Uptown Girl [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Uptown Girl [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Uptown Girl [Edit]

2. Uptown Girl [Version]

3. Enhanced CD ROM

Tracks:

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Baby Love - The Supremes
Come See About Me - The Supremes
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
Back In My Arms Baby - The Supremes
I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes
The Happening - The Supremes
Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
Stoned Love - The Supremes
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
The Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) - Diana Ross
Love Hangover - Diana Ross
The Boss - Diana Ross
Upside Down - Diana Ross
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Endless Love - Diana Ross
You Keep Me Hangin' On (Almighty Mix Edit) - Diana Ross

Amazon.com

In the path of enormously popular collections of number one singles by Elvis and the Beatles comes this crammed (seconds shy of the 80-minute mark) disc from another pop-culture icon, Diana Ross & the Supremes. 14 Diana Ross/Supremes tracks appear in some of their most vivid sound ever, while the post-Ross Supremes get their due with "Stoned Love." Ross' Hollywood years make for the weakest music here ("Touch Me in the Morning," "Endless Love"), but disco smashes "Upside Down," "I'm Coming Out," and "The Boss" prove as smart, canny, and enduring as Supremes 45s like "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Reflections." The contemporary, yet already dated, remix of "Hangin' On" at album's end suggests, in fact, that Ross might make one more dance-floor comeback if paired with the right behind-the-scenes team. Basement Jaxx, anyone? --Rickey Wright

Album Description

The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoamÂ®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoamÂ®.

Customer Reviews:

Revisiting the 60's in Style!.......2007-07-12

This music defines my happy days living in Austin, TX while attending The University! The Supreme sounds ROCKED the halls of my Dorm and accompanied me on many of my hiking journeys up and down the Hike and Bike Trail. Diana's soft sexy voice played in the background many dark evenings while my boyfriend (now husband) and I "got busy" in the back seat of his Chevy Convertible up on Lookout Mountain! Good times!

Great songs with a great sound.......2007-05-19

I really enjoyed the song quality on this CD. It has all of my favorite Supreme & Diana hits like - Come See About Me, Touch Me In The Morning & Im Coming Out.

I love Cd's that you can put on and just let play whether at home, in the car, or in the background when company is over.

If you like the Supremes and Diana this is one of the best variety of songs available.

I say give it a try & sing along ... I did.

Diana Ross & the Supremes.......2007-05-15

If you want the best of Diana and The Supremes, this is the cd for you! It has all of the #1's from the group and Diana's solo career during the 70's. It is fantastic!

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!!!.......2007-05-06

If you love the Diana Ross music, you have to buy this cd!!! this is the best effort to compilate all the Diana's career in only one disc, and the quality of the songs (all they are remastered in stereo) is incredible!! but the best is that all the No. 1 singles from the supremes and Diana's solo single No. 1 hits are in this colection and wooow!! 24 songs !!!!; from the first hits like WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO, BABY LOVE, STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE and CAN'T HURRY LOVE to memorable songs like ENDLESS LOVE (with Lionel Richie), DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GOING TO and UPSIDE DOWN (pure disco), if you think, you can realize that you have songs from the early 60's to the late 80's IN ONLY ONE COMPILATION!!!; THEN I RECOMMEND THIS CD TO EVERYBODY!!

One advertising: some versions of this cd have the inclussion of Diana's song CHAIN REACTION (the latin-american versions like the Mexican and Argentina ones have this song), but the US version doesn't iclude this great song, unfortunately.

Fresh Versions Of Old Favorites.......2007-04-14

I bought this disc recently to add to my Supremes collection because I already knew it would sound fantastic... and it does. The remastering of these classic tracks make them sound better and more vibrant than any previously released collection. But here's the real kicker: most of these tracks appear in versions that are different than have ever been heard before!!

Hardcore Supremes fans will listen to these tracks and immediately feel a shock of revelation that they are not the same old versions that have been on compilation after compilation. Most of these tracks are newly remixed for stronger bass, more stereo separation, and now have extended endings. "Stop In The Name Of Love" for example, goes on beyond it's original fade, so that you can hear the backing track fade out while the girls keep singing until they finish cold, with one final "Stop!". "You Keep Me Hangin' On " has a longer second chorus, as well as a previously unheard cold ending. And the new mix of "Reflections" is a real eye opener, with softer psychedelic sound effects synched up from the originally released version, and an ending that continues on WAY beyond the original fade out point, with an additional coda and cold ending ( not to mention an originally deleted backing vocal in the bridge of the song )! Not every track is that radically different, but most do go on slightly longer than before, and the remastering and remixing makes them sound better than ever.

Even if you own any of the previous Supremes compilations, this collection is a must, for the alternate versions of these songs, and the much improved sound quality.

Davidp

Diana Ross and the Supremes - The Ultimate Collection

Average customer rating:

It's About the Music
The best!!
Damn, these girls could SING!
Not entirely Supreme
Awesome songs, bad audio

Diana Ross and the Supremes - The Ultimate Collection
Diana Ross & Supremes
Manufacturer: Motown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001ANZ
Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
Where Did Our Love Go
Baby Love
Come See About Me
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Back In My Arms Again
Nothing But Heartaches
I Hear A Symphony
My World Is Empty Without You
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
You Can't Hurry Love
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Love Is Here And Now Your Gone
The Happening
Reflections
In And Out Of Love
Forever Came Today
Some Things You Never Get Used To
Love Child
I'm Livin' In Shame
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
I'll Try Something New
The Composer
No Matter What Sign You Are
Someday We'll Be Together

Amazon.com

The title is a bit of a misnomer: The Supremes are anthologized in more comprehensive fashion on Motown's three-volume Greatest Hits series, while this package is denser, and has a higher hit-per-track ratio. But if you'd rather pick up one collection than three, and if you want a good, thorough skimming of cream from the group's catalog, this is the better choice. All of the familiar songs are here, with no major omissions--and they're packed in with a liberal helping of second-magnitude hits. For a collection that samples only the extreme top end of the Supremes' output, there's Every Great No. 1 Hit, also on Motown. It's missing a lot, but it delivers exactly what it promises. --Gavin McNett

Customer Reviews:

It's About the Music.......2007-06-27

Diana Ross and The Supremes were the leading girl group at Berry Gordy's Motown Records during the 1960's and 70's. Furthermore, they were a leading group among all girl groups of the 1960's; you've only got to count their hits to know that. But recently, with the Broadway stage and movie success of "Dreamgirls," and its non-Motown, non-original sound track, many of us may be more familiar with the backstory than the group's music.

