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  Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 704 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Fave Male Grp-Temptations Fave Female Grp-Supremes Fave female solo-Gladys Fave Male-Marvin Fave single-Nowhere To Run-Vandellas Most underrated-Brenda Least Fave Big Hit--Do U Love Me-Contour Fave missed being top 40 hit-Heaven Must Have Sent U-Elgins(Runner up- Bird in Hand-Velvelettes) | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 636 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.28.187 |
Fav. Male group-1.Temptations 2. Spinners 3. Miracles Fav. Female group-1. Andantes 2.Velvelettes 3. Fav. Mixed Group-1. Majestics/Monitors 2. Downbeats/Elgins 3. Gladys knight & Pips Fav. Duets-1. Smokey & Mary, 2. Marvin & Kim, 3. Marvin & Tammi Fav. male solo-1. Marv Johnson, 2. Lamont Dozier, 3. Little Stevie Wonder Fav. Female solo-1. Carolyn Crawford, 2. Mary Wells, 3. Kim Weston, 4. Brenda Holloway Fav. single- too many perfect cuts to pick one, or even 25! Today's favourite: "I'll Come Running"-Carolyn Crawford Most underrated: Mickey McCullers Least fav. big hit: anything after 1972! "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)"-and I was an ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST!!! Fav. missed being reaching 40: Too many (hundreds here. Unreleased: 1. "Love Woke Me Up This Morning"- Brenda Holloway, 2. "I Should Have Known Better"-Marveletttes, 3. "A Tear From A Woman's Eye"-Temptations Released: 1. "I'll Come Running"-Carolyn Crawford, 2. "Someone To Call My Own"-Equadors, 3. "My Beloved"(w/Strings)-Satintones Fav. producers: 1. Stevenson/Hunter, 2.Bateman/ Holland/Gorman, 3. Fuqua/Bristol 4. Smokey Fav. Funk bro.-Joe Hunter Favourite worker-Robert Gordy (hope no one else there is slighted here!) | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 5-Doyen Username: paladin Post Number: 404 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 152.132.8.197 |
1. Temptations (no surprise there) 2. Smokey Robinson/Miracles (without those two groups my teenage years would have been pure hell) 3. Marvin Gaye 4. Martha & Vandellas 5. Four Tops 6. Supremes 6a. Originals 7. Jr Walker All Stars 8. Stevie Wonder Most Underated Group : Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers Most Underated #2 : Dynamic Superiors favorite Recordings: Girls Alright with Me Since I lost My Baby Hey Love Cleos back Come See About Me Baby I'm for real Aint That Peculiar Malinda Born To Love You Love I saw In You Was Just a Mirage Come Round Here Dream Come True The Man Who Don't Believe In Love*** There You Go Tracks of My Tears Please return Your Love 2 Me Paradise Take This Heart Of Mine Shake & Fingerpop Blowin In The Wind Sad Souvenirs Baby I need Your Loving Its Growing This is My beloved My Baby Changes Like The Weather Save me Swept For You baby My Guy I'm Wondering Dont Know why I love You Jimmy Mack My baby Loves Me Heatwave The Hunter Gets Captured by the game........ Now there are so many more but these songs provide a glimpse into my past that cannot be denied...........with the exception of *** and the two or three album cuts.....the rest of them I wore the hell out...in fact the 45's were gray by the time I finished playing them all, replete with french fry fingerprint grease & bar be que stains and wear marks on the covers...........Hell I used to buy a bottle of rubbing alcohol every week ......those were some great days.......everyone had to have a portable wrecka player for them 45's......for those of you that don't know......boomboxes were way off in the future ......LOL. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 640 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.31.30 |
Great listing-Kdubya -Marv Johnson's "The Man Who Don't Believe In Love" is a fantastic song that not many people remember. It's one of my favoutites! | ||
Iris Smith (hellostranger) 2-Debutant Username: hellostranger Post Number: 19 Registered: 9-2004 Posted From: 68.76.84.240 |
Kdubya, if i had to do a list I'd just about duplicate yours, with the addition of "Function at the Junction" That is one tune that gets me moving even when I don't feel like moving! "What Love has Joined together" (Temptations) Eddie sings this song as though he only had eyes for me! "Your Old Standby" Mary Wells Operator - Mary Wells Such is love such is life- The Miracles Baby don't you go- Miracles "Ask the Lonely" Four Tops Forever- Marvin Gaye I am your Man- Bobby Taylor & Vancouvers and the list goes on... Iris | ||
Morgan (leeway) 4-Laureate Username: leeway Post Number: 112 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.104.139.161 |
