The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 9: 1969

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Annotation

cat. no. on discs:
disc 1: B0010270-02 CD01
disc 2: B0010270-02 CD02
disc 3: B0010270-02 CD03
disc 4: B0010270-02 CD04
disc 5: B0010270-02 CD05
disc 6: B0010270-02 CD06

Annotation last modified on 2015-04-28 17:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I’ll Try Something New
producer:
Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks
arranger:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1968)
cover recording of:
I’ll Try Something New
composer:
Smokey Robinson
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations2:26
2The Way You Do the Things You Do
recording of:
The Way You Do the Things You Do
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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)
Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations1:43
3Are You Lonely for Me Baby
Chuck Jackson3:05
4Your Wonderful Love
Chuck Jackson2:57
5Are You Lonely for Me Baby (alternate long version)
Chuck Jackson3:22
6I Feel Like I’m Falling in Love Again
The Fantastic Four3:15
7Pin Point It Down
The Fantastic Four3:06
8(We’ve Got) Honey Love
Martha and the Vandellas2:41
9I’m in Love (And I Know It)
Martha and the Vandellas2:32
10Runaway Child, Running Wild
Earl Van Dyke3:16
11Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got
Earl Van Dyke3:31
12For Better or Worse
Jonah Jones2:56
13Don’t Mess With Bill
Jonah Jones3:53
14The Composer
producer:
Smokey Robinson
background vocals:
The Andantes
recording of:
The Composer
lyricist and composer:
Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:55
15The Beginning of the End
producer:
Billie Jean Brown and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
guest background vocals:
Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s)
cover recording of:
The Beginning of the End
composer:
Margaret Johnson (1960s songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Diana Ross & The Supremes2:29
16My Cup Runneth Over
Billy Eckstine2:28
17Ask the Lonely
Billy Eckstine2:57
18Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
producer:
Norman Whitfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
writer:
Janie Bradford, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
Marvin Gaye42:57
19Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
recording of:
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
parody version of:
Wherever I Lay
Marvin Gaye42:18
20What Is a Man
recording of:
What Is a Man
writer:
Johnny Bristol and Doris McNeil (songwriter)
Four Tops2:35
21Don’t Bring Back Memories
recording of:
Don't Bring Back Memories
writer:
Ray Singleton
Four Tops2:59
22Cherie
recording of:
Cherie
writer:
Mike Leander and Chas Mills (songwriter/lyricist, co-composed with Mike Leander)
The Honest Men3:02
23Baby
recording of:
Baby
writer:
Dick Bakker and Roddy Wahr
The Honest Men2:54
24What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:30
25Brainwasher, Part 1
Jr. Walker & the All Stars2:53
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1Twenty‐Five Miles
Edwin Starr3:21
2Love Is My Destination
Edwin Starr2:55
3I’m Livin’ in Shame
producer:
The Clan (Motown composers/producers group)
background vocals:
The Andantes
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
I’m Livin’ in Shame
composer:
Henry Cosby, Berry Gordy, Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter), R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
Diana Ross & The Supremes3:04
4I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)
producer:
Billie Jean Brown and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
recording of:
I’m So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)
composer:
Billie Jean Brown, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan)
Diana Ross & The Supremes3:38
5Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By
recording of:
Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell42:27
6Satisfied Feelin’
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell32:58
7We’ve Got a Way Out Love
The Originals3:10
8You’re the One
The Originals3:12
9We’ve Got a Way Out Love (alternate mix)
The Originals3:08
10My Whole World Ended (the Moment You Left Me)
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
recording of:
My Whole World Ended (the Moment You Left Me) (on 1968-11-20)
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Jimmy Roach and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate 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)
David Ruffin3:28
11I’ve Got to Find Myself a Brand New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Got to Find Myself a Brand New Baby
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Suzanne de Passe, Harvey Fuqua and Marv Johnson
David Ruffin2:57
12Muck‐Arty Park
Soupy Sales4:07
13Green Grow the Lilacs
Soupy Sales3:06
14I Don’t Know Why (promo version)
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
writer:
Don Powell Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Paul Leoidas Riser and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder3:04
15My Cherie Amour
producer:
Henry Cosby
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (from 1967 until 1968)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1967 until 1968)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 399)
recording of:
My Cherie Amour (from 1967 until 1968)
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Stevie Wonder4.352:55
16I Dont Know Why (commercial version)
recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
writer:
Don Powell Hunter, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Paul Leoidas Riser and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder2:48
17Runaway Child, Running Wild
recording of:
Runaway Child, Running Wild
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
The Temptations4:47
18I Need Your Lovin’
recording of:
I Need Your Lovin’
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
The Temptations2:30
19Don’t Mess With My Weekend
Shorty Long2:41
20I Had a Dream
Shorty Long3:42
21Ain’t No Justice
Shorty Long2:49
22Didn’t You Know (You’d Have to Cry Sometime)
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:35
23Keep an Eye
Gladys Knight & the Pips2:34
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1Oh How Happy
producer:
Billie Jean Brown and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
instruments:
The Funk Brothers
lead vocals:
Blinky (Blinky Williams - soul singer) and Edwin Starr
arranger:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1969-04-25), Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1969-04-28: lead vocals) and Golden World in Detroit, Michigan, United States (on 1969-05-01: strings)
Blinky & Edwin Starr2:45
2Ooo Baby Baby (single version)
Blinky & Edwin Starr2:44
3My Spring Time
Terry Johnson2:31
4Suzie
Terry Johnson2:51
5My Girl Has Gone
cover recording of:
My Girl Has Gone
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Bobby Taylor2:58
6I Can’t Get Next to You
producer:
Norman Whitfield
instruments:
The Funk Brothers (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03)
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R’n’B singer) (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03), Eddie Kendricks (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03) and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations) (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03)
vocals:
Melvin Franklin (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03) and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants) (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03)
recording of:
I Can’t Get Next to You (from 1969-06-23 until 1969-07-03)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations2.652:52
7Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You)
recording of:
Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
The Temptations2:44
8That’s the Way Love Is (mono)
cover recording of:
That’s the Way Love Is
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate 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)
Marvin Gaye3:36
9Gonna Keep on Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love
cover recording of:
Gonna Keep on Tryin’ Till I Win Your Love
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
Marvin Gaye42:44
10Honey Come Back
Chuck Jackson3:35
11What Am I Gonna Do Without You
Chuck Jackson2:27
12Baby, I’m for Real
producer:
Marvin Gaye and Richard Morris (Motown songwriter)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
Baby I’m for Real
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye and Marvin Gaye
publisher:
FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music 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)
The Originals43:20
13Moment of Truth
The Originals3:11
14Taking My Love (And Leaving Me)
Martha and the Vandellas3:02
15Heartless
Martha and the Vandellas3:02
16In Bed
Wes Henderson2:51
17Reality
Wes Henderson3:28
18The Weight
producer:
Tom Baird (Motown producer) and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eddie Kendricks, Diana Ross and Paul Williams (member of The Temptations)
arranger:
Tom Baird (Motown producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
The Weight
lyricist and composer:
Robbie Robertson
publisher:
Dwarf Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations3:02
19For Better or Worse
producer:
Henry Cosby and Frank Wilson (Motown singer/songwriter)
arranger:
Jerry Long (Motown songwriter Jerry Long, Sr.) and Willie Shorter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
For Better or Worse
composer:
Joe Hinton (“Funny How Time Slips Away”) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
recording of:
For Better or Worse
Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations2:35
20A Whiter Shade of Pale
Shorty Long2:55
21When You Are Available
Shorty Long2:49
22Just Another Lonely Night
