Post by Motorcity on May 20, 2009 15:19:37 GMT -5
The Marvelettes
Forever- The Complete Motown Albums:
Volume 1
Released: May 8, 2009
In 1961, a singing group out of Inkster High School put Motown on the national map: The Marvelettes. They were Motown’s first hit “girl group,” pioneers of the Motown Sound, the company’s first Pop No. 1 hitmaker. Superstars of the early Motor Town Revue tours. The first Motown artists besides Smokey Robinson to co-write their own songs and so much more. Now, for the first time, their majestic rise to the top is chronicled in a beautiful new 3-CD set, Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1.
“They had a lot to work with,” notes producer Brian Holland in the package’s liner notes. “They had two lead singers [the sassy, pop-friendly Gladys Horton and the smoky, sophisticated Wanda Young] and were very musical when they all sang together. You could be confident they would be able to do something special with whatever you gave them.”
This collection brings together the group’s first four studio albums Please Mr. Postman, Smash Hits Of 1962, Playboy and The Marvelous Marvelettes plus, their only live album, the stereo Greatest Hits set, and every stray single, B-side and rare cut from the early era that have been issued on various compilations through the years. Every track has been newly remastered from the original LP and single masters in the Motown vault. Among the hits: “Please Mr. Postman,” “Playboy,” “Beechwood 4-5789,” “Forever,” “Someday, Someway,” “Too Many Fish in the Sea,” “Don’t Mess With Bill” and all the rest, covering the girls’ output 1961 through mid-1966.
Among the rarities: the Marvelettes’ short-lived stint as “The Darnells,” a Phil Spector-production soundalike; the non-album B-sides “Tie A String Around Your Finger,” “No Time For Tears,” “A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love,” and others; the vault tracks “Knock On My Door,” Berry Gordy’s “Because I Love Him,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and more; the unedited live version of “Strange I Know,” taken from the original December 1962 Apollo Theater recording that produced segments of the Motortown Revue LP, Live At The Apollo Vol. 1.
Their body of work is presented in a beautiful 36-page booklet that lovingly recreates the original LP artwork, alongside classic and rare images from the Motown photo archives. There’s an essay by Gary Graff, an award-winning music journalist based in Detroit who has written extensively about Motown, and detailed track annotations release dates, recording info and producer credits missing from the original releases.
Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1 is a fitting tribute to the original Motown superstars.
Disc 1
1. Angel
2. I Want A Guy
3. Please Mr. Postman
4. So Long Baby
5. I Know How It Feels
6. Way Over There
7. Happy Days
8. You Don't Want Me No More
9. All The Love I Got
10. Whisper
11. I Apologize
12. Mashed Potato Time
13. Love Letters
14. The One Who Really Loves You
15. Twistin' The Night Away
16. Hey! Baby
17. Twistin' Postman
18. Good Luck Charm
19. Slow Twistin'
20. Lover Please
21. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
22. Playboy
23. Mix It Up
24. Beechwood 4-5789
25. I'm Hooked
26. I Think I Can Change You
27. Forever
28. Someday, Someway
29. Goddess Of Love
30. You Should Know
31. (I've Got To) Cry Over You
Disc 2
1. Strange I Know
2. I Forgot About You
3. Locking Up My Heart
4. Which Way Did He Go
5. Silly Bo
6. It's Gonna Take A Lot Of Doing (To Undo All The Damage That You’ve Done)
7. Smart Aleck
8. My Daddy Knows Best
9. Too Strong To Be Strung Along
10. Why Must You Go
11. Beechwood 4-5789 (live)
12. Strange I Know (live)
13. Someday, Someway (live)
14. Locking Up My Heart (live)
15. Twistin' Postman (live)
16. Tossin' And Turnin' (live)
17. So Long Baby (live)
18. Playboy (live)
19. Strange I Know (live) unedited version
20. Medley: Please Mr. Postman/Playboy/Strange I Know/Someday, Someway (Live)
21. Tie A String Around Your Finger
22. Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye
23. Come On Home
24. Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
25. Knock On My Door
26. On The Other Side Of Town
27. Because I Love Him
28. Little Girls Grow Up
Disc 3
1. Don't Mess With Bill
2. You're My Remedy
3. Locking Up My Heart
4. As Long As I Know He's Mine
5. Too Many Fish In The Sea
6. Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead
7. Please Mr. Postman
8. Playboy
9. Strange I Know
10. Forever
11. Twistin' Postman
12. Beechwood 4-5789
13. As Long As I Know He's Mine
14. He Won't Be True (Little Girl Blue)
15. He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)
16. You're My Remedy
17. A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love
18. Too Many Fish In The Sea
19. A Need For Love
20. I'll Keep On Holding On
21. No Time For Tears
22. Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead
23. Your Cheating Ways
24. Don't Mess With Bill
25. Anything You Wanna Do
26. I Should've Known Better
27. I Just Can't Let Him Down
28. Maybe I Dried My Tears (For The Last Time)
HIPO Select
Forever- The Complete Motown Albums:
Volume 1
Released: May 8, 2009
In 1961, a singing group out of Inkster High School put Motown on the national map: The Marvelettes. They were Motown’s first hit “girl group,” pioneers of the Motown Sound, the company’s first Pop No. 1 hitmaker. Superstars of the early Motor Town Revue tours. The first Motown artists besides Smokey Robinson to co-write their own songs and so much more. Now, for the first time, their majestic rise to the top is chronicled in a beautiful new 3-CD set, Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1.