Iris, I too have to said that about Eddie's singing! If I ever get married again, I will use that one in my wedding, it's beautiful. Favorite Motown Songs: When The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game What Love Has Joined Together All I Need (One of my top three fav Tempts songs) Baby I Need Your Loving Reflections Bernadette I Was Made To Love Her Don't Look Back (Paul's singing is so sweet) I Wish It Would Rain Tracks of my Tears Mickey's Monkey You've Got to Earn It What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted My Baby Changes Like The Weather More Love There's too many to name!! | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1898 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Sentimental-Marvin & Mary If This World Were Mine-Marvin & Tammi Just Loving You-Kim Weston Baby, I'm For Real-The Originals Thank You-The Dramatics Mercy Mercy Me-Marvin What's Going On-Marvin Distant Lover-Marvin Jan-Marvin Why Did I Chose You-Marvin You Can Depend On Me-Smokey Ooo Baby Baby-Smokey Fork In The Road-Smokey What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted Jimmy Ruffin Statue Of A Fool-David Ruffin SoS-Edwin Starr Mr. Postman-Marvelettes These Foolish Things-Vandellas Come & get These Memories-Vandellas Ribbon In The Sky-Stevie All Is Fair-Stevie Ask The Lonely-4 Tops Just Can't Walk Away-4 Tops I Beleive In You & Me-4 Tops I'm Falling For You-4 Tops MacArthur Park-4 Tops S.S. | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1899 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Add: Does Your Mama Know About Me-Vancouvers Function At The Junction- Shorty Long S.S. | ||
Morgan (leeway) 4-Laureate Username: leeway Post Number: 114 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.104.139.161 |
I love that song "Baby I'm For Real!! Always wondered what group sang that, now I know. S.Sister, Did this group make any other records? | ||
Shawn1 (shawn1b) 5-Doyen Username: shawn1b Post Number: 185 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.30.15.63 |
Fav Female Group:Martha Reeves and The Vandellas,Fav Male Group is a Tie Between The Four Tops and The Tempts .Shawn | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 706 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.134 |
Great lists--lets try to stick to categories and one item per just to see the ultimates for people!Of course we love many many______.As Galdys wasnt solo at time I must re-pick solo female-Brenda Holloway. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 5-Doyen Username: paladin Post Number: 409 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 152.132.8.197 |
Robb K, it was also done by the great Paul Williams and The Tempts ....he smokes the song my friend. Its on the re-release of the Tempts CD Get Ready. Iris, I beleieve What Love Has Joined together was on the B side of Its Growing. I had some difficult choices to make. Plus The records I listed were very special to me and touched off a series of memories like no others. Thanks for the compliment, you know you're one of my favorite people. I also love the way Smokey did the song with Claudette and the Miracles on the LP What Love has Joined.....;-) Man, Claudette was beautiful on that cover.....she had that Look of Love in her eye......whew!!!!! Jimmy Mack, I was so outdone by your thread that I started writing and couldn't stop. Hell I left out my girlfriend Gladys Knight and that is blasphemy. She, like no other Motown female artist could sing "Pollywallydooodleallday" and I'd break out in a cold sweat. I hope she forgives me....please add these gems..... Everybody Needs Love I Heard It Through The Grapevine Giving Up I Dont wanna do wrong Daddy Could Swear Jimmy Mack....Motown was incredible, upon reflection its probably one of the reasons that I participate so actively at this site. Motown in its day was simply ...Pure Pleasure. I dont think that Motown (read BG/Cholly Atkins and all the writers, singers and support folk) get enough credit for their manifestation of James Brown's song "Say it Loud, I'm black and I'm proud ! Hell James sung it but every time I saw the Tempts, Tops, Miracles and Supremes...et al....I was actually watching his lyrics come to life....they were not pimps, hustlers or hookers, they were beautiful and I was dam proud of them....still am. Kdubya PS......before I go, let me add this, most of what my kids and their kids see today on BET/MTV is not something I'm proud of... a lot of times I feel ashamed, we have all commented on this before but I wanted to make myself clear. I aint fond of no dam minstrel show. | ||
Destruction (destruction) 6-Zenith Username: destruction Post Number: 493 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 199.173.226.226 |
JimmyM, "Great lists--lets try to stick to categories and one item per just to see the ultimates for people!" After you do that....could you help me herd the rest of these cats...lol. | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1925 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Hi Morgan; Yes, the did, "The Bells", "Just To Keep You Satisfied" are probably the next best two from their album. S.S. | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1926 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Add to my list: Every ballad by Teena Marie "Fire & Desire"-Teena & Rick "Ebony Eyes"-Rick & Smokey S.S. | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 6-Zenith Username: paladin Post Number: 427 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 152.132.8.197 |
Morgan, the Originals also made: We Can Make It baby ( This record like Baby I'm For Real & The Bells) has Marvin Gaye written all over them, he was experimenting with his layered and multiple vocal harmonys with this group long before he did them himself, listen closely and you'd swear he was singing in the background......he probably was ...LOL.........plus here are a few more notables from them : God Bless Whoever Sent You Dont Change Me Now (you may not like the change) Down To Love Town (disco) |
