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    Tamla Special No. 1

    01/01/1962

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    All Music Guide Review

    This album marks Motown's first collection of different artists. Nine songs makes for a slim set, but it's an item for collectors because of three scarce recordings. The sole 45 featuring Singin' Sammy Ward and Sherri Taylor, "Oh Lover"/"That's Why I Love You So Much" is certainly rare enough. Motown never released any other sides by Taylor; while Ward had more releases, none were hits, and he's unknown to casual music fans. The other rare bird is the flip of Barrett Strong's "Money," "Oh I Apologize"; though "Money" charted for Barrett, Motown never released an album by him. "Apologized" is a bluesy, begging ballad written by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy that suited Strong's rough tenor. The other tracks aren't hard to find and have been stuck on innumerable compilations. ~ Andrew Hamilton, All Music Guide

    Tamla Special No. 1 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Money
  • Strong, Barrett
  • 2:39

  • 2
  • Way Over There
  • Miracles
  • 2:53

  • 3
  • Shop Around
  • Miracles
  • 2:48

  • 4
  • Bye Bye Baby
  • Wells, Mary
  • 2:53

  • 5
  • Oh Lover
  • Singin' Sammy & Sherri

  • 6
  • (You Can) Depend on Me
  • Miracles
  • 3:08

  • 7
  • Please Forgive Me
  • Wells, Mary

  • 8
  • Who's Loving You
  • Miracles
  • 3:04

  • 9
  • Oh I Apologize
  • Strong, Barrett
  • 2:24

  • 10
  • That's Why I Love You So Much
  • Singin' Sammy & Sherri



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