This record collection can remedy that situation. Among its 20 tracks, I count 14 songs that were big, reasonably rocking hits, Motown style, before the studio started going for a softer style that better suited the emerging solo star Diana Ross's slender voice. Holland-Dozier-Holland surely knew how to write rocking songs; the studio had a celebrated, tight backing band, and The Supremes could deliver. Listen to "Come See About Me," one of their earliest hits, and hear those girls belt it out. Or try "Back In My Arms Again," "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart,""Stop! In the Name of Love." Any one of their 14 original hits: these girls were not peddling bubblegum.

The backstory doesn't explain their great success: it's about the music...

The best!!.......2007-01-05

Good quality and great selection!!! This is Diana Ross and the Supremes. What could be better?

Damn, these girls could SING!.......2006-07-26

The Supremes (or Diana Ross & the Supremes, whatever you wanna call 'em) had two very important things today's R&B stars lack: the undeniable songwriting power of Holland/Dozier/Holland is one. For another, they had SOUL!!! If you're tired of the cut-and-dry, emotionless "soul" (read: rap) music from Mariah Carey & friends, give this one a spin! Good songs... where can I start? At the beginning, I suppose... When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes, Where Did Our Love Go?, Baby Love, Come See About Me, Back in My Arms Again (the latter five all #1's), I Hear a Symphony, You Can't Hurry Love (their best song in my mind), You Keep Me Hangin' On, Love Child, I'm Livin' In Shame, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (with the Temps, a winning combo in my mind!) and the beautiful Someday We'll Be Together. And there's only one bad track over the course of 25 (yes, I'm actually admitting there is a bad song here. I deserve whatever flames I may be given) is the seriously dated No Matter What Sign You Are. Buy it, buy it, BUY IT!!!

Not entirely Supreme.......2006-01-20

OK, what you hear are all hits, but there are more hits than on this CD. And plenty of other CD-sets to pick from. But I don't want more than one CD you say. Well, then pick the #1 Supreme hits CD. With a better track-listing an far better sound quality than this one. So you have to pay a bit more; you'll be dissapointed if you buy this one and then listen to the #1 CD.

And are you really sure you don't want to hear the gems that are finally discovered on the Supremes Box set?

Awesome songs, bad audio.......2005-03-20

No sense repeating the extensive reviews regarding how influential and entertaining this music is. It's truly astounding, and the music is brilliant.

However...

In remastering these recordings, the audio engineers have apparently done what I always call a "boost and compress," which reduces dynamic range, increases overall apparent loudness, and often increases distortion. Back in the 60's, the tendency was to mix songs with vocals much louder than the accompanying music, and with very little deep bass. Nowadays the tendency is right the opposite, with electronically generated deep bass notes, and vocals barely peeking over the music. To give the Supremes a more modern sound, they seem to have compressed these tracks to bring up the music, especially the bass. The result is distorted and unnatural vocals, and compressed dynamic range, especially on the older songs. It's really a shame.

If you can't tell the difference between mp3's and CDs, you won't care. If you're an audiophile, you'll be disappointed.

Average customer rating:

"The Very Best..." is right!
Scandinavian Skies?
Scandinavian Skies?
Piano Man From The Standards
This is pure pleasure to me.

Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00068C7WA
Release Date: 2004-12-06

Tracks:

Tell Her About It
Uptown Girl
Don't Ask Me Why
Piano Man
New York State of Mind
River of Dreams
It's Still Rock & Roll to Me
We Didn't Start the Fire
Goodnight Saigon
My Life
She's Always a Woman
She's Got a Way
Scandinavian Skies
Innocent Man
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
Only the Good Die Young
All About Soul
Honesty
Just the Way You Are

Album Details

2004 Compilation Not Released in the USA.

Customer Reviews:

"The Very Best..." is right!.......2006-09-05

These are all my favorite Bill Joel songs. I never tire of hearing them and having them compiled on one CD is fantastic! Fans will not be disappointed!

Scandinavian Skies?.......2006-03-31

Looking over the track listing, we have all the Joel classics here... "Piano Man"... "Just The Way You Are"... "We Didn't Start The Fire"... "She's Got A Way" and of course, "Scandinavian Skies". Huh? Don't remember that one? Dig out your copy of Nylon Curtain. If you're putting together the Joel staples on one CD, I highly doubt that sits on top of the pile of essential songs. But aside from the obvious choices that could go in place of "Scandinavian Skies", it has a nice selection of songs for the casual listener. But of course, the casual listener would be better off dropping the extra money for the Greatest Hits 1-3 Box. Overall, 4 stars on the weight of the songs included, not on the ones they didn't.

Scandinavian Skies?.......2006-03-31

Piano Man From The Standards.......2005-07-22

There are just so many people that sometimes have to know a artist through the sounds of Broadway. Why? Because there is no other way you could find the songs he or she has made but there. For one of the greatest artists of the U.S., Billy Joel, he has truly shown that truthful with the status of Movin' Out. Although it is sad he hasn't recorded a new tune in almost a decade. His songs still remain true from the heart after all this time. Sadly, when it comes to hits packages, they almost hit the nail the nail on the head completely, especially for Billy Joel.

Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel is a single disc collection consisting of 19 tracks that the piano man has truly made a spectacle of. The songs here have really been remastered very well and still show his music simply is still alive. There are so many great songs here that are highlighted here including Piano Man, River Of Dreams, the hard driven We Didn't Start The Fire, all the way to Soul-driven tracks like Tell Her About It, The Grammy-Winning Just The Way You Are, Uptown Girl, and Movin' Out (Anthony's Song).

Yet, with the good sides about this collection, there are a lot of disadvantages from this collection. One of them, is that the collection is a little bit expensive, where you could get most of these tracks from another Billy Joel collection like 2001's Essential Billy Joel. Another disadvantage is that the album also does overshadow so many good songs as well like, The Longest Time, Say Goodbye To Hollywood, A Matter of Trust, and the upbeat Big Shot from 52nd Street.

Nevertheless, Billy Joel has truly made so many great songs for all to enjoy. It is just sad that with a generation that is more into acts like Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, doesn't know how brilliant Billy Joel has made pop music. Still, Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel isn't a bad collection especially for anybody who doesn't have any of his records, but die hard longtime fans might want to avoid this collection. It doesn't really go to extremes.

Album Cover: B

Price: C

Mastering: B+

Songs: C+

Overall: C 1/2+

This is pure pleasure to me........2005-03-31

The perfect collection of 19 songs no fillers just excellent music to soothe the soul..highly recommended...Note this cd is available locally forget the import suggestion.

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Damaged Goods
essential
Une magnifique compilation
The real R&B sound !

