If YOU were going to make a 60s Motown compilation CD....

[Blue-Jay]

What would you put on it?

My first choice (today) is Jackie Wilson's Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher

Input?

[terrya]

1. "I Second That Emotion" Smokey Robinson

[merh]

2. "just my imagination"

was that the temptations?

[mr_hat]

3. "Dancing in the Streets" MR&tV.

[eddiebrowns]

4. Marvin Gaye

"Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "What's Goin' On"

[immoderate]

5. Heat Wave

...best single ever, by Martha and VDs.

--IMM

[peekaloo]

6. anything by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

and 'The Love You Save' by The Jackson Five

[Jokerman]

7. WAR! uh! What is it good for? n/t

[Bluebear]

8. Aint That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye

[livetohike]

9. Where Did Our Love Go

by the super Supremes. :-)

[BOSSHOG]

10. Little Angie Girl - Stevie Wonder

Flip side of "For Once in My Life." Super song, very Motownish.

[fudge stripe cookays]

11. Blegh.

I'd rather make a compilation of cool 70s funk tunes.

Anything with Parliament, the Brothers Johnson, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Shuggie Otis would be just great.

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[Blue-Jay]

15. I already have several 70s funk compilations.

What can I say? I'm in a different mood today.

[fudge stripe cookays]

21. Then you gotta have some Etta James on there.....

I walked down the aisle to "At Last."

:loveya:
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[blondeatlast]

33. VERY cool. I'm impressed! nt

[fudge stripe cookays]

37. Thanks!

I love that song. It always brought tears to my eyes anyway. That made it even more special.

A friend of mine was standing near the aisle, and was just bawling when I got near her. I was hoping that was a GOOD thing! :D

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[leftynyc]

40. Ohhh - that's so sweeet

Always loved that song.

[fudge stripe cookays]

50. Kinda funny though...

I was almost welling up as I walked down the aisle, but then when I got up there, almost got a horrible case of the giggles; I was so nervous!

reprehensor was looking at me, just about crying, looking at me with complete adoration, and here I am trying not to laugh! I felt bad, but just wanted it to be over. I hated the wedding. Wanted to get to the being married part.

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[Zuni]

44. Or 'Really Got a Hold on Me'

[Eugene]

12. "You Keep Me Hanging On"

and lots more from the Supremes.
Also some James Brown songs,
especially "I Feel Good".

[short bus president]

13. Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning"

gotta have something mellow in there, too...

[givemebackmycountry]

14. The Boxtops

"The Letter" and of course "Cry like a Baby"

[pdx_prog]

17. The Boxtops

Were from Memphis...:)

[mac56]

26. See below.

Kind of a loose definition of "Motown" in use here.

[mac56]

16. A technicality -

Jackie Wilson recorded that song for Brunswick Records.

Carry on -

[Blue-Jay]

20. I'm talking historical genre, not "label".

Don't be picky.

[mac56]

24. Cool. Whatever.

Go wild.

[Blue-Jay]

41. I will go wild!

whatever.

Isn't it fun to tell someone "whatever"? Makes me feel better about myself, it does.

WHATTHEFUCKEVER. (damn, I'm powerful)

[pdx_prog]

18. When a man loves a woman....

I had the distinct pleasure of getting tore up on Jack Daniels with Percy Sledge one night in New Orleans...:)

[ralps]

19. "My Girl" The Temptations

:hi:

[LynneSin]

22. Heard it through the Grapevine

nuff said!!

[donheld]

39. Both Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight's

:bounce:

[davidinalameda]

23. let's see

Reach Out-I'll Be There by the Four Tops

Someday by the Supremes

Stop in the Name of Love--Supremes

Heard it Through the Grapevine

Tracks of my Tears

Superstition

[dean_dem]

25. "Bernadette" by the Four Tops

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. Motown or any soul?

[Blue-Jay]

28. Any soul.

I wrongly limited myself to Barry Gordy productions.

My bad.

