Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Twenty-Five Miles - Edwin Starr
2. Love Is My Destination - Edwin Starr
3. I'm Livin in Shame - Diana Ross & the Supremes
4. I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around) - Diana Ross & the Supremes
5. Good Lovin' Aint Easy to Come By - Marvin Gaye, , Tammi Terrell
6. Satisfied Feelin' - Marvin Gaye, , Tammi Terrell
7. We've Got a Way out of Love - The Originals
8. You're the One - The Originals
9. We've Got a Way out of Love [Alternate Mix] - The Originals
10. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
11. I've Got to Find Myself a Brand New Baby - David Ruffin
12. Muck-Arty-Park - Soupy Sales
13. Green Grow the Lilacs - Soupy Sales
14. I Don't Know Why - Stevie Wonder
15. My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
16. Don't Know Why I Love You [Commercial Version] - Stevie Wonder
17. Runaway Child, Running Wild - The Temptations
18. I Need Your Lovin' - The Temptations
19. Don't Mess with My Weekend - Shorty Long
20. I Had a Dream - Shorty Long
21. Ain't No Justice - Shorty Long
22. Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime) - Gladys Knight & the Pips
23. Keep an Eye - Gladys Knight & the Pips

Disc 2:

1. I'll Try Something New - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
2. Way You Do the Things You Do - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
3. Are You Lonely for Me Baby - Chuck Jackson
4. Your Wonderful Love - Chuck Jackson
5. Are You Lonely for Me Baby [Alternate Long Mix] - Chuck Jackson
6. I Feel Like Falling in Love Again - The Fantastic Four
7. Pin Point It Down - The Fantastic Four
8. (We've Got) Honey Love - Martha Reeves,
9. I'm in Love (And I Know It) - Martha Reeves,
10. Runnaway Child, Running Wild - Earl Van Dyke
11. Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got - Earl Van Dyke
12. For Better or Worse - Jonah Jones
13. Don't Mess with Bill - Jonah Jones
14. Composer - Diana Ross & the Supremes,
15. Beginning of the End - Diana Ross & the Supremes,
16. My Cup Runneth Over - Billy Eckstine
17. Ask the Lonely - Billy Eckstine
18. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin Gaye
19. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) - Marvin Gaye
20. What Is a Man - The Four Tops
21. Don't Bring Back Memories - The Four Tops
22. Cherie - The Honest Men
23. Baby - The Honest Men
24. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
25. Brainwasher, Pt. 1 - Junior Walker & the All-Stars

Disc 3:

1. Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down - The Temptations
2. Since I've Lost You - The Temptations
3. Just Ain't Enough Love - The Isley Brothers
4. Green Grow the Lilacs - The Originals
5. No Matter What Sign You Are - Diana Ross & the Supremes
6. Young Folks - Diana Ross & the Supremes
7. No Matter What Sign You Are [Alternate Mix] - Diana Ross & the Supremes
8. I'm Still a Struggling Man - Edwin Starr
9. Pretty Little Angel - Edwin Starr
10. Nitty Gritty - Gladys Knight & the Pips
11. Got Myself a Good Man - Gladys Knight & the Pips
12. Doggone Right - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
13. Here I Go Again - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
14. Abraham, Martin, And John - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
15. Abraham, Martin, And John [Alternate Mix] - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
16. I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved - David Ruffin
17. We Have a Good Thing Going On - David Ruffin
18. Stubborn Kind of Fellow - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
19. Try It Baby - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
20. Luney Landing - Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups
21. Luney Take-Off - Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups
22. Oh, I've Been Blessed - Bobby Taylor
23. It Should Have Been Me Loving Her - Bobby Taylor
24. Cheating, Is Telling on You - The Lollipops
25. Need Your Love - The Lollipops

Disc 4:

1. Oh How Happy - Blinky, Edwin Starr
2. Ooo Baby Baby - Blinky, Edwin Starr
3. My Springtime - Terry Johnson
4. Suzie - Terry Johnson
5. My Girl Has Gone - Bobby Taylor
6. I Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations
7. Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You) - The Temptations
8. That's the Way Love Is - Marvin Gaye
9. Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love - Marvin Gaye
10. Honey Come Back - Chuck Jackson
11. What Am I Gonna Do Without You - Chuck Jackson
12. Baby, I'm for Real - The Originals
13. Moment of Truth - The Originals
14. Taking My Love (And Leaving Me) - Martha Reeves,
15. Heartless - Martha Reeves,
16. In Bed - Wes Henderson
17. Reality - Wes Henderson
18. Weight - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
19. For Better or Worse - Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations
20. Whiter Shade of Pale - Shorty Long
21. When You Are Available - Shorty Long
22. Just Another Lonely Night - The Fantastic Four
23. Don't Care Why You Want Me (Long as You Want Me) - The Fantastic Four
24. Midnight Cowboy - Joe Harnell
25. Green Grow the Lilacs - Joe Harnell

Disc 5:

1. That's How Heartaches Are Made - The Marvelettes
2. Rainy Mourning - The Marvelettes
3. Home on the Range (Everybody Needs a Home) - Stu Gardner
4. It's a Family Thing - Stu Gardner
5. Mend This Generation - Stu Gardner
6. Place in the Sun - Monk Montgomery
7. Your Love - Monk Montgomery
8. Never Had a Cream Come True - Stevie Wonder
9. Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder
10. I'd Be a Fool Right Now - Stevie Wonder
11. It's Private Tonight - Arthur Adams
12. Let's Make Some Love - Arthur Adams
13. These Eyes - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
14. I've Got to Find a Way to Win Maria Back - Junior Walker & the All-Stars
15. Friendship Train - Gladys Knight & the Pips
16. Cloud Nine - Gladys Knight & the Pips
17. In My Diary - The Spinners
18. (She's Gonna Love Me) At Sundown - The Spinners
19. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
20. Who's Lovin' You - The Jackson 5
21. If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can - Jimmy Ruffin
22. Farewell Is a Lonely Sound - Jimmy Ruffin
23. Gonna Put It on Your Mind - Dorothy Berry, Dorothy Oma & Zelpha,
24. Henry Blake - Dorothy Berry, Dorothy Oma & Zelpha,

