Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
01/01/1992 | Motown
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$43.99HITSVILLE USA 1 / VARIOUS
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$43.99HITSVILLE USA: MOTOWN SINGLES COLLECTION 1 / VAR
Lyrics from Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
All Music Guide Review
Instead of following Stax/Volt's pattern and delivering an exhaustive box set containing all of their singles, Motown decided to limit their singles box, Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971, to four discs that concentrated on the hits. There are a handful of wonderful lesser-known songs here, such as the Contours' "First I Look at the Purse," but the main strength of the 103-track box is that it features all of the biggest songs from Motown's golden era in one place. Collectors could have used a more comprehensive set, and the box itself could have been packaged with a little more care (there are no artists listed on the back of the individual discs, only songs), but Hitsville USA stands as a definitive overview and introduction to one of the most groundbreaking labels in pop music history. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Track Listing
Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Notes
1/13/2009: HITSVILLE USA: MOTOWN SINGLES COLLECTION 1 / VAR is the new issue 'slimline' package, as opposed to the 6"x12" long box of the original box set. The 104 tracks remain the same.
Credits of Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
- Marc Gordon
- Producer
- Clarence McDonald
- Keyboards
- Clifford Mack
- Drums
- Kasuku Mafia
- Saxophone
- Cary E. Mansfield
- Producer, Annotation, Compilation Producer, Compilation
- George McGregor
- Drums
- Clay McMurray
- Producer
- Joe Messina
- Guitar
- Alphonso Mizell
- Arranger, Producer
- Eugene BeeBee Moore
- Saxophone
- Warren "Pete" Moore
- Producer
- Richard Morris
- Producer
- Tony Newton
- Bass
- Earl Palmer
- Drums
- Weldon Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Clarence Paul
- Arranger, Conductor
- Bernie Peacock
- Saxophone
- Gene Pello
- Drums
- Freddie Perren
- Arranger, Producer
- Bill Pitman
- Bass
- Carl Raetz
- Trombone
- Deke Richards
- Arranger, Producer
- Emil Richards
- Percussion
- Paul Riser
- Trombone, Arranger
- Jimmy Roach
- Arranger
- Ernie Rodgers
- Saxophone
- Joe Rubini
- Keyboards
- Andrew Sandoval
- Project Assistant
- Ted Sheely
- Keyboards
- Willie Shorter
- Arranger
- Valerie Simpson
- Producer
- Don Slaughter
- Trumpet
- Andrew Smith
- Drums
- Gordon Staples
- Strings, Concert Master
- Jerry Steinholtz
- Percussion
- William "Mickey" Stevenson
- Producer
- Bobby Taylor
- Performer
- Tommy Tedesco
- Guitar
- Tammi Terrell
- Performer
- Andrew "Mike" Terry
- Saxophone
- Johnny Trudell
- Trumpet
- Don Turner
- Saxophone
- David Van De Pitte
- Arranger
- Earl Van Dyke
- Keyboards
- Larry Veeder
- Guitar
- Ronnie Wakefield
- Saxophone
- Eddie Watkins
- Bass
- Wah Wah Watson
- Guitar
- William Weatherspoon
- Producer
- Harry Weinger
- Associate Producer, Supervisor, Booklet Editor
- Don White
- Trombone
- Norman Whitfield
- Producer
- Jimmy Wilkins
- Trombone
- Eddie Willis
- Guitar
- J. Frank Wilson
- Producer
- Stevie Wonder
- Harmonica, Performer, Bongos, Producer
- Arthur Wright
- Guitar, Arranger
- Popcorn Wylie
- Keyboards
- Wild Bill Moore
- Saxophone
- Marvin Tarplin
- Guitar
- The Velvelettes
- Performer
- Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Performer
- Junior Walker & the All-Stars
- Performer
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- Producer, Performer
- Michael Diehl
- Design
- Rita Wright
- Performer
- Shauna Woods
- Package Art Direction
- Jack Andersen
- Cover Photo
- Robert Bateman
- Producer
- James Roach
- Arranger
- Robert White
- Guitar
- BrianBert
- Producer
- John Wilson
- Trumpet
- Benny Benjamin
- Drums
- Ted Buckner
- Sax (Alto)
- Ryan Null
- Photo Coordination
- João Daltro de Almeida
- Photo Research
- Frank Beaty Wilson
- Producer
- Pete Moore & His Orchestra
- Producer
- Danny Turner
- Saxophone
- Bob West
- Arranger
- Johnny Allen
- Arranger
- Floyd Jones
- Trumpet
- Dave Hamilton
- Guitar, Vibraphone
- Jonathan Munson
- Project Assistant
- Dennis Coffey
- Guitar
- Johnny Griffith
- Keyboards
- Ed Jones
- Trumpet
- Herbie Williams
- Trumpet
- Gene Page
- Arranger
- Barrett Strong
- Performer
- David T. Walker
- Guitar
- Martha & the Vandellas
- Performer
- The Miracles
- Performer
- Wade Marcus
- Arranger
- Louie Shelton
- Guitar
- The Clan
- Producer
- Shorty Long
- Performer
- Waits, Frederick
- Drums
- Bobbye Hall
- Percussion
- Richard Allen
- Drums
- Richard "Pistol" Allen
- Drums
- Harry Anger
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Jack Ashford
- Percussion, Vibraphone
- Nickolas Ashford
- Producer, Performer
- Gil Askey
- Arranger
- Lanny Austin
- Saxophone
- Bob Babbitt
- Bass, Guitar
- Tom Baird
- Producer
- H.B. Barnum
- Arranger
- George Bohannon
- Trombone
- Thomas "Beans" Bowles
- Saxophone
- Thomas Bowles SR.