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974
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Lowe Groovin' - Joe Morris
That Old Black Magic - Tiny Grimes
Annie Laurie - Tiny Grimes
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The Applejack - Joe Morris
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Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
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One Mint Julep - Clovers
Wheel Of Fortune - The Cardinals
Sweet Sixteen - Joe Turner
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Gator's Groove - Willis Jackson

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Daddy Daddy - Ruth Brown
The Midnight Hour - Ray Charles
A Beggar For Your Kisses - The Diamonds
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Good Lovin' - The Clovers
Wild Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown
Mess Around - Ray Charles
Honey Hush - Joe Turner
Soul On Fire - LaVern Baker
Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Lovey Dovey - The Clovers
Such A Night - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Tipitina - Professor Longhair
White Christmas - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
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After The Lights Go Down Low - Al Hibbler
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Tweedlee Dee - LaVern Baker
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Greenbacks - Ray Charles

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Adorable - The Drifters
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Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright
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Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
Where Is The Love - Robert Flack & Donny Hathaway
I'll Be Around - Spinners
Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
One Of A Kind - Spinners
Sideshow - Blue Magic
Mighty Love - Spinners
Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris

Amazon.com

Atlantic Records has ridden musical trends since the late '40s; these seven CDs chronicle the first 28 years of the label's work in black pop, during which artists such as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Otis Redding oversaw the creation and flowering of soul music. Also included are classic tracks by the Drifters, Wilson Pickett, Ruth Brown, the Coasters, Sam & Dave, and many others who walk through the dreams of R&B and rock & roll fans. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Lost Opportunity.......2007-03-24

The problem with this collection is not the music selected - a look at the tracks will show that. However, the sound quality is abysmal. I owned many of these songs as 45s and the music would often jump right out of the speakers. This collection sounds dull and lifeless. Atlantic used the master tapes made for the vinyl version released in the 80s, with all the limiting and compression needed to squeeze the music onto an LP intact. The rhythmic, driving quality of the bass is bled away along with the highs. A complete disappointment. Demand a refund.

Damaged Goods.......2007-03-15

Disappointed to find that a selection like this is sent in a damaged state with scratches and scuffs to the CD box when the outer cardboard box is in excellent condition.

essential.......2007-03-10

any serious music fan should have this. a shocking amount of great, great stuff.

Une magnifique compilation.......2007-02-14

C'est par hazard que j'ai découvert ce best of d'Atlantique. Je l'ai acheté après avoir écouté les "short cuts" sur amazon. Les 8 CD's sont fantastiques, la plupart des enregistrement nous sont parvenus avec une grande fraicheur pour la qualité du son (sauf peut être 1 ou 2). Tout y est, parfaitement organisé dans un classement chronologique. On percoit très clairement les évolutions musicales qui se sont produites pendant cette période. Mais les rythmes, la diversité des inspirations et des couleurs musicales, la richesse des voix nous font toujours vibrer.
La plaquette est un petit chef d'oeuvre ou l'on retrouve les bios des artistes, les classements aux charts avec les dates, les studios ou ont été faites les prises, ainsi que les musiciens qui ont acompagnés les des enregistrement (Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, Womack, ....). Un achat de qualité qui ne pourra qu'enthousiasmer l'amateur.

The real R&B sound !.......2007-02-02

Very good CD's set. Buy a part of the R&B of the 20th century with these discs and get back in these fines years! I can listen to very famous tracks, and many more I have discovered with a lot of pleasure. This set is boxed like a LP set. It failed by contening only 8 dics ;-)

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Perfect Christmas Present
ENTRY LEVEL MOTOWN
motown cd
Definitively Motown
The best of Motown!

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ASIN: B0001XARA4
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Intro - Motown #1's
Please Mr. Postman
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
My Guy
My Girl
Where Did Our Love Go
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Shotgun
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Reach Out I'll Be There
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Want You Back
War
The Tears Of A Clown
What's Going On
Let's Get It On
Love Machine
Don't Leave Me This Way
Three Times A Lady
Endless Love
Rhythm Of The Night
I'll Make Love To You
Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Customer Reviews:

Perfect Christmas Present.......2007-01-18

My mom loves Motown, and she requested a Taylor Hicks CD. But while I was browsing in Amazon, I thought, "let me find her something else". She really enjoyes this CD. It takes her back to her glory days!! It was sent very timely, and in great condition, too.

ENTRY LEVEL MOTOWN.......2006-12-05

There is no arguing that Motwn released some great singles, indeed some of he finest pop music of the sixties. Any point of contention would be with the choices here and for the most part these are all good ones. The remastering is welcomed though there are a few rough spots and the packaging is satisfactory (could stand to be more information of the artists and the history of this classic era) All in all a good entry level collection-now at a great priice

motown cd.......2006-08-16

me and stevie singing the hits in the car! love the oldies!

Definitively Motown.......2006-04-06

There is just definitely so much you can arguably say about classic Soul & R&B. While most people today would rather hear performers that seem to be more like pop than soul, especially for those who's rather enjoy Beyonce', Ashanti and Usher. While they seem like they are definitely overdone, the clasic vibes of Motown have still maintained an audience after all these years. While this isn't as bad as the music of today, it still has a distinction that draws in different auidences. Now, that distinction is collaged into one remarkable collection of hits that stretches for so many generations.

Motown 1's, is a well-received compilation that stretches and reflects on the classic eras of Motown throughout nearly five decades. Most of the record does a great job with the distinctive sound of 70's Motown. The collection includes a vast amount of classic tracks that still deliver the feeling of great vibes. The album contains classics like Tears Of A Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, Where Did Our Love Go by the original legendary girl group The Supremes, and Uptight by Steveie Wonder. The compilation also includes Michael McDonald's 2003 rendidtion of the classic Ain't No Mountian High Enough as a bonus. Although the collection does distinctively deliver, there are just so many great #1 classics that weren't displayed like Easy by The Commodores, Super Freak by Rick James, Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder, and ABC by the Jackson 5 to name a few.

Despite the fact that there just should've been more added to Motown 1's, it still delivers graciously well as a sampler for anybody who yet hasn't discovered the longeveity of Motown and its impact on music today. This is a delightful collection that still stands out today, as it did back in the 70's, 60's, and all the way through today.

Album Cover: B+

Songs: B 1/2+

Price: A-

Remastering: A-

Overall: B+

The best of Motown!.......2005-02-09

Here is the best of Motown. Here,you get classics recorded by the Supremes,Marvin Gaye,The Temptations,The Four Tops,The Jackson Five and others. Many of these classics were covered by a variety of artists including Michael Bolton and Michael McDonald. McDonald put out his MOTOWN album in 2003 and MOTOWN TWO the following year. The ex-Doobie Brother is quite a soul man. Bolton covered MY GIRL for his TIMELESS-THE CLASSICS VOLUME 2,released in 1999. This album is a must for fans of "oldies but goodies" and R&B. Many of these songs are played on classic R&B radio stations and Music Choice's Classic R&B channel.

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SUPREME REMASTER, STEREO ORIGINALS
The Best of the Best!
The Supremes Go Gold
5 Stars But....
GOOD FOR NEWCOMERS, BUT OTHERWISE...............

