Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 7-12 [Box Set]

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All Music Guide - John Bush
An eccentric but somewhat valuable way to build or complement a Motown collection, the box set Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 7-12 collects the final six volumes in the soul champion's hit series all of them also available separately. It may not be the most economical way to buy Motown, but the Chartbusters series does offer an intriguing blend of big hits and plentiful obscurities the latter of which Motown rarely reissues in full. For every oft-heard classic from Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, or Stevie Wonder, the box also offers excellent rarities like Syreeta's "Spinnin' and Spinnin'" one among many here from Syreeta or Tata Vega's "Get It Up for Love," or Yvonne ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - John Bush
An eccentric but somewhat valuable way to build or complement a Motown collection, the box set Motown Chartbusters, Vols. 7-12 collects the final six volumes in the soul champion's hit series all of them also available separately. It may not be the most economical way to buy Motown, but the Chartbusters series does offer an intriguing blend of big hits and plentiful obscurities the latter of which Motown rarely reissues in full. For every oft-heard classic from Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, or Stevie Wonder, the box also offers excellent rarities like Syreeta's "Spinnin' and Spinnin'" one among many here from Syreeta or Tata Vega's "Get It Up for Love," or Yvonne Fair's "It Should Have Been Me." Since this six-disc set deals with more '70s and '80s acts than the first one, the ratio of classics to subpar tracks is a bit lower, but it also has more rare material.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/29/2000
  • Label: Polygram Uk
  • UPC: 731454216722
  • Catalog Number: 542167

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Automatically Sunshine - The Supremes (2:39)
  2. 2 Just Walk in My Shoes - Gladys Knight & the Pips (2:29)
  3. 3 Rockin' Robin - Michael Jackson (2:34)
  4. 4 Take a Look Around - The Temptations (3:11)
  5. 5 You've Gotta Have Love in Your Heart - The Supremes (2:49)
  6. 6 If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder (3:02)
  7. 7 Surrender - Diana Ross (2:52)
  8. 8 Ain't No Sunshine - Michael Jackson (4:12)
  9. 9 Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are?) - The Temptations (2:52)
  10. 10 Bless You - Martha & the Vandellas (3:03)
  11. 11 Floy Joy - The Supremes (2:38)
  12. 12 Walk in the Night - Junior Walker & the All-Stars (4:13)
  13. 13 Doobedoodn'doobe Doobedoodn'doobe Doobedoodn'doobe - Diana Ross (4:53)
  14. 14 Festival Time - The San Remo Golden Strings (2:38)
  15. 15 My Guy - Mary Wells (2:51)
  16. 16 Got to Be There - Michael Jackson (3:24)
Disc 2
  1. 1 Superstition - Stevie Wonder (3:07)
  2. 2 Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & the Pips (4:21)
  3. 3 Law of the Land - The Temptations (4:46)
  4. 4 Take Me Girl, I'm Ready - Junior Walker & the All-Stars (3:07)
  5. 5 Skywriter - The Jackson 5 (3:10)
  6. 6 Touch Me in the Morning - Diana Ross (3:26)
  7. 7 The Look of Love - Gladys Knight & the Pips (2:50)
  8. 8 Morning Glow - Michael Jackson (3:31)
  9. 9 Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations (5:10)
  10. 10 Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (4:00)
  11. 11 Bad Weather - The Supremes (3:04)
  12. 12 Ben - Michael Jackson (2:45)
  13. 13 You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder (2:54)
  14. 14 Hallelujah Day - The Jackson 5 (2:45)
  15. 15 Way Back Home - Junior Walker & the All-Stars (3:13)
  16. 16 Help Me Make It Through the Night - Gladys Knight & the Pips (3:26)
Disc 3
  1. 1 All of My Life - Diana Ross (3:05)
  2. 2 Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder (3:09)
  3. 3 Dancing Machine - The Jackson 5 (2:28)
  4. 4 My Mistake (Was to Love You) - Diana Ross (2:51)
  5. 5 Spinnin' and Spinnin' - Syreeta (3:34)
  6. 6 Keep on Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks (3:29)
  7. 7 There's a Ghost in My House - R. Dean Taylor (2:15)
  8. 8 Just My Soul Responding - Smokey Robinson (4:58)
  9. 9 Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross (2:40)
  10. 10 You Are Everything - Diana Ross (2:53)
  11. 11 He's Misstra Know It All - Stevie Wonder (3:59)
  12. 12 Baby Love - Diana Ross & the Supremes (2:36)
  13. 13 What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin (3:00)
