"Forgotten" Hits

[thommg]

I wanted to put together a playlist of "forgotten" Motown hits - by that I mean the songs that hit but are not the ones everyone goes to. For instance, All I Need & Superstar [[Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations, The End Of Our Road by Gladys Knight & The Pips, I Promise To Wait My Love by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, You by Marvin, If This World Were Mine by Marvin & Tammi.

Anyone have any other ideas or suggestions? So many compilations have the big hits but I would like to find the ones that, maybe, bubbled under.

[Motown Eddie]

Anyone have any other ideas or suggestions? So many compilations have the big hits but I would like to find the ones that, maybe, bubbled under.

Sure:
"Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart"-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"Nothing's Too Good For My Baby-Stevie Wonder
"You Need Love Like I Do"-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Take This Heart Of Mine"-Marvin Gaye
"Here I Am Baby"-The Marvelettes
"What You Gave Me"-Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
"You've Been In Love Too Long"-Martha & The Vandellas
"Hip City [Parts 1 & 2]"-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"You Lost The Sweetest Boy"-Mary Wells

[jobucats]

"Something About You" Four Tops
"Beauty's Only Skin Deep" Temptations
"Automatically Sunshine" 70s Supremes
"Surrender" Diana Ross
"Chained" Marvin Gaye
"Honey Chile" Martha & the Vandellas
"Young and in Love" Marvelettes

[Motown Eddie]

A few more:
"Got To Have You Back"-The Isley Bros.
"My Baby"/"Don't Look Back"-The Temptations
"The End Of Our Road"-Marvin Gaye
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"-Four Tops
"Sleepin"-Diana Ross
"Quiet Storm"-Smokey Robinson
"Heavenly"-The Temptations
"Law Of The Land"-The Undisputed Truth
"Point It Out"-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

[thommg]

Thanks! Some wonderful choices here.... and I'm sorry to say, I forgot about a lot of them! Just the kind of songs I want on a playlist!

[daviddesper]

Boy this is a discussion that could go on a longgg time and have a longgg list. I see that Eddie mentioned the Gladys song You Need Love Like I Do, the day after I did hear it on Sirius XM radio.

I agree with many of the choices already mentioned but would add Martha's Bless You. Definitely should have been a bigger hit than it was.......which is to say it really wasn't a hit at all but I sure don't understand why.

If this thread continues I might come back another time with some others.

[SatansBlues]

Didn't You Know You Have To Cry Sometimes- GK&TP
I Don't Know Why -SW
Heaven Help Us All -SW
Nothin But Heartaches- TS
The Composer -TS
No Matter What Sign You Are-TS
Head To Toe - CC
Looking For The Right Guy - KW
The Love I Saw In You Was Just a Mirage -SR&TM/TJ5
You've Been In Love Too Long M&TV

[Philles/Motown Gary]

FOUR TOPS - "Shake Me, Wake Me [[When It's Over)"

THE MARVELETTES - "You're The One"

BRENDA HOLLOWAY - "Just Look What You've Done"

KIM WESTON - "Helpless"

JR. WALKER - "Right On Brothers And Sisters"

THE [[New) SUPREMES - "I Guess I'll Miss The Man"

UNDISPUTED TRUTH - "Mama I Got A Brand New Thing [[Don't Say No)"

SHORTY LONG - "Don't Mess With My Weekend"

THE VELVELETTES - A Bird In The Hand [[Is Worth Two In The Bush)"

EARL VAN DYKE & THE SOUL BROTHERS & THE ANDANTES - "All For You"

MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - "I Gotta Let You Go"

STEVIE WONDER - "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Dah-Day"

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - "All I Need Is Time"

THE ORIGINALS - "There's A Chance When You Love You'll Lose"

THE MIRACLES - "I've Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying"

JIMMY RUFFIN - "As Long As There Is L-o-v-e Love"

MARY WELLS - "You Lost The Sweetest Boy"

MARVIN GAYE - "Little Darling [[I Need You)" [[Mono version with Strings)

EDDIE HOLLAND - "Just Ain't Enough Love"

