The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A (5CD + Vinyl-Single)

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Label:: Motown
Aufnahmejahr ca.:: 1971
UPC/EAN:: 0602517776555
Erscheinungstermin:: 6.11.2009

January, 1971: America was facing a decade of reconstruction. The optimism of the sixties had been shattered by race riots, assassinations, escalation of the Vietnam War and political instability. Desegregation through busing was become a hot issue. President Richard Nixon formally recognized the Congressional Black Caucus for the first time.

And Marvin Gaye, the brooding Prince of Motown, asked, “What’s Going On?”

Marvin’s landmark single, released in January, fronts the latest in Hip-oSelect. com’s continuing, critically acclaimed series, The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971. The 5-CD set, which covers just the first six months of the year, is chock full of those wider-world stories and the great music during a period when the company, too, was undergoing its own reconstruction. With Marvin’s breakthrough, Motown—an empire built on 45 rpm singles—took small steps toward album projects. Its musicians, led by the core Funk Brothers band, would be credited on record for the first time, not just on What’s Going On but on the debut album by consistently rising songwriter / producer Valerie Simpson, whose first single appears on this set. Stevie Wonder turned 21, announcing his creative independence with the striking “We Can Work It Out”—a track featuring the Hitsville studio debut of bassist Bob Babbitt, filling in for stalwart Funk Brother James Jamerson.

While established stars Four Tops and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas were struggling with the company’s evolution, new kids the Jackson 5 continued their hot streak, knocking a couple of ballads—“Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Maybe Tomorrow”—out of the park. Also on a streak was Rare Earth; their mid-1971 smash “I Just Want To Celebrate” continues to be heard around the world. Gladys Knight & the Pips delivered another classic, “I Don’t Want To Do Wrong.”

Former Temptation David Ruffin released a single that was not to see an LP release for 33 years, while Eddie Kendricks left the Tempts on a high note, as “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me),” featuring Eddie on lead, became their first No. 1 in years.

Diana Ross was the emerging solo star. She hosted her first network television special on her own, the hugely successful Diana!. Though her releases were fan favorites and she lacked a Top 10 hit in this period, the show further cemented her star power. And, the marketing muscle behind it illuminated that Berry Gordy was leading Motown to L. A. for good.

Back in Detroit Norman Whitfield delivered more hits, this time with a brand new group. Challenged by whispers that his success came from inheriting an already successful group (the Temptations), he created the Undisputed Truth. Their hit, “Smiling Faces Sometimes,” was a dark masterpiece.

Also debuting on Motown were creative experiments like the “religious rock” group Ken Christie & the Sunday People; show biz perennials Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin; New Orleans soul man King Floyd; pop singer P. J. (Patti Jerome); Impact of Brass, direct from Miami to compete with the likes of Blood, Sweat & Tears; the future rock star Meatloaf, in duets with Stoney, a. k.a. Shaun Murphy, the future regular backup singer for Bob Seger; and more.

All of this wonderful, entertaining, emotional and sometimes quirky music is given a beautiful frame: the “album” style packaging with a rich 148-page booklet featuring unique stories about every song. Co-producer Keith Hughes and Grammy®-nominated author Bill Dahl provide the track-by-track history, not to mention detailed recording and release dates. Harry Webber, Motown’s first official Art Director who went on to become a Madison Avenue legend, opens for the first time a window to the world of Motown album cover art in his introductory essay. Providing the historical overview is Andrew Flory, author and Assistant Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory.

Another great era, another great set. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971 is an extraordinary document of the time, in a series PitchforkMedia. com calls “a godsend... about as good a job as humanly possible.”

Hip-oCrates Notes: With longer tracks and a greater number of stereo promo mixes and other rarities, one set covering 1971 would have been a whopping 10 discs. To maintain a manageable size for the release, this volume takes the year up through the end of June. The next set, Volume 11B: 1971, will be 5 discs as well, picking up where this one leaves off and continuing through December ’71.

Tracklisting

Disk 1 von 5 (CD)

1 Mama's Pearl - Jackson 5, The Corporation TM
2 Darling Dear - George Gordy, Jackson 5, Lawrence Brown, David Van dePitte
3 Let's All Save The Children - Joe Hinton, Ronald Miller, Tom Baird
4 You Are Blue - Henry Cosby, Joe Hinton
5 Sweet Water - Brass Monkey
6 You Keep Me Hangin' On - Brass Monkey
7 Pet Names - Chuck Jackson
8 Is There Anything Love Can't Do - Chuck Jackson
9 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - Norman Whitfield, The Temptations, Jerry Long
10 You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - Norman Whitfield, The Temptations
11 Ain't It A Sad Thing - R. Dean Taylor
12 Back Street - R. Dean Taylor
13 What's Going On - Art Stewart, James Green, Joe Atkinson, Lawrence Miles, Marvin Gaye
14 God Is Love - Art Stewart, James Green, Joe Atkinson, Lawrence Miles, Marvin Gaye
15 Save My Love For A Rainy Day - The Undisputed Truth, Norman Whitfield
16 Since I've Lost You - The Undisputed Truth, Norman Whitfield
17 Don't Pay Me No Mind - Ken Christie & The Sunday People, Mike Valvano
18 Listen To Your Soul - Ken Christie & The Sunday People, Mike Valvano
19 Each Day Is A Lifetime - David Ruffin, Henry Cosby, David Van dePitte
20 Don't Stop Lovin' Me - David Ruffin, Duke Browner, Paul Riser
21 Love Makes The World Go Round - Duke Browner, Kiki Dee
22 Jimmy - Kiki Dee
23 Love Makes The World Go Round - Duke Browner, Kiki Dee

Disk 2 von 5 (CD)

1 We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
2 Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder
3 I Don't Blame You At All - Smokey Robinson, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Terry Johnson
4 That Girl - Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5 This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae - Eddie Kendricks, Frank Wilson
6 It's So Hard For Me To Say Good-Bye - Eddie Kendricks, Frank Wilson
7 This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae - Eddie Kendricks, Frank Wilson
8 In My Own Lifetime - Jimmy Bowen, Sammy Davis, Jr.
9 I'll Begin Again - Jimmy Bowien, Michael Viner, Sammy Davis, Jr.
10 In My Own Lifetime - Jimmy Bowen, Sammy Davis, Jr.
11 Never Can Say Goodbye - Hal Davis, Jackson 5, Gene Page
12 She's Good - Jackson 5, The Corporation TM
13 Gotta See Jane - R. Dean Taylor
14 Gotta See Jane - R. Dean Taylor
15 Strung Out - Gordon Staples, Paul Riser, The Motown Strings
16 Sounds Of The Zodiac - Gordon Staples, Paul Riser, The Motown Strings
17 Strung Out - Gordon Staples, Paul Riser, The Motown Strings
18 Strung Out - Gordon Staples, Paul Riser, The Motown Strings
19 Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - Edwin Starr
20 Cloud Nine - Edwin Starr
21 When My Love Hand Comes Down - Bobby Taylor, David Ruffin, Jimmy Ruffin
22 Steppin' On A Dream - David Ruffin, Henry Cosby, Jimmy Ruffin, Paul Riser
23 I Won't Weep No More - Letta
24 You Touched Me - Letta
25 Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder