Worst Motown Covers

So encouraged by a post regarding Just Another Lonely Night thought it might be a bit of lightearted relief to see a list of your favourite worst Motown covers - they might even be someone else at Motown covering Motown who knows?

1975
begins with the music industry's chart conquerors still in competition with the continuous releases from the studios of Motown with offerings ranging from those of established superstars, to long-time strugglers, to recruits and newcomers that are hoping to build a name for themselves under the famed Motown banner.

Let's get to it!!:cool: the year 1975 is being divided into four threads.

This is Part I:
January -March
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Previously on Motown and Billboard's Hot 100/ Top 40:

1974:
link for: 1974 Part III - September - December
link for: 1974 Part II - May - August
link for: 1974 Part I - January - April

1973:
link for: 1973 Part III - Sept - December
link for: 1973 Part II - May - August
link for: 1973 Part I - Jan - April

1972:
link for: 1972 Part III - Sept - December
link for: 1972 Part II - May - August
link for: 1972 Part 1 - Jan - April

1971:
link for: 1971 Pt. 1 - Jan - July
link for: 1971 Pt. 2 - July - December

link for: 1970

From SoulTracks.com:

The Four Tops have been part of our lives for more than six decades, and they keep chugging along in 2025, apparently with the addition of an old friend.
Tops fans no doubt remember Theo Peoples, the powerful vocalist who has the distinction of serving as both the lead singer of The Temptations [including on that group’s final #1 hit, 1997’s “Stay”] and The Four Tops, where he was an integral member for a dozen years in the late 90s and 00s.

Read full article here:
Is former Temptations lead singer Theo Peoples back with the Four Tops? - SoulTracks

Short Cuts, Vol. 18, Elemental Music’s 140g 1LP Motown Sound Collection Reissue Series Revives a Score of Treasured and Hard-to-Find ’60s Soul and R&B Gems

https://www.analogplanet.com/content...series-revives


Too long to copy!


Elemental Music employed DMM [[Direct Metal Mastering) processes, cutting directly from high-rez digital files of the original master tapes. The LPs in this ongoing Motown Sound Collection 140g virgin vinyl series have been manufactured at GZ in the Czech Republic, reportedly using PrismSound and Orfeus 24-bit converters in tandem with Neumann VMS-82 DMM cutting systems.