[Philles/Motown Gary]

CHRIS CLARK - "Whisper You Love Me Boy"

THE ORIGINALS - "The Bells"

MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - "Wild One"

JIMMY RUFFIN - "Maria [[You Were The Only One)"

MARY WELLS - "What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One"

THE .MIRACLES - "Happy Landing"

THE TEMPTATIONS - [[Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need"

KIM WESTON - "Looking For The Right Guy"

BRENDA HOLLOWAY - '"You Can Cry On My Shoulder"

THE HIT PACK - "Never Say No To Your Baby"

DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES - "The Composer" [[Hate it all you want; I LOVE IT!!!)

KIM WESTON - "I'm Still Loving You"

THE MARVELETTES - "I'll Keep Holding On"

FOUR TOPS - "Without The One You Love [[Life Is Not Worthwhile)"

TOMMY GOOD - "Baby I Miss You"

JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS - "How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)"

[lockhartgary]

"Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" - GK&TP
"That's the Way Love Is" - Isley Brothers
"I Guess I'll Always Love You" - Isley Brothers
"There's No Stopping Us Now" - Supremes
"One More Heartache" - Marvin Gaye
"Try It Baby" - Marvin Gaye
"We've Come Too Far to End it Now" - SM&TM

[Motown Eddie]

Can't forget these:

"I'll Always Love You"-The Spinners
"That's How Heartaches Are Made"-The Marvelettes
"Satisfaction"-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"Praise"-Marvin Gaye
"Power"-The Temptations
"Strange Love"-Mary Wells
"Everybody's Got The Right To Love"-The Supremes
"Truly Yours"-The Spinners
"I'm Wondering"-Stevie Wonder
"Just Look What You've Done"-Brenda Holloway
"Ego Tripping Out"-Marvin Gaye
"I'm Still A Struggling Man"-Edwin Starr
"Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead"-The Marvelettes
"Love's Gone Bad"-Chris Clark

[thommg]

Wow! I knew I could count on you all. These are great suggestions - some I never even thought of! I'm gonna have a listen to a lot of these and start formulating my playlist - but please don't stop sending suggestions. There may have to be a second playlist formed!

[midnightman]

This is only for those that crossed over to the top 40 pop and not in order obviously but:
My Baby Loves Me - Martha and the Vandellas
Can I Get a Witness - Marvin Gaye
What's Easy for Two Is So Hard for One - Mary Wells
Baby, Baby Don't Cry - The Miracles
You're My Everything - The Temptations
Mama's Pearl - The Jackson 5
Shoeshine Boy - Eddie Kendricks
I Don't Wanna Do Wrong - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Playboy - The Marvelettes
In and Out of Love - The Supremes
Walk Away Renee - Four Tops
[[I Know) I'm Losing You - Rare Earth
I'll Always Love You - The Spinners
Here Comes the Judge - Shorty Long
Gotta Hold On to This Feelin' - Junior Walker and the All-Stars
Baby That's Backatcha - Smokey Robinson
I've Never Been to Me - Charlene
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Slippery When Wet - Commodores
Floy Joy - The Supremes
Masterpiece - The Temptations
Love Bug, Leave My Heart Alone - Martha [[Reeves) & The Vandellas
7 Rooms of Gloom - Four Tops
One More Heartache - Marvin Gaye
Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes
Wild One - Martha & The Vandellas
Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
You've Met Your Match - Stevie Wonder
Sucker for Your Love - Teena Marie
You Are a Wonderful One - Marvin Gaye
I Don't Blame You At All - The Miracles
You Need Love Like I Do [[Don't You) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
It's My Turn - Diana Ross
Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
Ebony Eyes - Rick James and Smokey Robinson
Still Water [[Love) - Four Tops
I Could Never Love Another [[After Loving You) - The Temptations
Nothin' but Heartaches - The Supremes
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game - The Marvelettes
Pretty Little Baby - Marvin Gaye
Up the Ladder to the Roof - The Supremes

[Motown Eddie]

Wow! I knew I could count on you all. These are great suggestions - some I never even thought of! I'm gonna have a listen to a lot of these and start formulating my playlist - but please don't stop sending suggestions. There may have to be a second playlist formed!

You're Welcome! And I'm sure you'll get many more song suggestions to add to your playlist. Remember, There's Always More when it comes to Motown.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

Wow! I knew I could count on you all. These are great suggestions - some I never even thought of! I'm gonna have a listen to a lot of these and start formulating my playlist - but please don't stop sending suggestions. There may have to be a second playlist formed!

You are indeed very welcome, Thom. Not finished yet; just takin' a breather!

[Philles/Motown Gary]

THE MARVELETTES - I'm Gonna Hold On Long As I Can"

FOUR TOPS - "Brenda"

THE TEMPTATIONS - "Cindy"

DIANA & THE SUPREMES - "Mother Dear" [["More Hits" LP Version)

TAMMI TERRELL - "He's The One Love"

MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL - "Two Can Have A Party"

STEVIE WONDER - "Ain't That Asking For Trouble"

MARY WELLS - "Honey Boy"

DIANA & THE SUPREMES - "A Lover's Concerto"

MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - "Leave It In The Hands Of Love"

THE ORIGINALS - "Once I Have You [[I Will Never Let Go)"

GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - "Your Love's Been Good For Me"

THE MARVELETTES - "Now Is The Time For Love"

JIMMY RUFFIN - "Tomorrow's Tears"

BARBARA RANDOLPH - "You Got Me Hurtin' All Over"

[Motown Eddie]

"Didn't You Know [You'd Have To Cry Sometime]"-Gladys Knight & The Pips
"Maybe Tomorrow"-The Jackson 5
"My Girl Has Gone"-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"I Want To Go Back There Again"-Chris Clark
"The Girl's Alright With Me"/"I'll Be In Trouble"-The Temptations
"Pretty Little Baby"-Marvin Gaye
"I Am Love"-The Jackson 5
"Walk In The Night"-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"Born To Wander"-Rare Earth
"You Met Your Match"-Stevie Wonder
"As Long As I Know He's Mine"-The Marvelettes
"There's A Ghost In My House"-R. Dean Taylor
"Stop The War Now"-Edwin Starr
"Superwoman [Where Were You When I Needed You]"-Stevie Wonder
"You Keep Running Away"-Four Tops

[jobucats]

I am enjoying reading and reminiscing with these lists. Are we just sticking with songs that were released as singles; or also including album cuts, etc? I'm seeing several songs that I don't recall as ever released as singles; however, maybe they were released as such in other countries? If we're allowed to submit non-singles, I want to add to my previous list "Everything's Good About You" by the Supremes.

[Stax_of_Motown]

Girls, Girls, Girls - Cuck Jackson
Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
My Weakness Is You - Edwin Starr
The Key - The Four Tops
My Whole World Ended - David Ruffin
Helpless - Kim Weston
6 By 6 - Earl Van Dyke
Hungry For Love - The San Remo Strings
Maybe Tomorrow - The Jackson 5
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
Nitty Gritty - Gladys Knight & The Pips

[sup_fan]

It's My House - Diana Ross
Automatically Sunshine - The Supremes
Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me - The Four Tops
I'm In A Different World - The Four Tops
Something About You - The Four Tops
Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead - The Marvelettes
Make Me the Woman You Got Home To - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Quicksand - Martha and the Vandellas
Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder

[thommg]

I am enjoying reading and reminiscing with these lists. Are we just sticking with songs that were released as singles; or also including album cuts, etc? I'm seeing several songs that I don't recall as ever released as singles; however, maybe they were released as such in other countries? If we're allowed to submit non-singles, I want to add to my previous list "Everything's Good About You" by the Supremes.

I was looking for songs that were single releases, but there are quite a few here that were not. I may need to make one mixtapes of singles and one of album cuts.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

THE MARVELETTES - "I Can't Turn Around"

STEVIE WONDER - "Music Talk"

JIMMY RUFFIN - "Living In A World I Created For Myself"

CHRIS CLARK - "How About You"

FOUR TOPS - "Call On Me"

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - "Oh Girl"

THE VELVELETTES - "Needle In A Haystack"

FOUR TOPS - "Ask The Lonely"

EDWIN STARR - Stop Her On Sight [[S.O.S.)

