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The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971

Disc 1
1. Mama's Pearl- The Jackson 5
2. Darling Dear- The Jackson 5
3. Let's All Save The Children- Joe Hinton
4. You Are Blue- Joe Hinton
5. Sweet Water- Brass Monkey
6. You Keep Me Hangin' On- Brass Monkey
7. Pet Names- Chuck Jackson
8. Is There Anything Love Can't Do- Chuck Jackson
9. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)- The Temptations
10. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth- The Temptations
11. Ain't It A Sad Thing- R. Dean Taylor
12. Back Street- R. Dean Taylor
13. What's Going On- Marvin Gaye
14. God Is Love- Marvin Gaye
15. Save My Love For A Rainy Day- The Undisputed Truth
16. Since I've Lost You- The Undisputed Truth
17. Don't Pay Me No Mind- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
18. Listen To Your Soul- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
19. Each Day Is A Lifetime- David Ruffin
20. Don't Stop Lovin' Me- David Ruffin
21. Love Makes The World Go Round- Kiki Dee
22. Jimmy- Kiki Dee
23. Love Makes The World Go Round (Alternate Mix)- Kiki Dee
Disc 2
1. We Can Work It Out- Stevie Wonder
2. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer- Stevie Wonder
3. I Don't Blame You At All- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
4. That Girl- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
5. This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae- Eddie Kendricks
6. It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye- Eddie Kendricks
7. This Used To Be The Home Of Johnnie Mae (Short Promo Version)- Eddie Kendricks
8. In My Own Lifetime- Sammy Davis, Jr.
9. I'll Begin Again- Sammy Davis, Jr.
10. In My Own Lifetime (Stereo Promo Version)- Sammy Davis, Jr.
11. Never Can Say Goodbye- The Jackson 5
12. She's Good- The Jackson 5
13. Gotta See Jane- R. Dean Taylor
14. Gotta See Jane (Stereo Promo Version)- R. Dean Taylor
15. Strung Out- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
16. Sounds Of The Zodiac- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
17. Strung Out (Stereo Promo Version)- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
18. Strung Out (Long Promo Version)- Gordon Staples & The Motown Strings
19. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On- Edwin Starr
20. Cloud Nine- Edwin Starr
21. When My Love Hand Comes Down- David & Jimmy Ruffin
22. Steppin' On A Dream- David & Jimmy Ruffin
23. I Won't Weep No More- Letta
24. You Touched Me- Letta
25. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer (Stereo Promo Version)- Stevie Wonder
Disc 3
1. Reach Out I'll Be There- Diana Ross
2. (They Long To Be) Close To You- Diana Ross
3. Reach Out I'll Be There (Long Stereo Promo Version)- Diana Ross
4. Reach Out I'll Be There (Short Stereo Promo Version)- Diana Ross
5. (I've Given You) The Best Years Of My Life- P.J.
6. It Takes A Man To Teach A Woman How To Love- P.J.
7. What You See Is What You Get- Stoney & Meat Loaf
8. Lady Be Mine- Stoney & Meat Loaf
9. What You See Is What You Get (Stereo Promo Version)- Stoney & Meat Loaf
10. Nathan Jones- The Supremes
11. Happy (Is A Bumpy Road)- The Supremes
12. Nathan Jones (Stereo Promo Version)- The Supremes
13. Melodie- Bobby Darin
14. Someday We'll Be Together- Bobby Darin
15. Never Can Say Goodbye- Impact Of Brass
16. So Far, So Good- Impact Of Brass
17. Never Can Say Goodbye (Stereo Promo Version)- Impact Of Brass
18. Heartaches- King Floyd
19. Together We Can Do Anything- King Floyd
20. Feelin' Alright- Diana Ross with The Jackson 5
21. Love Story- Diana Ross & Bill Cosby
22. I Don't Want To Do Wrong- Gladys Knight & The Pips
23. Is There A Place (In This Heart For Me)- Gladys Knight & The Pips
24. I Don't Want To Do Wrong (Stereo Promo Version)- Gladys Knight & The Pips
Disc 4
1. You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart- The Supremes & The Four Tops
2. I'm Glad About It- The Supremes & The Four Tops
3. You Gotta Have Love In Your Heart (Stereo Promo Version)- The Supremes & The Four Tops
4. Smiling Faces Sometimes- The Undisputed Truth
5. You Got The Love I Need- The Undisputed Truth
6. I'd Still Love You- Ivy Jo
7. I Can Feel The Pain- Ivy Jo
8. I'd Still Love You (Stereo Promo Version)- Ivy Jo
9. In These Changing Times- The Four Tops
10. Right Before My Eyes- The Four Tops
11. Reach Out I'll Be There (Mono Promo Version)- Diana Ross
12. Pass The Plate- The Crusaders
13. Greasy Spoon- The Crusaders
14. Pass The Plate (Stereo Promo Version)- The Crusaders
15. Dyambo (De-Yambo) Weary Day Is Over- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South Africa
16. Shebeen- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South Africa
17. Dyambo (De-Yambo) Weary Day Is Over (Stereo Promo Version)- Hugh Masekela & the Union Of South A
18. Uncle Tom- Arthur Adams
19. Mornin' Train- Arthur Adams
20. What Is Love- The Stylists
21. Where Did The Children Go- The Stylists
22. Crazy About The La La La- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
23. Oh Baby Baby I Love You- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
24. Crazy About The La La La (Stereo Promo Version)- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Disc 5
1. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)- Marvin Gaye
2. Sad Tomorrows- Marvin Gaye
3. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Stereo Promo Version)- Marvin Gaye
4. If I Could Give You The World- Hearts Of Stone
5. You Gotta Sacrifice (We Gotta Sacrifice)- Hearts Of Stone
6. If I Could Give You The World (Stereo Promo Version)- Hearts Of Stone
7. The Reverend John B. Daniels- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
8. Jesus Is The Key- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
9. The Reverend John B. Daniels (Stereo Promo Version)- Ken Christie & The Sunday People
10. Candy Apple Red- R. Dean Taylor
11. Woman Alive- R. Dean Taylor
12. Candy Apple Red (Stereo Promo Version)- R. Dean Taylor
13. I Just Want To Celebrate- Rare Earth
14. The Seed- Rare Earth
15. I Just Want To Celebrate (Stereo Promo Version)- Rare Earth
16. Maybe Tomorrow- The Jackson 5
17. I Will Find A Way- The Jackson 5
18. Maybe Tomorrow (Stereo Promo Version)- The Jackson 5
19. What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John- Tom Clay
20. The Victors- Tom Clay
21. What The World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin And John (Short Promo Version)- Tom Clay
22. It's Summer- The Temptations
23. I'm The Exception To The Rule- The Temptations