Gold
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ASIN: B000929AFU
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
Where Did Our Love Go
Ask Any Girl
Baby Love
Run, Run, Run
Stop! In the Name of Love
Back in My Arms Again
Come See About Me
Nothing But Heartaches
Everything Is Good About You
I Hear a Symphony
Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
My World Is Empty Without You
Whisper You Love Me Boy
Happening [From the Happening]
You Keep Me Hangin' On
You Can't Hurry Love
Standing at the Crossroads of Love
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
There's No Stopping Us Now

Tracks:

Reflections
Someday We'll Be Together
Love Child
Some Things You Never Get Used To
Forever Came Today
In and Out of Love
I'm Livin' in Shame
No Matter What Sign You Are
Composer
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
Stoned Love
I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking
Floy Joy
Nathan Jones
Sha-La Bandit
Up the Ladder to the Roof
You're My Driving Wheel
Everybody's Got the Right to Love
Bad Weather
Love Train

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SUPREME REMASTER, STEREO ORIGINALS.......2006-05-13

LIKE OTHER COMILATIONS OF THE SUPREMES THIS CONTAINS ALL THE GREATEST HITS, BUT NOW IT REALLY SOUNDS BETTER, CLEARER 6 LOUDER, IF YOU WERE WAITING FOR A WORTH REMASTERER OF THE SUPREMES NOW IS IS HERE.

The Best of the Best!.......2005-08-02

There aren't many girl groups past or present that can even begin to live up to the legacy of The Supremes. Through a period of 16 years (1961-1977) and many different line-ups, they managed a long string of massive hits all over the world, including 12 US number one singles, all of which are featured on this CD. "Gold" gives fans and new listeners a chance to hear the very best of the worlds best girl group.
The first CD features all the hits from 1963-1967, featuring the classic line-up of Diana Ross on lead, backed by Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. The massive hits such as "Baby Love", "Where Did Our Love Go?", "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Stop! In The Name Of Love" all sound brilliant here - digitally remastered and in great quality. However, there are also some hidden gems worth checking out, particularly "Ask Any Girl" (the B-side to "Baby Love") and "Everything Is Good About You", which could have easily been a single in it's own right.
Moving on to the second disc and it begins with some of the later Diana Ross-era tracks (after Florence Ballard had been replaced by Cindy Birdsong in the line-up). The songs here are more soulful than the earlier pop hits, such as "Reflections" and "Forever Came Today". Some songs such as "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' In Shame" are social commentaries of the time.
Finally, the second disc gives the listener the chance to hear some of the post-Diana hits.
In 1970, Diana left and was replaced on lead by Jean Terrell. Some of the songs from this period are some of the Supremes' all time best. Jean's soulful voice really livens up excellent songs, such as "Stoned Love", "Nathan Jones", "Floy Joy" and "Up The Ladder To The Roof" (all UK top 10 hits), as well as a brilliant cover of "Love Train".
The line-up changed again in 1973, when Jean left and was replaced on lead by Scherrie Payne (sister of Freda Payne who had a hit with "Band Of Gold" in 1970). Scherrie's powerful voice stands out on disco tracks, such as "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking" and "You're my Driving Wheel", which are amongst The Supremes last ever chart hits.
The Supremes "Gold" is essential for all music fans to have in their collection. It shows the brilliance of a group who have never been (and probably never will be) bettered. On top of the great music, the artwork is excellent as well, featuring pictures of all the different group line-ups, and the sound quality on this CD is excellent. I cannot recommend it enough - buy it today!

The Supremes Go Gold.......2005-05-15

Whether you're a newcomer, or a longtime fan of The Supremes, this compilation is a must have. Disc one features Diana Ross and the Supremes' Greatest Hits volumes 1&2. Disc two features DRATS' Greatest Hits volume 3 and for the first time on cd ever, At Their Best, a sampling of The Supremes' hits from the 70's. The booklet features all of the albums' origianl cover art along with full page photos of Diana, Mary & Flo; Diana, Mary & Cindy; Jean, Mary & Cindy; and Mary, Scherrie & Susaye. I highly reccomend this compilation for anybody who loves The Supremes.

5 Stars But...........2005-04-30

Disc One is actually "Diana Ross & The Supremes Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2" from 1967 and Disc Two is 1970's "Greatest Hits, Volume 3" plus the Ross-less Supremes collection "At Their Best", the latter alone being previously unavailable on CD. It's nice to have all the hits with and without Diana Ross in one great-sounding package, but true afficianados will prefer "Antholgy", which better showcases the Supremes' range by including non-hits, several fine album tracks, and more.

GOOD FOR NEWCOMERS, BUT OTHERWISE......................2005-04-29

Here it is, Supremes fans, the CD you've been waiting for!
This is the zillionth Supremes hits compilation on the
market, adding absolutely nothing new to their catalog other
than a new cover photo and serial number. Why anyone who is
already a fan would buy this is beyond me. I will say, however,
that for a novice who wants to discover the Supremes, it's
okay. HEY UNIVERSAL EXECS, how about releasing some of these
on remastered DOMESTIC cd's: Supremes At The Copa, Love Child,
I Hear A Symphony, TCB, An Evening With Diana Ross, Diana Ross
(1976 classic), Live At Caesar's Palace, Surrender or some of
the unreleased stuff you've got sitting around? Oh wait, then
you'd have to actually spend a few thousand dollars! Well,
we Motown fans will be anxiously awaiting the next Supremes
Anthology. Can't wait to hear "Baby Love" again!!!!!!!!!

Joined Together: The Complete Studio Duets

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Two Superb Motown Groups Captured Together On Record
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Joined Together: The Complete Studio Duets
Diana Ross , Supremes , and Temptations
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ASIN: B0001Z53II
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

Medley: When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes/Come ...
Try It Baby
I Second That Emotion [Extended][#]
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
This Guy's in Love With You
Funky Broadway
I'll Try Something New
Place in the Sun
Sweet Inspiration
Then [Extended][#]
Impossible Dream
Medley: You Can't Hurry Love/You Keep Me Hangin' On [#][*]
Got to Get You into My Life [#][*]
You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright) [#][*]
House Is Not a Home [#][*]
If You Should Walk Away [#][*]
Amen [#][*]

Tracks:

Stubborn Kind of Fellow
I'll Be Doggone
Weight
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Sing a Simple Song
My Guy, My Girl
For Better or Worse
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Why (Must We Fall in Love) [Extended][#]
I'll Try Something New [Single Mix]
Stubborn Kind of Fellow [Single Mix][#]
Try It Baby [Single Mix][#]
Funky Broadway [Mono Mix][#]
Weight [Mono Mix][#]
Sing a Single Song [Mono Mix][#]
My Guy, My Girl [Mono Mix][#]
Can't Take My Eyes Off You [Mary Wilson Solo Version]
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [Alternate Mix w/Spoken Intro][#]
Not Now, I'll Tell You Later [Etended Alternate Mix][#] - Diana Ross & the Supremes

Customer Reviews:

a childhood dream come to life.......2007-04-28

i was happy that someone somewhere took it upon themselves to re-release these two albums on cd. outside of showing off diana ross though, they have no seemingly obvious raison d'etre. she's not in her finest form on most of the cuts. but she does sizzle on 'try it, baby' and does a beautiful, sophisticated take on 'a house is not a home'.

what these cuts, as well as others, show is how underused mary wilson and cindy birdsong would be until ross left the group. they also show how ungentlemanly dennis edwards and david ruffin could be. they just push ross out of the way when the time is right and they're ready to be cock of the walk. that's the fun of this compilation.