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES - "Dancin's Alright"

BLINKY WILLIAMS - "I Wouldn't Change The Man He Is"

THE TEMPTATIONS - "Everybody Needs Love"

BRENDA HOLLOWAY - "Just Another Lonely Night"

TAMMI TERRELL - "This Old Heart Of Mine [[Is Weak For You)"

THE ORIGINALS - "There's A Place We'd Like To Know"

[Philles/Motown Gary]

I was looking for songs that were single releases, but there are quite a few here that were not. I may need to make one mixtapes of singles and one of album cuts.

YIKES, Thom! Looks like I was the fly in the ointment who somehow misunderstood by listing both singles AND album tracks that deserved more attention. Sorry about that.

[Philles/Motown Gary]

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THE MARVELETTES - "The Day You Take One [[You Have To Take The Other)"

CHUCK JACKSON - "[[You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You"

BOBBY TAYLOR & THE VANCOUVERS - "Does Your Mama Know About Me"

STEVIE WONDER - "Overjoyed"

MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - "What Am I Going To Do Without Your Love"
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UNDISPUTED TRUTH -- "You Got The Love I Need"

MICHAEL JACKSON - "Take Me Back"

JERMAINE JACKSON - "Take Me In Your Arms [[Rock Me A Little While"

THE TEMPTATIONS - "Don't Let The Jonese's Get You Down"

MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS - "Sweet Darlin' "

DAVID RUFFIN - "I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved"

POSSE - "Feel Like Givin' Up"
https://youtu.be/lq4EPsWHLk8?si=nxA0xpS9MXAIz5qs

WILLIE HUTCH - "I'll Be There"
https://youtu.be/9qxM2gyevlc?si=qvWsTEeq1kNk3dCF

SYREETA - "I Love Every Little Thing About You"

[Philles/Motown Gary]

I am enjoying reading and reminiscing with these lists. Are we just sticking with songs that were released as singles; or also including album cuts, etc? I'm seeing several songs that I don't recall as ever released as singles; however, maybe they were released as such in other countries? If we're allowed to submit non-singles, I want to add to my previous list "Everything's Good About You" by the Supremes.

Job, you're safe either way, as THE SUPREMES' "Everything Is Good About You" was the B-Side of "My World Is Empty Without You".

[Jai Nance]

Sounds like fun....baby,baby i need you[the temptations\..your love's amazin [the four tops].. My baby loves me[martha and the vandellas].. Save me[the miracles].. When my lovehand comes tumbling down[the ruffin bros.].. There's no love left[the isley bros.].. I did it all for you[eddie kendricks].. Malinda[bobby taylor].. Lover of mine[the supremes].. Destination anywhere[the marvelettes],, hello there angel[marvin gaye].

[mysterysinger]

Why not have some real fun? I just lurve these:

"Hit and Run Away Love" The Hill Sisters - single [[BGordy)
"Little Miss Ruby" Eddie Holland - single [[BGordy)
"Etcetera" Jackie Wilson B-side [[BGordy)
"I Found Myself A Brand New Baby" Mike & The Modifiers - single
"By Some Chance" The Lewis Sisters - B-side
"Don't Fool Around" R Dean Taylor - single [[UK)
"I'll Try Something New" Miracles single
"Blueberry Hill" San Remo Strings b-side
"What It Is, What It Is" GC Cameron - single
"You Gave Me Love" Jimmy Ruffin - single
"6 by 6" Earl Van Dyke - single

[Jai Nance]

Well, here we go.....the tears[the supremes].. Lois[stevie wonder].. Drop in the bucket[mary wells]..no more water in the well[the temptations].. Speak low[the miracles].. I can't turn around[ the marvelettes]... Born to wander[ rare earth].. Cry[ the monitors].