Motown Singles Vol. 5

Among the 166 tracks on 6 CDs, limited to 8,000 copies COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES VOL. 5 box to 44 songs that were represented in 1965 in the top 100 of the American pop and / or Rhythm Blues charts are (PY 41). 21 of them (previous year 15) were the top twenty. 4 Number-One-Hits Motown was a little less successful than in the previous year as a 6 title led the charts. Like its predecessors, has VOL. 5 in addition to all published in 1965 on Motown and their offshoots Singles A- and B-sides, first and second versions and Promotional singles especially the stars of Motown, the Supremes, Four Tops, Miracles, Temptations and Marvin Gaye.
As in the previous year were the Supremes in 1965 with 3 singles at the top of the charts, "Stop In The Name Of Love" (US R & B # 2 & Pop # 1; UK # 7), "Back In My Arms Again" (US R & B # 1 & Pop # 1; UK # 40) and "I Hear A Symphony" (US # 2 R & B & Pop # 1; UK # 39). Furthermore, the box contains the hit "Nothing But Heartaches" (US R & B # 6 & Pop # 11) and "My World Is Empty Without You" (US R & B # 10 Pop # 5) and Rares as "Mother Dear", a warped Single A side which is later appeared on the LP MORE HITS BY The Supremes and promo singles "Things Are Changing" and "The Only Time In Happy" with an interview on the Flipside and the Christmas single "Childrens Christmas Song" b / w "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me".
Also very successfully the Four Tops were in 1965. They provided the fourth No. 1 ranking for Motown, "I Cant Help Myself" (US R & B # 1 Pop # 1), beyond "Ask The Lonely" (US R & B # 9 & # 24 Pop), "It's The Same Old Song" (US # 2 R & B & Pop # 5; UK # 34) and "Something About You" (US R & B # 9 & # 19 Pop).
While the Four Tops came only last year to Motown, the Miracles were since the founding of Motown in 1959 there and collected since 1960 regularly hits, as well as in 1965 with "Ooo Baby Baby" (US R & B # 4 & Pop # 16) "The Tracks Of My Tears" (US R & B # 2 & Pop # 16), "My Girl Has Gone" (US R & B # 3 & Pop # 14) and "Going To A Go-Go" (US R & B # 2 & Pop # 11; # 44 UK).
Marvin Gaye, who belonged since 1961 to hit factory and was represented from the following year always in the charts, made with "Aint That Peculiar" (US R & B # 1 Pop # 8) and "Ill Be Doggone" (US R & B # 1 Pop & # 8) has two singles in the Top Ten of the pop charts and had continued with "Pretty Little Baby" (US R & B # 16 & Pop 25) success.
The Temptations, their career 1964, after two years of start-up time at Motown to work, translated in 1965 its success with "It's Growing" (US R & B # 3 pop # 18; UK # 45), "Since I Lost My Baby" (US R & B # 4 & Pop 17) b / w "You've Got To Earn It" US R & B # 22), "My Baby" (US R & B # 4 & Pop # 13) b / w "Dont Look Back" (US R & B # 15 & Pop # 83) continues.
(Little) Stevie Wonder, who already as a 13-year-old in 1963 had a number one hit in Motown with "Fingertips", was with "Uptight (Everything Is Alright)" (US R & B # 1 Pop # 3; UK # 14 ) nominated for 2 Grammys - "Best R & B Recording and" Best R & B Solo Cocal Performance "- but had his idol Ray Charles with" Crying Time "to defer." Uptight with its flip-side "Purple Raindrops" there in the Box as an addition in the form of a 45-rpm vinyl single replica. Tommy Tucker's "High Heel Sneakers" (US R & B # 30 # 59 Pop) came Stevie in the top hundred, while "Kiss Me Baby" could not place in the charts.
"His bluesy saxophone and his brittle voice," featuring the songs of Jr. Walker & The All Stars, "Do The Boomerang" (US R & B # 10 Pop 36), "Shake And Fingerpop" (US R & B # 7 & Pop 29) , "Shotgun" (US R & B # 1 & Pop 4) and Cleo's Mood "(US R & B # 14 & # 50 Pop), the latter a re-release from 1962 (Harvey-label) is.
The Marvelettes, who had been in the early years of Motown hits were from 1964 clearly overshadowed by the "golden girls" Supremes, were but in 1965 again represented with all the singles on the charts: "Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead" (US R & B # 11 & # 61 Pop), "Do not Mess With Bill" (US # 3 R & B & Pop # 7), "Ill Keep On Holding On" (US R & B # 11 & 34 Pop). The same is true for Martha & The Vandellas with "Nowhere To Run" (US R & B # 5 Pop # 8; UK # 26) and "You've Been In Love Too Long" (US R & B # 25 Pop # 36).
The Contours, who attended numerous dance hits since 1962, showed now signs of disintegration and brought in 1965 only a single on the market: "First I Look At The Purse" (US R & B # 12 & Pop 57), immortalized in the 1972 class Live LP FULLHOUSE the J. Geils Band. Two charts listing has seen Brenda Holloway with "When Im Gone" (US R & B # 12 & # 25 Pop) and "Operator" (78 US R & B # 36 & Pop). The one in the charts were Kim Weston with "Take Me In Your Arms" (US R & B # 4 & Pop # 40), the later duet partner Marvin Gaye and tragically early deceased Tammi Terrell with "I Can not Believe You Love Me "(US R & B # 27 & # 72 Pop) and the Spinners with" Ill Always Love You "(US R & B # 8 & Pop 35) who started in the 70s and 80s for Atlantic Records Vinyl.
Stubbornly, but with little success, the attempts of Motown with country and pop songs were also in 1965 to gain a foothold (Dee Mullins, Hillsiders, Howard Crockett, Dorsey Burnette, Tony Martin, Lewis Sisters, etc.).
The box is opened all its predecessors such as high-quality book with heavy cardboard lids in 45-rpm single-size. On 146 pages will be discussed in detail all the songs. Content and presentation justify the highest rating!