEY HARMONICA MAN,STEVIE3GOODNIGHT IRENE, ORIGINALS4 BABY HIT AND RUN CONTOURS 5 A'INT IT THE TRUTH ,JJ BARNES 6 DESPERATE SITUATION MARVIN GAYE7 CATCHING UP ON TIME, ISLEY BROS 8 BABY I'VE GOT IT, JIMMY RUFFIN 9SWEET THING ,SPINNERS 10SAVE ME MY SHIP OF LOVE ... VELVELETTES,.Will have to stop there,got to roll the carpet back,ha .cheers,

[captainjames]

WAR - Edwin Star - 1969

[robbert]

I see several suggestions I definitely wouldn't call "In-Your-Face-Motown" or "typical hard hitting 60s Motown songs", they're not 'rousers' like the initial poster intended: My Guy, How Sweet It Is, Remember Me [[= 70's), I Want You Back [[= bubblegum), Some Things You Never Get Used To, Don't leave me this way [[= 70's), You're The One,

Here are some of my suggestions:

Isley Brothers - Got to Have You Back
Vevelettes - Bird In The Hand [[Is Worth Two In The Bush) - because of the unique intro [[thank you, Norman)!
Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You
Gladys Knight & The Pips - It's All Over But The Shouting [[maybe)

[rovereab]

From your suggestions and my own ideas I created the following playlist. What do you think of it?

1 [[I'm a) Road Runner - Junior Walker & The All Stars
2 Going Down For The Third Time [Original 45 Single Mix] - The Supremes
3 Tell Me It's Just A Rumor [[Baby) - The Isley Brothers
4 One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye
5 I Guess I'll Always Love You - The Isley Brothers
6 Something About You - The Four Tops
7 I'll Keep Holding On - The Marvelettes
8 Get Ready - The Temptations
9 Behind A Painted Smile - The Isley Brothers
10 Whole Lot of Shakin' In My Heart [[Since I Met You) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
11 It's The Same Old Song - The Four Tops
12 A Bird In The Hand [[Is Worth Two In The Bush) - The Velvelettes
13 Take This Heart Of Mine - Marvin Gaye
14 He Who Picks A Rose - Jimmy Ruffin
15 Shotgun - Junior Walker & The All Stars
16 [[Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
17 Uptight [[Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
18 Do You Love Me - The Contours
19 All I Need - The Temptations
20 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
21 Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations
22 Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
23 Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes
24 Ain't That Asking for Trouble - Stevie Wonder
25 There's A Ghost In My House - R. Dean Taylor
26 Mickey's Monkey - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
27 I Got A Feeling - Four Tops
28 Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
29 It's Wonderful [[To Be Loved By You) - Jimmy Ruffin
30 First I Look At The Purse - The Contours
31 Lonely Lonely Girl Am I - The Velvelettes
32 I Gotta Find A Way To Get You Back - Tammi Terrell
33 Just Look What You've Done - Brenda Holloway
34 Nothing But Heartaches [[Second Version) - The Supremes
35 More More More Of Your Love - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
36 Nothing's Too Good for My Baby - Stevie Wonder
37 7-Rooms Of Gloom - The Four Tops
38 Take Me In Your Arms [[Rock Me A Little While) - Kim Weston
39 Walk With Me, Talk With Me Darling - Four Tops
40 Stoned Love - The Supremes

Thanks for your input.

Eamonn

[theboyfromxtown]

Fabulous. I'll borrow it when you've got tired of it!

[rovereab]

Thanks John, I was pleased to find that the last 2 songs fitted well with their 60s feel.

Eamonn

[topdiva1]

WAR - Edwin Star - 1969


You picked a good one. Also done by The Temotations - both great.

[762rob]

OK

but you gotta add

Run Run Run - Supremes

You Lost The Sweetest Boy - Mary Wells

[daviddesper]

One that I have not seen mentioned yet is Bless You. To me it fits the category, as do a great many Martha songs. For example, how about Your Love Makes it All Worthwhile from the same album?

And here is a wild one for this discussion that I just heard today in a Northern Soul collection that I have. How about the Originals' "Goodnight Irene?" You gotta admit that they were not noted for their uptempo material, but that one rocked!