Motown Funk

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Strung Out
Gordon Staples2:44
2Easily Persuaded
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas2:44
3When My Love Hand Comes Down
Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin2:49
4Every Time I See You I Go WildStevie Wonder2:51
5Psychedelic ShackThe Temptations3:51
6Smiling Faces SometimesThe Undisputed Truth4.53:16
7Ball of Confusion
The Undisputed Truth10:43
8Lo and Behold
Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin3:34
9The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
Barbara McNair3:29
10Sing a Simple Song
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations3:32
11Feeling Alright
Gladys Knight & the Pips3:42
12Can I Get a Witness
Barbara Randolph2:20
13Here Comes the Judge
Shorty Long2:37
14I Ain't Got Nothin'
The Temptations3:47
15Easin' In
Edwin Starr3:10
16Who Is She (And What Is She to You)Gladys Knight & the Pips34:12
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Papa Was a Rolling Stone
producer:
Norman Whitfield
lead vocals:
Dennis Edwards (US soul & R'n'B singer) (in 1972), Damon Harris (in 1972) and Richard Street (in 1972)
conductor:
Paul Riser
arranger:
Paul Riser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972) and Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1972)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 168) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 333)
cover recording of:
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, 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)
The Temptations46:57
2"T" Plays It Cool
recording of:
T Plays It Cool
composer:
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye4:21
3Rapid Fire
recording of:
Rapid Fire
composer:
Milan Williams
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Commodores3:01
4Scratchin'
Magic Disco Machine2:41
5Give Me Your Love
producer:
Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Paul Riser
arranger:
Paul Riser
cover recording of:
Give Me Your Love
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), 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 (holding company - do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Camad Music Company (from 1972 to ????)
Sisters Love4:18
6Brother's Gonna Work It Out
Willie Hutch2:57
7L.A. (My Town)
Four Tops3:08
8Gonna Find a True Love
Bottom & Company2:53
9Girl You Need a Change of Mind
Eddie Kendricks7:31
10You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover
Yvonne Fair2:43
11To Know You Is to Love You
recording of:
To Know You Is to Love You (1970s song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright)
writer:
Syreeta Wright and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and 大洋音楽
Syreeta feat. Stevie Wonder6:03
12Our Lives Are Shaped by What We LoveOdyssey3:35
13Is That Enough
Marvin Gaye7:46
14Sun Country
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons4:05
15Mister Magic
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1974-11)
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone and soprano saxophone:
Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
baritone saxophone:
Phil Bodner (Woodwind player) (in 1974-11)
bass:
Gary King (bass) (in 1974-11)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (in 1974-11)
cello:
Charles McCracken (cellist) (in 1974-11) and Alan Shulman (cellist and composer) (in 1974-11)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer) (in 1974-11)
electric piano and piano:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (in 1974-11)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Jon Faddis (in 1974-11) and Marvin Stamm (in 1974-11)
guitar:
Eric Gale (in 1974-11)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald (in 1974-11)
tenor saxophone:
Jerry Dodgion (in 1974-11) and Grover Washington, Jr. (in 1974-11)
trombone:
Wayne Andre (in 1974-11)
viola:
Al Brown (viola) (in 1974-11) and Manny Vardi (in 1974-11)
violin:
Max Ellen (in 1974-11), Paul Gershman (in 1974-11), Harry Glickman (in 1974-11), Harold Kohon (in 1974-11), Harry Lookofsky (in 1974-11), Joe Malin (in 1974-11), David Nadien (in 1974-11) and Matthew Raimondi (in 1974-11)
conductor:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) (in 1974-11)
arranger:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1974-11)
recording of:
Mister Magic (Mr. Magic) (in 1974-11)
composer:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
Grover Washington, Jr.8:59
16Brick HouseCommodores3:37