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Like many pop sensations of the ‘60s, Motown’s impact was global, not local: the sound of the Motor City spread across America and then the U.K., opening doors in Europe that Berry Gordy ran through by having many of his artists re-record their hits in Italian, German, French, and Spanish. Hip-O Select’s 2010 set Motown Around the World rounds up 38 of these oddities -- almost all dating from the '60s apart from a pair of ‘bonus tracks’ from Jermaine Jackson and Smokey Robinson tacked onto the end, both sung in Spanish and dating from the early ‘80s -- in a handsomely produced double-disc package where the liner notes are cleverly presented as a mock passport. Such flair is collector bait, which is a fair assessment of the entire package: this is interesting stuff, but only if you’re committed enough to spot the differences in mixes that are sometimes apparent, other times quite subtle, but almost always compelling only to the serious collector.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTING
Disc 1
1 L' Amore Verrà / The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love
2 Se Il Filo Spezzerai / The Supremes You Keep Me Hangin’ On
3 Piangono Gli Uomini / The Four Tops I Can’T Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
4 Solamente Lei / The Temptations My Girl
5 Sei Solo Tu / The Temptations the Way You Do the Things You Do
6 Il Sole E’ Di Tutti / Stevie Wonder a Place In the Sun
7 Passo Le Mie Notti Qui Da Solo / Stevie Wonder Music Talk
8 Non Sono Quello Che Tu Vuoi / The Miracles (Come ‘Round Here) I’M the One You Need
9 Se Decidi Cosi’ / Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
10 Gira, Gira / The Four Tops Reach Out I’Ll Be There
11 L' Arcobaleno / The Four Tops Walk Away, Renee
12 Dove Vai? / Stevie Wonder Travlin’ Man
13 Non Sono Un Angelo / Stevie Wonder I’M Wondering
14 Se Tu Ragazza Mia / Stevie Wonder
15 My Cherie Amor / Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour
16 Solo Te Solo Me Solo Noi / Stevie Wonder Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
17 Che Forza / Edwin Starr Soul Master
18 Dolce Amore / Edwin Starr Oh How Happy
Disc 2
1 Moonlight and Kisses / The Supremes
2 Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe / The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go
3 Thank You Darling / The Supremes
4 Jonny Und Joe / The Supremes Come See About Me
5 Mein Girl / The Temptations My Girl
6 Blue Bird / The Temptations
7 Wie Schön Das Ist / Marvin Gaye How Sweet It is (To Be Loved By You)
8 Sympatica / Marvin Gaye
9 Puisque Je Sais Qu’Il Est À Moi / The Velvelettes As Long As I Know He’S Mine
10 Tu Perds Le Plus Merveilleux Garcon Du Monde [You Lost the Sweetest Boy / The Velvelettes
11 Le Hoky Poky / The Velvelettes (Monkey) Hoky Poky
12 Je Veux Crier / The Velvelettes My Foolish Heart (Keeps Hanging On To a Memory)
13 Yo Necesito De Tu Amor / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas I’M Ready For Love
14 Jimmy Mack / Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
15 Mi Ayer Tu Ayer El Ayer / Stevie Wonder Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
16 Mi Querido Amor / Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amour
17 Un Lugar en el Sol / Stevie Wonder A Place in the Sun
18 Por Primera Vez / Stevie Wonder For Once In My Life
19 Seamos Serios / Jermaine Jackson Let’S Get Serious
20 Aqui Con Tigo / Smokey Robinson Being With You
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