Motown recordings with a written ending [[no fade out).

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02-21-2022, 12:51 PM
ivyfield

Motown recordings with a written ending [[no fade out).

Songs like the Isley's Behind a Painted Smile, Marvin's Mercy, Mercy, Me, Stevie's Sir Duke, The Supremes/Four Tops Love The One You're With...

Can you guys help me compile a list of anything Motown [[and of course, all the subsidiary labels) that has a written ending. Reason I'm asking for help is that I started presenting an hour-long MOTOWN MEMORIES show for www.CarolineFlashback.co.uk almost a year ago and it's always great to make the last track finish dead on the required 59:45 so I start at the end and work back [[if that makes any sense!). If anyone knows, they're gonna be on Soulful Detroit, right?

Trouble is, though I'm very well versed in the 60's/70's Supremes catalogue and all the big Motown hits, I'm starting to scratch my head to find songs that qualify. It doesn't have to be a hit [[I play a lot of obscure tracks) and I'll be extremely grateful to anyone that can assist me with this.

If you want to contact me direct it's ivyfield@gmail.com [[hope I'm not breaking any rules posting that) or I'll check back here.

Thanks in advance :)

Steve Weaver
UK.
02-21-2022, 01:28 PM
rovereab

Blowing In The Wind - Stevie Wonder

Hello from another UK member :)
02-21-2022, 01:29 PM
ralpht

Welcome, Steve. Good question.You got me thinking.
02-21-2022, 01:31 PM
sansradio

"Leave a Little Room" and "Kiss Me Now" by Diana Ross come to mind.
02-21-2022, 02:17 PM
SatansBlues

There's a version of Stop! In The Name of Love where the song ends on Stop! I think it was on their #1's collection.
02-21-2022, 03:31 PM
grapevine

Quote:

Originally Posted by ivyfield

Reason I'm asking for help is that I started presenting an hour-long MOTOWN MEMORIES show ...and it's always great to make the last track finish dead

...you could always end with this 'stop dead' ending from Marvin...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-hfMaZwbjI

Grape :)
02-21-2022, 03:32 PM
jobucats

Yesterday's Dreams- Four Tops

Also, you could do a pretty easy 'stop' at the end of the Four Tops' Bernadette after the last segment of the vocals "Oooooooo" just before Levi comes back in belting out the line, "Bernadette"
02-21-2022, 04:06 PM
Thornton

Reflections [[#1 Hits Version) - DRATS
Hunter Gets Captured By The Game - The Marvelettes
I Guess I'll Miss The Man - The Supremes
You Turn Me Around - The Supremes
02-21-2022, 04:28 PM
TomatoTom123

Quote:

Originally Posted by jobucats

Yesterday's Dreams- Four Tops

Also, you could do a pretty easy 'stop' at the end of the Four Tops' Bernadette after the last segment of the vocals "Oooooooo" just before Levi comes back in belting out the line, "Bernadette"

Good one jobu! That would be very cruel though, almost criminal… :D
02-21-2022, 06:38 PM
Sotosound

"You Keep Me Hanging On" by The Supremes as per the #1s album.
02-21-2022, 06:38 PM
reese

Neither One of Us by Gladys Knight and the Pips.
02-21-2022, 06:43 PM
mysterysinger

"Walk Away Renee" Four Tops [[You're Not To Blame).
"Abraham, Martin & John" Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
"Do You Love Me" The Contours
"Ben" Michael Jackson
02-21-2022, 07:51 PM
snakepit

Isley bros
One more heartache
02-22-2022, 11:02 AM
Motown Eddie

Chris Clark's "Love's Gone Bad"
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' "Yester Love"
Stevie Wonder's "Living For The City"
02-22-2022, 11:22 AM
tjl

Most of our Tom Moulton mixes on my TJL/treasurycollection.com "Motown: Big Hits & More" have cold and extended ending as we did with "The STereo Motown Box" years ago. But the mixes are all updated.
02-22-2022, 12:27 PM
motown01

The promo version of I Don't Want To Do Wrong by Gladys Knight & The Pips has a cold ending.
02-22-2022, 05:02 PM
theboyfromxtown

The Spinners - I Just Can't Help But Feel The Pain
02-22-2022, 05:23 PM
Motown Eddie

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles-"Who's Loving You", "Ooh Ooo Baby"
Syretta-"Cause We've Ended As Lovers"
Diana Ross-"Theme From 'Mahagony' [Do You Know Where You're Going To]"
Stevie Wonder-"Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" "Isn't She Lovely", "Pastime Paradise"
The Temptations-"Run Away Child, Running Wild [LP Version]"
02-22-2022, 05:42 PM
Roger Polhill

