Barbara McNair Motown Recordings

[mistercarter2u]

Gang,

Can someone help me with info about Barbara McNair's Motown recordings. I have her Motown Anthology, which is the most of what she cut for Motown. What else is there? What other recordings have been released, and where?

I love Barbara's Motown output; I love her smooth voice and style and think, had she been promoted in the right way, she could have been a big star for Motown. Of course, she already had her acting career, so she was a star in her own right without Motown. Still, her Motown recordings were pristine and so so so good... Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

[copley]

This is the list of tracks from DFTMC

http://www.dftmc.info/artists/am.htm




All I Want Is A Little Bit Of Love


All That's Good


Anonymous


As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love


Baby A Go-Go


Come Back Half Way


Countin' On You, Babe


Day In – Day Out


Don't Mess With Bill


Everything Is Good About You


Fancy Passes


For Once In My Life


Forget You Ever Met Me Baby


Good Times Are Gone, The


Harder You Fall [[The Deeper The Feelin'), The


Here I Am Baby


Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, The


I Don't Wanna Lose What I Got


I Hear A Symphony


I Know Better


I Second That Emotion


I Will Wait For You


I'll Try Something New


If I Am Lucky


If You Can Want


Into My Empty Arms


It Happens Every Time


Just One Teardrop [[From A Broken Heart)


Lone Lonely Town


Lost


Love Has A Reason For Neglecting


Message To Michael


More Love


My Guy


My World Is Empty Without You


Oh Be My Love


On A Clear Day [[You Can See Forever)


One Who Really Loves You, The


Put On A Happy Face


Rain Sometimes


Real You, The


Second Time Around, The


Shadow Of Your Smile, The


Smile


Steal Away Tonight


Strangers In The Night


Sweetheart Tree, The


Touch Of Time, The


What A Day


What Love Has Joined Together


What Now My Love


Wheels Of The City, The


When I'm Gone


Where Would I Be Without You


Who Invented Heartache


World Without You, A


You Beat Me To The Punch


You Can Never Love Him [[Like I Love Him)


You're Gonna Love My Baby


You've Got Possibilities


You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'


You've Really Got A Hold On Me

[longtimefan]

Many of the compilations of unreleased Motown tracks have songs by Barbara.

[daviddesper]

The first Barbara album I had was The Real Barbara McNair, which I loved. Later I bought the Here I Am album. By the time I bought that one, I was already familiar with and very much liked the Marvelettes' version of Here I Am Baby, but over the years I have also come to appreciate Barbara's.

[TomatoTom123]

Gang,

Can someone help me with info about Barbara McNair's Motown recordings. I have her Motown Anthology, which is the most of what she cut for Motown. What else is there? What other recordings have been released, and where?

I love Barbara's Motown output; I love her smooth voice and style and think, had she been promoted in the right way, she could have been a big star for Motown. Of course, she already had her acting career, so she was a star in her own right without Motown. Still, her Motown recordings were pristine and so so so good... Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

Hi mistercaster, I agree, I really like Barbara's Motown recordings. Some a little too jazzy or MOR for me, but mostly excellent!!

I know that she had two albums out on Motown, Here I Am and The Real Barbara McNair, which make up Disc 1 of her Motown Anthology. Disc 2 is all unreleased Motown stuff, a lot of Smokey covers I recall. And I believe that Barbara has had a few other Motown tracks surface on various compilations like A Cellarful Of Motown! since then.

[RanRan79]

Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

I love her voice, but haven't been into collecting her music. Many of the songs I've heard are on the Motown compilations of previously unreleased music. I think I dig her jazzier stuff more than when her voice is paired with the Motown Sound.

[Boogiedown]

I don't know exactly what Barbara McNair sounds like:confused:. [[ I wouldn't recognize her voice) mistercarter2u what youtube link would you choose to most initially impress someone with ?

[TomatoTom123]

I don't know exactly what Barbara McNair sounds like:confused:. [[ I wouldn't recognize her voice) mistercarter2u what youtube link would you choose to most initially impress someone with ?

This one Boogie :cool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVH0SIZH43o&app=desktop

[Boogiedown]

I'm listening Tom Tom , good intro !

[Boogiedown]

I like her voice. It sounds like her own. A similar voice doesn't come to mind ...:confused:

Thank you !

[TomatoTom123]

I like her voice. It sounds like her own. A similar voice doesn't come to mind ...:confused:

Thank you !

You know Boogie, I hadn't thought of it, but Barbara's voice is indeed quite unique. And absolutely lovely.

And you're welcome :cool:

[mysterysinger]

Barbara was a good song writer too and had a hand in this one which has a huge following here in the UK. On this bid she sings slightly different words so you could say it is an alternative version. Obvious one of course "You're Gonna Love My Baby".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnDMsnta3ck&app=desktop

[MarvinDK]

You're Gonna Love My Baby really was a great song, but I think I like the flip-side of the single even better.The Touch Of TimeA beatiful deep ballad, with great arrangement and Barbara's perfect phrasing, making you believe every word she sings:https://youtu.be/ZHpef53lUyUBtw the nice backing vocals were done by The Supremes.

[mysterysinger]

"Steal Away Tonight" also has a lot of fans here in UK...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=EL2peLl0wHs

[lakedistrictlad1]

This one is definitely in my top 5 Barbara favourites...

https://youtu.be/2T3M26jdrEY

[RanRan79]

"Steal Away Tonight" also has a lot of fans here in UK...

"Steal Away Tonight" is probably my favorite.

[RanRan79]

This one is definitely in my top 5 Barbara favourites...

https://youtu.be/2T3M26jdrEY

This is the type of song I was referring to before. The track is fantastic, but I don't think Barbara's voice is complimented by it. It's just not a good fit IMO. I think songs like "Here I Am Baby" and "Oh Be My Love" are much more complimentary. "You're Gonna Love My Baby" works for some reason.

[144man]

I've probably mentioned before on the forum how much I like "Just One Teardrop [[From A Broken Heart)" and also how "The Harder You Fall [[The Deeper The Feeling)" foreshadows the Invictus sound.

[TomatoTom123]

Also love "Forget You Ever Met Me, Baby"!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTY855P2f4

[bradburger]

One of my favourites: -


https://youtu.be/6vXztn2t-n4

Cheers

Paul