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CD Edition limited to 8000 non-numbered limited edition copies

January, 1971: America was facing a decade of reconstruction. The optimism of the sixties had been shattered by race riots, assassinations, escalation of the Vietnam War and political instability. Desegregation through busing was become a hot issue. President Richard Nixon formally recognized the Congressional Black Caucus for the first time.

And Marvin Gaye, the brooding Prince of Motown, asked, “What’s Going On?”

Marvin’s landmark single, released in January, fronts the latest in Hip-oSelect.com’s continuing, critically acclaimed series, The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971. The 5-CD set, which covers just the first six months of the year, is chock full of those wider-world stories and the great music during a period when the company, too, was undergoing its own reconstruction. With Marvin’s breakthrough, Motown—an empire built on 45 rpm singles—took small steps toward album projects. Its musicians, led by the core Funk Brothers band, would be credited on record for the first time, not just on What’s Going On but on the debut album by consistently rising songwriter/producer Valerie Simpson, whose first single appears on this set. Stevie Wonder turned 21, announcing his creative independence with the striking “We Can Work It Out”—a track featuring the Hitsville studio debut of bassist Bob Babbitt, filling in for stalwart Funk Brother James Jamerson.

While established stars Four Tops and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas were struggling with the company’s evolution, new kids the Jackson 5 continued their hot streak, knocking a couple of ballads—“Never Can Say Goodbye” and “Maybe Tomorrow”—out of the park. Also on a streak was Rare Earth; their mid-1971 smash “I Just Want To Celebrate” continues to be heard around the world. Gladys Knight & the Pips delivered another classic, “I Don’t Want To Do Wrong.”

Former Temptation David Ruffin released a single that was not to see an LP release for 33 years, while Eddie Kendricks left the Tempts on a high note, as “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me),” featuring Eddie on lead, became their first No. 1 in years.

Diana Ross was the emerging solo star. She hosted her first network television special on her own, the hugely successful Diana!. Though her releases were fan favorites and she lacked a Top 10 hit in this period, the show further cemented her star power. And, the marketing muscle behind it illuminated that Berry Gordy was leading Motown to L.A. for good.

Back in Detroit Norman Whitfield delivered more hits, this time with a brand new group. Challenged by whispers that his success came from inheriting an already successful group (the Temptations), he created the Undisputed Truth. Their hit, “Smiling Faces Sometimes,” was a dark masterpiece.

Also debuting on Motown were creative experiments like the “religious rock” group Ken Christie & the Sunday People; show biz perennials Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin; New Orleans soul man King Floyd; pop singer P.J. (Patti Jerome); Impact of Brass, direct from Miami to compete with the likes of Blood, Sweat & Tears; the future rock star Meatloaf, in duets with Stoney, a.k.a. Shaun Murphy, the future regular backup singer for Bob Seger; and more.

All of this wonderful, entertaining, emotional and sometimes quirky music is given a beautiful frame: the “album” style packaging with a rich 148-page booklet featuring unique stories about every song. Co-producer Keith Hughes and Grammy®-nominated author Bill Dahl provide the track-by-track history, not to mention detailed recording and release dates. Harry Webber, Motown’s first official Art Director who went on to become a Madison Avenue legend, opens for the first time a window to the world of Motown album cover art in his introductory essay. Providing the historical overview is Andrew Flory, author and Assistant Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory.

Another great era, another great set. The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971 is an extraordinary document of the time, in a series PitchforkMedia.com calls “a godsend... about as good a job as humanly possible.”

Hip-oCrates Notes: With longer tracks and a greater number of stereo promo mixes and other rarities, one set covering 1971 would have been a whopping 10 discs. To maintain a manageable size for the release, this volume takes the year up through the end of June. The next set, Volume 11B: 1971, will be 5 discs as well, picking up where this one leaves off and continuing through December ’71.

Price: $79.98