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Four Tops joined Motown in the mid-1960s and had several hits before leaving the following decade and experiencing a period of commercial and critical decline. After performing on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever and collaborating with fellow Motown artists The Temptations on a subsequent tour, the Tops resigned to their first label.
In early 1989, he was able to sign Diana Ross back to Motown after she left for RCA Records in 1981. [7] Busby retained artists such as Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder, and helped create hits from them and for Ross. [3] When Polygram Records bought Motown for $301 million in 1993, Busby was retained as president. [8] By 1990 ...
It was an independent company until MCA Records bought it in 1988. PolyGram purchased the label from MCA in 1993, followed by MCA successor Universal Music Group, which acquired PolyGram in 1999. [2] Motown spent much of the 2000s headquartered in New York City as a part of the UMG subsidiaries Universal Motown and Universal Motown Republic Group.
Motown M-1004 United States January 1961 "I've Got a Notion" "We Really Love Each Other" Henry Lumpkin: Motown M-1005 United States "Don't Feel Sorry for Me" "Heart" Jimmy Ruffin: Miracle MIR-1 United States February 1961 "Don't Let Him Shop Around" " A New Girl" Debbie Dean: Motown M-1007 United States "Ain't It Baby" " The Only One I Love ...
Motown Throwin' Down: Rick James: 6005GL Gordy So Right: High Inergy 6006GL Gordy Lionel Richie: Lionel Richie: 6007ML Motown Reunion: The Temptations: 6008GL Gordy I've Never Been to Me: Charlene 6009ML Motown Trust Me: Jean Carn: 6010ML Motown Li'l Suzy: Ozone 6011ML Motown All This Love: DeBarge: 6012GL Gordy Strung Out on Motown: Regal ...
"Dial My Heart" is the 1988 debut single by the Boys [2] The single on the Motown label was a crossover hit for the group, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B singles chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988-1990. [3] It was the group's only entry on the Dance chart, peaking at number 18. [4]
The company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr., in 1968, as Motown Productions, the film and television arm of Gordy's Motown Records label. It became de Passe Entertainment in 1992, then in 2008, joining forces with Jones, de Passe Jones Entertainment .
The discography for American rhythm and blues record label Motown, as well as its subsidiaries and imprints, is divided into: Motown albums discography Motown singles discography