  14. 14 Living for the City - Stevie Wonder (3:38)
  15. 15 Love Me - Diana Ross (2:55)
  16. 16 Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks (3:46)
  17. 17 Machine Gun - The Commodores (2:41)
Disc 4
  1. 1 Three Times a Lady - The Commodores (3:38)
  2. 2 Love Hangover - Diana Ross (3:44)
  3. 3 The Night - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (3:21)
  4. 4 Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye (4:10)
  5. 5 Get It Up for Love - Tata Vega (2:55)
  6. 6 The Boss - Diana Ross (3:52)
  7. 7 Theme from Big Time - Smokey Robinson (3:26)
  8. 8 Your Kiss Is Sweet - Syreeta (3:53)
  9. 9 Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross (3:23)
  10. 10 Easy - The Commodores (4:10)
  11. 11 I'm a Sucker for Your Love - Teena Marie (3:12)
  12. 12 Love Machine - The Miracles (2:55)
  13. 13 It Should Have Been Me - Yvonne Fair (3:27)
  14. 14 You and I - Rick James (3:09)
  15. 15 Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston (3:38)
  16. 16 Sail On - The Commodores (3:57)
Disc 5
  1. 1 Upside Down - Diana Ross (3:40)
  2. 2 Behind the Groove - Teena Marie (3:55)
  3. 3 It Will Come in Time - Syreeta (3:09)
  4. 4 Still - The Commodores (3:42)
  5. 5 Big Time - Rick James (3:34)
  6. 6 Make Me Yours - High Energy (3:30)
  7. 7 Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson (3:33)
  8. 8 It's My House - Diana Ross (3:35)
  9. 9 With You I'm Born Again - Syreeta (3:36)
  10. 10 Burnin' Hot - Jermaine Jackson (4:18)
  11. 11 My Old Piano - Diana Ross (3:54)
  12. 12 He's Gone - Syreeta (3:30)
  13. 13 I Need Your Lovin' - Teena Marie (3:37)
  14. 14 Wonderland - The Commodores (3:47)
  15. 15 Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson (4:24)
  16. 16 The Last Song - Lynda Carter (2:54)
Disc 6
  1. 1 Being With You - Smokey Robinson (3:59)
  2. 2 Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores (3:57)
  3. 3 We're Almost There - Michael Jackson (3:41)
  4. 4 Endless Love - Diana Ross (4:26)
  5. 5 Give It to Me - Rick James (3:53)
  6. 6 I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross (3:56)
  7. 7 You Like Me Don't You - Jermaine Jackson (3:49)
  8. 8 It Must Be Magic - Teena Marie (4:15)
  9. 9 Oh No - The Commodores (3:01)
  10. 10 One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson (4:08)
  11. 11 Tenderness - Diana Ross (3:49)
  12. 12 Tell Me Tomorrow, Pt. 1 - Smokey Robinson (3:49)
  13. 13 I Wanna Be Where You Are - José Feliciano (3:46)
  14. 14 I Must Be in Love - Syreeta (3:40)
  15. 15 Why You Wanna Try Me - The Commodores (3:54)
  16. 16 Paradise in Your Eyes - Jermaine Jackson (3:52)
  17. 17 Super Freak, Pt. 1 - Rick James (3:20)
  18. 18 It's My Turn - Diana Ross (3:55)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
José Feliciano Track Performer
The Commodores Track Performer
The Four Tops Track Performer
Marvin Gaye Track Performer
Thelma Houston Track Performer
Jermaine Jackson Track Performer
Rick James Track Performer
Teena Marie Track Performer
Billy Preston Track Performer
Lionel Richie Track Performer
Smokey Robinson Track Performer
Diana Ross Track Performer
Jimmy Ruffin Track Performer
The Supremes Track Performer
Syreeta Track Performer
The Temptations Track Performer
Mary Wells Track Performer
R. Dean Taylor Track Performer
Tata Vega Track Performer
Lynda Carter Track Performer
The Miracles Track Performer
Yvonne Fair Track Performer
Eddie Kendricks Track Performer
Stevie Wonder Track Performer
Diana Ross & the Supremes Track Performer
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Track Performer
Gladys Knight & the Pips Track Performer
Junior Walker & the All-Stars Track Performer
High Energy Track Performer
Technical Credits
Kris Kristofferson Composer
Marvin Gaye Composer
Lionel Richie Composer
Gloria Jones Composer
Barrett Strong Composer
Renee Armand Composer
Ned Doheny Composer
Johnny Bristol Composer
Sam Brown Composer
Harold Davis Composer
Gary Goetzman Composer
Eddie Holland Composer
Brian Holland Composer
Mel Larson Composer
Jerry Marcellino Composer
Michael Masser Composer
Paul Nixon Liner Notes
Dean Parks Composer
Mike Piccirillo Composer
Pam Sawyer Composer
David Shire Composer
Jesse Thomas Composer
Ed Townsend Composer
Jim Weatherly Composer
Norman Whitfield Composer
Elliot Willensky Composer
Milan Williams Composer
Stevie Wonder Composer
Syreeta Wright Composer
Michael Randall Composer
Leon Ware Composer
Carol Connors Composer
Don Fletcher Composer
Stephen Schwartz Composer
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