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Various Artists
The Complete Motown Singles Volume 11B: 1971
 
 
Disc 61 (Vol. 11B/Disc 1)
1. That's The Way A Woman Is - The Messengers 
2. In The Jungle - The Messengers 
3. That's The Way A Woman Is (stereo promo version) - The Messengers 
4. Take Me Girl, I'm Ready - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
5. Right On Brothers And Sisters - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
6. Take Me Girl, I'm Ready (stereo promo version) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
7. Keep Me - The Originals 
8. A Man Without Love - The Originals 
9. Lo And Behold - David and Jimmy Ruffin 
10. The Things We Have To Do - Jimmy and David Ruffin 
11. Lo And Behold (stereo promo version) - David and Jimmy Ruffin 
12. You Can Come Right Back To Me - David Ruffin 
13. Dinah - David Ruffin 
14. It Takes All Kinds Of People Stoney and Meatloaf 
15. The Way You Do The Things You Do Stoney and Meatloaf 
16. It Takes All Kinds Of People (stereo promo version) Stoney and Meatloaf 
17. If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder 
18. Think Of Me As Your Soldier - Stevie Wonder 
19. Can I - Eddie Kendricks 
20. I Did It All For You - Eddie Kendricks 
21. Can I (long promo version) - Eddie Kendricks 
22. My Piece Of Heaven - The Rustix 
23. Down, Down - The Rustix 
24. My Piece Of Heaven (stereo promo version) - The Rustix 
Disc 62 (Vol. 11B/Disc 2)
1. Surrender - Diana Ross 
2. I'm A Winner - Diana Ross 
3. Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow - Valerie Simpson 
4. Back To Nowhere - Valerie Simpson 
5. Happiness - Lodi 
6. I Hope I See It In My Lifetime - Lodi 
7. Happiness (stereo promo version) - Lodi 
8. MacArthur Park - Part 2 - Four Tops 
9. MacArthur Park - Part 1 - Four Tops 
10. Funky Rubber Band (vocal) - Popcorn Wylie 
11. Funky Rubber Band (instrumental) - Popcorn Wylie 
12. Funky Rubber Band (vocal) (stereo promo version) - Popcorn Wylie 
13. I'm An Easy Rider - My Friends 
14. Concrete And Clay - My Friends 
15. I'm An Easy Rider (stereo promo version) - My Friends 
16. Who You Gonna Run To - Chuck Jackson 
17. Forgive My Jealousy - Chuck Jackson 
18. Act Like A Shotgun - G.C. Cameron 
19. Girl I Really Love You - G.C. Cameron 
20. Act Like A Shotgun (stereo promo version) - G.C. Cameron 
21. Walk Down The Path Of Freedom - Sunday Funnies 
22. It's Just A Dream - Sunday Funnies 
23. Walk Down The Path Of Freedom (stereo promo version) - Sunday Funnies 
24. Heaven Must Have Sent You (stereo promo version) - The Elgins 
Disc 63 (Vol. 11B/Disc 3)
1. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye 
2. Wholy Holy - Marvin Gaye 
3. Touch - The Supremes 
4. It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye - The Supremes 
5. Touch (stereo promo version) - The Supremes 
6. Bless You - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 
7. Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 
8. Bless You (stereo promo version) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 
9. Colour Combination - Jack Hammer 
10. Swim - Jack Hammer 
11. Colour Combination (stereo promo version) - Jack Hammer 
12. Got To Be There - Michael Jackson 
13. Maria (You Were The Only One) - Michael Jackson 
14. Got To Be There (stereo promo version) - Michael Jackson 
15. I'm Still Waiting - Diana Ross 
16. A Simple Thing Like Cry - Diana Ross 
17. Zip A Dee Doo Dah - Suzee Ikeda 
18. Bah Bah Bah - Suzee Ikeda 
19. Zip A Dee Doo Dah (stereo promo version) - Suzee Ikeda 
20. Whatever Happened To Love - Tom Clay 
21. Baby I Need Your Loving - Tom Clay 
22. Whatever Happened To Love (stereo promo version) - Tom Clay 
23. When Sundown Comes - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 
24. Flower Girl - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 
Disc 64 (Vol. 11B/Disc 4)
1. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) - The Temptations 
2. Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love - The Temptations 
3. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) (stereo promo version) - The Temptations 
4. Satisfaction - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 
5. Satisfaction (alternate mix) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 
6. We've Only Just Begun/I'll Be There - Tony & Carolyn 
7. I Can Get Away From You (But I Can't Get Over You) - Tony & Carolyn 
8. We've Only Just Begun/I'll Be There (stereo promo version) - Tony & Carolyn 
9. Hey Lordy - Bobby Taylor 
10. Just A Little Bit Closer - Bobby Taylor 
11. I Want To Go Back There Again - Thelma Houston 
12. Pick Of The Week - Thelma Houston 
13. I Want To Go Back There Again (stereo promo version) - Thelma Houston 
14. Hey Big Brother - Rare Earth 
15. Under God's Light - Rare Earth 
16. Hey Big Brother (stereo promo version) - Rare Earth 
17. Way Back Home (vocal) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
18. Way Back Home (instrumental) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
19. Way Back Home (vocal) (stereo promo version) - Jr. Walker & The All Stars 
20. We All End Up In Boxes - The Rustix 
21. We All End Up In Boxes (stereo promo version) - The Rustix 
22. I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving - Virgil Henry 
23. You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New - Virgil Henry 
24. I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving (stereo promo version) - Virgil Henry 
Disc 65 (Vol. 11B/Disc 5)
1. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Undisputed Truth 
2. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Undisputed Truth 
3. Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To - Gladys Knight & The Pips 
4. It's All Over But The Shoutin - Gladys Knight & The Pips 
5. Sugar Daddy - Jackson 5 
6. I'm So Happy - Jackson 5 
7. Sugar Daddy (stereo promo version) - Jackson 5 
8. Simple Song Of Freedom - Bobby Darin 
9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bobby Darin 
10. Simple Song Of Freedom (alternate mix) - Bobby Darin 
11. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (alternate mix) - Bobby Darin 
12. The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived - Dave Prince 
13. A Child Is Waiting - Dave Prince 
14. What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder 
15. Bedtime For Toys - Stevie Wonder 
16. What Christmas Means To Me (stereo promo version) - Stevie Wonder 
17. Floy Joy - The Supremes 
18. This Is The Story - The Supremes 
19. Floy Joy (stereo promo version) - The Supremes 
20. In And Out Of My Life - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 
21. Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 
22. In And Out Of My Life (stereo promo version) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas  
23. T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) - P.J. 
24. T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) (stereo promo version) - P.J. 
 
