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
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
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VARIOUS ARTISTS"Divas"
Motorcity CD MOT CLP 51-2 [[2-CD Set)
Released: 1991
CD 1:
1) VERMETTYA ROYSTER - "Give Me Your Love"
[[C. Mayfield)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/cHL5wxnjMT0
2) BARBARA RANDOLPH - "Lost"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/-eqiegzd0Qc
3) PAT LEWIS - "No Right Turn"
[[I. Levine - P. Lewis)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/RhdGp5bCk0s
4) BETTYE LAVETTE - "Good Luck"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/P21nxgdxBpo
5) SHERRI TAYLOR - "What A Difference A Day Makes"
[[M. Crever - S. Adams)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/-hegdUH49rA
6) HATTIE LITTLES - "Waiting For The Day"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/mDHYMkEhdLI
7) BLINKY [[Williams) - "Lifesaver"
[[I. Levine - M. Valvano)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/UZE4ybVVEoI
8) MABLE JOHN - "From Bitter To Sweet"
[[I. Levine - I.J. Hunter - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/lBo19WQz7G8
9) FREDA PAYNE - "Band Of Gold"
[[Dunbar - Wayne)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/o2S1qSfw4Dw
10) BARBARA McNAIR - "For Once In My Life"
[[R. Miller - O. Murden)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/bQp_4RmFGf0
11) VEE [[Virginia McDonald) - "You're My Loveline"
[[I. Levine - J. Bradford - M. McLeod)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/atixD31Fsus
[Virginia McDonald was a latter-day member of The Undisputed Truth after Billie Calvin & Brenda Evans left the group.]
12) LOIS REEVES - "Sweet Temptation"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: I. Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/MpPVLv768No
13) SYREETA - "One Plan Of Action"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - T. Mathis - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Syreeta Wright
https://youtu.be/8VBWVTzTt4I
14) BILLIE CALVIN - "You Got The Love I Need"
[[N. Whitfield - B. Strong)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/F7HMfjRnVfc
15) BRENDA HOLLOWAY - "All It Takes"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/OscwNVm-ob4
16) ROSE BANKS - "You Keep Me Hanging On"
[[Holland - Dozier - Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/ooV9_R8XyEs
17) SAUNDRA EDWARDS - "Tell A Fool Goodbye"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/5mRpOsJ9WCE
18) JEAN TERRELL - "Everything To Me"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/0rDp7AXXyKA
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CD 2:
1) MARTHA REEVES - "Number One"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/dAVCsR-BJLg
2) SUSAYE GREENE - "Free"
[[D. Williams - H. Redd - N. Watts - S. Greene)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/O37C0szuDos
3) CAROLYN CRAWFORD - "That's How Heartaches Are Made"
[[Halley - Raleigh)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/2N4SkABtJds
[Just For Fun -- Carolyn warming-up in the studio for her Motorcity recording session of "That's How Heartaches Are Made"]:
https://youtu.be/SkFKC91qvS8
4) MARILYN McLEOD - "Wish You Were Here"
[[I. Levine - M. McLeod)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/Oagdj4OML6A
5) CLAUDETTE ROBINSON - "Hurry Up"
[[I. Levine - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/3EfdyEaguvw
6) KAREN PREE - "Higher Than A Mountain"
[[I. Levine - I.J. Hunter - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/kk1MtuIPyd8
7) MARY WELLS - "Keeping My Mind On Love"
[[I. Levine - F. Gorman)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/3-FfN0ukVG4
8) LYNDA LAURENCE - "Forever Came Today"
[[Holland - Dozier - Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/Pky_Jtt7-r0
9) FRANCES NERO - "Close My Eyes"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/wHxczZFISys
10) ORTHEIA BARNES - "Love Changes"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/VZhpmPp7oK0
11) SYLVIA MOY - "Major Investment"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine & Sylvia Moy
https://youtu.be/x75r6tnirIU
12) BETTY KELLY - "Giving Me The Runaround"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/CKJkhcWVoIc
13) KIM WESTON - "My Heart's Not Made Of Stone"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/55yvDSXTdbE
14) P.J. [[PATTI JEROME) - "T.L.C. [[Tender Loving Care)"
[[G. Jones - P. Sawyer - P. Jerome)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/n4f2TTfQ5k4
15) LINDA GRINER - "Break The Chains Of Love"
[[I. Levine - S. Moy - S. Wagner)
Producer: Ian Levine0
https://youtu.be/TjeGIX-WtyM
16) MARY WILSON - "Don't Get Mad, Get Even)"
[[I. Levine - F. Trench)
Producer: Ian Levine & Fiachra Trench
https://youtu.be/cBZ4xZANoHg
17) LEEZA MILLER - "Tomorrow Never Comes"
[[I. Levine - Leeza Miller)
Producer: Ian Levine & Leeza Miller
https://youtu.be/hxt2yuP0fhM
[NOTE: Remember Motown's Little Lisa?
That's her! The above should also remind you of Philly Soul's Sister Sledge -- "Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me".]
18) SCHERRIE PAYNE - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
[[N. Ashford - V. Simpson)
Producer: Ian Levine & Rick Gianatos
https://youtu.be/TfnfVmr69DQ
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
"Shake Me, Wake Me: A Tribute To Holland-Dozier-Holland"
Motorcity/Hot Productions/Hippo
HIP-2001
Released: 1994
[All tracks written by H-D-H and produced by Ian Levine.]
1) MOTORCITY ALL-STARS - "I Can't Help Myself [[Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
https://youtu.be/ZHRbYY7eLAk
2) MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - "Heat Wave"
https://youtu.be/VUWs8L2yhiU
3) JEAN, SCHERRIE & LYNDA OF THE SUPREMES - "Stop In The Name Of Love"
https://youtu.be/e1Kc--Nnp38
4) KIM WESTON - "Helpless"
https://youtu.be/cNjeXN1QXIU
5) BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS - "Reach Out [[I'll Be There)"
https://youtu.be/01TzCx1zRJU
6) THE CONTOURS - "This Old Heart Of Mine"
https://youtu.be/FaAqAj_Cooc
7) SYREETA - "Reflections"
https://youtu.be/Vf4vPt-DB5M
8) BETTYE LAVETTE - "Jimmy Mack"
https://youtu.be/km0HKFr4K3I
9) RARE EARTH - "Love Is Here And Now You're Gone"
https://youtu.be/4Vh2z-tKSaI
10) THREE OUNCES OF LOVE - "Where Did Our Love Go"
https://youtu.be/hb-on11EFbg
11) JOE STUBBS - "Baby I Need Your Loving"
https://youtu.be/v1k9QUJmhWI
12) BETTYE LAVETTE - "I'm Ready For Love"
https://youtu.be/Ge6NCwSri0E
13) THE ELGINS - "Heaven Must Have Sent You"
https://youtu.be/OpXjKH04cxE
14) THE VELVELETTES - "Come See About Me"
https://youtu.be/0xyjm94R8wI
15) THE SATINTONES - "Shake Me, Wake Me"
https://youtu.be/_sTvQoY-yC4
16) ROSE BANKS - "You Keep Me Hanging On"
https://youtu.be/ooV9_R8XyEs
17) SHERRI TAYLOR - "Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart"
https://youtu.be/aOyF1uSr0Es
18) BARBARA RANDOLPH - "You Can't Hurry Love"
https://youtu.be/5sWpPDTYJOo
19) THE ANDANTES - "My World Is Empty Without You"
https://youtu.be/tpKv0g67dS8
20) LIZ LANDS - "How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)"
https://youtu.be/lWXclZVjP1Q
21) JEAN, SCHERRIE & LYNDA OF THE SUPREMES - "Baby Love"
https://youtu.be/e3LRWRo3nQs
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
"Motorcity - Performed By The Former Stars Of Motown [[Vol. 1)"
Label: Going For A Song
GFSO 4901
Release Date: Unknown
1) MOTORCITY ALL-STARS - "Motown Revue"
[[Ingram-Barry)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/TzUJ4HqaBbQ
2) EDWIN STARR - "Walking In Rhythm"
[[Perry)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/qZgPih25-nw
3) THE MONITORS - "Tears Of A Clown"
[[Cosby-Robinson-Wonder)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/0eUrG7crVPQ
4) FRANKIE GAYE - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
[[Whitfield-Strong)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/CassDXSK_Cg
5) KIM WESTON - "It Should Have Been Me"
[[Whitfield-Stevenson)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/Flz7tXdYnVU
6) SYREETA - "Reflections"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/mnb--gfgoHw
7) THE VELVELETTES - "He Was Really Saying Something"
[[Whitfield-Stevenson-Holland)
https://youtu.be/mBDnowUOa4I
8) THE SUPREMES - "Crazy About The Guy"
[[Levine-Wagner-Moy)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/FV_i6_Pw4Ck
9) FRANCES NERO - "Do You Know Where You're Going To"
[[Masser-Goffin)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/XS_uogiF4nw
10) SYLVIA MOY - "My Cherie Amour"
[[Cosby-Moy-Wonder)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/O799e2Q1tqs
