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| Various Artists |
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| Original beloved versions of Jackson 5: ABC & I Want You Back; Marvin Gaye: Let’s Get It On; Edwin Starr: War; Rick James: Mary Jane; plus Smokey Robinson, others. |
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| 1 I Want You Back - Jackson 5 |
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| 2 I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Knight, Gladys & The Pips |
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| 3 Let's Get It On - Gaye, Marvin |
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| 4 ABC - Jackson 5 |
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| 5 I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth |
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| 6 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - Temptations |
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| 7 Quiet Storm - Robinson, Smokey |
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| 8 My World Is Empty Without You - Ross, Diana & The Supremes |
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| 9 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Temptations |
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| 10 Smiling Faces Sometimes - strong~whitfield |
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| 11 The Tears of a Clown - Robinson, Smokey & The Miracles |
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| 12 Keep on Truckin' - Kendricks, Eddie |
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| 13 War - Starr, Edwin |
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| 14 Mary Jane - James, Rick |
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Album Review
This supplementary disc to the unforgivably poor "Motown Remixed" experiment contains the original versions of songs that were sacrificed in honor of the horrible attempt to usher Motown's brilliant music to a new generation by "remixing" and "reconstructing" the original classics by contemporary hip hop and electronic producers. While this is by no means a greatest hits collection of the label's output (for that, the "Motown Gold" collection is an excellent two disc set worth seeking out), it is a diverse slice of music concentrated predominantly on the label's hits from the late 60s, 70s and early 80s. This is where the eclectic nature and brilliant production/songwriting teams and artists of Motown shine the most: in sexy swaggering ballads like "Let'S Get It On" and "Just My Imagination", the upbeat but dramatic "My World Is Empty", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "I Want You Back". All of which are not only staples of the Motown imprint, but of soul music in general. If you've been hiding under a rock for the past few decades or are new to the Motown sound, this is a solid starting point to explore from. Ignore the remix disc by all means and proceed straight to this one, for it is unquestionably the superior of the two. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
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