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One part of a nearly nauseating parade of products celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown (ranging from $42 T-shirts to the Motown headquarters-shaped ten-disc box of number one singles), this volume of the Now series is one of many decent single-disc introductions to the label. From Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)" (a number two R&B single) to Rick James' "Super Freak" (a number three R&B single), the set covers just over 20 years of hits, though well over two-thirds of the selections date from the '60s, prior to Berry Gordy's relocation from Detroit to Los Angeles. Surprisingly, only three of the songs here were written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, but you cannot make a valid case against any inclusion, especially if the disc is being approached as an introduction. Had Motown been the source of these hits and no others, it would still be one of the most important and cherished sources of popular music.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
1 Money (That's What I Want) / Barrett Strong 2:36
2 Please Mr. Postman 2:29
3 Shop Around / The Miracles 2:49
4 Do You Love Me 2:53
5 Dancing in the Street 2:38
6 My Guy / Mary Wells 2:51
7 My Girl 2:57
8 Stop! In the Name of Love / The Supremes 2:52
9 Shotgun / Junior Walker & the All-Stars 3:19
10 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) / The Four Tops 2:44
11 You Keep Me Hangin' on 2:41
12 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing / Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 2:13
13 I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:13
14 I Can't Get Next to You / The Temptations 2:52
15 I Want You Back / The Jackson 5 2:59
16 Signed, Sealed, Delievered I'm Yours 2:38
17 War / Edwin Starr 3:22
18 The Tears of a Clown 3:00
19 What's Going on / Marvin Gaye 3:53
20 Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) / Gladys Knight & the Pips 4:23
21 Let's Get It on / Marvin Gaye 4:51
22 Love Machine, Pt. 1 3:00
23 Brickhouse / The Commodores 3:28
24 Upside Down 4:03
25 Super Freak 3:24
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