The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 8: 1968

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You recording of: I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You composer: Nickolas Ashford, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Valerie Simpson	Rita Wright		2:40
2	Something on My Mind recording of: Something on My Mind composer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson	Rita Wright		2:09
3	Night Fo’ Last	Shorty Long		2:30
4	Night Fo’ Last (instrumental)	Shorty Long		2:37
5	Walk Away Renee producer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967) cover recording of: Walk Away Renée writer: Michael Brown (American singer-songwriter), Bob Calilli and Tony Sansone publisher: Alley Music Corp., Trio Music Company, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Twin Tone (publisher) (in 1967)	Four Tops		2:45
6	Your Love Is Wonderful producer: I. Hunter recording of: Your Love Is Wonderful writer: Jack Goga and Ivy Jo Hunter publisher: Jobete (now‐defunct US music publisher, affiliated with BMI)	Four Tops		2:31
7	The End of Our Road producer: Norman Whitfield recorded at: Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1967-12-14) recording of: The End of Our Road (on 1967-12-14) writer: Roger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown), Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Gladys Knight & the Pips	4	2:22
8	Don’t Let Her Take Your Love From Me	Gladys Knight & the Pips	4	2:51
9	(You Can’t Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You	Chuck Jackson		3:01
10	Girls, Girls, Girls recording of: Girls, Girls, Girls writer: Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson	Chuck Jackson		2:44
11	Why Am I Lovin’ You	Debbie Dean		2:46
12	Stay My Love	Debbie Dean		2:47
13	Thank You Love cover recording of: Thank You Love lyricist and composer: Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder	Billy Eckstine		2:39
14	Is Anyone Here Goin’ My Way	Billy Eckstine		2:44
15	If You Can Want	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		2:27
16	When the Words From Your Heart Get Caught Up in Your Throat	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		2:51
17	Whisper You Love Me Boy	Chris Clark		2:13
18	I’ll Say Forever My Love recording of: I’ll Say Forever My Love writer: Stephen Bowden, James Dean (US soul songwriter) and William Weatherspoon	Jimmy Ruffin		3:02
19	Everybody Needs Love cover recording of: Everybody Needs Love writer: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield publisher: Stone Agate Music	Jimmy Ruffin		2:48
20	Does Your Mama Know About Me (promo version)	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers		2:54
21	Fading Away	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers		2:52
22	Does Your Mama Know About Me	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers		2:48
23	Forever Came Today producer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) 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) recording of: Forever Came Today	Diana Ross & The Supremes		3:19
24	Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) producer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) bass: James Jamerson (on 1967-07-17) congas: Eddie “Bongo” Brown (on 1967-07-17) drums (drum set): Richard "Pistol" Allen (on 1967-07-17) Hammond organ [B-3]: Earl Van Dyke (on 1967-07-17) background vocals: O’Kelly Isley (on 1967-10-11) and Rudolph Isley (on 1967-10-11) lead vocals: Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs) (on 1967-10-11) recorded at: Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (until 1968-01-20) and Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-07-17 until 1968-01-20) mixed at: Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967-07-17 until 1968-01-20) cover recording of: Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) (until 1968-01-20) lyricist: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) composer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) publisher: Stone Agate Music sub-publisher: 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)	The Isley Brothers		2:41
25	Why When Love Is Gone recording of: Why When Love Is Gone writer: Ivy Jo Hunter	The Isley Brothers	3	2:33