Disc 6:

1. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & the Supremes
2. He's My Sunny Boy - Diana Ross & the Supremes
3. Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me - The Four Tops
4. Key - The Four Tops
5. Baby, I'll Get It - Chuck Jackson
6. Day the World Stood Still - Chuck Jackson
7. What You Gave Me - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
8. How You Gonna Keep It (After You Get It) - Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
9. Generation (Light Up the Sky) - Rare Earth
10. Magic Key - Rare Earth
11. I'm So Glad I Fell for You - David Ruffin
12. I Pray Every Day You Won't Regret Loving Me - David Ruffin
13. I'm So Glad I Fell for You [Alternate Mix] - David Ruffin
14. Point It Out - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
15. Darling Dear - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
16. Point It Out [Alternate Mix] - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
17. Can We Talk to You? (For a Little While) - Anonymous Children of Today
18. Love and Peace - Anonymous Children of Today
19. Can't You Hear the Music Play - Rustix
20. I Guess This Is Goodbye - Rustix
21. I Will Never Love Another - The Five Smooth Stones
22. Love Unto Me - The Five Smooth Stones
23. How Can I Forget - Marvin Gaye
24. Gonna Give Her All the Love I Got - Marvin Gaye
25. Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations
26. That's the Way Love Is - The Temptations

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #114773 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-12
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: 1.81 pounds

Customer Reviews

Volume Nine---1969
There aren't words enough to describe this series. Volume 9 is 6 discs , 7 hours , 18 minutes , and 27 seconds of 148 slices of Motown Heaven. The label responsible has taken such great care with all nine of these releases that it will be a shame when it ends after the last three boxes. The projected date for the end of the series is 2009---on Motown's (and my) 50th birthday. These sets deserve the highest accolades ever ! They are all lovingly assembled utilizing the best source material available , with the entire package being a treasure. It all started in 1959 , and now 1,254 songs and over 57 hours of Motown magic later , the complete Motown singles project is winding down with a full head of steam. Buy them all now----before you can't !

Here's the latest...
Here's the latest in the twelve volume set of the Complete (well, almost) Motown Singles. I say almost because Motown no longer owns the masters for many of the Rare Earth singles. What we do get is catalog numbers, release dates and credits to those recordings not included.
That said, 1969 was the final year for Diana Ross & the Supremes. Their first single, "I'm Living In Shame" went top 10, and they went out with a number one record (Someday We'll Be Together). On top of that, they concluded a highly successful stint performing and recording with their male counterpart group, The Temptations. Not bad, considering their lackluster success after Florence Ballard left the group in mid-'67. "Someday" was really intended for Diana's first solo single (it had been recorded at the same session as "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You") and had no trace of Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong on the disc. It was also the year the Jackson 5 released their first single, "I Want You Back". Other established acts such as Gladys Knight, Marvin Gaye and The Temptations had one of their most successful years against unbelievable odds. David Ruffin had exited the Tempts the previous year, Marvin Gaye lost Tammi Terrell, his singing partner, to bad health, and Gladys Knight was thrown the leftover crumbs from the table, yet she turned them into gems weaving her magical vocals in and out of impossible places. All the big hits are here, of course with B-sides in thier proper place along with some alternate takes or mixes. Like in previous collections, there are some withdrawn singles, this time from trumpeter Jonah Jones and vocalist extraordinaire Billy Eckstine. It's just a shame that the popularity of some of the greatest early Motown artists such as Martha & the Vandellas, The Marvelettes and even the Four Tops was beginning to wane. Even The Miracles were struggling a bit, although they managed to pull a couple of big hits out of the bag. Some newer acts found some fame, though--The Originals scored big with a Marvin Gaye production, "Baby I'm For Real" as well as Edwin Starr's, "25 Miles". They would continue their success the following year. Another major addition to Motown '69 was Hugh Masakela's imprint, Chisa. The Jazz Crusaders, Stu Gardner and others were added to the label because of it. A Jazz oriented label, it took Motown back into the genre once more since 1963's Workshop Jazz label.
There were only a couple of duds here, but I won't mention them. Motown kept the standards high every step of the way during the 60's, but it would not continue very far ino the next decade, as the house band, the beloved Funk Brothers, were squeezed out of their plans when they moved West. Three more volumes will follow, each with diminishing luster, I'm sure, but I'm still looking forward to them and all future Motown releases from Hip-O.

1969!!
To me, 1969 was an excellent year for the Motown label(s). The album product that year produced some of the best material. It also saw the debut of Michael Jackson (Jackson 5), a dynamic performer, on the Motown imprint with his brothers. The cover features the Jackson 5's first #1 hit 'I Want You Back', which is actually a 45, inserted in the front cover. A superb reproduction of the 45!
The info alone in this, like all of the other volumes is invaluable. Such an amount of information is priceless to any Motown fan. An excellent read to those who are just passing Motown fans.
Like always, if you have already purchased the previous volumes, grab this one, as anything by Michael Jackson or his imprint is commanding high prices, especially his vinyl, which is making a huge comback.