The Top Five songs of ...... Tamla Motown

Henry Irving

Sorry I know that it is almost impossible but to make it even harder I'm saying one song per artist

5. It's a Shame - Detroit Spinners

4. I want you back - The Jackson 5

3. What's going on - Marvin Gaye

2. Ain't too proud to beg - The Temptations

1. Tracks of my Tears - Smokey Robinson


I will now close my eyes as I will want to pick at least 75% of the songs everyone else chooses.

Riscardo

1. Law Of The Land - The Temptations

2. Date With The Rain - Eddie Kendricks

3. The Boss - Diana Ross

4. Behind The Groove - Teena Marie

5. Big Time - Rick Jam

Alex Wright

At the moment........

and in no particular order

Tracks of my tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Papa was a rollin stone - The Temptations
Reach out, I'll be there - The Four Tops

Alex Wright

[cite]Posted By: Alex Wright[/cite]At the moment........

and in no particular order

Tracks of my tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Papa was a rollin stone - The Temptations
Reach out, I'll be there - The Four Tops

But now it's...

Superstition - Stevie Wonder
What becomes of the broken hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
I'm gonna make you love me - Supremes and Temptations
Keep on Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks

KillersBeard

1. Knocks me off my feet - Stevie Wonder
2. I'll be there - Jackson 5
3. Bernadette - Four Tops
4. Aint no mountain high enough - Diana Ross
5. S.O.S - Edwin Starr

Damn difficult that as there's more than a top 5 in each of those artists.

Chunes

Easy - Lionel Richie
Hello - Lionel Richie
Three times a lady - Lionel Richie
Endless Love - Lionel Richie
Dancing on the ceiling - Lionel Richie

cafc_se7

5)You Are Everything - Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross
4)Stoned Love - The Supremes
3)Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
2))This Old Heart Of Mine - The Isley Brothers
1)Whats Going On - Marvin Gaye
So hard to pick a top 5 because there were so many good songs by so many different artists!

Alex Wright

[cite]Posted By: Alex Wright[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Alex Wright[/cite]At the moment........

and in no particular order

Tracks of my tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Papa was a rollin stone - The Temptations
Reach out, I'll be there - The Four Tops

But now it's...

Superstition - Stevie Wonder
What becomes of the broken hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
I'm gonna make you love me - Supremes and Temptations
Keep on Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks

And now it's................

SoundAsa£

How many of you know that Tracks of my Tears was actually the B side...I think I'm right in saying Going to A Go-Go was the A side and as such was never in the charts.Strange but true.
I've got it stored away at home in my spare garage somewhere.

KillersBeard

Never heard that before, It was certainly from the album Going to a go go, but I always thought it was released as a single in it's own right and I'm sure I've got it somewhere in the loft, Fork in the road was the B side.

Henry Irving

I heard that the secretary at Motown UK who was in charge of the Smokey fan club loved the track so much she persuaded Tamla to release it as a single but I may be mixing up with another Smokey song.

KillersBeard

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]I heard that the secretary at Motown UK who was in charge of the Smokey fan club loved the track so much she persuaded Tamla to release it as a single but I may be mixing up with another Smokey song.

I always thought that story was attributed to 'Tears of a Clown', but you may be right. Hope whoever she was, she got a decent reward for it, which ever track it was.

Henry Irving

[cite]Posted By: KillersBeard[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]I heard that the secretary at Motown UK who was in charge of the Smokey fan club loved the track so much she persuaded Tamla to release it as a single but I may be mixing up with another Smokey song.

I always thought that story was attributed to 'Tears of a Clown', but you may be right. Hope whoever she was, she got a decent reward for it, which ever track it was.

I think you are right it was Tears of a clown.

les_says

for today.....

just a little misunderstanding - contours
ghost in my house - r dean taylor
the night - four seasons (not to be confused with 'oh, what a night')
love is like an itchin in my heart - supremes
higher ground - stevie wonder

suzisausage

Gladys Knight - You're the best thing (that ever happened to me)
Commodores - Still
Jackson 5 - Got to be there
Marvin Gaye - How sweet it is
Diana Ross & the Supremes - The happening

BlackForestReds

Top Motown civil rights/protest songs:

What's Goin on? - Marvin Gaye:
Inner City Blues (make me wanna holler) - Marvin Gaye
What's Happening Brother? - Marvin Gaye
Slave - Temptations
Message From A Black Man - Temptations ('Yes you're skin is white, Does that make you right?' and 'No matter how hard you try you can't stop me now')
Just My Soul Responding - Smokey Robinson
I Should Be Proud - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Fishnets

Let it All Blow- The Dazz Band..

aliwibble

Quite frankly I could do a top five just of Stevie Wonder stuff, but I'll restrain myself to just the one.

Superstition - Stevie Wonder.
It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr
Get Ready - The Temptations
Reach Out, I'll Be There - The Four Tops

Well that was a fun trawl through my mp3 collection. Can we do Stax/Atlantic next week?

Badger

Temptations - Get Ready

The Four Tops - I'll turn to stone

Supremes - Stoned Love

Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life

Marvin Gaye - What's going on