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Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, [2][3] and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. [4] Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
The Lewis Sisters. Tamla Motown TMG 536. United Kingdom. " The Bigger Your Heart Is (The Harder You'll Fall) ". " The Two of Us ". Tony Martin. Tamla Motown TMG 537. United Kingdom. "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"
May 16, 1983. (1983-05-16) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown (founded in January 1959), to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, [1] and broadcast on NBC on ...
Motown Trust Me: Jean Carn: 6010ML Motown Li'l Suzy: Ozone 6011ML Motown All This Love: DeBarge: 6012GL Gordy Strung Out on Motown: Regal Funkharmonic Orchestra: 6014ML Motown Let Me Tickle Your Fancy: Jermaine Jackson: 6017ML Motown Escenas De Amor: Jose Feliciano: 6018LL Love Changes: O.C. Smith: 6019ML Motown Pressin' On: Billy Preston ...
Berry Gordy. Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), also known as Berry Gordy Jr., [5] is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades.
Motown discography. 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.
Motown. Ashanti. 21st century. Motown. Ashford & Simpson. 1960s. Motown. The duo worked at Motown as songwriters and producers primarily, but Valerie Simpson recorded albums with the label and the duo recorded albums as an act at other labels. Cholly Atkins.
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye.It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla.Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit ...