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| Four decades of hits from the legendary label! Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Diana Ross, Rick James, Smokey Robinson, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, etc. |
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| 1 Please Mr. Postman - Marvelettes |
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| 2 Shop Around - Robinson, Smokey & the Miracles |
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| 3 (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & the Vandellas |
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| 4 My Guy - Wells, Mary |
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| 5 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Terrell, Tammi |
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| 6 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops |
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| 7 Baby, I'm for Real - Originals [1] |
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| 8 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Ruffin, Jimmy |
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| 9 Keep on Truckin' - Kendricks, Eddie |
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| 10 ABC - Jackson Five |
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| 11 Stop! In the Name of Love - Ross, Diana |
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| 12 My Cherie Amour - Wonder, Stevie |
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| 13 Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Knight, Gladys & The Pips |
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| 14 Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) - Temptations |
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| 15 What's Going On - Gaye, Marvin |
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| 16 Someday We'll Be Together - Ross, Diana & the Supremes |
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| 17 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Temptations |
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| 18 I'll Be There - Jackson Five |
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| 19 Tears of a Clown - Robinson, Smokey & the Miracles |
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| 20 When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Ross, Diana |
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| 21 Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas |
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| 22 Super Freak - James, Rick |
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| 23 Let It Whip - Dazz Band |
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| 24 Rub You the Right Way - Gill, Johnny |
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| 25 Let's Get Serious - Jackson, Jermaine |
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Album Review
Motown never tires of finding ways to repackage their history, but a 40th anniversary celebration is one of the better excuses they could have for releasing another multi-disc retrospective, such as the double-disc "Motown 40 Forever". Unfortunately, devoting the first disc to classic '60s hits and isolating '80s and '90s singles works against the compilation -- it only illustrates that the first two decades of the label's history (particularly the very first decade) were much stronger creatively than the last two, especially since classic '70s singles are used on both discs. Taken individually, however, each disc is quite entertaining. The first contains such classics as "Shop Around," "Heat Wave," "My Guy," "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted," "ABC," "My Cherie Amour," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "What's Going On," "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," "Tears of a Clown" and "Dancing in the Street." It would have been nice if the disc was sequenced in chronological order, but it's still a blast. The second disc has its moments, too -- "Superfreak," "Let It Whip," "War," "Three Times a Lady," "Superstition" and "Let's Get it On" are terrific, while songs like "Rub You the Right Way" and "Somebody's Watching Me" are nice period pieces. The remix of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" is unnecessary, but it does little to dilute a thoroughly entertaining, if redundant, collection. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
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