11) MARV JOHNSON - "I Was Made To Love Her"
[[Cosby-Hardaway-Wonder-Moy)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/lGeG82LOiTg
12) BARBARA McNAIR - "For Once In My Life"
[[Murden-Miller)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/bQp_4RmFGf0
13) THE MIRACLES - "Love Machine"
[[Moore-Griffin)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/WHcQ5wRZ9iU
14) THE SUPREMES - "Hit And Miss"
[[Levine-Laurence)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/U5fUlq7Kv0M
15) SHERRI TAYLOR - "What A Difference A Day Makes"
[[Grever-Adams)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/-hegdUH49rA
16) Sammy Ward & Sherri Taylor - "Reunited"
[[Fekaris-Perren)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/U-5t2_H712c
NOTE: At this time, there is no Volume 2 of "Motorcity - Performed By The Former Stars Of Motown" available.
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VARIOUS ARTISTS"Motorcity - Performed By The Former Stars Of Motown [[Vol. 3)"
Label: Going For A Song
GFSO 4903
Release Date: Unknown
1) EDWIN STARR - "Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache"
[[Linzer-Randell)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/F3Sw3da9QE4
2) SYREETA - "Love Fire"
[[Aller-Esty)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/0K2XVOi5ANA
3) KIM WESTON - "Dancing In The Street"
[[Stevenson-Gaye-Hunter)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/JrqNDQhVUdc
4) PAT LEWIS & RONNIE McNEIR - "We're Incredible"
[[Levine-McCleod-Benson)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/uNCsOJI-51A
5) JOHNNY BRISTOL & LIZ LANDS - "Hang On In There Baby"
[[Bristol)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/c7kDQDHU2jg
6) MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - "Heat Wave"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/VUWs8L2yhiU
7) JIMMY RUFFIN - "Wake Me Up When It's Over"
[[Levine-Trench)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/zLq6tBRgxac
8) THE SUPREMES - "Stop In The Name Of Love"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/AmeLrg3ftEE
9) JOE STUBBS - "My Girl"
[[Robinson-White)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/JXIFYJ0_Sfc
10) THE ELGINS - "Heaven Must Have Sent You"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/UD4iDPZ_FE4
11) THE SUPREMES - "Signed, Sealed And Delivered"
[[Hardaway-Wonder-Wright-Garrett)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/nln3noTjh6E
[NOTE: As in the case of Freda Payne's "Band Of Gold" being inadvertently credited to Syreeta, the above version of "Signed, Sealed & Delivered" is clearly not The Supremes, but, rather, Syreeta.]
12) G.C. CAMERON - "Just My Imagination [[Running Away With Me)"
[[Whitfield-Strong)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/ToBY_opMhRQ
13) BARBARA RANDOLPH - "You Can't Hurry Love"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/5sWpPDTYJOo
14) THE CONTOURS - "This Old Heart Of Mine"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland-Moy)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/FaAqAj_Cooc
15) THE VALADIERS - "Behind A Painted Smile"
[[Hunter-Verdi)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/4-NlEUdVENY
16) EDWIN STARR - "Darlin' Darlin' Baby"
[[Gamble-Huff)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/swxQM2DqqFg
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
"Motorcity - Performed By The Former Stars Of Motown [[Vol. 4)"
Label: Going For A Song
GFSO 4904
Release Date: Unknown
1) SYREETA - "Band Of Gold"
[[Dunbar-Wayne)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/ixxpdPj3NE0
[NOTE: This is inadvertently mislabeled as by Syreeta when the artist is clearly Freda Payne.]