TJL does the 6 Cd set "Motown Big Hits and More" have alternate mixes ?
02-22-2022, 07:22 PM
benross

A Change Is Gonna Come, Nothing Can Change This Love, Only Sixteen and You Send Me, all from We Remember Sam Cooke, Tears In Vain from Sing Country, Western & Pop, Moonlight and Kisses from Motown Around The World, Rock-A-Bye Your Baby, Fancy Passes, Put On A Happy Face, You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You, Somewhere, Something For My Heart, People and Little Miss Loser from There's A Place For Us, Stranger In Paradise, Yesterday, Unchained Medley, With A Song In My Heart, Without A Song, and Wonderful, Wonderful from I Hear A Symphony, Around The World In 80 Days, Sincerely, Mr. Sandman, All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings, If I Ruled The World, The Sound Of Music, Tender Is The Night, Who Can I Turn To and The Shadow Of Your Smile from From Broadway To Hollywood are several full-stop examples, along with others in the Rodgers & Hart set, that must not be overlooked; all are from the Diana Ross & The Supremes' catalog. And When We Grow Up from Free To Be You & Me is an important song, and a good lullaby to end a set, from the Diana Ross' catalog.
02-22-2022, 09:14 PM
bob_olhsson

The reason for fades was that the recording level of a 45 drops like a rock after three minutes.
02-23-2022, 10:46 AM
SatansBlues

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob_olhsson

The reason for fades was that the recording level of a 45 drops like a rock after three minutes.

I never knew that.
02-23-2022, 11:23 AM
Boogiedown

fun stuff ! :)

ROCKIN ROBIN - MJ
WITH YOU IM BORN AGAIN - Preston / Syreeta
02-23-2022, 03:45 PM
Boogiedown

couple more :

BABY THAT'S BACK 'ATCHA -Smokey
and ENDLESS LOVE ----is not endless.
02-24-2022, 06:25 AM
ivyfield

Oooooh! I'll definitely check that out. Now how did that pass me by?
02-24-2022, 06:28 AM
ivyfield

Great! Thank you.
02-24-2022, 06:31 AM
ivyfield

Great - and no prob with remixes - the rarer, the better! I have to edit down some because theyre too long for a radio show. I found a brilliant remix of Marvin's Grapevine from 1999. Playing that in a couple of weeks on my show.
02-24-2022, 06:33 AM
ivyfield

How true! Endless love certainly ain't Endless for both Diana and Lionel [[both ended in divorce!). Welcome to the REAL world...
02-24-2022, 12:18 PM
Boogiedown

^^hee hee

another
STILL - Commodores
02-24-2022, 12:33 PM
Motown Eddie

A couple more-
Marvin Gaye-"If I Should Die Tonight", "Come Get To This"
Stevie Wonder-"Happier Than The Morning Sun"
Mary Wells-"Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right"
03-19-2022, 08:23 PM
stupidactingsmart

"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder.

"Ben" by Michael Jackson.

"Music and Me" by Michael Jackson.

"I'll Be There {Minus Mix}" by The Jackson 5 from Michael Jackson: The Stripped Mixes.

"Never Can Say Goodbye {Alternate Version}" by The Jackson 5 {from I Want You Back: The Unreleased Masters}.

"Contusion" by Stevie Wonder.

"Keep On Running" by Stevie Wonder.

"A Seed's a Star/Tree Medley" by Stevie Wonder.
03-20-2022, 06:08 AM
ivyfield

WOW. Thanks for those. Much appreciated.
03-20-2022, 05:33 PM
Motown Eddie

"My Baby Must Be A Magician"-The Marvelettes
"At Last [I Found A Love]"-Marvin Gaye
"Get Ready [LP Version]"-Rare Earth
03-20-2022, 07:46 PM
blkfrost

Can't forget the Temptations' Power
03-20-2022, 10:32 PM
Roger Polhill

I have just received the 6 CD set "Motown Big Hits And More" and I`m blown away with it! I ignored it at first because I wasn`t aware that the tracks were alternates I thought it was the same old songs again- silly me! There is 4.02mins. of "Mickey`s Monkey" and 3.46mins of "Heat Wave". The masters are mostly different to what we know. I like the version of "7. Rooms Of Gloom". If you missed it first time the do yourselves a favour and get it and that`s an order!