Two Superb Motown Groups Captured Together On Record.......2006-05-15

In 1959 Diana Ross And The Supremes and The Temptations each began singing together on street corners around the ghetto areas for blacks in Detroit. The Temptations called themselves The Primes and The Supremes were their "sister" group, The Primettes. They signed to the local Lu Pine Records in 1959 but the label folded and soon after each group signed to Motown records and each took seperate paths. However in 1968 the two super groups were reunited for a series of spectacular television specials and a host of both studio and live albums together.

Their first studio album, Diana Ross And The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968) was, perharps, their most significant outing together. The albums debut release was origanally intended to be the electric, Try It Baby. The startling mixture of Soul and Jazz encapsulated a late night blues club feel to it and featured a stunning performance from Diana Ross and Dennis Edwards. There was also an effective interlude from the deep, husky voiced Melvyrn Franklin at the opening of the track. However plans for a release as a single were soon after cancelled.

Their first single together was the exciting and totally magnificent, I'm Gonna Make You Love Me. Their is a wide range of diverse harmonies on this recording from the lush harmonies of Diana Ross to the sweet falsetto of Eddie Kendricks and effective backing support from the rest of the two groups. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me was easily their biggest success together where it quickly raced into the Top 3 Singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

Their fun, upbeat version of Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, I Second That Emotion was another recognised success in the U.K where it was lifted as a single and peaked at No.18 on the singles charts. However in the U.S. the glorious ballad, I'll Try Something New was lifted as a single instead and jumped into the Top 50. Again the blend of harmonies were alternated between Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks.

The rest of the album was crammed with potential chart hits. Their is an engaging re-working of Marvin Gayes and Tammi Terrells, Ain't No Mountain High Enough. It's interesting to hear Diana Ross sing this version against a completley different musical arrangement in contrast to the more famous version she took to the top of the U.S charts in 1970 as a solo artist. Diana's smooth, soulful vocals combine well with Dennis Edwards more aggressive and forceful delivery.

This Guy's In Love With You has been frequently covered by a wide range of artists but Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations make this version their own. The performances all-round are exuberant and deliciously delivered with a distinct air of sizzling sexual chemistry between Diana Ross and Melvyrn Franklin. They also do an exciting take on Funky Broadway where the combination of Dennis Edwards and Diana Ross is once again breathtaking and remarkably effective.

They each carry their version of the golden Stevie Wonder classic, A Place In The Sun with such style and finesse and make the song defintivley their own whilst encapsulating more of that familiar and distinct Motown sound is on their version of Sweet Inspiration which places no great threat to the origanal and lacks the dynamic force of the initial origanal but still is overly enduring whilst Diana Ross once again shows off her effortless flair for ballads on the sensational, Then.

The album is then led to it's final which is a startling and surprisingly effective re-working of Elvis Presley's The Impossible Dream. Beginning with a soft, sensual interlude from Diana Ross the rhythm builds to an exalting climax with both Diana and Dennid Edwards sounding utterly fantastic with their shimmering harmonies blending together beautifully.

Diana Ross And The Supremes Join The Temptations was a huge seller and was greeted with a warm and positive reception from critics. The album topped the U.K album charts whilst narrowly being beaten to the top spot in the U.S where it hit No.2. A cracking classic!

Together (1969) is a little different to the first set steering into a more raw and earthy soul sound in contrast to the more sensual first set. Together doesn't quite have the immediacy of the previous album but still carries some engaging recordings. Only trouble is it lacks origanal material which was the case with most studio albums by other Motown artists in the 1960's.

Together opens with a striking version of Marvin Gaye's Stubborn Kind Of Fellow where Diana neatly surfboards along the gloriously assembled musical arrangements whilst David Ruffin again shows off his truly dynamic and rocketing vocal power. More mellow in it's tone is another cover of a Marvin Gaye classic, I'll Be Doggone where the vocal performances all-round are more subtle and laid back.

One of the ultimate highlights of the album is the sensational, The Weight where Diana Ross in particular conveys such passion and showcases her undoubted versatility. The compelling mixture of raw, earthy and gritty soul intertwined with a Country vibe makes for a startling combination. The Weight was lifted as a single in the U.S where it merley dented the Top 50 though deserved a much higher chart position.

Their version of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrells, Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing surprisingly surpasses the quality of the origanal and had it not already been made famous by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, would have made an ideal choice for a release as a single.

Apart from the hideously out-of-tune guirtar riffage at the opening of their version of Stevie Wonders, Uptight (Everythings Alright) the song does lead into a compelling and funky little affair but falling more on the bland side was their odd, disjointed version of Mary Well's My Guy and an updating of My Girl which is combined into an uneffective medley. To be fair, Diana Ross truly ignites My Guy but The Temptations My Girl on this album pales in comparison to the magnificent origanal.

Another highlight of the album is an exciting re-working of Sing A Simple Song where each groups harmonies blend fabulously well together and makes for a rocketing combination across the raw musical arrangements which contains vast undertones of red hot and compelling funk.

Returning more to that familiar Motown sound was on an enjoyable version of For Better Or Worse where the emphasis is solely on Diana Ross' voice which she carries off beautifully where as Mary Wilson takes spotlight on a bland reading of Can't Take My Eyes Off You. Mary Wilson recorded the track as a solo and then the rest of the groups harmonies were added across the multi layered musical arrangements. If anything it's quite surprising that Mary Wilson was actually granted a solo spot considering that Berry Gordy hammered across to the public that Diana Ross was the star of the group. Mary Wilson does have something of a somewhat soft, pleasant-sounding soprano but it's clear why Diana Ross became the lead singer of The Supremes as she easily had the most diverse and distinct vocal style that really was in a class of it's own.

