Motown Greatest Hits (2003)

About this title: A three-disc set released by Universal International, Motown Greatest Hits is a wonderful collection that combines the obvious Motown hits with material a little less at the center of the label's patented 1960's sound. Rick James' "Superfreak" and Billy Preston's "With You I'm Born Again" are just two of the titles mixed in here that give this anthology a more comprehensive feel than the usual Motown compilations. Relatively uncommon tracks like "I Hear a Symphony" by the Isley Brothers, and the movie theme song "Ben" by Michael Jackson are also included, adding to the historical sweep of ... read more

Tracks:

1. What's Going On [Benson/Cleveland/Ga]
2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone [Whitfield/Strong]
3. My Cherie Amour [Wonder/Cosby/Moy]
4. Baby Love [Holland/Holland/Doz]
5. I Want You Back [Perren/Mizell/Richa]
6. Reach Out (I'll Be There) [Holland/Holland/Doz]
7. Dancing in the Street [Gaye/Stevenson/Hunt]
8. The Tears of a Clown [Cosby/Robinson/Wond]
9. My Guy [Robinson/White]
10. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) [Dozier/Holland]
11. Ben [Black/Scharf]
12. My Old Piano [Edwards/Rodgers]
13. 25 Miles [Starr/Bristol/Fuqua]
14. Do You Love Me [Gordy]
15. Behind a Painted Smile [Hunter/Verdi]
16. Superfreak [James/Miller]
17. Don't Leave Me This Way [Gamble/Huff/Gilbert]
18. You Are Everything [Bell/Creed]
19. Walk Away from Love [Kipps]
20. With You I'm Born Again [Shire/Connors]
21. Stop! In the Name of Love [Dozier/Holland/Holl]
22. Easy [Richie]
23. One Day in Your Life [Brown/Armand]
24. I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Whitfield/Strong]
25. Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Ashford/Simpson]
26. Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday [Wells/Miller]
27. Treat Her Like a Lady [Williams/Woodson]
28. It's the Same Old Song [Holland/Holland/Doz]
29. ABC [Perren/Oakley/Richa]
30. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) [Masser/Goffin]
31. Going to a Go Go [Moore/Robinson/Roge]
32. Jimmy Mack [Holland/Holland/Doz]
33. Shotgun [DeWalt]
34. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) [Dozier/Holland/Holl]
35. River Deep, Mountain High [Spector/Barry/Green]
36. If I Were Your Woman [Sawyer/Jones/McMurr]
37. You're All I Need to Get By [Ashford/Simpson]
38. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted [Dean/Riser/Weathers]
39. Somebody's Watching Me [Rockwell]
40. Im My House [James]
41. Three Times a Lady [Richie]
42. Uptight (Everything Is Alright) [Moy/Cosby/Wonder]
43. The Tracks of My Tears [Robinson/Moore/Tarp]
44. Endless Love [Richie]
45. I'll Be There [Hutch/Davis/Gordy]
46. If I Were a Carpenter [Hardin]
47. I Want You [Ware/Ross]
48. Please Mr. Postman [Bateman/Dobbins/Gar]
49. (I'm A) Road Runner [Dozier/Holland]
50. Reflections [Holland/Holland/Doz]
51. My Girl [Robinson/White]
52. Ain't No Sunshine [Withers]
53. I Hear a Symphony [Holland/Holland/Doz]
54. It Takes Two [Stevenson/Moy]
55. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave [Holland/Dozier/Holl]
56. Help Me Make It Through the Night [Kristofferson]

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