2) FIFTH DIMENSION - "Love Hangover"
[[Sawyer-McCloud)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/9sFbf3BPrQo
3) MARY WELLS - "My Guy"
[[Robinson)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/tnjo6m_HORc
4) BETTYE LAVETTE - "Jimmy Mack"
[[Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/km0HKFr4K3I
5) HATTIE LITTLES - "Touch Me In The Morning"
[[Masser-Miller)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/PCKt_StJy1o
6) BILLIE CALVIN - "Wishing On A Star"
[[Calvin)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/HHsQAmk9rKk
7) JIMMY RUFFIN & BRENDA HOLLOWAY - "On The Rebound"
[[Levine-Trench)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/FAbvoDGcerg
8) THE SUPREMES - "Love Child"
[[Sawyer-Taylor-Wilson-Richards)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/Fx9P4mNLLq8
9) JOHNNY BRISTOL - "What Does It Take [[To Win Your Love)"
[[Bristol-Fuqua-Bullock)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/viAl_SLZ57I
10) MOTORCITY ALL-STARS - "The Way You Do The Things You Do"
[[Robinson-Rogers)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/7awLIhBbTb4
11) FRANKIE GAYE & KIM WESTON - "You Ain't Livin' 'Til You're Lovin' "
[[Ashford-Simpson)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/Lb2IllApNso
12) FREDA PAYNE - "Memories & Souvenirs"
[[Starr-Levine)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/gEKYKSTv1lQ
13) FRANCES NERO - "I'm Gonna Run Away With You"
[[Berns)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/DGLzKKZWUsA
14) THE MARVELETTES - "When You're Young And In Love"
[[McCoy)
https://youtu.be/Se7wUDpLjzg
15) THE SUPREMES - "Nathan Jones"
[[Caston-Wakefield)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/mAV8ZAM8U44
16) SAMMY WARD - "Part-Time Love"
[[Bradford-Wylie)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/-t-qH2lRRF4
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THE SUPREMES [[Jean, Scherrie & Lynda)"Baby Love"
Label: SLAM
SLAM 0074
Release Date: Unknown
[NOTE: Ian Levine leased these tracks to SLAM Records who, in turn, sleazily deceived the public by using a front-cover photo of Diana Ross, Mary Wilson & Florence Ballard to increase sales. One has to wonder -- how low can you get?]
[NOTE: SLAM Records didn't even bother to capitalize the letter "o" on credits for duets with The Originals, thus referring to them as "the originals".]
1) "Baby Love"
[[Brian Holland - Lamont Dozier - Eddie Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/e3LRWRo3nQs
2) "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
[[w/The Originals)
[[Kenny Gamble - Jerry Ross - Jerry Williams)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/nyOtMpbH8jk
3) "Love Child"
[[Pam Sawyer - R. Dean Taylor - Frank Wilson - Deke Richards)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/PQnN2d_ZC7E
4) "Stop In The Name Of Love"
[[Brian Holland - Lamont Dozier - Eddie Holland)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/AmeLrg3ftEE
5) "Crazy About The Guy"
[[Ian Levine - Steve Wagner - Sylvia Moy)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/FV_i6_Pw4Ck
6) "Stoned Love"
[[Frank Wilson)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/4JixLBOJhz4
7) "Nathan Jones"
[[Kathy Wakefield - Leonard Caston)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/mAV8ZAM8U44
8) "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher"
[[w/The Originals)
[[Ian Levine - Scherrie Payne)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/CWoQ5yoXtIU
9) "Hit And Miss"
[[Ian Levine - Scherrie Payne)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/U5fUlq7Kv0M
10) "I Want To Be Loved"
[[Jeff Coz - Richard Ellison)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/Il1S6j5_WQw
11) "Back By Popular Demand"
[[w/The Originals)
[[Freddie Gorman - Janie Bradford)
Producer: Ian Levine
https://youtu.be/61kL61qoSik
The posting of the Motorcity "DIVAS" thread has completed. I hope you'll enjoy it!
Thanks again for your patience. Please feel free to post your comments now.
And, also, a GREAT BIG THANKS to Kenny for his uploading expertise!
- Philles/Motown Gary
Random thoughts -
I now realise that I only have one half of the Divas set - I had thought there were two separate volumes [[i.e.2 different releases). Silly me.
There are a plethora of different sets of licensed tracks [[such as the Motorcity ones above) that seem to have similar track listings. I have a few of em - so several repeat titles lol.
Freda Payne's "Memories and Souvenirs" is a great track - one I go back to regularly. I think Edwin Starr also recorded it.
