Motorcity forum

Should there be a separate forum for Motorcity recordings discussion? It seems to have taken over the main Motown forum in recent times, and seems to be lots and lots of posts by the same few people. Just thinking…..

So this was not one of their bigger hits which I always thought was odd. When I first heard it on an album I found at a resale shop, I thought it was a really good record. I was maybe 12 or 13 and wasn't familiar with the group's history yet. I just thought it was a nice record. But I also noticed that compared to the stuff before all the hits from the 'Reach Out' album, there was something kinda "sad" about this song. I had the impression that because I had never heard it on oldies radio, this must have been from some kind of down time as far as making hits. It's amazing sometimes that even when we're young we can pick up on stuff, because later I found out that this didn't do much chart wise. I'd like to hear how others heard this song and your impressions of it.

I have been very pleased to see recent threads finally giving Ian Levine some credit for his incredible Motorcity project for which 770 songs were recorded between 1987 and 1992 [[plus a further 80 between Pat Lewis and Brenda Holloway around 1996/97). It is no secret that the project has been heavily criticized for its use of Fairlight synthesizers, a sound that has not aged particularly well, and Ian Levine will be the first to admit that himself, and he already started reworking the tracks in the late 90s to give them a more authentic sound.

Come 2023 and here is the first digital album of 25 new mixes, released today, Friday March 3, 2023. A second volume has already been completed, and isn't it just a joy to hear those voices!

What's the verdict?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVDD9Y...ic%2C86&sr=1-1

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1 - BETTYE LAVETTE - TOO GREAT A PRICE TO PAY
2 - MARTHA REEVES - NUMBER ONE
3 - JJ BARNES - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR MELODY
4 - THE FANTASTIC FOUR - LYING IN THE NAME OF LOVE
5 - MARY WELLS - KEEPING MY MIND ON LOVE
6 - MARV JOHNSON - BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME
7 - PAT LEWIS - HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST
8 - RONNIE McNEIR - HEAVEN SENT
9 - EDWIN STARR - SOMEBODY’S GOTTA GO
10 - G.C. CAMERON - YOU GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY
11 - JOE STUBBS - SMOKE’S IN THE AIR
12 - THE ELGINS - LOOK UP TO THE SKY
13 - THE MARVELETTES - MAKE IT RIGHT
14 - JAKE JACAS - DON’T KNOW WHEN TO DANCE
15 - SAUNDRA EDWARDS - TOW AWAY ZONE
16 - THE ORIGINALS - TAKE THE ONLY WAY OUT
17 - BRENDA HOLLOWAY - FIGHTING FOR WHAT’S RIGHT
18 - C-BRAND featuring BILLY GORDON - HALF HEARTED
19 - JOHNNY BRISTOL - NO MORE HEARTACHES TODAY
20 - FRANCES NERO - PUT MY LOVE ON HOLD
21 - BARBARA RANDOLPH - SAVE ME NOW
22 - KIM WESTON - INVESTIGATE
23 - THE SISTERS LOVE - TONIGHT
24 - LINDA GRINER- NOT THIS TIME
25 - SHERRI TAYLOR - WEAK HEARTED

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https://deadline.com/2021/06/spinnin...ic-1234777619/

Two of my favs. RIP Peggy.

https://www.soultracks.com/story-peggy-scott-adams-dies

The fun thing about Motorcity Various-Artists collections is that they were often-times based on a theme. One such example is the 2-CD "DIVAS" collection and the Tribute to H-D-H collection, among others. Enjoy!

Philles/Motown Gary