The Jerry Ross Motown Album

Here's one for the completists only - this CD on the Sequel label includes the tracks from their Colossis/Piccadilly album and their Motown album [[745L). 4 sides from the Motown album were released across 2 Motown singles and feature on The Complete Motown Singles Volume 12B so you'll have a good idea what it's all about. A sort of James Last meets Tijuana meets Gerry Anderson lol. Not unpleasant though. It's the final 11 tracks on the CD that made up the Motown album release.

NEM CD722
The Jerry Ross Symposium
Sequel Records

COLOSSUS 1003 / PICCADILLY 3458
Tracklist
01 Ma Belle Amie 2:34
02 Everything Is Beautiful 2:41
03 When Love Slips Away 3:05
04 For The Love Of Him 2:58
05 Let Me Love You One More Time 2:25
06 Little Green Bag2:27
07 But For Love 3:15
08 Montego Love Theme [[Romeo And Juliet '70 2:08
09 If You Do Believe In Love 2:32
10 Venus 2:38

MOTOWN 745L
Tracklist
Medley 3:58
11 How Can I Be Sure
Day By Day
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12 Take It Out On Me 3:17
Medley 4:58
13I Saw The Light
Life And Breath
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14 Superwoman [[Where Were You When I Needed You)
3:11
Medley 2:38
15 If We Only Have Love
Oh Girl
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16 It Happened On A Sunday Morning 2:54
Medley 3:52
17 Too Late To Turn Back Now
I Wanna Be Where You Are
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Medley 3:14
18 Brandy
Brandy
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19 It's The Same Old Love 3:15
20 Too Young 2:38
21 Duck You Sucker 3:07

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cookep...57678298157138

"Duck You Sucker"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isagYqtpaTA

I remember he had one popular song that was kind of a hit. What was it? I think it was a dance or upbeat song.

I have this album downloaded. Don't think I listened to the whole LP :) but I remember the tracks I did listen to being quite nice!

"Too Late To Turn Back Now / I Wanna Be Where You Are"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Kk-mV0kXY&list=PL_KQmGy1xdXhMqNxwcdZ9kOvNWMJEJHX7

Quite a nice track!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCRR-cLCJkQ

Motown Unreleased

Another Jerry Ross project - The Mob. DFTMC lists the following tracks:

All I Need [[not The Temptations song)
Between The Lines ##
I Feel The Earth Move
I'll Cry Tomorrow [[not The Serenaders song) ##
Make Me Yours
Money [[That's What I Want) [was released as single Apr-71; 45: Colossus CS 145 A c/w "Once A Man, Twice A Child"]
Move On ##
Since You've Been Gone ##
Two And Two Together
Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh
Where You Lead [was released as a single Apr-71; 45: Colossus CS 144 A c/w "Lost"]

Completed 1971, most of the tracks ended up on a Motown acetate and not released until 1995 on the CD - Sequel NEM CD 724 The Heritage Sessions [UK] except for the tracks marked ## [[I've yet to source these).

Tracks on the Heritage Sessions CD are
01 Maybe I'll Find A Way
02 Once A Man Twice A Child
03 [[I'd Like To See) More Of You
04 Lost
05 Give It To Me
06 For A Little While
07 Goodtime Baby
08 I Dig Everything About You
09 Love's Got A Hold On Me
10 Back On The Road Again
11 Savin' My Love For You
Medley:
12a Everyday People
12b Love Power
13 Make Me Yours M)
14 All I Need [[M)
15 I Feel The Earth Move [[M)
16 Money [[That's What I Want) [[M)
17 Where You Lead [[M)
18 Two And Two Together [[M)
19 Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh [[M)

Back in the day, I had the Motown LP. Now, I have the CD. The track I've always loved the most is "It Happened On A Sunday Morning", which should have been the A-side of the 45. Instead, it ended up on Side B, while "Duck You SUCKer", IMO, was foolishly given the A-side honors. Even the title was suck-worthy! Should have been their first clue!

COLOSSUS 1003 / PICCADILLY 3458
3 tracks by Dutch groups there:
Ma Belle Amie by TeeSet
Little Green Bag by George Baker Selection
Venus by Shocking Blue
:)

More info on Jerry here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Ross_[[record_producer)