Do you have a favourite Motown/Tamla Motown record ?

[WildRosie]

I couldn't name just one as there are so many great songs so I have five, in no particular order:

The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
If I Were A Carpenter - The Four Tops
I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross
The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder

If I were forced to choose just one of these five, I think I'd settle for The Tears Of A Clown. It took three years for it to be a UK hit. Motown's finest hour.

Ooh tough choice... I’d have to go “Ain’t no Mountain High Enough”.

This old heart of mine.

Ohhhh, so many! How do you choose?
Ain't no mountain high enough
Treat her like a lady

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by The Four Tops.

You’ve chosen my playlist for the rest of the afternoon now @WildRosie

The Four Tops 'Walk away Renee'

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 'You're all I need to get by'

The Supremes 'Stoned Love'

Love me a bit of Motown

This Love Starved Heart of Mine by Marvin Gaye
The Spinners What More Could a Boy ask for?
Gladys Night - If you ever get your hands on love

Just my imagination by the temptations
Get ready also by the temptations
Heard it through the grapevine Marvin Gaye

Great thread. I've been listening to a lot of old soul recently. Motown must be the record label with the most great songs ever!

My favourite song is Heard it through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye; runner up is Reach Out I'll Be there - Four Tops.

So many more I could mention!

This Old Heart of Mine by The Isley Brothers

It was on a mix-tape that my dad used to play in the car when we were kids.

Damn! I forgot about The Isley Brothers! Love them.

R Dean Taylor, There’s a Ghost in my House

Anything Smokey but Tracks of my Tears is my favourite..
Get Ready.
Ball of Confusion

This Old Heart of Mine - Isley Brothers

Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations

I love "This old heart of mine" by the Isley Brothers too. And also the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell tracks already mentioned - "You're all I need to get by" is my personal favourite.

"Build me up buttercup" is always played at rugby matches for some reason and so I associate it with rugby rather than Motown

I love Stevie Wonder - Uptight, Signed Sealed Delivered and Fingertips spring to mind.

I love Motown. I play it in the car and sing loudly. It always cheers me up.

This Old Heart of Mine, definitely.

This wasn't by design but none of the five I chose are Holland/Dozier/Holland songs.

Just my imagination- Temptations.
I wish it Would rain - Temptations.
La la means I love you - Delfonics
Lonely girl - Chi Lites.
Almost anything Stax

Build me Up Buttercup by the Foundations isn't actually Motown, but it's an awesome song, so it's still nice to see it mentioned!

Frank Wilson, Do I love you, indeed I do
Jackie Wilson, Your love keeps lifting me.
Stevie Wonder, Signed, Sealed (had this at our wedding last year)
I love Motown so my list could be potentially endless

Papa was a rolling stone ,long version with the amazing intro - Temptations

Definitely "Walk away Renee" - so concise and nobody else could deliver it like that.

Tracks of my tears Smokey Robinson
Just my imagination Temptations
Although I quite like the Boys 2 Men version also 😃

“Build me Up Buttercup by the Foundations isn't actually Motown, but it's an awesome song, so it's still nice to see it mentioned! “

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