The album is then led to it's grand final with a stirring, soulful ballad, Why (Must We Fall In Love) which contains rocketing vocals from each singer involved though is mainly alternated between Diana Ross and Eddie Kendricks. Dramatic in it's content and exalting and compelling musically, Why (Must We Fall In Love) had monster classic written all over it but was only released as a single in the U.K in early 1970 to fill in time before Diana Ross made her grand solo debut and therefore was only a lukewarm seller, stalling within the Top 40 charts. Still, it ends the album on a triumphant note and is the ultimate highlight of the Together set.

Together didn't match the commercial or critical success of Diana Ross And The Supremes Join The Temptations but is still worthwhile with some fantastic tracks included!

Substantial Motown Soul from Two Acts in Their Prime.......2006-01-21

This is a great collection of two full albums cut by these two Motown supergroups at the height of their fame, along with several bonus tracks, b-sides etc. It's a keeper. Motown brought in the best they had to help produce these tracks, including Otis Redding and Nicholas Ashford (of Ashford and Simpson fame),and it shows. They also picked a great collection of songs, including older Motown classics and the great duet "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." I especially love Mary Wilson's great vocal on "This Guy's In Love With You," and the poignant version of "A Place in the Sun."

The second cd finds the Temps on the verge of their Norm Whitfield "psychedelic soul" excursion, and perhaps they were testing this out a bit with some funky tunes, including a wild version of The Band's "The Weight."

In all, a great re-release and a substantial addition to the canon of these two great bands. If you like this, you may want to pick up the video for their NBC special which immediately preceded this release, T.C.B. A lot of fun for Motown lovers.

It's Hot!.......2005-10-20

I just love this album! I'm glad that is was put together! Classic Motwon at it's best! I'm only 20 years old and I love all Motown music!

Perspective, people.......2005-05-18

The Supremes were great. The Temptations were great. This review is not a knock on either of them. Together, they recorded a handful of decent tracks. But this 2-disc package, though reasonably priced, is a needlessly padded expansion of two not-very-good albums. If you don't have at least a good hits compilation of each of these legendary acts, don't start with this. Each album (which represents the bulk of it's respective disc) has loads of filler (some of it bland, MOR stuff). Of the bonus tracks, many of them (the majority on disc two, in fact) are simply alternate mixes of album tracks that will thrill only the hardcore.

Most of these recordings are far from terrible, and some are very good. But it's not as good as you might expect if you are a fan of these two groups and Motown in general.

Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time

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Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time
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Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Whats I Say Parts I & II - Ray Charles
Money (Thats What I Want) - Barret Strong
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
I Count The Tears - The Drifters Featuring Ben. E. Kinf
Last Night - Mar-Keys
Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Its Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner
Youll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MGs
Youve Really Got A Hold On Me - The Miracles
Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
Just One Look Doris Troy
The Monkey Time - Major Lance
Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Its All Right - The Impressions
Walking The Dog - Rufus Thomas
My Guy - Mary Wells
My Girl - The Temptations

Tracks:

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
The In Crowd - Dobie Gray
Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & The Imperials
Got To Get You Off My Mind - Solomon Burke
Yes, Im Ready - Barbara Mason
Sitting In The Park - Billy Stewart
I Cant Help Myself - Four Tops
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
(I Got You) I Feel Good - James Brown
Seesaw - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
Cooljerk - The Capitols
Barefootin - Robert Parker
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
But Its Alright J.J. Jackson
Love Is A Hurtin Thing - Lou Rawls
Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
The Dark End Of The Street - James Carr

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Respect - Aretha Franklin
Tramp - Otis & Carla
Show Me - Joe Tex
Soul Finger - Bar-Kays
Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood
Im Your Puppett - James & Bobby Purify
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
Tighten Up - Bell & The Drells
Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors
Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C
(Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
La-La-Means I Love You - The Delfonics
Cowboys To Girls - The Intruders
Slip Away - Clarence Carter
Youre All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin
Whos Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton

Tracks:

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Tyrone Davis
Backfield In Motion - Mel & Tim
Give Me Just A Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
O-o-h Child - The 5 Stairsteps
Want Ads - Honey Cone
Groove Me - King Floyd
Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
Treat Her Like A Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
In The Rain - Dramatics
Lets Stay Together - Al Green
Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics
Oh Girl - Chi-Lites
Back Stabbers - OJays
One Of A Kind (Love Affair) - Spinners
If You Dont Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
Lookin For A Love - Bobby Womack
Sideshow - Blue Magic
Kiss And Say Goodbye - Manhattans

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Nothing's ever topped the golden age of soul for party music, and this four-CD set offers the distilled essence of the good times from those difficult years. Where Rhino's Beg, Scream & Shout! and Can You Dig It? compilations are thoughtful, wide-reaching surveys of the range of soul music in the '60s and '70s, respectively, Soul Spectacular! has exactly one thing on its track listing: mammoth crossover hits that add up to one blockbuster of a party. Of its 90 tracks (all presented in their original single versions), 47 were No. 1 and 15 topped the Pop and R&B charts. As such, the poles the set revolves around are Detroit (the Apollonian glories of Motown and Hot Wax: refined, orchestrated, and quality controlled) and Memphis (the Dionysian thrills of Stax, Volt, and the scene around them: raw jams that sounded like they'd been caught on tape by happy accident), but every other place in the country that was capable of turning out a national smash is represented, too. The '60s, for these purposes, extend back to definitive 1959 hits by Ray Charles and Barrett Strong; the '70s of soul peter out sometime around 1974, with a final appearance courtesy of the Manhattans' aptly named "Kiss and Say Goodbye," from 1976. By then, the vocal intensity of soul was taking a back seat to the new and slicker beats of funk and disco. But Soul Spectacular! is also a tribute to an era of independence and innovation, the years when tiny labels (their names like found poetry: Nola, Arctic, Par-Lo, Ovide, Bamboo) could make the whole country dance for a few weeks, if only because they found a groove nobody had discovered before. --Douglas Wolk

Album Description

Subtitled - The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time featuring 90 classic soul hits on 4 CD's (cross-licensed from many labels). Over half of them number 1's. Artists include Ray Charles, Marvelettes, Dobie Gray, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Bar-Kays, Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas, The Impressions & more. Rhino Records. Four standard jewel cases housed in a box (12 x 6 x 1 1/4). 2002.

Customer Reviews:

No Sam or Stevie?.......2006-03-02

I ain't dropping stars for this one because it is absolutely brilliant as far as I am concerned. Love every track from head to toe BUT not only is there no Sam Cooke but there's no Stevie Wonder either. So maybe the title should have been 'The Greatest Soul Hits of all Time without arguably the 2 MOST influential Soul artists of all Time' certainly 2 of the top 5 eh? Aretha, Ray and Otis are here. Anyway back to the set and it is a fantastic list of brilliant, well known and some hidden, gems! Production is good - sounds like the originals to me! 'Cept they don't have that little crackle that my record player used to create! If you wanna buy this and are just checking the reviews to tip the scales - I say DO IT! You WILL love it, but you might just wanna get a Sam & Stevie best of set to go with it.

