Cruizin' to Motown, Vol. 2 (1999)

About this title: Cruizin' to Motown, Vol. 2, like the first volume in the budget-line series, doesn't concentrate on any one period of Motown's output, skipping around between the classic '60s sound, the more funk-oriented early-'70s style, and even a few later tracks, as well as including some relative obscurities from well-known artists in place of bigger hits. Still, any listener who simply wants these particular songs in one place, without having to buy bigger retrospectives or artist best-ofs, will be well served. The more popular songs present include material from the Four Tops ("Reach Out (I'll Be ... read more

Tracks:

1. You've Really Got a Hold on Me [Robinson]
2. 2 Lovers [Robinson]
3. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone [Strong/Whitfield]
4. All Night Long [James]
5. Reach Out (I'll Be There) [Dozier/Holland/Holl]
6. All This Love [DeBarge]
7. Ooo Baby Baby [Robinson/Moore]
8. I'll Be There [Gordy/Davis/Hutch]
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Whitfield/Strong]
10. Ain't Too Proud to Beg [Holland/Whitfield]
11. Your Precious Love [Ashford/Simpson]
12. Lady (You Bring Me Up) [King/Hudson/King]
13. Easy [Richie]
14. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) [Lambert/Potter]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.