Motown, Soul & Oldies
“Motown” is both a style of music and a label; in fact, no other label (with the possible exception of its grittier ’60s brother, Stax) is more identified with the sound it produced. Although Motown started as a straight R&B label and later moved into genres from Psychedelic Soul to New Jack Swing, “The Motown Sound” as it’s usually understood by fans and historians.Most Motown songs were written on piano and based on a piano riff, although there were occasional ballads that broke the mold (the Temptations’ “My Girl”).
tracklist
The Way You Do the Things You Do – The Temptations
Tears of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
I Can’t Help Myself ( – The Four Tops
It’s All Right – The Impressions
Knock On Wood – Eddie Floyd
Baby Don’t You Go – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
Stop In the Name of Love – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Hold On I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
Ain’t No Woman Like the One I’ve Got – The Four Tops
Lonely Teardrops – Jackie Wilson
Reach Out – The Four Tops
I Got the Feelin’ – James Brown
My Girl – The Temptations
What Becomes of The Broken Hearted – Jimmy Ruffin
Nowhere to Run – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Where Did Our Love Go – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Neither One of Us – Gladys Knight & The Pips
I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson & The Miracless
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
I want You Back – Jackson 5
Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
I’ll be There – Jackson 5