Price: $79.98
 

CD Edition limited to 8000 non-numbered limited edition copies
Release Date: January 20th


The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 picks up where Vol. 11A left off, covering July through December 1971, detailing the company’s transition from assembly-line hit singles to album projectsand the new sounds of Los Angeles, California.

It’s in these six months that Motown, with the Jackson 5 landing a TV special and hitting the top again with “Sugar Daddy,” spun off lead singer Michael Jackson as a solo artistMJ’s smash solo debut, “Got To Be There,” is the spotlighted vinyl 45 fronting Vol. 11B. Eddie Kendricks gained ground as a solo act while his Temptation-gone-solo counterpart David Ruffin did not. Stevie Wonder, inspired by Marvin Gaye’s success with What’s Going On, showed his mettle as an emerging independent adult artist with his LP Where I’m Coming From and the hit single “If You Really Love Me.” Diana Ross had two fine singles in a slight commercial slump.

Motown continued to experiment with rock on the Rare Earth label (Stoney and Meatloaf, the Rustix, Sunday Funnies, et al); with MOR (Tony & Carolyn); with singer-songwriters (Bobby Darin, Valerie Simpson); and with different slices of soul, from new signings Virgil Henry, Thelma Houston and Popcorn Wylie, a returning veteran. There were significant bumps in the road too: Motown was seeing the decline of some of its marquee acts, from the Four Tops to the Supremes, who still had significant hits—“MacArthur Park” and “Floy Joy,” respectively. Meanwhile, competition was getting hotter, as Philadelphia International would soon be a strong rival; Isaac Hayes was king; and even the fiercely independent James Brown would sign with Polydor, an international corporate label.

The whole story is laid out in rich detail across five discs that feature not only the hits and their B-sides, but also rare mixes, pulled releases and more. And as is expected in this series, Vol. 11B is given a beautiful frame: “album” style packaging with a 124-page booklet featuring detailed recording and release dates, and similarly detailed track-by-track histories written by co-producers Keith Hughes and Harry Weinger, and Grammy®-nominated Bill Dahl. Dr. Andrew Flory, author and Assistant Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory, continues his insightful overview of the era first laid out in Vol. 11A. Introducing this package is an engaging personal essay by Scott Regan, Detroit’s most popular DJ from the sixties who by 1971 was a Motown staff writer and producer.

Another great era, another great set: The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 completes the story of 1971, in an acclaimed series that has received Reissue of the Year honors from Mojo magazine, SoulMusic.com and others, and that PitchforkMedia.com calls “a godsend... about as good a job as humanly possible.”

 


Price: $79.98
 

 

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