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Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 is a 1992 four-CD collection of Motown hits, during Motown's golden age when the songs were recorded at its original Detroit studio. [1] The selections on this compilation were transferred from the original single mixes, which were mixed for AM radio play and 45 RPM singles.
Motown M-1004 United States January 1961 "I've Got a Notion" "We Really Love Each Other" Henry Lumpkin: Motown M-1005 United States "Don't Feel Sorry for Me" "Heart" Jimmy Ruffin: Miracle MIR-1 United States February 1961 "Don't Let Him Shop Around" " A New Girl" Debbie Dean: Motown M-1007 United States "Ain't It Baby" " The Only One I Love ...
Written and produced by Motown 's main production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, [2] the song is one of the most widely-known Motown hits of the 1960s and is today considered the Four Tops' signature song. It was the number one song on the Rhythm & Blues chart for two weeks [3] and on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, in October 15–22 ...
Heat Wave (1963 song) " Heat Wave " is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team. It was first made popular by the Motown vocal group Martha and the Vandellas, [ 1] who issued it as a single on July 10, 1963, [ 2] on the Motown subsidiary Gordy label. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B chart ...
The latter disc, from 1970s Portrait of the Originals, sold more than one million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. [3] Both songs became seminal soul music recordings, and both have since been covered: 1990s R&B group After 7 re-recorded "Baby, I'm for Real" and made it a hit again in 1992, while another 1990s R&B group ...
The Motown Museum's new "Motown Mile" exhibit on the Detroit RiverWalk links classic songs with modern music, like this panel with the Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together" and Janet Jackson's "If."
Motown. Ashford & Simpson. 1960s. Motown. The duo worked at Motown as songwriters and producers primarily, but Valerie Simpson recorded albums with the label and the duo recorded albums as an act at other labels. Cholly Atkins. 1960s. Motown. Choreographer.
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [ 2][ 3] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [ 4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered ...