Motown 40 Forever
01/27/1998 | Polygram Uk
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All Music Guide Review
Motown never tires of finding ways to repackage their history, but a 40th anniversary celebration is one of the better excuses they could have for releasing another multi-disc retrospective, such as the double-disc Motown 40 Forever. Unfortunately, devoting the first disc to classic '60s hits and isolating '80s and '90s singles works against the compilation -- it only illustrates that the first two decades of the label's history (particularly the very first decade) were much stronger creatively than the last two, especially since classic '70s singles are used on both discs. Taken individually, however, each disc is quite entertaining. The first contains such classics as "Shop Around," "Heat Wave," "My Guy," "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)," "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted," "ABC," "My Cherie Amour," "Stop! In the Name of Love," "What's Going On," "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)," "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," "Tears of a Clown," and "Dancing in the Street." It would have been nice if the disc was sequenced in chronological order, but it's still a blast. The second disc has its moments, too -- "Superfreak," "Let It Whip," "War," "Three Times a Lady," "Superstition," and "Let's Get It On" are terrific, while songs like "Rub You the Right Way" and "Somebody's Watching Me" are nice period pieces. The remix of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" is unnecessary, but it does little to dilute a thoroughly entertaining, if redundant, collection. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
Motown 40 Forever Track Listing
Credits of Motown 40 Forever
- Narada Michael Walden
- Arranger, Producer
- Alphonso Mizell
- Arranger, Producer
- Richard Morris
- Producer
- Curtis Anthony Nolen
- Arranger, Producer
- Freddie Perren
- Arranger, Producer
- Joe Porter
- Producer
- Martha Reeves
- Performer
- Timmy Regisford
- Remixing
- Deke Richards
- Arranger, Producer
- Teddy Riley
- Producer
- Paul Riser
- Arranger
- Valerie Simpson
- Producer
- William "Mickey" Stevenson
- Producer
- Tammi Terrell
- Performer
- Ed Townsend
- Producer
- David Van De Pitte
- Arranger
- William Weatherspoon
- Producer
- Norman Whitfield
- Producer
- Stevie Wonder
- Arranger, Performer, Producer
- Nelson George
- Liner Notes
- Frank Wilson
- Producer
- Diana Ross & the Supremes
- Performer
- Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Performer
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- Performer
- Clarence Avant
- Executive Producer
- David Harley
- Art Direction, Design
- Dazz
- Arranger
- McDavid Henderson
- Illustrations
- Bob West
- Arranger
- Today
- Performer
- Bernard Edwards
- Producer
- Nile Rodgers
- Producer
- Shanice
- Performer
- George Jackson
- Executive Producer
- Reggie Andrews
- Arranger, Producer
- Peter Asher
- Producer
- Nickolas Ashford
- Producer
- Johnny Bristol
- Producer
- James Anthony Carmichael
- Producer
- Leonard Caston
- Producer
- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Executive Producer
- Henry Cosby
- Producer
- Hal Davis
- Producer
- Dazz Band
- Performer
- Eldra DeBarge
- Producer
- Lamont Dozier
- Producer
- Berry Gordy, Jr.
- Arranger, Producer
- Iris Gordy
- Producer
- Gene Griffin
- Producer
- Brian Holland
- Producer
- David Irvin
- Art Direction, Illustrations, Design
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Arranger, Associate Producer
- Jimmy Jam
- Producer
- Eddie Kendricks
- Performer
- Dennis Lambert
- Arranger, Producer
- Terry Lewis
- Producer
- Babyface
- Producer
- Boyz II Men
- Performer
- The Commodores
- Performer
- DeBarge
- Performer
- Dennis Edwards
- Performer
- The Four Tops
- Performer
- Siedah Garrett
- Performer
- Marvin Gaye
- Producer, Performer
- Johnny Gill
- Performer
- The Jackson 5
- Performer
- Jermaine Jackson
- Producer, Performer
- Rick James
- Arranger, Producer, Performer
- Teena Marie
- Performer
- The Marvelettes
- Performer
- The Originals
- Performer
- Lionel Richie
- Producer, Performer
- Smokey Robinson
- Producer
- Rockwell
- Performer
- Diana Ross
- Performer
- Jimmy Ruffin
- Performer
- Edwin Starr
- Performer
- The Temptations
- Performer
- Mary Wells
- Performer














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