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Shoo‐Be‐Doo‐Be‐Doo‐Da‐Day producer: Henry Cosby recording of: Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day writer: Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)	Stevie Wonder	4.65	2:47
2	Why Don’t You Lead Me to Love recording of: Why Don’t You Lead Me to Love writer: Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder		3:12
3	I Am the Man for You Baby	Edwin Starr		2:35
4	My Weakness Is You	Edwin Starr		2:21
5	Where Would I Be Without You	Barbara McNair		2:51
6	Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing producer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson instruments: The Funk Brothers (on 1967-10-06) background vocals: Valerie Simpson (in 1967) and Nickolas Ashford (on 1967-10-06) lead vocals: Marvin Gaye (on 1967-10-06) and Tammi Terrell (on 1967-10-06) phonographic copyright (℗) by: UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1968) recorded at: Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1967-10-06) recording of: Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing (on 1967-10-06) writer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson publisher: EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., 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), Jobete Music Co., Inc. (from 1967 to present) 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)	Marvin Gaye	4	2:17
7	Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl	Marvin Gaye		2:43
8	Bring Back the Love	The Monitors		3:03
9	I Promise to Wait My Love	Martha and the Vandellas		2:08
10	Forget Me Not	Martha and the Vandellas		3:01
11	Gotta See Jane recording of: Gotta See Jane writer: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Ron Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)	R. Dean Taylor		3:08
12	Gotta See Jane (alternate mix) recording of: Gotta See Jane writer: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Ron Miller (US songwriter Ronald Alonzo Miller) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)	R. Dean Taylor		3:07
13	If I Were a Carpenter producer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) cover recording of: If I Were a Carpenter lyricist and composer: Tim Hardin publisher: Allen Stanton Productions, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Faithful Virtue Music	Four Tops		2:49
14	Wonderful Baby recording of: Wonderful Baby writer: Smokey Robinson	Four Tops		2:35
15	I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) producer: Norman Whitfield lead vocals: David Ruffin (soul singer, member of The Temptations) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968) cover recording of: I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) lyricist: Rodger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown) writer: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division recording of: I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You) lyricist: Rodger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown) writer: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division	The Temptations		3:38
16	Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got producer: Norman Whitfield cover recording of: Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got composer: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Stone Agate Music Division	The Temptations		2:46
17	Linda Sue Dixon	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels		2:29
18	Tally Ho	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels		2:28
19	Here I Am Baby cover recording of: Here I Am Baby lyricist and composer: Wm. Robinson	The Marvelettes		2:48
20	Keep Off, No Trespassing	The Marvelettes		2:39
21	Here Comes the Judge recording of: Here Comes the Judge writer: Billie Jean Brown, Suzanne de Passe and Frederic Earl ‘Shorty’ Long (soul singer, musician, songwriter and producer)	Shorty Long		2:35
22	Sing What You Wanna	Shorty Long		2:23
23	Ain’t That Lovin’ You	The Volumes		2:43
24	I Love You Baby	The Volumes		2:26