The Supremes "I Want To Be Loved" is another very good song and performance by the girls. Very contemporary for the time and reminiscent of Whitney Houston [[maybe Donna Summer too. With a bit of luck this one could have scored a hit.
Billie Calvin sounds fantastic on "Wishing On A Star".
I think I prefer Jimmy Ruffin's [[solo?) version of "On The Rebound"
I expect Kenny will soon be out of space for posting photos on here.
Do you mean there’s a limit??? I may have to renegotiate my contract with Gary!Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
Actually, they get posted under Gary‘s ID, so I guess I’m safe for a while!
Mystery, are you saying that you're missing a disc from the first "DIVAS" set, leading you to think youQuote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
had to purchase DIVAS 2 in order to get the second half of "DIVAS 1"? LOL!!! On my copy, the discs are clearly marked Disc 1 and Disc 2. I think that would have been my first clue that something was missing! LOL! I only laugh because we luv ya! To be sure we're on the same page, there are two separate "DIVAS" sets -- "DIVAS" [[as seen & heard above), and "DIVAS 2", which I have on order. Both are 2-CD sets, totalling 4 discs.
I, too, love Billie Calvin's "Wishing On A Star". I also love Billie's solo version of "You've Got The Love I Need" which sounds nearly identical to Motown's Undisputed Truth original. Speaking of whom, I'm disappointed and am left wondering why Brenda Evans wasn't among the 108 Motown artists recording with Ian.
I, too, love Freda's "Memories & Souvenirs", and The Supremes' "I Want To Be Loved", which is really kinda different for them. I haven't yet formed an opinion of Jimmy solo vs. Jimmy & Brenda's duet version of "On The Rebound".
As I said before, great voices rubbish arrangements thanks to Levine! Most never got paid so it is alleged!
It's even worse than that - I only have Disc 2 of Volume 1 and nothing at all of Volume 2. Should pay more attention - but I don't remember where I got the disc I have - it was many years ago when I got it. Never mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philles/Motown Gary
That's even funnier, bless your heart! HaHa!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mysterysinger
And as I said before, they all got paid what they had agreed to.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
I think it was when I went to pick up my copy of DIVAS from him that Ian Levine told me that he couldn't believe that he hadn't included Liz Lands in the collection as she was "the biggest diva of them all". Maybe it was because of that omission that he felt obliged to issue a Divas 2.
Gary, you have been busy again. Interesting thread.
144man, your post above now reminds me of an interview when Liz Lands and Mary Wells were together [perhaps when recording 'Walk The City Streets'], and they agreed that they were both crazy....and they felt it was just a part of being in show business.
Are you as bothered with all the rip offs at Motown ? Just wondering.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
Did Anyone leave Motown [ and they almost all did ] happy and with pockets stuffed ??
As for Levine we should all wish we could lead such a wildly crazy ambitious zany adventurous exciting and FUN life !!!!
Anyone in the music business comparable ? Phil Spector comes to mind . Neil Bogart. Clive Davis. People that took the bull by the horns. Herb Alpert.
excellent work Gary !!!
Thanks, Ralph! Your compliments and kind words mean a lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by ralpht
And as I explained to you before, it's not as though Levine skipped town with the profits. There WERE NO PROFITS to be shared. Levine went broke/bankrupt from the Motorcity project, yet he kept his word and continued recording the ex-Motowners, as promised.Quote:
Originally Posted by copley
Thanks, Boogie! I had a feeling you'd especially love the "disco diva" angle of it, being the dance-music aficionado that you are!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boogiedown
Motorcity fans, have you had a chance to check out any of the tunes in this -- our latest Motorcity Records installment?
There's no doubt about it. Ian Levine is the King of Compilations! My personal favorite is the "Divas" mini-series. How about you? What are your favorite Motorcity CD comps and why?
From this thread, the only cd I have is BABY LOVE by the Supremes. I think I bought it really cheap out of a cut-out bin in NYC. Looking at the titles, I knew it wasn't Diana, Mary, and Flo. But because I am a completist [sometimes] when it comes to the Supremes, I bought it. My absolute favorite from it was CRAZY 'BOUT THE GUY, a song I loved when I first heard it on the GIRL GROUPS OF THE MOTOR CITY collection. The remakes of BABY LOVE and STONED LOVE are pretty good as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philles/Motown Gary
Re Motorcity, my favorite comp overall is the MOTOR CITY DANCE PARTY set issued by Quality Records in 1990. Funny, I don't think I ever listened to the entire set. But I particularly enjoyed the selections by Martha Reeves [HEAT WAVE and NUMBER ONE], Hattie Littles' THE TROUBLE WITH ME, Sherri Taylor's LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART, and a lot of others.
