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The two albums the Supremes and the Temptations did together in the late '60s might have been fun to do, and sometimes fun to hear, but certainly weren't highlights in the career of either group. If you're going to hear them at all, however, you should do so in the context of this two-CD set, which leaves no stone unturned in its presentation of not just the original albums (1968's Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations and 1969's Together), but also a bunch of previously unreleased tracks and alternate mixes. The albums themselves were uneven, relying too heavily on so-so covers of hits by other artists, remakes of some old Motown smashes, and the odd inappropriate MOR hit and popular standard, though the number two hit "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (from the first of the LPs) was a highlight. Particularly on Together, there were also some odd trendy production flourishes, like the electric sitar in "The Weight," the freak-out fuzz guitar and quasi-Eastern psychedelic effects that open "Uptight (Everything's Alright)," and the funk-rock cover of Sly Stone's "Sing a Simple Song."
As for the bonuses on this CD, all of the previously unreleased tracks come from the sessions for Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations, and in both the good and bad senses are characteristic of the songs chosen for the released album. They muster fair covers of the Beatles' "Got to Get You into My Life" and the Impressions' "Amen," and do a strange medley of "You Can't Hurry Love/You Keep Me Hangin' On" with some fierce psychedelic-tinged rock guitar on the fadeout. On the other hand, it was a wise decision to excise the too show bizzy medley of Supremes hits, and not such a wise decision to make it the opening cut on this CD compilation.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Medley: When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes/Come ... 3:17
2 Try It Baby 3:45
3 I Second That Emotion previously unreleased / Extended 2:32
4 Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2:19
5 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 3:07
6 This Guy's in Love With You 3:45
7 Funky Broadway 2:36
8 I'll Try Something New 2:21
9 A Place in the Sun 3:30
10 Sweet Inspiration 2:56
11 Then previously unreleased / Extended 2:20
12 The Impossible Dream 4:51
13 Medley: You Can't Hurry Love/You Keep Me Hangin' On previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:39
14 Got to Get You into My Life previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:42
15 You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright) previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:50
16 A House Is Not a Home previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:21
17 If You Should Walk Away previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:10
18 Amen previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:17
Disc 2
1 Stubborn Kind of Fellow 3:10
2 I'll Be Doggone 3:34
3 The Weight 3:03
4 Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing 2:46
5 Uptight (Everything's Alright) 3:06
6 Sing a Simple Song 3:33
7 My Guy, My Girl 3:16
8 For Better or Worse 2:37
9 Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3:13
10 Why (Must We Fall in Love) previously unreleased / Extended 3:14
11 I'll Try Something New Single Mix 2:25
12 Stubborn Kind of Fellow previously unreleased / Single Mix 3:49
13 Try It Baby previously unreleased / Single Mix 3:06
14 Funky Broadway previously unreleased / Mono Mix 2:43
15 The Weight previously unreleased / Mono Mix 2:53
16 Sing a Single Song previously unreleased / Mono Mix 3:39
17 My Guy, My Girl previously unreleased / Mono Mix 3:22
18 Can't Take My Eyes Off You Mary Wilson Solo Version 3:13
19 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me previously unreleased / Alternate Mix w/Spoken Intro 3:14
20 Not Now, I'll Tell You Later previously unreleased / Etended Alternate Mix 3:39
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