Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 is a 1992 four-CD collection of Motown hits, during Motown's golden age when the songs were recorded at its original Detroit studio.[1] The selections on this compilation were transferred from the original single mixes, which were mixed for AM radio play and 45 RPM singles. Therefore, the tracks are mono. It was followed a year later by the release of Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992.
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971 | ||||
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Box set by Various artists | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1959-1971 | |||
Genre | Motown, R&B, soul | |||
Length | 5:03:03 | |||
Label | Motown 374636312-2 | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Money (That's What I Want)" (1959) | Berry Gordy; Janie Bradford | Barrett Strong | 2:37 |
2. | "Shop Around" (1960) | Berry Gordy; William "Smokey" Robinson | The Miracles | 2:51 |
3. | "Please Mr. Postman" (1961) | Brian Holland; Georgia Dobbins; William Garrett; Robert Bateman; Freddie Gorman | The Marvelettes | 2:31 |
4. | "Jamie" (1961) | Barrett Strong; William Stevenson | Eddie Holland | 2:25 |
5. | "The One Who Really Loves You" (1962) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Mary Wells | 2:29 |
6. | "Do You Love Me" (1962) | Berry Gordy | The Contours | 2:54 |
7. | "Beechwood 4-5789" (1962) | Marvin Gaye; Berry Gordy; William Stevenson | The Marvelettes | 2:14 |
8. | "You Beat Me to the Punch" (1962) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Ronald White | Mary Wells | 2:45 |
9. | "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" (1962) | Marvin Gaye; George Gordy; William Stevenson | Marvin Gaye | 2:45 |
10. | "Two Lovers" (1962) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Mary Wells | 2:48 |
11. | "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962) | William "Smokey" Robinson | The Miracles | 2:59 |
12. | "Come and Get These Memories" (1963) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:25 |
13. | "Pride and Joy" (1963) | Marvin Gaye; William Stevenson; Norman Whitfield | Marvin Gaye | 2:08 |
14. | "Fingertips, Part 2" (1963) | Henry Cosby; Clarence Paul | Little Stevie Wonder | 3:12 |
15. | "Heat Wave" (1963) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:48 |
16. | "Mickey's Monkey" (1963) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Miracles | 2:47 |
17. | "Leaving Here" (1963) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Eddie Holland | 2:33 |
18. | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (1964) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Robert Rogers | The Temptations | 2:41 |
19. | "My Guy" (1964) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Mary Wells | 2:50 |
20. | "Devil with the Blue Dress" (1964) | William Stevenson; Fredrick Long | Shorty Long | 3:13 |
21. | "Every Little Bit Hurts" (1964) | Ed Cobb | Brenda Holloway | 2:59 |
22. | "Baby I Need Your Loving" (1964) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 2:45 |
23. | "Dancing in the Street" (1964) | Marvin Gaye; Ivy Jo Hunter; William Stevenson | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:41 |
24. | "My Smile is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)" (1964) | William "Smokey" Robinson; William Stevenson; Janie Bradford | Carolyn Crawford | 3:03 |
25. | "Needle in a Haystack" (1964) | William Stevenson; Norman Whitfield | The Velvelettes | 2:32 |
26. | "Baby Love" (1964) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Supremes | 2:38 |
27. | "Come See About Me" (1964) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Supremes | 2:42 |
28. | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (1964) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Marvin Gaye | 2:58 |
Total length: | 76:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "My Girl" (1964) | Berry Gordy; Janie Bradford | The Temptations | 2:57 |
2. | "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" (1964) | Norman Whitfield; William Stevenson; Eddie Holland | The Velvelettes | 2:32 |
3. | "Ask the Lonely" (1965) | William Stevenson; Ivy Jo Hunter | Four Tops | 2:48 |
4. | "Shotgun" (1965) | Autry DeWalt | Jr. Walker & The All-Stars | 3:00 |
5. | "Nowhere to Run" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:58 |
6. | "When I'm Gone" (1965) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Brenda Holloway | 2:09 |
7. | "Ooo Baby Baby" (1965) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Warren Moore | The Miracles | 2:45 |
8. | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 2:46 |
9. | "First I Look at the Purse" (1965) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Bobby Rogers | The Contours | 3:06 |
10. | "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Warren Moore; Marvin Tarplin | The Miracles | 3:03 |
11. | "It's the Same Old Song" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 2:46 |
12. | "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:57 |
13. | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Kim Weston | 2:58 |
14. | "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" (1965) | Stevie Wonder; Sylvia Moy; Henry Cosby | Stevie Wonder | 2:54 |
15. | "Don't Mess with Bill" (1965) | William "Smokey" Robinson | The Marvelettes | 2:50 |
16. | "Darling Baby" (1965) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Elgins | 2:36 |
17. | "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Isley Brothers | 2:46 |
18. | "Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)" (1966) | Robert Bateman; Ronnie Dunbar; Lawrence Horn; Richard Street; Sandra Fagin; John Fagin; Warren Harris; Brian Holland | The Monitors | 3:03 |
19. | "Function at the Junction" (1966) | Frederick Long; Eddie Holland | Shorty Long | 2:49 |
20. | "(I'm a) Road Runner" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Jr. Walker & The All-Stars | 2:49 |
21. | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" (1966) | Norman Whitfield; Eddie Holland | The Temptations | 2:34 |
22. | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1966) | William Weatherspoon; Paul Riser; James Dean | Jimmy Ruffin | 3:03 |
23. | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Jr. Walker & The All-Stars | 3:03 |
24. | "Love's Gone Bad" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Chris Clark | 2:24 |
25. | "You Can't Hurry Love" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Supremes | 2:52 |