- Saxophone
- Johnny Bristol
- Producer
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown
- Percussion
- Ron Brown
- Bass
- Angelo Carlisi
- Saxophone
- James Anthony Carmichael
- Arranger
- Joe Clayton
- Percussion
- Al Cleveland
- Producer
- Gary Coleman
- Percussion
- Russell Conway
- Trumpet
- Henry Cosby
- Arranger, Saxophone, Producer
- Bob Cousar
- Trombone
- Carolyn Crawford
- Performer
- Hal Davis
- Producer
- Maurice Davis
- Trumpet
- Lamont Dozier
- Producer
- Patti Drosins
- Producer, Compilation Producer, Package Art Direction
- Ronnie Dunbar
- Producer
- Lefty Edwards
- Saxophone
- Ernie Wilkins
- Arranger
- Wilton Felder
- Bass
- Oscar Fields
- Producer, Executive Producer
- Eli Fontaine
- Saxophone
- Harvey Fuqua
- Producer
- James Gittens
- Keyboards, Vibraphone
- Marc Gordon
- Producer
- Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Arranger, Producer
- Cornelius Grant
- Guitar
- Adolph Green
- Guitar
- Ed Greene
- Drums
- Danya Hartwick
- Flute
- Dan Hersch
- Digital Remastering
- Eddie Holland
- Performer
- Brian Holland
- Producer
- Brenda Holloway
- Performer
- Lawrence Horn
- Producer
- Billy Horner
- Trumpet
- Ivy Hunter
- Keyboards, Producer
- Bill Inglot
- Digital Remastering
- Clarence Isabell
- Bass
- James Jamerson
- Bass
- Bill Johnson
- Trombone
- Terry Johnson
- Producer
- Uriel Jones
- Drums
- Larry Knechtel
- Keyboards
- Patrick Lanier
- Trombone
- Jerry Long
- Arranger, Orchestra Director, Director
- Sandra Crouch
- Percussion
- Chris Clark
- Performer
- The Contours
- Performer
- The Elgins
- Performer
- The Four Tops
- Performer
- Marvin Gaye
- Producer, Performer
- The Isley Brothers
- Performer
- The Jackson 5
- Performer
- Gladys Knight
- Performer
- The Marvelettes
- Performer
- The Monitors
- Performer
- The Originals
- Performer
- Rare Earth
- Producer, Performer
- Smokey Robinson
- Producer, Performer
- Diana Ross
- Performer
- David Ruffin
- Performer
- Jimmy Ruffin
- Performer
- The Spinners
- Performer
- Edwin Starr
- Performer
- The Supremes
- Performer
- Syreeta
- Performer
- The Temptations
- Performer
- The Undisputed Truth
- Performer
- Junior Walker
- Performer
- Mary Wells
- Performer
- Kim Weston
- Performer
- Marcus Belgrave
- Trumpet
- Jack Brokensha
- Vibraphone
- Slide Hampton
- Arranger
- Larry Nozero
- Saxophone
- Don Randi
- Keyboards
- Joe Sample
- Keyboards
- King Errisson
- Percussion
- Paul Humphrey
- Drums
- Ivory Joe Hunter
- Producer











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