Motown: The Early Years 1959–62 (CD‐R)

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1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Come to Me recording of: Come to Me lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy and Marv Johnson	Marv Johnson	2:20
2	Solid Sender	Charles Leverett	2:33
3	Snake Walk (Part 1) producer: [unknown] bass guitar: James Jamerson guitar: Robert White membranophone: Benny Benjamin piano: Joe Hunter saxophone: Thomas Bowles recording of: Snake Walk, Part 1 composer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	The Swinging Tigers	2:28
4	It producer: Berry Gordy recording of: It composer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Ron & Bill	2:43
5	Bad Girl producer: Berry Gordy baritone vocals: Ronald White bass vocals: Warren “Pete” Moore lead vocals: Smokey Robinson tenor vocals: Claudette Robinson and Bobby Rogers recording of: Bad Girl writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson	2:43
6	Way Over There producer: Berry Gordy recording of: Way Over There lyricist and composer: William Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Miracles	2:57
7	My Beloved recording of: My Beloved composer: Robert Bateman, Berry Gordy and Charles Leverett	The Satintones	2:42
8	Ich‐I‐Bon #1 recording of: Ich-I-Bon #1 composer: Johnny Ferro	Nick & the Jaguars	2:28
9	You Never Miss a Good Thing recording of: You Never Miss a Good Thing writer and composer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Eugene Remus	3:12
10	Custer’s Last Man recording of: Custer’s Last Man writer: Berry Gordy, illiam 'Smokey' Robinson and Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie	Popcorn and the Mohawks	3:58
11	Money recording of: Money (That’s What I Want) writer: Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy publisher: EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.	Barrett Strong	2:39
12	Oh I Apologize producer: Berry Gordy recording of: Oh I Apologize writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Barrett Strong	2:22
13	Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That recording of: Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That writer: Tyran Carlo and Berry Gordy	Mable John	2:46
14	Who’s the Fool recording of: Who’s the Fool writer: Berry Gordy and illiam 'Smokey' Robinson	Singin’ Sammy Ward	2:41
15	Shop Around recording of: Shop Around writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson	2:51
16	Who’s Lovin’ You producer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson cover recording of: Who’s Lovin’ You lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson	3:04
17	Oh Lover recording of: Oh Lover writer: Berry Gordy, Brian Holland and Smokey Robinson	Sherri Taylor & Singin’ Sammy Ward	2:57
18	True Love (That’s Love) recording of: True Love lyricist and composer: Don Davis	Herman Griffin	2:13
19	Bye Bye Baby recorded in: New York, New York, United States (in 1960-08) producer: Berry Gordy, Jr. recording of: Bye Bye Baby (in 1960-08) lyricist and composer: Mary Wells publisher: Stone Agate Music Division (in 1960)	Mary Wells	2:56
20	I’ve Got a Notion recording of: I’ve Got a Notion writer: Robert Bateman, George Fowler and Brian Holland	Henry Lumpkin	2:33
21	Don’t Feel Sorry for Me recording of: Don’t Feel Sorry for Me lyricist and composer: Jimmy Ruffin	Jimmy Ruffin	2:24
22	When I Needed You recording of: When I Needed You lyricist and composer: Raynoma Liles	Little Iva & Her Band	2:56
23	Ain’t It Baby recording of: Ain’t It Baby writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	The Miracles featuring Smokey Robinson	2:34
24	Don’t Let Him Shop Around cover recording of: Shop Around writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	Debbie Dean	2:47
25	Money (That’s What I Want) cover recording of: Money (That’s What I Want) writer: Janie Bradford and Berry Gordy publisher: EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.	Richard Wylie & His Band	2:24
26	He Lifted Me recording of: He Lifted Me lyricist and composer: Mae Gooch	The Gospel Stars	4:03

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Poor Sam Jones recording of: Poor Sam Jones lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	Mickey Woods	2:39
2	Rosa Lee (Stay Off the Bell) recording of: Rosa Lee (Stay Off the Bell) writer: William Stevenson and Andre Williams	Andre Williams	2:28
3	Come Into My Palace recording of: Come into My Palace composer: Brian Holland, Lee Henry Moore and William Stevenson	Lee & the Leopards	2:37
4	Same Thing recording of: Same Thing lyricist and composer: William Stevenson	Gino Parks	2:32
5	Mighty Good Lovin’ recording of: Mighty Good Lovin’ writer: Smokey Robinson publisher: EMI Pop Music Publishing and Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Miracles	2:38
6	Broken Hearted recording of: Broken Hearted writer: Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson	The Miracles	2:54
7	I Don’t Want to Take a Chance recording of: I Don’t Want to Take a Chance writer: Berry Gordy and William Stevenson	Mary Wells	2:49
8	Please, Mr. Postman producer: Robert Bateman and Brian Holland bass: James Jamerson (in 1961-04) drums (drum set): Benny Benjamin (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (in 1961-04) guitar: Eddie Willis (in 1961-04) handclaps: Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04) instruments: The Funk Brothers (in 1961-04) percussion: Eddie “Bongo” Brown (in 1961-04) piano: Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie (in 1961-04) background vocals: Katherine Anderson (in 1961-04), Wyanetta “Juanita” Cowart (in 1961-04), Gladys Horton (in 1961-04), Georgeanna Tillman (in 1961-04) and Wanda Young (in 1961-04) lead vocals: Gladys Horton (in 1961-04) recorded at and mixed at: Hitsville in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04) part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 410) recording of: Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04) writer: Robert Bateman (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (in 1961) publisher: Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.	The Marvelettes	2:30
9	So Long Baby live recording of: So Long Baby writer: Brian Holland and James Young	The Marvelettes	2:53
10	I Am Bound recording of: I Am Bound lyricist and composer: A.B. Windom	Golden Harmoneers	2:31
11	They Shall Be Mine recording of: They Shall Be Mine writer: Mattie Moss Clark and Rev. Columbus Mann	Rev. Columbus Mann	2:18
12	Someone to Call My Own recording of: Someone to Call My Own writer: Rex Robertson and William Stevenson	The Equadors	2:07
13	Love Me recording of: Love Me lyricist and composer: Pete Hartfield	Pete Hartfield	2:35
14	Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues recording of: Everybody’s Gotta Pay Some Dues lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	The Miracles	2:57
15	Angel in Blue recording of: Angel in Blue lyricist and composer: Beverly Humphrey	Joel Sebastian	2:53
16	The Day Will Come recording of: The Day Will Come writer: Janie Bradford, Rebecca Nichols and Stanley Ossman	Freddie Gorman	2:20
17	Small Sad Sam cover recording of: Small Sad Sam writer: Eddie Deane and Sunny Skylar	Bob Kayli	2:41
18	Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) recording of: Whose Heart (Are You Gonna Break Now) lyricist and composer: William Stevenson	Don McKenzie	2:25
19	What’s So Good About Good‐Bye recording of: What’s So Good About Goodbye lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Miracles	2:22
20	Xmas Twist recording of: Xmas Twist writer: Barney Ales and Berry Gordy	The Twistin' Kings	2:44
21	That’s What He Is to Me	The Wright Specials	2:17
22	Twistin’ Postman recording of: Twistin’ Postman writer: Robert Bateman, Brian Holland and William Stevenson	The Marvelettes	2:31
23	The One Who Really Loves You recording of: The One Who Really Loves You lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	Mary Wells	2:28
24	Your Baby’s Back recording of: Your Baby’s Back lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	The Downbeats	2:35
25	I Out‐Duked the Duke recording of: I Out‐Duked the Duke writer: Chuck Colbert, Eugene Dixon, Earl Edwards and Bernice Williams	Little Otis	2:29
26	Dream Come True recording of: Dream Come True lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	The Temptations	3:53
27	I’ll Try Something New recording of: I’ll Try Something New writer: Smokey Robinson publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Miracles	2:36

3▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Playboy live recording of: Playboy writer: Robert Bateman, Brian Holland, Gladys Horton and William Stevenson	The Marvelettes	2:41
2	Because I Love Her recording of: Because I Love Him lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	The Valadiers	2:37
3	Your Heart Belongs to Me producer: Smokey Robinson recording of: Your Heart Belongs to Me (on 1961-12-08) lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	The Supremes	2:39
4	I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues (Part 1) recording of: I Call It Pretty Music, but the Old People Call It Blues lyricist, writer and composer: Berry Gordy and Clarence Paul	Stevie Wonder	2:30
5	Same Old Story recording of: Same Old Story lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	Mickey McCullers	2:22
6	Dearest One recording of: Dearest One writer: Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Eddie Holland	Lamont Dozier	2:08
7	This Is Our Night	The Creations	2:15
8	Someday, Someway recording of: Someday Someway writer: Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland	The Marvelettes	2:44
9	Beechwood 4–5789 producer: William "Mickey" Stevenson recording of: Beechwood 4‒5789 writer: Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson publisher: FCG Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music and Stone Agate Music	The Marvelettes	2:13
10	Camel Walk recording of: Camel Walk lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	Saundra Mallet & The Original Vandellas	2:40
11	Stubborn Kind of Fellow recording of: Stubborn Kind of Fellow composer: Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson publisher: Jobete Music	Marvin Gaye	2:45
12	Do You Love Me recording of: Do You Love Me lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.	The Contours	2:55
13	Move Mr. Man recording of: Move Mr. Man writer: Berry Gordy and Rebecca Nichols	The Contours	2:10
14	You Beat Me to the Punch recording of: You Beat Me to the Punch writer: Smokey Robinson and Ronald White publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc.	Mary Wells	2:45
15	Old Love (Let’s Try It Again) recording of: Old Love (Let’s Try It Again) writer: Lamont Dozier, Freddie Gorman and Brian Holland	Mary Wells	2:25
16	I’ll Have to Let Him Go	Martha Reeves and the Vandellas	3:04
17	Jamie recording of: Jamie writer: William Stevenson and Barrett Strong	Eddie Holland	2:24
18	Two Lovers recording of: Two Lovers lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson publisher: 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	Mary Wells	2:48
19	Operator recording of: Operator lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson	Mary Wells	2:47
20	You’ll Never Cherish a Love So True (’Til You Lose It)	The Vells	2:53
21	Let Me Go the Right Way producer: Berry Gordy recording of: Let Me Go the Right Way lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy, Jr.	The Supremes	2:31
22	You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me part of: Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 10) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock recording of: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me lyricist and composer: Smokey Robinson (in 1962-10) publisher: Dominion Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co., Inc., United Partnership Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present) part of: Baby It’s You! (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)	The Miracles	2:59
23	Happy Landing recording of: Happy Landing writer: Smokey Robinson and Ronald White publisher: Bourne Co.	The Miracles	2:47
24	Strange, I Know recording of: Strange I Know lyricist and composer: Brian Holland	The Marvelettes	2:39
25	Hitch Hike recording of: Hitch Hike writer: Marvin Gaye, Clarence Paul and William Stevenson publisher: FCG Music, MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)	Marvin Gaye	2:34
26	Shake Sherry recording of: Shake Sherrie lyricist and composer: Berry Gordy	The Contours	2:41
27	Camel Walk	LaBrenda Ben & The Beljeans	2:37

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Motown: The Early Years 1959–62 (CD‐R)

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