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And another from Ace this time
By: Paul Nixon Date: March 21, 2024, 6:35 am
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I'll leave you guys to add your thoughts to this one.
Info from Ace Records UK:
A long-overdue addition to Ace’s ongoing Songwriter Series, the
words and music of brothers Brian and Edward Holland and their
colleague Lamont Dozier were and still are the foundation on
which the international success of The Motown Sound was built.
Between 1963 and 1968 Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote hit after hit
for Berry Gordy’s company, their songs making stars of some of
Motown’s biggest names – including but not limited to the
Supremes and Four Tops. From 1969 to 1973 the trio carried on
penning smashes and classics for their own Invictus/Hot
Wax/Music Merchant set up, creating new stars in the Honey Cone
and Freda Payne, among others.
Holland-Dozier-Holland songs have been revisited many times by
all sorts of artists, and “A Different World” brings two dozen
diverse names and interpretations of their repertoire, with
Motown and Invictus stalwarts like the aforementioned Supremes
and Tops [as well as Martha and the Vandellas, Kim Weston, the
Miracles and more] sharing disc space with The Band, Brenda Lee,
The Vanilla Fudge, Laura Nyro and even The Fall – just a few of
the non-traditional names who reinterpret
Holland-Dozier-Holland’s vison of ‘The Sound Of Young America’
in their own individual and inimitable ways.
As ever, “A Different World’s" booklet is packed with label
shots, copious other images and an extensive sleeve note that
gives deep detail about the featured songs. It may be
long-overdue, but it is an essential tribute to a stellar
writing team and is well worth the wait!
1 Where Did Our Love Go - Donnie Elbert
2 Love's Gone Bad - Chris Clark
3 Jimmy Mack - Martha & The Vandellas
4 Don't Do It - The Band
5 Baby I Need Your Loving - Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
6 How Sweet It Is [To Be Loved By You] - Brenda Lee
7 Reach Out, I'll Be There - Gloria Gaynor
8 Heaven Must Have Sent You - Diana Ross & The Supremes
9 Medley Of Soul [It's The Same Old Song / Something About You /
I Can't Help Myself] - Big Al Downing
10 While You're Out Looking For Sugar - Honey Cone
11 There's A Ghost In My House - The Fall
12 Take Me In Your Arms [Rock Me A Little While] - The Isley
Brothers
13 You Keep Me Hanging On - The Vanilla Fudge
14 A Love Like Yours [Don't Come Knocking Everyday] - Dusty
Springfield
15 This Old Heart Of Mine [Is Weak For You] - Bettye Swann
16 New Breed Kinda Woman - Holland-Dozier Featuring Lamont
Dozier
17 Band Of Gold [Unedited Alternate Version] - Freda Payne
18 Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
19 I'm In A Different World - Four Tops
20 I Think You Need Love - Dionne Warwick
21 [Come Round Here] I'm The One You Need - Smokey Robinson &
The Miracles
22 Come See About Me - Barbara Mason
23 Helpless - Kim Weston
24 Come And Get These Memories - Laura Nyro
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Re: And another from Ace this time
By: Roger Date: March 21, 2024, 9:13 am
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And here's me thinking that "While You're Out Looking For Sugar"
and "Band of Gold" really were written by "Ron Dunbar and Edith
Wayne" .... ;D
Roger
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Re: And another from Ace this time
By: briansw15 Date: March 26, 2024, 8:19 am
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I have really enjoyed the ACE Motown releases but this time I
have mixed feelings about this compilation. Fair to say I am
usually underwhelmed by cover versions of Motown songs
That said, i have ordered it and who knows my concerns might be
unfounded. Vanilla Fudge cover is a dirge but I admit ground
breaking and of historical importance. I do enjoy Donnie Elberts
Motown versions.
This and the forthcoming Smokey Robinson & The Miracles release
maybe the only Motown releases for a long time to come. I really
don’t need another version of What’s Going On.
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