“They had a lot to work with,” notes producer Brian Holland in the package’s liner notes. “They had two lead singers [the sassy, pop-friendly Gladys Horton and the smoky, sophisticated Wanda Young] and were very musical when they all sang together. You could be confident they would be able to do something special with whatever you gave them.”
This collection brings together the group’s first four studio albums Please Mr. Postman, Smash Hits Of 1962, Playboy and The Marvelous Marvelettes plus, their only live album, the stereo Greatest Hits set, and every stray single, B-side and rare cut from the early era that have been issued on various compilations through the years. Every track has been newly remastered from the original LP and single masters in the Motown vault. Among the hits: “Please Mr. Postman,” “Playboy,” “Beechwood 4-5789,” “Forever,” “Someday, Someway,” “Too Many Fish in the Sea,” “Don’t Mess With Bill” and all the rest, covering the girls’ output 1961 through mid-1966.
Among the rarities: the Marvelettes’ short-lived stint as “The Darnells,” a Phil Spector-production soundalike; the non-album B-sides “Tie A String Around Your Finger,” “No Time For Tears,” “A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love,” and others; the vault tracks “Knock On My Door,” Berry Gordy’s “Because I Love Him,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and more; the unedited live version of “Strange I Know,” taken from the original December 1962 Apollo Theater recording that produced segments of the Motortown Revue LP, Live At The Apollo Vol. 1.
Their body of work is presented in a beautiful 36-page booklet that lovingly recreates the original LP artwork, alongside classic and rare images from the Motown photo archives. There’s an essay by Gary Graff, an award-winning music journalist based in Detroit who has written extensively about Motown, and detailed track annotations release dates, recording info and producer credits missing from the original releases.
Forever: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1 is a fitting tribute to the original Motown superstars.
Disc 1
1. Angel
2. I Want A Guy
3. Please Mr. Postman
4. So Long Baby
5. I Know How It Feels
6. Way Over There
7. Happy Days
8. You Don't Want Me No More
9. All The Love I Got
10. Whisper
11. I Apologize
12. Mashed Potato Time
13. Love Letters
14. The One Who Really Loves You
15. Twistin' The Night Away
16. Hey! Baby
17. Twistin' Postman
18. Good Luck Charm
19. Slow Twistin'
20. Lover Please
21. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
22. Playboy
23. Mix It Up
24. Beechwood 4-5789
25. I'm Hooked
26. I Think I Can Change You
27. Forever
28. Someday, Someway
29. Goddess Of Love
30. You Should Know
31. (I've Got To) Cry Over You
Disc 2
1. Strange I Know
2. I Forgot About You
3. Locking Up My Heart
4. Which Way Did He Go
5. Silly Bo
6. It's Gonna Take A Lot Of Doing (To Undo All The Damage That You’ve Done)
7. Smart Aleck
8. My Daddy Knows Best
9. Too Strong To Be Strung Along
10. Why Must You Go
11. Beechwood 4-5789 (live)
12. Strange I Know (live)
13. Someday, Someway (live)
14. Locking Up My Heart (live)
15. Twistin' Postman (live)
16. Tossin' And Turnin' (live)
17. So Long Baby (live)
18. Playboy (live)
19. Strange I Know (live) unedited version
20. Medley: Please Mr. Postman/Playboy/Strange I Know/Someday, Someway (Live)
21. Tie A String Around Your Finger
22. Too Hurt To Cry, Too Much In Love To Say Goodbye
23. Come On Home
24. Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
25. Knock On My Door
26. On The Other Side Of Town
27. Because I Love Him
28. Little Girls Grow Up
Disc 3
1. Don't Mess With Bill
2. You're My Remedy
3. Locking Up My Heart
4. As Long As I Know He's Mine
5. Too Many Fish In The Sea
6. Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead
7. Please Mr. Postman
8. Playboy
9. Strange I Know
10. Forever
11. Twistin' Postman
12. Beechwood 4-5789
13. As Long As I Know He's Mine
14. He Won't Be True (Little Girl Blue)
15. He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is)
16. You're My Remedy
17. A Little Bit Of Sympathy, A Little Bit Of Love
18. Too Many Fish In The Sea
19. A Need For Love
20. I'll Keep On Holding On
21. No Time For Tears
22. Danger: Heartbreak Dead Ahead
23. Your Cheating Ways
24. Don't Mess With Bill
25. Anything You Wanna Do
26. I Should've Known Better
27. I Just Can't Let Him Down
28. Maybe I Dried My Tears (For The Last Time)
HIPO Select