Track Listing

1. Baby, I'm for Real
2. Your're the One
3. I'll Wait for You
4. Bells
5. We Can Make It Baby
6. Just to Keep You Satisfied [#][*]
7. God Bless Whoever Sent You
8. I Like Your Style
9. Suspicion [#][*]
10. I'm Someone Who Cares
11. Down to Love Town [12" Version]][Version]
12. Good Lovin' Is Just a Dime Away
13. Game Called Love
14. Once I Have You (I Will Never Let You Go)
15. Keep Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15198 in Music
• Released on: 1999-03-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
The Originals languished on Motown's roster until Marvin Gaye took an interest in their career in 1968. Soon he'd produced and cowritten two Top 5 soul hits for the smooth quartet. The doo-wop-influenced "Baby I'm for Real" and "The Bells" are hardly the only highlights of this compilation, though--"God Bless Whoever Sent You" and the later disco smash "Down to Love Town" are near classics that deserve the new light that falls on them here. Most rewarding for Gaye fans will be an early, unreleased version of "Just to Keep You Satisfied," a song he later rewrote for Let's Get It On. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Very Good With One Flaw
This group is one of the understated talents Motown had
as well as FANTASTIC FOUR. These guys should have been as big as the Temptations. They remind you of the Dells,Dramatics,Moments,and Black Ivory. These groups were awesome. The reason I gave this four and not five stars is there is an album by the Originals called "Defintions".

On that album there is a song "The Exodus Song" it seriously borders on gospel,that seriously uplifting.

There is a story behind the song. 2 djs made a bet. One dj said they could not record the song in one take. The song was done impromptu, the engineer recorded it and the rest was history. According to the story it is a difficult song to sing as well as play for a musician. Try and find the vinyl copy of that lp. My mom has her's under lock and key.

This is still a good purchase a lot of these songs are hard to find,but find "DEFINTIONS" make it a mission.

A talent that fell through the cracks
This cd is a must for music lovers that either remember when music was music or love old skool.
The Originals had an unique sound, mixing doo-wop street corner harmony, with smooth mellow rythyms that saturated R&B music of 60's/70's They also boast arguably the greatest recording artist ever in Marvin Gaye singing backrounds. For the first six songs in this set, Marvin weaves his smooth tenor and falsetto voice throughout the tracks making them sound impecaple. As far as the other nine tracks on this cd, they are very good as well but the Marvin Gaye produced tracks are definitely the highlight of this cd. I particularly like the songs I'll Wait For You, We Can Make It Baby and Just To Keep You Satisfied. They exhibit harmonizing at its best.
If you are a fan of good music, you will enjoy this cd very much, I guarantee it.

THIS IS "TRUE-ORIGINAL- MUSIC", THIS ALBUM LIKE MANY OTHERS ARE "JUST 2 KEEP YOU SATISFY"!!!!
WORDS COULD BARELY UTTER HOW MUCH I ADORE "THE VERY BEST OF THE ORIGINALS" & MANY OTHER OLD-SCHOOL ARTIST!! WHO KNEW WAY-BACK THEN THAT NOW IN THE NEXT CENTURY THAT WE WOULD BE ADORING MUSIC THAT ARE AT LEAST 35 YEARS?!... ***JUST BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY ARE LEGENDS & APPRECIATING THE "GREAT-NESS" OF THEIR MUSIC IS TRULY "PAYING HOMAGE"!!!!*** ~~~~I'LL NEVER FORGET ABOUT THESE OLD-SCHOOL ARTIST BECAUSE THEY'RE "TRAIL-BLAZERS"!! THE ORIGINALS WAS THE PERFECT NAME BECAUSE "ORIGINAL" MEANS REAL "NATURAL"!!!!
>>>>>I WANT 2 THANK Y'ALL 4 LIVING UP 2 YOUR NAMES!!!!<<<<<

1. BABY I'M 4 REAL--- 20/20
2. I'LL WAIT 4 YOU--- 20/20
3. BELLS--- 20/20
4. WE CAN MAKE IT BABY--- 20/20
5. JUST 2 KEEP YOU SATISFY--- 20/20
6. "GOD BLESS WHO EVER SENT YOU"--- 20/20
7. I LIKE YOUR STYLE--- 10/20
8. SUSPICION--- 20/20
9. I'M SOMEONE WHO...--- 20/20
10. DOWN 4 LOVE TOWN--- 20/20
11. GOOD LOVIN' IS--- 10/20
12. GAME CALLED LOVE--- 12/20
13. ONCE I HAVE YOU...---20/20
14. KEEP ME--- 14/20
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"ORIGINAL FEEL GOOD MUSIC"<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<