Motown Lyrics
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From the Album
1. ABC
2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
3. Ain't Too Proud to Beg
4. All Night Long (All Night)
5. Baby I Need Your Loving
6. Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
7. A Breathtaking Guy
8. Brick House
9. Buttered Popcorn
10. Bye Bye Baby
11. Can I Close the Door
12. Come See About Me
13. Cruisin'
14. Dancing in the Street
15. Do You Love Me
16. Fingertips Part 2
17. For Once in My Life
18. Get Ready
19. Give It to Me Baby
20. Good Morning Heartache
21. Got a Job
22. Hail to the Beat
23. The Happening
24. Happy Birthday
25. Hey Joe (Black Like Me)
26. How High the Moon
27. I Can't Get Next to You
28. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
29. I Got a Feeling
30. I Hear a Symphony
31. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
32. (I Know) I'm Losing You
33. I Want You Back
34. I'll Be There
35. It's What's in the Grooves That Counts
36. Lonely Teardrops
37. Love Child
38. Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
39. The Love You Save
40. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
41. My Girl
42. My Guy
43. My Mama Done Told Me
44. Please Mr. Postman
45. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)
46. Reach Out I'll Be There
47. Reet Petite
48. Remember Me
49. Shop Around
50. Shotgun
51. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
52. Square Biz
53. Stop! In the Name of Love
54. Stubborn Kind of Fellow
55. Super Freak
56. The Tears of a Clown
57. To Be Loved
58. Two Lovers
59. War
60. What's Going On
61. Where Did Our Love Go
62. Who's Lovin' You
63. You Are You
64. You're All I Need to Get By
65. You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You
66. You've Really Got a Hold on Me
From the Album
1. Please Mr. Postman
by The Marvelettes 2. (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
by Martha and The Vandellas 3. My Guy
by Mary Wells 4. My Girl
by The Temptations 5. Where Did Our Love Go
by The Supremes 6. Stop! In The Name Of Love
by The Supremes 7. Shotgun
by Junior Walker 8. I Cant Help Myself
by The Four Tops 9. Uptight
by Stevie Wonder 10. Aint Too Proud To Beg
by The Temptations 11. Reach Out Ill Be There
by Four Tops 12. Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
by Marvin Gaye 13. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
by Marvin Gaye 14. I Want You Back
by The Jackson 5 15. War
by Edwin Starr 16. The Tears Of A Clown
by Smokey Robinson 17. What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye 18. Let's Get It On
by Marvin Gaye 19. Love Machine
by Miracles 20. Don't Leave Me This Way
by Thelma Houston 21. Three Times A Lady
by The Commodores 22. Endless Love
by Diana Ross 23. Rhythm of the Night
by Debarge 24. I'll Make Love To You
by Boyz II Men 25. Aint No Mountain High Enough
by Michael McDonald
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by The Marvelettes 2. (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave
by Martha and The Vandellas 3. My Guy
by Mary Wells 4. My Girl
by The Temptations 5. Where Did Our Love Go
by The Supremes 6. Stop! In The Name Of Love
by The Supremes 7. Shotgun
by Junior Walker 8. I Cant Help Myself
by The Four Tops 9. Uptight
by Stevie Wonder 10. Aint Too Proud To Beg
by The Temptations 11. Reach Out Ill Be There
by Four Tops 12. Aint Nothing Like The Real Thing
by Marvin Gaye 13. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
by Marvin Gaye 14. I Want You Back
by The Jackson 5 15. War
by Edwin Starr 16. The Tears Of A Clown
by Smokey Robinson 17. What's Going On
by Marvin Gaye 18. Let's Get It On
by Marvin Gaye 19. Love Machine
by Miracles 20. Don't Leave Me This Way
by Thelma Houston 21. Three Times A Lady
by The Commodores 22. Endless Love
by Diana Ross 23. Rhythm of the Night
by Debarge 24. I'll Make Love To You
by Boyz II Men 25. Aint No Mountain High Enough
by Michael McDonald
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has become a nickname for Detroit, where the label was originally headquartered.
Motown played a vital role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success with white audiences. In the 1960s, Motown and its main subsidiary labels (including Gordy, Soul) were the most prominent exponents of what became known as the Motown sound, a style of soul music with a mainstream pop-influenced sound and appeal. Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown label name for future UK releases through EMI Records Limited. Shortly after, as Berry Gordy owned the brand name, Tamla Motown also became the primary name used outside the US for non-EMI licensees.
Following the events of the Detroit Riots of 1967, and the loss of key songwriting/production team Holland-Dozier-Holland that year over royalty disputes, Gordy moved Motown to Los Angeles, California and it expanded into film and television production. It was an independent company until MCA Records bought it in 1988. PolyGram purchased the label from MCA in 1993, followed by MCA successor Universal Music Group, which acquired PolyGram in 1999.
Motown spent much of the 2000s headquartered in New York City as a part of the UMG subsidiaries Universal Motown and Universal Motown Republic Group. From 2011 to 2014, it was a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group division of Universal Music. In 2014, however, UMG announced the dissolution of Island Def Jam, and Motown relocated back to Los Angeles to operate under the Capitol Music Group, now operating out of the Capitol Tower. In 2018, Motown was inducted into Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Charles H. Wright Museum.
In 2021, Motown separated from the Capitol Music Group to become a standalone label once again. On November 29, 2022, Ethiopia Habtemariam announced that she would be stepping down as chairwoman/CEO of Motown. As of 2023, acts signed to Motown include City Girls, Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Smino, Vince Staples, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and several other artists in the hip hop and R&B genres.
-Wikipedia
Genre(s):
Soundtrack,
Musical,
R&B,
Soul,
Hip Hop Motown played a vital role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success with white audiences. In the 1960s, Motown and its main subsidiary labels (including Gordy, Soul) were the most prominent exponents of what became known as the Motown sound, a style of soul music with a mainstream pop-influenced sound and appeal. Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown label name for future UK releases through EMI Records Limited. Shortly after, as Berry Gordy owned the brand name, Tamla Motown also became the primary name used outside the US for non-EMI licensees.
Following the events of the Detroit Riots of 1967, and the loss of key songwriting/production team Holland-Dozier-Holland that year over royalty disputes, Gordy moved Motown to Los Angeles, California and it expanded into film and television production. It was an independent company until MCA Records bought it in 1988. PolyGram purchased the label from MCA in 1993, followed by MCA successor Universal Music Group, which acquired PolyGram in 1999.
Motown spent much of the 2000s headquartered in New York City as a part of the UMG subsidiaries Universal Motown and Universal Motown Republic Group. From 2011 to 2014, it was a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group division of Universal Music. In 2014, however, UMG announced the dissolution of Island Def Jam, and Motown relocated back to Los Angeles to operate under the Capitol Music Group, now operating out of the Capitol Tower. In 2018, Motown was inducted into Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Charles H. Wright Museum.
In 2021, Motown separated from the Capitol Music Group to become a standalone label once again. On November 29, 2022, Ethiopia Habtemariam announced that she would be stepping down as chairwoman/CEO of Motown. As of 2023, acts signed to Motown include City Girls, Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Smino, Vince Staples, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and several other artists in the hip hop and R&B genres.
-Wikipedia
