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Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100. In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown label name for future UK releases through EMI Records Limited.
Motown: The Musical is a jukebox musical that premiered on Broadway in April 2013. The musical is based on Berry Gordy's autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown (1994), [1] and on the history of his founding and running of the Motown record label, and his personal and professional relationships with Motown artists such as Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye ...
Motown Reflections: Rick James: Gordy Somebody's Watching Me: Rockwell: 6052ML Motown [8] Tiggi Clay: Tiggi Clay: 6067CL Morocco [9] The Big Chill: More Songs from the Original Soundtrack: Various artists [10] 6094ML Motown Truly for You: The Temptations: Gordy Ain't No Turnin' Back: Phyllis St. James: Motown The Woman in Red: Stevie Wonder ...
In 1964, Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland, created a complete instrumental track without any idea of what to do with it. They decided to craft the song as a more mainstream pop song for the Four Tops and proceeded to create "Baby I Need Your Loving" from the instrumental track. [3]
Motown M1016 United States " The Day Will Come" "Just for You" Freddie Gorman: Miracle MIR 11 United States "Have I the Right" "Real Good Lovin'" Popcorn & the Mohawks Motown M1019 United States "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" "Faded Letter" The Satintones: Motown M1020 United States "Jamie" "Take a Chance on Me" Eddie Holland: Motown M1021
Like Motown's previous production team, the Clan, which was pulled together to create the singles "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' in Shame" for Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Corporation was intended as a replacement of sorts for Holland–Dozier–Holland, who had left the label in late 1967 to start Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records ...
Motown AZ: 21st century Motown B.G.O.T.I. 1980s/1990s BGOTI Babyface: 21st century Motown Erykah Badu: 1980s/1990s Motown Bankroll Freddie: 21st century Motown J. J. Barnes: 1960s Ric-Tic Records Drake Bell: 21st century Motown Yummy Bingham: 21st century Motown Will Biondo: 21st century Motown Black Coffey 21st century Motown Blinky: 1960s ...
The song is often referred to as "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave", but the title on the label of the original 1963 single was just "Heat Wave". [5] Produced and composed with a gospel backbeat, jazz overtones and, doo-wop call and responsive vocals, "Heat Wave" was one of the first songs to exemplify the style of music later termed as the "Motown ...