[Thtwudbeme]

29. Sam and Dave

Soothe Me.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

34. When Something is Wrong with my Baby..Sam and Dave :)

and Brook Benton..Rainy Night IN Georgia
Ray Charles What'd I say or Hit the Road Jack

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

30. Here's my list...but not straight Motown/ also atlantic:

Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Summertime (long version) ..Billy Stewart
Love is like An Itchin in My Heart..Supremes
Who's Lovin You...Jacksons
Papa Was a Rollin Stone...Tempations
Bernadette ...4 Tops
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag...James Brown
Jimmy Mack..Martha Reeves and the Vandella
Abc..Jacksons
Hitchike..Marvin Gaye
Baby Workout..Jackie Wilson
What Does it Take..Jr Walker and the AllStars
Uptight...Stevie Wonder
Rescue Me ...Fontella Bass
Tell Mama...Etta James

[Blue-Jay]

31. No Stax?!?!

lamer.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

32. LOL...Any Staples will do..but there's an old song on the Be What You Are

LP called Tellin' Lies...I'd love...Or Come Go With Me

As you can tell, even on the slow tunes, I am into high energy...on the Billy Stewart long version of Summertime there's a great sax solo that I think you'd enjoy.

[Zuni]

42. Stax/Volt records is where the GOOD stuff came from

I'm a huge fan of Stax and the Memphis Soul sound. Particularly Otis

[ZoCrowes]

47. Ever read Soulsville USA?

Very detailed and well researched book bout Stax/Volt. I just finished it

[ZoCrowes]

35. Ooooo good one this is gonna take a while

Oh shit any 60s soul is allowable?? How long do you have because we are gonna be here a while! I am gonna try to keep it to one song per artist

If You Can Want by Smokey Robinson

Heatwave by Martha and the Vandellas

I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (that was 1968 wasn't it?)

The Way You Do The Things You Do by the Temptations

See Saw-Aretha Franklin

Let Me Come On Home by Otis Redding (killer guitar from Steve Cropper on here)

If I Had A Hammer by Eddie Floyd

Twistin The Night Away by Sam Cooke

Unchain My Heart by Ray Charles

867-5309 by Wilson Pickett

Hold On by Sam and Dave

Stand By Me by Ben E King

Let's see I think I covered most of the bases. Got some Motown, Stax/Volt and Atlantic. Hmmm I am gonna go dig through my record collection now and my a 60s soul comp for my car. And yes, I do own a record that each of those songs are on. No downloading for me thank you.

[blondeatlast]

36. "Goin' to a Go-Go" is essential--Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. nt

[donheld]

38. It's GOT to have Mary Wells "My Guy" and

"You Beat Me To The Punch"

[Zuni]

43. Gotta have Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jackson 5, Smokey

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. WHERE THE FUCK IS THE STEVIE WONDER PEOPLE!?!?!??!

:grr:

[ZoCrowes]

46. Eh

except Fingertips he did not really hit his stride until the 70s. I can't believe I left hitchhike by marvin gaye off my list

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

48. He was a Motown staple from 65 - 70 untill he became the first person to

leave Motown for his own mega career.

[ZoCrowes]

49. I realize that

but I think there were better acts on Motown in the mid-60s.

However he did not leave Motown but he did gain artistic control of his work after the success of Marvin Gaye's Whats Going On.

Stevie is pretty hit or miss with me. There is no denying his genius but for every Music Of My Mind or Songs In The Key Of Life there is a Secret Life of Plants. His ballads always somewhat plodding to me. But when it all boils down to it songs like Ebony Eyes, Boogie On Reggae Woman, As and Superstition are some of the greatest songs of the 70s...hell all time.

[fudge stripe cookays]

51. As.

I love that song.

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[kwassa]

52. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours

by Stevie Wonder, one of his best

"Shotgun" Junior Walker and the All Stars
"Respect" by Aretha, as well as everything else on her first Golden Hits album, including "Chain of Fools", "Since You've Been Gone", "Ain't No Way".

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" both Marvin Gaye's version and Gladys Knight's version. "Can I Get A Witness" by Marvin.

"Who's Makin' Love" by Johnny Taylor, to your old lady, while you were out making love.
"Knock on Wood" like thunder, like lightnin' the way you love me is frightenin'.

Sly and the Family Stone, all of it, "Sing A Simple Song", "I Want to Take You Higher"