Barbara McNair Motown Recordings

**mistercarter2u** · 04-18-2018, 11:07 AM

Gang,

Can someone help me with info about Barbara McNair's Motown recordings. I have her Motown Anthology, which is the most of what she cut for Motown. What else is there? What other recordings have been released, and where?

I love Barbara's Motown output; I love her smooth voice and style and think, had she been promoted in the right way, she could have been a big star for Motown. Of course, she already had her acting career, so she was a star in her own right without Motown. Still, her Motown recordings were pristine and so so so good... Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

**copley** · 04-18-2018, 11:29 AM

This is the list of tracks from DFTMC

http://www.dftmc.info/artists/am.htm

All I Want Is A Little Bit Of Love

All That's Good

Anonymous

As Long As There Is L-O-V-E Love

Baby A Go-Go

Come Back Half Way

Countin' On You, Babe

Day In – Day Out

Don't Mess With Bill

Everything Is Good About You

Fancy Passes

For Once In My Life

Forget You Ever Met Me Baby

Good Times Are Gone, The

Harder You Fall [[The Deeper The Feelin'), The

Here I Am Baby

Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, The

I Don't Wanna Lose What I Got

I Hear A Symphony

I Know Better

I Second That Emotion

I Will Wait For You

I'll Try Something New

If I Am Lucky

If You Can Want

Into My Empty Arms

It Happens Every Time

Just One Teardrop [[From A Broken Heart)

Lone Lonely Town

Lost

Love Has A Reason For Neglecting

Message To Michael

More Love

My Guy

My World Is Empty Without You

Oh Be My Love

On A Clear Day [[You Can See Forever)

One Who Really Loves You, The

Put On A Happy Face

Rain Sometimes

Real You, The

Second Time Around, The

Shadow Of Your Smile, The

Smile

Steal Away Tonight

Strangers In The Night

Sweetheart Tree, The

Touch Of Time, The

What A Day

What Love Has Joined Together

What Now My Love

Wheels Of The City, The

When I'm Gone

Where Would I Be Without You

Who Invented Heartache

World Without You, A

You Beat Me To The Punch

You Can Never Love Him [[Like I Love Him)

You're Gonna Love My Baby

You've Got Possibilities

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

You've Really Got A Hold On Me

**longtimefan** · 04-18-2018, 11:13 PM

Many of the compilations of unreleased Motown tracks have songs by Barbara.

**daviddesper** · 04-18-2018, 11:38 PM

The first Barbara album I had was The Real Barbara McNair, which I loved. Later I bought the Here I Am album. By the time I bought that one, I was already familiar with and very much liked the Marvelettes' version of Here I Am Baby, but over the years I have also come to appreciate Barbara's.

**TomatoTom123** · 04-19-2018, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by mistercarter2u

Gang,

Can someone help me with info about Barbara McNair's Motown recordings. I have her Motown Anthology, which is the most of what she cut for Motown. What else is there? What other recordings have been released, and where?

I love Barbara's Motown output; I love her smooth voice and style and think, had she been promoted in the right way, she could have been a big star for Motown. Of course, she already had her acting career, so she was a star in her own right without Motown. Still, her Motown recordings were pristine and so so so good... Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

Hi mistercaster, I agree, I really like Barbara's Motown recordings. Some a little too jazzy or MOR for me, but mostly excellent!!

I know that she had two albums out on Motown, Here I Am and The Real Barbara McNair, which make up Disc 1 of her Motown Anthology. Disc 2 is all unreleased Motown stuff, a lot of Smokey covers I recall. And I believe that Barbara has had a few other Motown tracks surface on various compilations like A Cellarful Of Motown! since then.

**RanRan79** · 04-19-2018, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by mistercarter2u

Other Barbara McNair fans out there?

I love her voice, but haven't been into collecting her music. Many of the songs I've heard are on the Motown compilations of previously unreleased music. I think I dig her jazzier stuff more than when her voice is paired with the Motown Sound.

**Boogiedown** · 04-21-2018, 10:10 PM

I don't know exactly what Barbara McNair sounds like

. [[ I wouldn't recognize her voice) mistercarter2u what youtube link would you choose to most initially impress someone with ?

**TomatoTom123** · 04-21-2018, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by Boogiedown

I don't know exactly what Barbara McNair sounds like

. [[ I wouldn't recognize her voice) mistercarter2u what youtube link would you choose to most initially impress someone with ?

This one Boogie

**Boogiedown** · 04-21-2018, 10:38 PM

I'm listening Tom Tom , good intro !

**Boogiedown** · 04-21-2018, 10:43 PM

I like her voice. It sounds like her own. A similar voice doesn't come to mind ...

Thank you !

**TomatoTom123** · 04-21-2018, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Boogiedown

I like her voice. It sounds like her own. A similar voice doesn't come to mind ...

Thank you !

You know Boogie, I hadn't thought of it, but Barbara's voice is indeed quite unique. And absolutely lovely.

And you're welcome

**mysterysinger** · 04-22-2018, 02:35 AM

Barbara was a good song writer too and had a hand in this one which has a huge following here in the UK. On this bid she sings slightly different words so you could say it is an alternative version. Obvious one of course "You're Gonna Love My Baby".

**MarvinDK** · 04-22-2018, 04:53 AM

You're Gonna Love My Baby really was a great song, but I think I like the flip-side of the single even better.The Touch Of TimeA beatiful deep ballad, with great arrangement and Barbara's perfect phrasing, making you believe every word she sings:https://youtu.be/ZHpef53lUyUBtw the nice backing vocals were done by The Supremes.

**mysterysinger** · 04-22-2018, 07:00 AM

"Steal Away Tonight" also has a lot of fans here in UK...

**lakedistrictlad1** · 04-22-2018, 07:08 AM

This one is definitely in my top 5 Barbara favourites...

**RanRan79** · 04-22-2018, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by mysterysinger

"Steal Away Tonight" also has a lot of fans here in UK...

"Steal Away Tonight" is probably my favorite.

**RanRan79** · 04-22-2018, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by lakedistrictlad1

This one is definitely in my top 5 Barbara favourites...

This is the type of song I was referring to before. The track is fantastic, but I don't think Barbara's voice is complimented by it. It's just not a good fit IMO. I think songs like "Here I Am Baby" and "Oh Be My Love" are much more complimentary. "You're Gonna Love My Baby" works for some reason.

**144man** · 04-27-2018, 05:53 PM

I've probably mentioned before on the forum how much I like "Just One Teardrop [[From A Broken Heart)" and also how "The Harder You Fall [[The Deeper The Feeling)" foreshadows the Invictus sound.