Motown was (is) both a music genre and a record company. In this list I pick tracks not only made in Motown but also some moving in similar patterns, reminding me much of motownish moods. Almost everyone are from the 60's when Motown was fresh and big. [by... means the composers, while with... is the performers]
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LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSE-MARY GOES)
by Barry Mason & Tony Macaulay
with Edison Lighthouse
1
RIVER DEEP - MOUNTAIN HIGH
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
with Ike & Tina Turner
2
I WILL FOLLOW HIM
by Arthur Altman, JW Stole, Jacques Plante, Del Roma, Norman Gimbel
with Little Peggy March
3
WALK AWAY RENEE
by Bob Calili, Michael Brown, Tony Sansone
with The Four Tops
4
DON'T FORGET ABOUT ME
by Carole King & Gerry Goffin
with Dusty Springfield
5
IF I WERE A CARPENTER
by Tim Hardin
with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Tich
(=even better than Four Tops' version)
6
LOVE CHILD
by Deke Richards, R. Dean Tyler, Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer
with Diana Ross & The Supremes
7
EVERLASTING LOVE
by Buzz Cason & Mac Gayden
with Love Affair
8
HERE COMES MY BABY and/or HERE COMES MY WIFE
by Cat Stevens
with Cat Stevens
9
THE LOCOMOTION
by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
with Little Eva Narcissus Boyd
10
BACK TO BLACK
by Amy Winehouse & Mick Ronson
with Amy Winehouse
11
CARE OF CELL # 44
by Rod Argent
with The Zombies
12
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with The Four Tops
13
I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER
by Henry Crosby, Syliva Moy, Stevie Wonder, Lula May Hardaway
with Beach Boys (or Little Stevie Wonder)
14
BABY, NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU
by Macaulay & Macleod
with The Foundations
15
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER
by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
with Dionne Warwick
16
O-O-H CHILD
by Stan Vincent
with Nina Simone
17
LIVING FOR YOU
by Sonny Bono
with Sonny & Cher
18
UP ON THE ROOF
by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
with The Drifters
19
I'LL MEET YOU HALFWAY
by Gerry Goffin & Wes Farrell
with David Cassidy & The Partridge Family
20
I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING
by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
with Elvis Presley
21
A MAN AND A HALF
by Chambers, Jackson, Leakes, Moore
with Wilson Pickett
22
STAND!
by Sylvester Stewart
with Sly & The Family Stone
23
(CLIMB UP!) STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
by Neil Sedaka
with Neil Sedaka
24
LET THE BELLS KEEP RINGING (from the town of Napoli)
by Paul Anka
with Paul Anka
25
LEADER OF THE PACK
by Barry, Greenwich, Morton
with Shangri-Las
26
(LOVE IS LIKE A) HEAT WAVE
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with The Who
(or original Martha Reeves & The Vandellas)
27
I JUST WANNA BE THERE
by Ashford & Simpson
with Dusty Springfield
28
YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with Diana Ross & The Supremes
29
I'LL NEVER NEED MORE THAN THIS
by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector
with Ike & Tina Turner
30
AWAITING ON YOU ALL
by George Harrison
with George Harrison
31
HUM ALONG AND DANCE
by Strong & Whitfield
with The Temptations
32
HUMBLE BUMBLE BEE
by Buck Ram
with The Platters
33
LOVING YOU IS SWEETER THAN EVER
by Ivy Hunter & Stevie Wonder
with Phil Collins
(only one he does as good as The Four Tops)
34
IN MY LONELY ROOM
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
35
BURNING IN THE BACKGROUND OF MY MIND
by Macaulay & Macleod
with Tina Tott
36
YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with Kim Wilde
(or original The Supremes)
37
I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU
by Hawker & Raymonde
with Samantha Fox
(or original Dusty Springfield)
38
MAKE 'EM WAIT
by Ike Turner
with Ike & Tina Turner
39
THE NEXT STEP IS LOVE
by Paul Evans & Paul Parnes
with Elvis Presley
40
LET'S MAKE IT UP!
by Arnold, Martin, Morrow
with Edison Lighthouse
41
GIMME A LITTLE SIGN
by Brenton Wood
with Betsy Kaske [I believe it must have been, beside the original of Brenton Wood
...thought it goes "Just Give Me Some Kind of Sand, Girl" and weren't able to locate this song until now I realised it must be SIGN]
42
GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
by Carole Bayer Sager & Toni Wine
with Sonny & Cher
(or with Phil Collins)
43
DEEP PURPLE DREAM
by Mitchell Parish & Peter DeRose
with Marie & Donny Osmond
44
I HEAR A SYMPHONY
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with Jackson 5
45
BERNADETTE
by Holland, Dozier, Holland
with The Four Tops
46
TAKE ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE
by Trade Martin
with Dusty Springfield [=Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien]
47
SHE WANDERED THROUGH THE GARDEN FENCE
by Gary Brooker & Keith Reid
with Procol Harum
48
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE
by Paul McCartney
with The Beatles
49
THEN (S)HE KISSED ME
by Barry, Greenwich, Spector
with Beach Boys
50
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
by Ashford & Simpson
with Björn Skifs, kör av Svenne & Lotta
[GE VARANN EN VÄNLIG HAND]
51
SUNNY
by Bobby Hebb
with Bobby Hebb (or maybe Wilson Pickett)
52
WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT?
by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
with Tom Jones
53
IN THE BAD BAD OLD DAYS (BEFORE YOU LOVED ME)
by Macaulay & Macleod
with The Foundations or Edison Lighthouse
54
BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES
by Phil Cockell & Philip Goodhand-Tait
with Love Affair
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