Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). CD

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). CD music Recorded between 1964 & 1981. Includes liner notes by Brian Chin. Though not as critically revered as label-mates Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder, the Supremes were the most popular Motown act of the 1960s. Not only did the group rack up a string of #1 singles, that, in terms of frequency and quality often rivaled that of the Beatles, they were one of the first black combos in America to truly achieve mainstream white acceptance. In many ways, the Supremes' music represented the Motown sound distilled to its essence; Hitsville USA's throbbing bass, relentlessly danceable drum beats, and ingenious arrangements were never so purely and perfectly geared for maximum pop appeal as on early hits such as "Where Did Our Love Go" and "Stop! In the Name of Love." On later, edgier tracks, like "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Child," the Supremes managed to adapt to the changing times without losing fans. Of course, even the Supremes' massive success couldn't match the superstar status garnered by their lead singer Diana Ross, with her definitive pop-soul classics such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Endless Love." THE #1'S comes as advertised, collecting all of the Diana Ross and the Supremes chart-toppers and delivering them with excellent sound and eye-pleasing packaging. Diana Ross & The Supremes made history: an unprecedented five No. 1 hits in a row, 12 in total in the Sixties. In the Seventies, the group and Miss Ross went their separate ways. The Supremes, with Jean Terrell in the lead, hit No. 1 with Stoned Love. Diana Ross claimed the top spot as a solo artist on various charts nine more times on Motown. In fact, Miss Ross has sung lead on 18 No. 1 Pop hits, second only to The Beatles at 20. The Guinness Book of World Records has also recognized Diana as the most successful female artist of all time, with more than 70 hit singles to date. This new collection of No. 1's covers the full range of Motown excitement, 24 songs spotlighting two of the most influential stars of two decades: Diana Ross and The Supremes! `Diana Ross & The Supremes: The No. 1's' features newly mastered mixes of the classic Supremes hits, direct from the Motown session tapes, for the best fidelity in any Supremes and/or Diana Ross collection ever! Producers include: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Frank Wilson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson. Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Andrew Skurow, Jeff Moskow. Personnel: Jean Terrell, Johnny Bristol (vocals). Audio Mixer: Suha Gur. Audio Remixer: Almighty Associates. Liner Note Author: Brian Chin . Recording information: Unit Four Productions, London, England. Editor: Suha Gur. Arrangers: David Blumberg; Gene Page; Clay Drayton; Lee Holdridge ; Michael Masser; Paul Riser; Tom Baird; Wade Marcus; David Van De Pitte. The Supremes: Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell (vocals). Additional personnel: Lionel Richie, The Temptations (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar); Bernard Edwards (bass); Tony Thompson (drums); Johnny Bristol (background vocals).

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). buy CD music A list of the Supremes' songs reads like a history lesson on Motown's golden years. For the first time, the girl group's hits are available in an official video collection. Featuring performances on THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW and THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW, this release includes "Where Did Our Love Go," "Stop! In the Name of Love," You Can't Hurry Love," and many of the other hit songs by the top-selling female group. This DVD includes their greatest hits on video in any form for the first time. Included are not only the classic appearances from Ed Sullivan and Hullabaloo, but incredible rare footage not seen since first aired more than 40 years ago. As a fabulous bonus, a click of the sub-title button will also reveal entertaining and revealing trivia. Extras include rare clips, early footage of the trio ding their first top 40 hit, and uncut footage from the documentary Anatomy of Pop that includes a Berry Gordy interview. Additionally included are 7 original a capella tracks from Hitsville, stereo audio for 12 lip-synched clips, and 24 page booklet.

