Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 12 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Being With You - Smokey Robinson

2. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores

3. We're Almost There - Michael Jackson

4. Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross

5. Give It to Me - Rick James

6. I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

7. You Like Me Don't You - Jermaine Jackson

8. It Must Be Magic - Teena Marie

9. Oh No - The Commodores

10. One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson

11. Tenderness - Diana Ross

12. Tell Me Tomorrow, Pt. 1 - Smokey Robinson

13. I Wanna Be Where You Are - José Feliciano

14. I Must Be in Love - Syreeta

15. Why You Wanna Try Me - The Commodores

16. Paradise in Your Eyes - Jermaine Jackson

17. Super Freak, Pt. 1 - Rick James

18. It's My Turn - Diana Ross

Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 12,Various Artists,Polygram Int'l,Dance-Pop,Disco,Funk,Motown,Pop,Quiet Storm,R&B,R&B/Soul,Soul,Soul/R & B Collections,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

Tracks:

Being With You - Smokey Robinson
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
We're Almost There - Michael Jackson
Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross
Give It to Me - Rick James
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
You Like Me Don't You - Jermaine Jackson
It Must Be Magic - Teena Marie
Oh No - The Commodores
One Day in Your Life - Michael Jackson
Tenderness - Diana Ross
Tell Me Tomorrow, Pt. 1 - Smokey Robinson
I Wanna Be Where You Are - Joseliciano
I Must Be in Love - Syreeta
Why You Wanna Try Me - The Commodores
Paradise in Your Eyes - Jermaine Jackson
Super Freak, Pt. 1 - Rick James
It's My Turn - Diana Ross

Customer Reviews:

Volume 12 of 12 looks at 1980 to 1982.......2005-03-14

By the beginning of the eighties, Motown's glory days were long past, yet they were still able to score some big hits. Unfortunately for Motown, there were many more misses and minor hits than big hits as this compilation shows.

Being with you (Smokey Robinson) and One day in your life (Michael Jackson) both made number one in the UK, while Endless love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) made number one in America and also made the top ten in the UK. I'm coming out (Diana Ross) made the UK top twenty, but the remaining tracks made little, if any, impact in the UK charts.

Of course, just because they weren't big hits doesn't make them bad records - indeed, many of them are excellent. It's always good to hear the Commodores, Syreeta and Teena Marie, but you'll have to look elsewhere (including earlier volumes in this series) to find their big hits.

Purely judged on the size of the hits, this is the weakest volume in the series. Nevertheless, this is a fine compilation showing that Motown was still turning out some great music in the early eighties.

How the mighty have fallen.......2003-07-02

Go back to the early volumes of Motown Chartbusters and they are big hits from first to last. Songs everybody knows and loves, but this is just a collection of mediocrity. Sure the big names are there, Smokey Robinson, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross etc. But with the exception of a few there are no big songs. Big motown hits are getting few and far between, and they have lost their magic. Make this the last of the Motown Chartbuster series (or change it to Motown Some-Minimal-Chart-Success) and let it die a dignified death.

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