Rhino 4CD Soul Box Familiar , "Spectacular" Starter Set.......2004-12-23

If Rhino's 4CD "Soul Spectacular" had been released in the mid-1980s it may have stood with Clapton's "Crossroads" and Bob Dylan's "Biograph" as among pop's essential box sets. Success of films like "Dirty Dancing" and "The Big Chill" returned many of these songs to public awareness as baby boomers recognized them as part of the idealized soundtrack of their lives. As Ben Edmonds says in the liner notes, "This music isn't simply of its time; it embodied it." This was a far cry from music critic Dave Marsh once wondering in the mid-1970s if Wilson Pickett and other soul giants would one day be available only on bootlegs.

But the more than 20 years since have seen these songs anthologized countless times on soundtracks,hits and anthology collections (yours truly once owned every one of these songs in one recorded format or another) and played daily on oldies radio. (Barbara Mason's grand 1965 original, "Yes I'm Ready," far from the biggest hit here, has aired more than one million times.)

This collection's best and worst point is its familiarity. Even casual pop music fans know the signature songs of the Temptations, Mary Wells, Percy Sledge, Ben E. King and others here. No choice is a glaring misstep but some are questionable: why "I Count the Tears" from the Drifters instead of 1964's more popular "Under the Boardwalk" or 1959's more influential "There Goes My Baby?" Why James Brown's now-cliched "I Got You (I Feel Good)" over "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," one of music's most aggressive, important singles? Let alone essential performers (Sam Cooke? The Dells? Jerry Butler?) left out altogether. Motown, pop culture's most active recycling plant, whips through 1962-3 songs from the Miracles, Vandellas and Supremes; only three Motown hits are heard across discs 2-3.

Those two middle discs are the set's best as they zip through a variety of styles: Muscle Shoals soul (Sledge, Brook Benton) Philadelphia (Fantastic Johnny C, Intruders, Delfonics), Chicago (Barbara Acklin, Billy Stewart) and, of course, Memphis and Detroit giants. Each artist is represented by one song except Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding, featured on solo and duet track each. The liner notes tell little more than oft-told tales of Stax and Motown's records respective founding.

"Soul Spectacular" is just that; 90 clear-sounding classics worth playing at any party or road trip without a dud in the bunch (at least until deep into disc four with one too many smooth Philadelphia International ballads in a row.) It's a first-class soul starter set, with greatest hits sets from any major individual artist listed an essential buy.

A True Spectacular Even Without Mr. Cooke!.......2004-06-30

It is truly one of the best collections I have ever seen/heard!
Ok, it doesn't include Sam Cooke, but hey, you can't have everything! It has NEARLY everything BUT Sam Cooke!
Rhino obviously couldn't obtain the rights to Sam's music, but they have done a great job of obtaining some of the best of the Stax/Volt, Atlantic, Motown and other great Soul Recording Labels!
Several of these tunes have been PLAYED TO DEATH by 'Oldies' radio formats-- MOST OF THE MOTOWN STUFF--, but there are many gems in this set of CD's amongst the 'standards'--Gems like CRY BABY by Garnett Mimms, WALKING THE DOG by Rufus Thomas, MEMPHIS SOUL STEW by King Curtis, LOVE IS A HURTIN' THING by Lou Rawls, and oh so many more! There are 88 songs to choose from, and if you want a decent collection of Soul & R&B oldies, this is it!
I am a bit of a musicologist and
have studied this music for 20 plus years, and I must say that this is a very groovy 4 CD set for Musical Novices and Experts alike! I'm impressed!
I didn't rate it 5 stars because I agree that leaving Mr. Cooke out is not cool!

Brilliant, Cooke or no Cooke.......2002-05-18

Often when a particular artist is not included in a collection it is because rights were not available for use of his/her recordings. That aside, this box set could not have a more accurate title -- it is spectacular in every sense. The PBS tie-in concert is a fund-raising staple for good reason -- 40 years of brilliant music performed by some of the greatest entertainers of the century. See it, hear it, buy it, love it!

for one reason only.......2002-05-08

Not one Sam Cooke song? You've got to be kidding.

The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection

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5 stars for content, 2 for execution
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Why?
Great Song Choices
Soul Music

The Best of Diana Ross & The Supremes - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
Diana Ross & the Supremes
Manufacturer: Motown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K1I1
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Tracks:

Where Did Our Love Go
Baby Love
Come See About Me
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Back In My Arms Again
I Hear A Symphony
You Can't Hurry Love
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Reflections
Love Child
Someday We'll Be Together

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The Supremes' catalog (as well as that of every other hit-making artist who ever recorded for Motown) has been packaged and repackaged so many times that yet another go-round of the same material would seem pretty uninviting if the music weren't so good. The songs collected here certainly constitute some of the Supremes' prime stuff. But like many of the entries in MCA's 20th Century Masters collection, it's a product of flawed logic. The set is made up entirely of No. 1 hits, except for "Reflections," which charted at No. 2. It's unclear why that song takes precedence over two of the group's other No. 1s, "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" and "The Happening" (both of which end up on Volume 2). The album could have stuck to the Supremes' early period, before Diana Ross became front woman in name as well as in fact. In that scenario, earlier hits could have subbed for "Love Child" and "Someday We'll Be Together," and those songs saved for a subsequent volume. Maybe these are quibbling arguments, but the perpetual mishandling of Motown's peerless catalog continues to puzzle. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 stars for content, 2 for execution.......2004-05-25

For years now, Universal has been cranking out basic, mid-priced compilation CD's of artists in their huge catalog of labels. In many cases, these CD's have been welcomed as they have provided overview collections for some artists that have not been collected before or are an improvement, sonically and/or content-wise, over existing product. However, with the myriad of CD's available for supergroups such as the Supremes, there really is no need for this collection but here it is anyway. If by some chance a music fan does not already own a Supremes collection, this would be a decent sampling but unfortunately, the sound quality here leaves a lot to be desired. So while it's hard to dispute getting all number one tunes with one number two side, this CD falls on its face when it comes to how it performs. Much of the early Motown stuff is muddy-sounding and when mastered for lp the high end was pumped up to compensate for the warming effect of going to vinyl. However, use these masters for CD and without the smoothing out effect of vinyl, these sound terribly shrill and harsh. Two of the tracks here, "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me" are particularly difficult to listen to for this reason. Since stereo versions are available on other Supremes' CD's there is little reason to purchase this only to get sound that is inferior to that which can be obtained elsewhere. With their monumental charting success, a second Millennium collection volume was necessary to merely skim off the Supreme's biggest hits and that companion volume to this one is a bit better technically. Nonetheless, neither of these collections offer anything new and are actually a step down. Better Supremes collections are easily found elsewhere and are preferable to these Millennium pieces.