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). songs Track Listing of songs: DISC 1: THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM: Heat Wave,; You've Really Got a Hold on Me; Do You Love Me; Bernadette; Reach Out I'll Be There; Ain't Too Proud to Beg; Shotgun; What Becomes of the Brokenhearted; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; You Keep Me Hanging On; Cool Jerk; Cloud Nine; What's Going On; Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough; Flick, The; Boom Boom; Higher and Higher, (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me); Scorpio; DISC 2: IN THE SNAKEPIT: NAKED INSTRUMENTAL REMIXES OF THE ORIGINAL HITS: Funk Brothers in the House!; Standing in the Shadows of Love; Dialogue: Joe Hunter; One Who Really Loves You, The; Pride and Joy; Dialogue: Robert White; My Girl; Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart; Don't Mess With Bill; Hunter Gets Captured by the Game, The; Dialogue: Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford; I Second That Emotion; I Was Made to Love Her; Dialogue: Richard "Pistol" Allen; I Heard It Through the Grapevine; Home Cookin'; For Once in My Life; Dialogue: Jack Ashford; I Can't Get Next to You; It's a Shame; Ain't No Mountain High Enough; Dialogue: Eddie Willis; Mercy Mercy Me; Dialogue: Lamont Dozier; You're My Everything;

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). album for sale Recorded between 1964 & 1988. Includes liner notes by Stu Hackel. Not to be confused with the Four Tops compilation simply entitled Anthology (which only covers their Motown recordings), 50th Anniversary Anthology is a double-CD set spanning their first Motown hit in 1964 to the late '80s. Does it include all of the popular numbers that most fans want from a greatest-hits collection? Definitely. Is it as good as Anthology, or slimmer compilations that focus exclusively on their Motown hits from the 1960s and early '70s? No, because there's way too much dispensable post-mid-'70s stuff on disc two. Still, for those who want an anthology that includes non-Motown hits (particularly their early-'70s Dunhill singles) and are reluctant to splash out for the four-CD Fourever box set, this is the best available alternative. And unquestionably, the first two-thirds or so of this collection is excellent, including all the big Motown hits; plenty of good, less celebrated lower-charting Motown singles, like "I'll Turn to Stone" (the B-side of "7-Rooms of Gloom"); and their early Dunhill hits, in which they capably imitated Philly soul stars the O'Jays and the Spinners. But the group floundered as the '70s waned, and by the time of the ribald 1976 disco hit "Catfish," they were on the verge of not only losing their personality, but of embarrassing themselves. The proceedings don't stop there, unfortunately, tacking on a bunch of other small post-1976 hits ("When She Was My Girl" was the only big one), culminating in Levi Stubbs' gruesome contribution to the Little Shop of Horrors, "Mean Green Mother From Outer Space." It was a long way from "Baby I Need Your Loving," though luckily it's the classic stuff that dominates the program. ~ Richie Unterberger Producers include: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, William Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, R. Dean Taylor. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger. The Four Tops: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs (vocals). Additional personnel: The Supremes, The Funk Brothers.

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). CD music Another in a series of superb wandering groove albums from the premier sweet soul singer. He took the standard three-minute pop soul song and expanded the format. It is Gaye that is responsible for today's smooching urban R&B; he was for much of his career many years ahead of the game. This has been described as his "oral sex" album, not that the others were not; this has the erotic edge. Built around the title track, the album is a theme album and as such should be played as a whole. There are no "Too Busy Thinking Bout My Baby's" on this; it is a much more challenging but satisfying work. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Additional Tracks Recorded at Motown Studios and Marvin Gaye Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. Recorded at Motown Studios & Marvin Gaye Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California. Personnel: Marvin Gaye (vocals); Malvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Ray Parker, Jr, David T. Walker, Dennis Coffey, Jay Graydon (guitar); Sonny Burke, John Barnes, Jerry Peters (keyboards); Chuck Rainey, Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, Henry Davis (bass); James Gadson (drums); Gary Coleman, John "Jack" Arnold, Bobbye Jean Hall, Eddie "Bongo" Brown (percussion).

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968)/Together (1969). buy CD music Recorded between 1970 and 1971. Includes liner notes by David Nathan. Her self-titled debut LP (later retitled Ain't No Mountain High Enough after the single became a hit) was arguably her finest solo work at Motown and perhaps her best ever; it was certainly among her most stunning. Everyone who doubted whether Diana Ross could sustain a career outside the Supremes found out immediately that she would be a star. The single "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" remains a staple in her shows, and is still her finest message track. ~ Ron Wynn All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of Motown's "Classic Albums" series. Additional Tracks Reissue producers: Harry Weinger, Andrew Skurow. Personnel includes: Diana Ross (vocals); Paul Riser (arranger); Johnny Bristol (background vocals). Producers: Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Bones Howe.