Motown 40 Forever

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Despite the confident title of this 40th-anniversary collection, several of its selections were beginning to age badly even at the time of its 1998 release. Sure, comparing the hits of Rockwell, Shanice, and Today--not to mention a Puff Daddy remix of the Jackson 5's eternal "I Want You Back"--to chestnuts from Motown's golden era may be unfair, but the company's late-'90s keepers promote that less-than-flattering test by including the former here. At the same time, most of the true classics heard on Forever have been endlessly anthologized and played on oldies radio. Those who own absolutely none of the great music Motown unleashed from the '60s to the early '80s might find this double-CD overview instructive. Most everyone else will find their ears drawn to more listenable CDs. --Rickey Wright

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Average customer rating: first cd good, second cd bad Motown Trail From Music Leader To Follower on "Forever" a BIG 5 Forever Great! Their Greatest Songs But Still Not Enough

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Tracks:

1. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
2. Shop Around - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. Heat Wave (Your Love Is A) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
4. My Guy - Mary Wells
5. Ain't Nothing Lke The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye
6. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
7. Baby I'm For Real - The Originals
8. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
9. Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
10. ABC - Jackson 5
11. Stop! In The Name Of Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
12. My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
13. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) - Gladys Knight & The Pips
14. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) - The Temptations
15. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
16. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
17. Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations
18. I'll Be There - Jackson 5
19. Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson
20. When You Tell Me You Love Me - Diana Ross
21. Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Tracks:

1. Superfreak - Rick James
2. Let It Whip - Dazz Band
3. Rub You The Right Way - Johnny Gill
4. Let's Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson
5. Fire & Desire - Rick James
6. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
7. My Girl - The Temptations
8. War - Edwin Starr
9. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
10. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
11. All This Love - DeBarge
12. Three Times A Lady - The Commodores
13. I Love Your Smile - Shanice
14. I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
15. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
16. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
17. Him Or Me - Today
18. Don't Look Any Further - Dennis Edwards
19. I Want You Back '98 - I Want You Back '98

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Despite the confident title of this 40th-anniversary collection, several of its selections were beginning to age badly even at the time of its 1998 release. Sure, comparing the hits of Rockwell, Shanice, and Today--not to mention a Puff Daddy remix of the Jackson 5's eternal "I Want You Back"--to chestnuts from Motown's golden era may be unfair, but the company's late-'90s keepers promote that less-than-flattering test by including the former here. At the same time, most of the true classics heard on Forever have been endlessly anthologized and played on oldies radio. Those who own absolutely none of the great music Motown unleashed from the '60s to the early '80s might find this double-CD overview instructive. Most everyone else will find their ears drawn to more listenable CDs. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

first cd good, second cd bad.......2002-02-13

I essentially agree with the reviewer. Much of the tracks on the CD are great, particularly by the Miracles, the Jackson 5, and the Supremes. But you would be better off getting those tracks off of greatest hits CD's of the particular artists. Most of the modern stuff is fairly forgettable.

Motown Trail From Music Leader To Follower on "Forever".......2000-07-30

"The Motown Sound" evolved from a product to a corporate symbol to representing a history and lifestyle, as much so in its own way as the Playboy bunny or Disney's Mickey Mouse. Motown Records celebrated its 40th birthday much as did the baby-boomer generation that built and reveres it; with half-shares dignity and defiance, welcoming the reverence of accomplishment while denying the effects of age.

"Motown 40 Forever" charts the label transition from trailblazer to follower. The music, even to the most devoted fan, becomes more faceless as you listen. "It's what's in the groves that count" was a Motown slogan, never more obvious than moving from the historic Four Tops, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Supremes and Stevie Wonder hits to producer-driven one-shots on Disc Two.

The album has its misfires. Diana Ross' "When You Say That You Love Me" is a bombastic, worthless ballad; rapper/producer/icon Puff Daddy (praised as a cultural successor to Berry Gordy in the liner notes) mixes the Jackson Five's "I Want You Back" into an awkward rap/jazz/whatever medley. Nonetheless, the essential music on "Motown 40 Forever" is the 60s-into-70s singles that are its legacy. Those that are here are essential, but are found in better company on other collections.

a BIG 5.......2000-05-05

This is The Type Of Compilation that is Essential too All Collections.So Many Great Songs&Artists&Groups.Berry Gordy is A Genius of Great Talent&this Double Set Showcases The Many Great minds That Has Made Motown A One Of A kind Label.their Hasn't Been A Label Like It Since&I Doubt Very Much that their will ever be Another Even Half as Close.So Many Great Minds On The Discs&Behind The Scenes as Writers,Arrangers,Producers,Vocalists&Instrumentalists.Very Essential.

Forever Great!.......1999-12-15

It had the music of my parents and the music of my generation. It is an historic CD and is well worth listening to many times over and makes an excellent gift to music lovers and collectors.

Their Greatest Songs But Still Not Enough.......1999-07-24

Hitsville USA is a far better compilation than this

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