A Complete Introduction to Northern Soul

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very useful single-by-single compilation list available at 45cat (can't be added as external link because of link type)

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-22 11:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Motown Memories
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Heaven Must Have Sent You
recording of:
Heaven Must Have Sent You (on 1966-06-02)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd.
The Elgins3:10
2Just Walk in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk in My Shoes
writer:
Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis
Gladys Knight & the Pips42:28
3Little Darling (I Need You)
recording of:
Little Darling (I Need You) (from 1965-03-22 until 1965-05-06)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
Marvin Gaye2:47
4I Want to Go Back There Again
producer:
Berry Gordy
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (until 1967-02-23)
recording of:
I Want to Go Back There (until 1967-02-23)
composer:
Chris Clark (1960s Motown white soul diva) and Berry Gordy
Chris Clark2:43
5I’ll Always Love You
recording of:
I'll Always Love You (on 1965-04-28)
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Spinners2:46
6I’ll Turn to Stone
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
I’ll Turn to Stone (on 1966-08-11)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
Four Tops2:36
7There’s No Stopping Us Now
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recorded at:
Hitsville (Motown recording and mastering studios in Detroit, Michigan) in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1966-03-23 until 1966-06-24)
recording of:
There’s No Stopping Us Now (from 1966-03-23 until 1966-06-24)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
Stone Agate Music (on 1966-10-15)
The Supremes2:59
8These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
recording of:
These Things Will Keep Me Loving You (on 1966-05-11)
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua and Sylvia Moy
The Velvelettes2:27
9Helpless
cover recording of:
Helpless (on 1966-01-05)
writer:
Lamont Dozier, Holland–Dozier–Holland, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) (in 1984)
Kim Weston2:37
10Just a Little Misunderstanding
recording of:
Just a Little Misunderstanding (on 1966-03-10)
composer:
Morris Broadnax (Soul and R&B music songwriter), Clarence Paul and Stevie Wonder
The Contours2:42
11The Night
recording of:
The Night
writer:
Bob Gaudio and Al Ruzicka
The Four Seasons3:23
12I Ain’t Going Nowhere
recording of:
I Ain't Going Nowhere
writer:
Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Jr. Walker & the All Stars3:37
136 by 6
recording of:
6 by 6
writer:
Tom Nixon (Producer at Stax in the 70’s) and Paul Riser
Earl Van Dyke & The Motown Brass2:22
14Whole Lot of Shakin’ in My Heart (Since I Met You)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles2:45
15There’s a Ghost in My House
recording of:
There’s a Ghost in My House (in 1966)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor2:15
16Tell Me It’s Just a Rumour Baby
recording of:
Tell Me It’s Just a Rumor Baby (in 1966)
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and producer) and Harvey Fuqua
The Isley Brothers42:57
17Nowhere to Run
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 18)
recording of:
Nowhere to Run (on 1964-10-21)
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
writer:
Holland–Dozier–Holland
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Martha and the Vandellas2:47
18Festival Time
San Remo Golden Strings2:32
19Real Humdinger
J.J. Barnes2:34
20Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
producer:
Henry Cosby and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
lead vocals:
Stevie Wonder (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1965)
recording of:
Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music and Stone Agate Music
Stevie Wonder4.652:54
21He Was Really Sayin’ Something
recording of:
He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ (on 1964-12-07)
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.)
The Velvelettes42:33
22I’ll Keep Holding On
recording of:
I’ll Keep Holding On
writer:
Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
The Marvelettes52:28
23What More Could a Boy Ask For
recording of:
What More Could a Boy Ask For?
writer:
Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua
The Spinners3:12
24When I’m Gone
recording of:
When I’m Gone (on 1965-01-12)
lyricist:
Smokey Robinson
composer:
William Robinson
Brenda Holloway2:08
25California Soul
cover recording of:
California Soul (on 1969-03-17)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. (on 1969-01-17)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell32:52
2▶CD: Motown's Hidden Nuggets
3▶CD: Northern Floorshakers
4▶CD: Northern Anthems