Motown

[Psmith]

Started by Berry Gordy on 12Jan 1959.
There has to be a shedload of favourite songs.
jimmy Ruffin
What becomes of the broken hearted
https://youtu.be/UQU4sIn96M4

[Undie]

That is my mums favourite

Some of mine:

What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye
Papa Was a Rollin Stone - Temps
Stoned Love - Supremes
Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) - Frank Wilson

A great music making machine, there's something for everyone in their discography somewhere.

[Caroline]

Started by Berry Gordy on 12Jan 1959.
There has to be a shedload of favourite songs.
jimmy Ruffin
What becomes of the broken hearted
https://youtu.be/UQU4sIn96M4

That's mine too closely followed by This Old Heart Of Mine by the Isley's of course and going even further back for Heatwave from Martha and the Vandellas as they were back then.

I actually saw Jimmy Ruffin in cabaret at a Newcastle nightclub perform around 1971ish. Superb!

[Maximus]

I won't get started in anorak mode but, as a rule, I prefer late period Motown and have never really got on with too much of the classic 'pop' Motown sound - one reason I'm not a huge fan of a lot of Northern Soul which was based on 60's Motown. That said, there are just too many 60's classics to ignore although I prefer the ballads (see below).

As far as I'm concerned they reached their peak with the Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder early-mid 70's albums/singles.

I'm also fond of a lot of their 70's output and there is a decent 'Motown Disco' compilation that includes some pretty decent dance tunes and there are a couple of decent very late-period releases from the likes of Boys II Men.

This is a selection of my absolute faves down the years - haven't included the Marvin or Stevie since everyone will know them.:

An all-time favourite:

SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES-ooo baby baby (1965)

Moving away from the traditional Motown sound:

The Spinners - It's A Shame (1970)

Fantastic and hugely influential on dance music - it needs the long version:

Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need a Change of Mind (1972)

Late period classic with a much-sampled bassline:

DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER - DENNIS EDWARDS & SIEDAH GARRETT (1984)

Absolute classic 90's pop-dance:

Shanice - I Love Your Smile (Official Music Video) (1991)

[Undie]

Absolute classic 90's pop-dance:

Shanice - I Love Your Smile (Official Music Video) (1991)

I like that, didn't realise it was a Motown song, nor Boys II Men (although not keen on them)