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Yester Love recording of: Yester Love writer: Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		2:19
2	Much Better Off	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		2:51
3	It Should Have Been Me recording of: It Should Have Been Me writer: William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield	Gladys Knight & the Pips		3:00
4	You Don’t Love Me No More	Gladys Knight & the Pips	4	2:37
5	What the World Needs Now Is Love cover recording of: What the World Needs Now Is Love lyricist: Hal David composer: Burt Bacharach publisher: Casa David LP, New Hidden Valley Music Co., フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), フジパシフィックミュージック第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2), BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1965), Songs of Fujimusic (in 1965, in 1993) and BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation) (in 1993)	Diana Ross & The Supremes		2:46
6	Your Kiss of Fire producer: Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive) recording of: Your Kiss of Fire writer: Harvey Fuqua and Bob Kayli	The Supremes		2:43
7	Some Things You Never Get Used To producer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson background vocals: The Andantes recording of: Some Things You Never Get Used To writer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Diana Ross & The Supremes		2:24
8	You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me producer: George Gordy recording of: You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me writer: Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan) publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Diana Ross & The Supremes		2:32
9	Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me cover recording of: Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me writer: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division	Jimmy Ruffin		2:34
10	Lonely Lonely Man Am I cover recording of: Lonely, Lonely Man Am I writer: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), Eddie Kendricks and Norman Whitfield publisher: Stone Agate Music	Jimmy Ruffin		2:40
11	You Met Your Match producer: Don Hunter recording of: You Met Your Match writer: Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Don Hunter and Stevie Wonder publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)	Stevie Wonder	3.5	2:44
12	My Girl cover recording of: My Girl lyricist: Smokey Robinson composer: Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles) publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Music for Africa (South Africa), Poochum, 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)	Stevie Wonder	5	2:55
13	I Am Your Man	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers		3:17
14	If You Love Her	Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers		2:33
15	Yesterday’s Dreams recording of: Yesterday’s Dreams composer: Vernon Bullock (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and producer), Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)	Four Tops		2:57
16	For Once In My Life recording of: For Once in My Life lyricist: Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) composer: Orlando Murden publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation 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)	Four Tops		2:45
17	You’re All I Need to Get By performer: Tammi Terrell recording of: You’re All I Need to Get By writer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. 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)	Marvin Gaye		2:38
18	I Care About Detroit	Smokey Robinson		3:07
19	Please Return Your Love to Me producer: Norman Whitfield lead vocals: Eddie Kendricks phonographic copyright (℗) by: Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968) recording of: Please Return Your Love to Me writer: Barbara Neely, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield publisher: Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division	The Temptations		2:22
20	How Can I Forget recording of: How Can I Forget writer: Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield	The Temptations		1:45
21	Hip City, Part 2	Jr. Walker & the All Stars		3:13
22	Hip City, Part 1	Jr. Walker & the All Stars		2:53
23	I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playin’ recording of: I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playing writer: Debbie Dean and Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Martha and the Vandellas		2:37
24	I Tried	Martha and the Vandellas		2:35

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Special Occasion recording of: Special Occasion writer: Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Smokey Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		2:19
2	Give Her Up recording of: Give Him Up lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles		3:08
3	A Little Bit for Sandy	Paul Petersen		2:35
4	Your Love’s Got Me Burning Alive	Paul Petersen		2:49
5	I Wish It Would Rain	Gladys Knight & the Pips		2:55
6	It’s Summer	Gladys Knight & the Pips		2:22
7	For Love of Ivy cover recording of: For Love of Ivy lyricist: Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) composer: Quincy Jones part of: The 41st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)	Billy Eckstine		3:11
8	A Woman	Billy Eckstine		3:33
9	Can I Get a Witness cover recording of: Can I Get a Witness lyricist: Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) composer: Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)	Barbara Randolph		2:22
10	Chained producer: Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter) cover recording of: Chained composer: Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter) publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1968-11-04) and Stone Agate Music (on 1968-11-04)	Marvin Gaye	3.5	2:36
11	Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream	The Ones		2:32
12	I’ve Been Good To You	The Ones		3:16
13	Step by Step (Hand in Hand)	The Monitors		3:00
14	Time Is Passin’ By	The Monitors		2:47
15	Alfie	Eivets Rednow		3:13
16	More Than a Dream recording of: More Than a Dream composer: Henry Cosby and Stevie Wonder	Eivets Rednow		3:39
17	Destination: Anywhere recording of: Destination Anywhere writer: Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson	The Marvelettes		2:40
18	What’s Easy for Two Is Hard for One cover recording of: What’s Easy for Two Is So Hard for One writer and composer: William Robinson, Jr.	The Marvelettes		2:41
19	Think (About the Good Things)	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels		3:03
20	For the Love of a Stranger	Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels		2:22
21	His Eye Is on the Sparrow cover recording of: His Eye Is on the Sparrow lyricist: Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer) composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel publisher: KSmithMusic1234 (ASCAP-affiliated)	Marvin Gaye	4	3:50
22	Just a Closer Walk With Thee	Gladys Knight & the Pips		4:32

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/851110 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000X9B7RI [info]

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part of:	The Complete Motown Singles (number: 8) (order: 8)

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