Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1

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Limited Edition

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Tracklist

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▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Angel
2:32
2I Want a Guy
2:39
3Please Mr. Postman
bass:
James Jamerson (in 1961-04)
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961-04) and Marvin Gaye (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 (United States motown singer) (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:
Hitsville (Motown Records) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1961-04)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 10) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 331)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman (in 1961-04)
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
4.452:29
4So Long Baby
2:52
5I Know How It Feels
2:57
6Way Over There
2:25
7Happy Days
2:07
8You Don't Want Me No More
2:38
9All the Love I Got
2:27
10Whisper
2:37
11I Apologize
2:52
12Mashed Potato Time
2:16
13Love Letters
2:29
14The One Who Really Loves You
cover recording of:
The One Who Really Loves You
writer:
Smokey Robinson
2:25
15Twistin' the Night Away
2:33
16Hey Baby
2:15
17Twistin' Postman
2:29
18Good Luck Charm
2:42
19Slow Twistin'
2:14
20Lover Please
2:17
21Dream Baby (How long Must I Dream)
2:30
22Playboy
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:46
23Mix It Up
2:51
24Beechwood 4-5789
recording of:
Beechwood 4‒5789
writer:
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:15
25I'm Hooked
2:25
26I Think I Can Change You
2:48
27Forever
2:23
28Someday, Someway
2:38
29Goddess of Love
2:46
30You Should Know
2:27
31(I've Got to) Cry Over You
2:37
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Strange I Know
The Marvelettes2:39
2I Forgot About You
The Marvelettes2:56
3Locking Up My Heart
The Marvelettes2:23
4Which Way Did He Go
The Marvelettes2:45
5Silly Boy
The Marvelettes2:14
6It's Gonna Take a Lot of Doing (To Undo All the Damage That You've Done)
The Marvelettes2:33
7Smart Aleck
The Marvelettes2:53
8My Daddy Knows Best
The Marvelettes2:29
9Too Strong to Be Strung Along
The Marvelettes2:23
10Why Must You Go
The Marvelettes2:12
11Beechwood 4-5789 (live)
The Marvelettes2:58
12Strange I Know (live - Regal Theater, Chicago)
The Marvelettes3:31
13Someday, Someway (live)
The Marvelettes2:47
14Locking Up My Heart (live)
The Marvelettes2:43
15Twistin' Postman (live)
The Marvelettes2:21
16Tossin' and Turnin' (live)
The Marvelettes2:21
17So Long Baby (live)
The Marvelettes2:51
18Playboy (live)
live recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Marvelettes2:08
19Strange I Know (live) (Unedited version)
The Marvelettes2:55
20Medley (live)
The Marvelettes3:46
21Tie a String Around Your Finger
The Marvelettes2:52
22Too Hurt to Cry, Too Much in Love to Say Goodbye
The Darnells2:17
23Come on Home
The Darnells2:20
24Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
The Marvelettes2:25
25Knock on My Door
The Marvelettes2:42
26On the Other Side of Town
The Marvelettes2:14
27Because I Love Him
The Marvelettes2:38
28Little Girls Grow Up
The Marvelettes2:41
▼CD 3
#TitleRatingLength
1Don't Mess With Bill (Stereo)
2:51
2You're My Remedy (Stereo)
3:05
3Locking Up My Heart (Stereo)
2:24
4As Long as I Know He's Mine (Stereo)
2:33
5Too Many Fish in the Sea (Stereo)
2:30
6Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead (Stereo)
2:32
7Please Mr. Postman (Stereo)
recording of:
Please Mr. Postman
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer) (in 1961), Georgia Dobbins (in 1961), William Garrett (in 1961), Freddie Gorman (in 1961) and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) (in 1961)
publisher:
Dominion Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division and United Partnership Ltd.
2:30
8Playboy (Stereo)
recording of:
Playboy
writer:
Robert Bateman (R&B singer/songwriter/record producer), Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter), Gladys Horton and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
2:48
9Strange I Know (Stereo)
2:23
10Forever (Stereo)
2:25
11Twistin' Postman (Stereo)
2:31
12Beechwood 4-5789 (Stereo)
2:14
13As Long as I Know He's Mine
2:31
14He Won't Be True (Little Girl Blue)
2:31
15He's a Good Guy (Yes He Is)
2:38
16You're My Remedy
3:03
17A Little Bit of Sympathy, a Little Bit of Love
2:25
18Too Many Fish in the Sea
recording of:
Too Many Fish in the Sea
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
52:28
19A Need for Love
1:56
20I'll Keep on Holding On
2:26
21No Time for Tears
2:37
22Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
2:24
23Your Cheating Ways
2:58
24Don't Mess With Bill
2:50
25Anything You Wanna Do
2:24
26I Should've Known Better
2:31
27I Just Can't Let Him Down
2:59
28Maybe I Dried My Tears (For the Last Time)
2:52