Disappointed.......2004-01-16

My first Supremes collection purchase on CD. It lacks the warm, full richness I've associated with vinyl.
Deep bass and sharp handclaps but the midrange isn't there.
Is it a bad mixing job or have I just become used to what I hear on the radio?
Compare the snare drum on Phil Collins version of You Can't Hurry Love to the snare drum on this mix.
I know, this isn't about drums but it's difficult to express audio impressions with written words.
I feel the reproduction quality (remix?) of this collection is substandard.
I'm looking for an enjoyable Supremes collection and this isn't it.

Why?.......2003-04-18

I am annoyed with the amount of collections put on Diana Ross and the Supremes. What about the "great underrated" artists like Thelma Houston, "one hit wonder" I think not! Diana Ross is a fine artist but she isn't this great "diva" that she wants everybody to think she is. think about it

Great Song Choices.......2003-02-05

The 20th Century Masters collections are infamous for leaving off hits when it comes to many artists. However, this one is pretty well done and put together. Of course, the Supremes had a ton of hits so not everyone of their big songs are here *although a majority are.* Every song on here is instantly recognizable. Everyone knows "Stop In the Name of Love," "Baby Love," and "Where Did Our Love Go." My personal favorite is the great closing track "Someday We'll Be Together." My only complaint is the omission of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." That's probably my favorite song by them and it would've made a good addition. Oh, well.

The Supremes were definitely THE girl supergroup. They paved the way for others such as Destinys Child, Expose, and En Vogue. Very few artists have as many hits to back them up as them.

Soul Music.......2002-05-31

This was the first Supremes CD I purchased in wanting to hear the "Motown Sound" that I hear on my neighboring oldies station. A substantial amount of the songs on this particular CD are composed by the legendary team of Holland, Dozier, Holland and our carefully crafted to perfection. Hits like `Baby Love', `I Hear a Symphony' and `Where did our Love Go' should forever remain on our radio dials and music shelves as representatives of what was once called soul music. If you would like to experience the disciplined sound that put the Motor City on the map and which put together the mold for all other girl groups to pursue. Buy this CD as a starting point. You will not be disappointed.

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THE MOTOWN STORY is FABULOUS!
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ASIN: B0000C5RPE
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Introduction - Various Artists
Money That's What I Want - Barrett Strong
Shop Around - Miracles
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Stubborn Kind Of Fellow - Marvin Gaye
Two Lovers - Mary Wells
You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Miracles
Fingertips (Part 2) - Little Steve Wonder
Love Is Like A (Heat Wave) - Martha & Vandellas
Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye
The Way You Do The Things You Do - Temptations
My Guy - Mary Wells
Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
Dancing In The Streets - Martha & Vandellas
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
My Girl - Temptations
Shotgun - Jr. Walkers & The All Stars
Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
The Tracks Of My Tears - Miracles

Tracks:

I Cant' Help Myself (Super Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Reach Out I'll Be There - The Four Tops
You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes
Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Tammi Terrell
Reflections - Diana Ross
I Heart It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight
I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson
Love Child - Diana Ross
Cloud Nine - Temptations
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - The All Stars
Baby I'm For Real - ORIGINALS
Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross

Customer Reviews:

The worst.......2006-09-15

Oh, the music is great, but what the other reviewers conveniently forgot to mention was that the songs are marred by a narrative introduction that is included on the same track as the song. In other words, you have to listen to the narrative introduction every time you play the song. Who wants that? It would have been great if the intros were on separate tracks but they were too stupid to think of doing the obvious.

THE MOTOWN STORY is FABULOUS!.......2004-12-01

Unlike any other collection available, The Motown Story Volume 1: The 1960s is a collection of Motown's biggest hits, evenly placed throughout amazing audio interviews by the artists who made them. It is very informative, fun, and it sounds great! The booklet is very detailed with great pictures and even more stories. If this doesn't make you a Motown fan, nothing will.

Steve Vrana's review is inaccurate. The Motown Story is not a condensed version of the Hitsville Box Set, which was a collection of Motown's mono singles. This is a collection of stories and select stereo singles, a completely different concept.

This did appear three times earlier as different collections: The Motown Story: The First Decade (5 LP vinyl set in 1970), The Motown Story: The First 25 Years (5 LP vinyl set in 1983) and The Motown Story: The First 25 Years (3 CD set in 1986), but this is the best version yet! Let's hope for Volume 2: The 1970s soon!

It was apparent that Mr. Vrana never actually listened or purchased this collection because he also said that the CDs were too short, never commenting on the interviews. These CDs are full length, they couldn't fit another song on either CD!

If you are a casual listener, or intense Motown fan and want to buy one Motown collection, get this!

Great set, however be aware ..........2004-04-09

You won't find many of these songs together ever again on CD, some of them you can't find on disc period. The only thing that I do not like the interviews that precede the songs here and that does knock my rating of this somewhat. I do know that this is a condension of the boxed set that was put out in the early 70's. While it's a nice set, you will have to be a hardcore fan to enjoy some of it ...

A Condensed Version of the HITSVILLE USA Box Set.......2004-02-05

This collection begins with Barrett Strong's 1960 classic "Money" and ends with the Supremes' final hit with Diana Ross in 1969, "Someday We'll Be Together. Throughout the entire decade of the Sixties, was there a week when there wasn't at least one Motown artist in Billboard's Top 40? I doubt it. And with the Motown vaults teeming with hits, it wasn't difficult to fill two CDs with classic songs. In fact, both CDs had room for an additional four or five tracks each. [This would have allowed for greater representation of some artists by including Mary Wells' "The One Who Really Loves You" or the Marvelettes' "Don't Mess with Bill," as well as including some of Motown's lesser artists like The Originals' "Baby I'm for Real" or The Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You."]
The bottom line is you can't get a definitive Motown collection in a two-disc set--even if you limit it to the Sixties. That's why Motown put out the 4-disc box set HITSVILLE USA in 1992. In fact, if you look closely at the track listing for THE MOTOWN STORY, essentially they just distilled that 104-track box set down to 42 tracks. There are only six tracks on STORY not found in the box set: an additional track by Marvin Gaye ("Can I Get a Witness), and five tracks by The Supremes. [The earlier box set had five Supremes' songs, but only "Love Child" is carried over to this compilation.]

If your budget can afford it, the HITSVILLE USA box set is still the best choice. But track for track, you can't go wrong with the song selection on THE MOTOWN STORY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Great Set.......2004-01-26

Motown is a Label that is timeless with Classic Music&artists&this collection continues the Great Benchmark that Motown set way back in the day. so Many great songs here by the Like sof Stevie Wonder,Marvin Gaye,Temps,Four Tops,Smokey&the Miracles&Other Greats. you can never go wrong with a Motown set you are always holding&Hearing History time&time again.

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