The Fantastic Four2:53
23Don’t Care Why You Want Me (Long as You Want Me)
The Fantastic Four3:12
24Midnight Cowboy
Joe Harnell2:49
25Green Grow the Lilacs
Joe Harnell2:57
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1That’s How Heartaches Are Made
cover recording of:
That’s How Heartaches Are Made
writer:
Bob Halley (musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger) and Ben Raleigh
The Marvelettes2:57
2Rainy Mourning
recording of:
Rainy Mourning
lyricist and composer:
Ivy Jo Hunter
The Marvelettes2:52
3Home on the Range (Everybody Needs a Home)
Stu Gardner3:17
4It’s a Family Thang’
Stu Gardner2:11
5Mend This Generation
Stu Gardner2:58
6A Place in the Sun
Monk Montgomery2:27
7Your Love
Monk Montgomery2:23
8Never Had a Dream Come True (Mono)
recording of:
Never Had a Dream Come True
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder3:10
9Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recording of:
Yester‐Me, Yester‐You, Yesterday
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder53:03
10I’d Be a Fool Right Now
producer:
Henry Cosby
recording of:
I’d Be a Fool Right Now
writer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
Stevie Wonder42:52
11It’s Private Tonight
Arthur Adams3:12
12Let’s Make Some Love
Arthur Adams2:24
13These Eyes
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:38
14I’ve Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:10
15Friendship Train
recording of:
Friendship Train
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:47
16Cloud Nine
cover recording of:
Cloud Nine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
recording of:
Cloud Nine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Gladys Knight & the Pips43:10
17In My Diary
producer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
arranger:
Willie Shorter
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1968-02-26) and Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-03-06)
cover recording of:
In My Diary (from 1968-02-17 until 1968-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Angelo Graham
The Spinners2:44
18(She’s Gonna Love Me) At Sundown
producer:
Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive)
vocals:
Bobbie Smith (US R&B lead singer for The Spinners) (from 1967-09-07 until 1967-09-14)
arranger:
Wade Marcus
recording of:
(She’s Gonna Love Me) At Sundown (from 1967-03-15 until 1967-09-14)
writer:
Robert L. Gordy (music publishing executive) and Thomas Kemp (songwriter)
The Spinners2:25
19I Want You Back
producer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
bass guitar:
Wilton Felder (in 1969-07)
drums (drum set):
Gene Pello and Johnny Jackson (drummer for Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
guitar:
Donald Peake, David T. Walker and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Louis Shelton (in 1969-07)
keyboard:
Clarence McDonald and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
percussion:
Sandra Crouch and Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07)
piano:
Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren, Joe Sample and Ronnie Rancifer (in 1969-07)
background vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5), Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”), Keith Washington, Jermaine Jackson (soul/pop singer, of Jackson 5) (in 1969-07), Marlon Jackson (in 1969-07) and Tito Jackson (in 1969-07)
lead vocals:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) (in 1969-07)
vocals:
Jackie Jackson (member of the Jackson 5) (in 1969-07)
arranger:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1969)
recorded at:
The Sound Factory West in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1969-07, from 1969-07 until 1969-09)
music videos:
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 (The Jacksons, formerly “The Jackson 5”)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 23), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 28), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 104) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 120)
recording of:
I Want You Back (in 1969-07)
lyricist and composer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc., 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:
MJ: The Musical
The Jackson 54.152:56
20Who’s Lovin’ You
The Jackson 54:22
21If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can
Jimmy Ruffin3:09
22Farewell Is a Lonely Sound
recording of:
Farewell Is a Lonely Sound
writer:
James Dean (US soul songwriter), Jack Goga and William Weatherspoon
Jimmy Ruffin2:56
23Gonna Put It on Your Mind
recording of:
Gonna Put It on Your Mind
writer:
Arthur Adams (US blues singer, guitarist & songwriter) and Larry Perrault
Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha2:36
24Henry Blake
recording of:
Henry Blake
writer:
Oma Drake and Wayne Henderson (US soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and producer)
Dorothy, Oma & Zelpha2:43
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