26. | "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" (1966) | Norman Whitfield; Eddie Holland | The Temptations | 2:24 |
27. | "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | The Elgins | 2:33 |
Total length: | 75:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Reach Out I'll Be There" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 3:01 |
2. | "(I Know) I'm Losing You" (1966) | Norman Whitfield; Cornelius Grant; Eddie Holland | The Temptations | 2:28 |
3. | "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (1966) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 2:39 |
4. | "It Takes Two" (1966) | William Stevenson; Sylvia Moy | Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston | 3:00 |
5. | "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game" (1966) | William "Smokey" Robinson | The Marvelettes | 2:52 |
6. | "Jimmy Mack" (1967) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Martha and the Vandellas | 2:54 |
7. | "Bernadette" (1967) | Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian Holland | Four Tops | 3:02 |
8. | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1967) | Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 2:29 |
9. | "More Love" (1967) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 2:49 |
10. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 2:56 |
11. | "I Second That Emotion" (1967) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Al Cleveland | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 2:42 |
12. | "I Wish It Would Rain" (1967) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong; Rodger Penzabene | The Temptations | 2:53 |
13. | "I Can't Give You Back the Love I Feel for You" (1968) | Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson; Brian Holland | Syreeta Wright | 2:40 |
14. | "Does Your Mama Know About Me" (1968) | Tom Baird; Thomas Chong | Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers | 2:48 |
15. | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1968) | Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | 2:18 |
16. | "Love Child" (1968) | Richard Dean Taylor; Frank Wilson; Pam Sawyer; Deke Richards | Diana Ross & The Supremes | 3:03 |
17. | "For Once in My Life" (1968) | Ron Miller; Orlando Murden | Stevie Wonder | 2:52 |
18. | "Cloud Nine" (1968) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | The Temptations | 3:38 |
19. | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1968) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | Marvin Gaye | 3:15 |
20. | "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" (1968) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Al Cleveland; Terry Johnson | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 3:59 |
21. | "Twenty-Five Miles" (1969) | Bert Berns; Jerry Ragovoy; Edwin Starr; Johnny Bristol; Harvey Fuqua | Edwin Starr | 3:22 |
22. | "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" (1969) | Harvey Fuqua; Johnny Bristol; Pam Sawyer; James Roach | David Ruffin | 3:30 |
23. | "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" (1969) | Johnny Bristol; Harvey Fuqua; Vernon Bullock | Jr. Walker & The All-Stars | 2:31 |
24. | "I Can't Get Next to You" (1969) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | The Temptations | 2:56 |
25. | "Baby I'm for Real" (1969) | Marvin Gaye; Anna Gordy Gaye | The Originals | 3:20 |
26. | "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (1970) | Frank Wilson; Vincent DiMirco | The Supremes | 3:16 |
Total length: | 77:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Want You Back" (1969) | Berry Gordy; Freddie Perren; Alphonso Mizell; Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | 3:01 |
2. | "The Bells" (1970) | Marvin Gaye; Anna Gordy Gaye; Iris Gordy; Elgie Stover | The Originals | 2:56 |
3. | "Get Ready" (1970) | William "Smokey" Robinson | Rare Earth | 2:49 |
4. | "ABC" (1970) | Berry Gordy; Freddie Perren; Alphonso Mizell; Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | 2:59 |
5. | "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" (1970) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | The Temptations | 4:04 |
6. | "The Love You Save" (1970) | Berry Gordy; Freddie Perren; Alphonso Mizell; Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | 3:05 |
7. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) | Stevie Wonder; Lee Garrett; Syreeta Wright; Lula Mae Hardaway | Stevie Wonder | 2:48 |
8. | "War" (1970) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | Edwin Starr | 3:28 |
9. | "It's a Shame" (1970) | Stevie Wonder; Lee Garrett; Syreeta Wright | The Spinners | 3:09 |
10. | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1970) | Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson | Diana Ross | 3:31 |
11. | "Still Water (Love)" (1970) | William "Smokey" Robinson; Frank Wilson | Four Tops | 3:15 |
12. | "I'll Be There" (1970) | Berry Gordy; Bob West; Willie Hutch; Hal Davis | The Jackson 5 | 3:45 |
13. | "The Tears of a Clown" (1970) | Hank Cosby; William "Smokey" Robinson; Stevie Wonder | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | 3:06 |
14. | "Stoned Love" (1970) | Kenny Thomas; Frank Wilson | The Supremes | 3:01 |
15. | "If I Were Your Woman" (1970) | Gloria Jones; Clay McMurray; Pam Sawyer | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 3:14 |
16. | "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" (1971) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | The Temptations | 3:53 |
17. | "What's Going On" (1971) | Al Cleveland; Renaldo Benson; Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | 3:57 |
18. | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1971) | Clifton Davis | The Jackson 5 | 3:02 |
19. | "Nathan Jones" (1971) | Leonard Caston Jr.; Kathleen Wakefield | The Supremes | 3:04 |
20. | "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" (1971) | Johnny Bristol; Gladys Knight; William Guest; Merald Knight; Catherine Schaffner | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 3:24 |
21. | "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (1971) | Norman Whitfield; Barrett Strong | The Undisputed Truth | 3:17 |
22. | "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (1971) | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye | 2:31 |
23. | "I Just Want to Celebrate" (1971) | Dino Fekaris; Nick Zesses | Rare Earth | 2:53 |
Total length: | 74:12 |
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 59 |
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