Hey Reese! I agree that "Crazy About The Guy" is the overall best track that Ian produced on The Supremes. It's certainly the most Motown-ish!Quote:
Originally Posted by reese
I'm not familiar with "Motorcity Dance Party", but I'll have to check it out. If the track line-up is as appealing as the comp title is exciting, it sounds like a winner!
Reese, I checked out Motorcity "Dance Party" on eBay. Did you know there are 4 separate volumes available? Not only that, I found a brand new SEALED 3-Volume, 60-track CD set of "Motorcity Dance Party" for a mere $16.99! As expected, over half of the tracks are duplicates, but there's a huge array of songs that will fill in many gaping holes in my Motorcity collection. Not only that, the seller ships all orders via FREE 3-4 day shipping! Boy, you sure can't beat that! Thank you so much for the heads up about "Motorcity Dance Party"! I couldn't wait to share this good news with you!
Gary, make that 5 separate volumes of Motorcity 'Dance Party'...
* Vol 1: The Foot Stompers
* Vol 2: Love Dancin'
* Vol 3: Dancin' To Keep From Cryin'
* Vol 4: Summer Sizzlers
* Vol 5: Soul Satisfaction
:)
Yes, I bought all five volumes of the MOTOR CITY DANCE PARTY, as well as the Quality cd on Mary Wells, KEEPING MY MIND ON LOVE.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philles/Motown Gary
I think the Quality label Mary Wells album differs from the original release of 'Keeping My Mind On Love' album, in featuring the extended version of 'You're The Answer To My Dreams' ..and also in dub mix version?
I don't have the original Motorcity release so I can't compare.Quote:
Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard
I do know that the version of the title track on the Quality cd is longer than the version on the MOTOR CITY DANCE PARTY set. I actually enjoy the edited track more as it seems to cut out some of the more strained vocals by Mary. Granted, I do know that she was suffering from throat cancer at the time.
I think 'Keeping My Mind On Love' is about one minute shorter in length on the Quality CD album, than on the original Motorcity release - which is about seven minutes.
'You're The Answer To My Dreams' runs for nearly eight minutes, as does the dub mix. The original Motorcity album version has an edit of about half that running time.
And it seemed unusual to find a dub mix on a Motorcity album.
Yes, the extended version of 'Keeping My Mind On Love' does reveal the damage to Mary's voice.
And on 'Stop Before It's Too Late', she is almost whispering.......
I should have known! I think you're our resident Motorcity expert!Quote:
Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard
To Westgrand & Reese: I have Mary Wells' "Keeping My Mind On Love" CD on the Motorcity/Charly label. It was the very first Motorcity purchase I ever made. Come to think of it, Mary Wells' "My Guy" was the first Motown record I ever bought. Clearly, I owe her a lifetime of gratitude.
Haven't yet decided on my favourite compilations...or why they are favourites....Quote:
Originally Posted by Philles/Motown Gary
..but, although the above link for 'Hit and Miss' on Motorcity Vol. 1 runs for 4.02, very interesting to note that, according to the insert, the track on the actual CD runs for 7.07.......
Which now has me wondering where I would need to look among my collection, to find it.....
..and now I remember....
'Cream Of The Crop', Vol 3.......;)
I have this "Supremes" release! I saw it in a rack of cheap cd's. I picked it up to see what they put on this compilation and discovered tracks I'd never heard of. Of course, once bought, I realized what this was. I have a few, including one that looks like a live set by the Mary, Scherrie & Susaye grouping that is just some FLO's tracks.
And my stylist is right beside me, whenever I post....:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Philles/Motown Gary
You've trained him/her well!Quote:
Originally Posted by westgrandboulevard
Hey Thom! It's been ages, Stranger! Are you referring to "The Best Of The Supremes Featuring Scherrie Payne, Jean Terrell, and Lynda Laurence: Live And More" [[Produced By Steve Weaver)?Quote:
Originally Posted by thommg
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Scratch the above, Thom. It finally sunk in that you're referring to a Mary, Scherrie & Susaye release. Just another senior moment here!