Motown: The Complete No. 1’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Higher Ground
producer:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 113) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 261)
recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stein & Van Stock, Inc.
Stevie Wonder4.53:44
2Keep On Truckin’, Part 1
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
James Carmichael and Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
recording of:
Keep On Truckin’
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Porée and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Eddie Kendricks3:33
3Living for the City
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Living for the City
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stein & Van Stock, Inc. and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.67:25
4Let Your Hair Down
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Let Your Hair Down
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations2:40
5Boogie Down
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
David Van dePitte and Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston)
recording of:
Boogie Down
writer:
Lenny Caston (son of Leonard Caston), Anita Porée and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
Eddie Kendricks3:50
6Last Time I Saw Him
producer:
Michael Masser
arranger:
Michael Omartian and Gene Page
recording of:
Last Time I Saw Him
writer:
Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross32:48
7Dancing Machine
producer:
Hal Davis
arranger:
Arthur Wright (guitar)
recording of:
Dancing Machine (in 1974)
writer:
Hal Davis, Donald E. Fletcher and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
part of:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 542:37
8Do It Baby
producer:
Freddie Perren
arranger:
Freddie Perren and Tom Sellers (US musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
recording of:
Do It Baby
writer:
Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian
The Miracles3:03
9You Haven’t Done Nothin’
programming and engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
bass guitar:
Reggie McBride
background vocals:
The Jacksons (formerly “The Jackson 5”)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jabete Music
version of:
Snyggare poliser
Stevie Wonder4.43:24
10Boogie On Reggae Woman
programming and engineer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
associate producer:
Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff
producer:
Stevie Wonder
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder
arranger:
Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Boogie On Reggae Woman
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Stevie Wonder44:12
11Happy People
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy
brass [horn] arranger:
James Carmichael
recording of:
Happy People
writer:
Donald Baldwin, Jeffrey Bowen and Lionel Richie
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
The Temptations3:38
12Shoeshine Boy
producer:
Leonard Caston (son of Leonard Caston) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Sanford Shire and Jerry Young (arranger)
recording of:
Shoeshine Boy
writer:
Linda Allen (Motown writer) and Harry Booker
publisher:
Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Eddie Kendricks3:17
13Shakey Ground
producer:
Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer)
horn arranger:
James Carmichael
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1975)
recorded at and mixed at:
Motown Recording Studio (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
Shakey Ground
writer:
Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd and Eddie Hazel
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Southfield Music, Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
The Temptations4:03
14Baby That’s Backatcha
producer:
Smokey Robinson
recording of:
Baby That’s Backatcha
writer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Bertam Music Co. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Smokey Robinson3:47
15Slippery When Wet
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Commodores (US funk/soul band with Lionel Richie)
recording of:
Slippery When Wet
writer:
Thomas McClary and Walter Orange
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Reservoir Media Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
The Commodores3:20
16Forever Came Today
producer:
Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
arranger:
Dave Blumberg and James Carmichael
produced for:
Holland/Dozier/Holland Productions Inc.
recording of:
Forever Came Today
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
The Jackson 52.56:22
17Walk Away From Love
producer:
Van McCoy
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Walk Away From Love
lyricist and composer:
Charles H. Kipps Jr
David Ruffin5:30
18Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)
producer:
Michael Masser
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
vocals:
Diana Ross
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge and Michael Masser
recording of:
Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 48th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Diana Ross53:24
19Devil in the Bottle
T.G. Sheppard2:48
20Tryin’ to Beat the Morning Home
T.G. Sheppard2:42
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Credits

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dedicated to:Levi Stubbs
Norman Whitfield
Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (Pianist, singer, producer, band director and songwriter)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1572266 [info]