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By 1962, Motown wasn’t yet the hit factory it would later become, but they had regular chart success, and were reaching across the ocean to influence the emerging British Invasion. Both Smokey Robinson’s “You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me” (later covered by The Beatles) and The Contours’ Berry Gordy-penned smash “Do You Love Me” (covered by The Dave Clark 5) make their debut on this second volume of The Complete Motown Singles.

The year marked the debut of four new imprints in the Motown empire: Divinity, Workshop, Mel-o-dy, and Gordy. It also saw “You Beat Me To The Punch” top the R&B charts, as well as cracking the Top 10 on the pop side.

This four-CD set offers a miraculous peek behind the curtains of what was rapidly becoming “The Sound Of Young America.” It features the A-side and B-side of every single released by Motown and its subsidiaries during the label’s fourth year of existence. Each track builds ever closer to reaching Gordy’s goal of growing his music empire into an entertainment juggernaut. Over the course of the set’s 112 tracks, you can hear The Temptations masquerading as The Pirates, the vocal version of the “Theme From Exodus,” and the phone number that was on the lips of America: “Beechwood 4-5789,” courtesy of the Marvelettes.

The opulent packaging resembles a scaled-down 78-rpm-era “album,” with cardboard sleeves to hold each of the discs, and 88 pages of rare photos, detailed annotations and scholarly - as well as personal - liner notes. It also features a reproduction 45-rpm single from its era; in this case, it’s Mary Wells’ “You Beat Me To The Punch” b/w “Old Love (Let’s Try It Again).” Claudette Robinson, a member of The Miracles and Smokey’s ex-wife, contributed a personal essay to the set detailing the artist’s-eye-view of life in the label’s early years. Also included is an historical overview by author and scholar Gerald Early of Washington University in St. Louis, and track-by-track annotations, with not just song credits but stories behind each song, by noted authors and discographers Bill Dahl and Keith Hughes.

The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 2: 1962 is a limited-edition set. Most of the songs contained on it are unavailable anywhere else; many had never been re-released on vinyl, let alone on compact disc. When the edition is sold out, it’s gone for good, so act now.

Volume 2 is the second in a proposed 12-part series; Volume 3 will follow later this year.

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Motown Singles Vol. 2
Catalog #B000440202
Full Length Album Compact Disc
release date 9/26/2006
Classic Motown


Various Artists



tracks
Disc 1
1.  Mr. Sandman [Single Version (Mono)]
1.  Mr. Sandman [Single Version (Mono)]
2.  I'm Yours, You're Mine [Single Version (Mono)]
2.  I'm Yours, You're Mine [Single Version (Mono)]
3.  What Is A Man (Without A Woman) [Single Version (Mono)]
3.  What Is A Man (Without A Woman) [Single Version (Mono)]
4.  Don't Leave Me [Single Version (Mono)]
4.  Don't Leave Me [Single Version (Mono)]
5.  The One Who Really Loves You [Single Version]
5.  The One Who Really Loves You [Single Version]
6.  I'm Gonna Stay [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  I'm Gonna Stay [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  Your Baby's Back [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  Your Baby's Back [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Request Of A Fool [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Request Of A Fool [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  Big Joe Moe [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  Big Joe Moe [Single Version (Mono)]
10.  Everybody Knew It But Me [Single Version (Mono)]
10.  Everybody Knew It But Me [Single Version (Mono)]
11.  Everybody's Talking About My Baby [Single Version (Mono)]
11.  Everybody's Talking About My Baby [Single Version (Mono)]
12.  I Cried All Night [Single Version (Mono)]
12.  I Cried All Night [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  I Out-Duked The Duke [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  I Out-Duked The Duke [Single Version (Mono)]
14.  Baby I Need You [Single Version (Mono)]
14.  Baby I Need You [Single Version (Mono)]
15.  (You're My) Dream Come True [Single]
15.  (You're My) Dream Come True [Single]
16.  Isn't She Pretty [Single Version (Mono)]
16.  Isn't She Pretty [Single Version (Mono)]
17.  You Deserve What You Got [Single Version (Mono)]
17.  You Deserve What You Got [Single Version (Mono)]
18.  Last Night I Had A Vision [Single Version (Mono)]
18.  Last Night I Had A Vision [Single Version (Mono)]
19.  I'll Try Something New [Single Version (Mono)]
19.  I'll Try Something New [Single Version (Mono)]
20.  You Never Miss A Good Thing [Single Version (Mono)]
20.  You Never Miss A Good Thing [Single Version (Mono)]
21.  Playboy [Single Version (Mono)]
21.  Playboy [Single Version (Mono)]
22.  All The Love I've Got [Single Version (Mono)]
22.  All The Love I've Got [Single Version (Mono)]
23.  Come Into My Palace [Single Version (Mono)]
23.  Come Into My Palace [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  Trying To Make It [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  Trying To Make It [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  (If) Cleopatra Took A Chance [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  (If) Cleopatra Took A Chance [Single Version (Mono)]
26.  What About Me [Single Version (Mono)]
26.  What About Me [Single Version (Mono)]
27.  Soldier's Plea [Single Version (Mono)]
27.  Soldier's Plea [Single Version (Mono)]
28.  Taking My Time [Single Version (Mono)]
28.  Taking My Time [Single Version (Mono)]
Disc 2
1.  Your Heart Belongs To Me [Single Version (Mono Without Echo)]
1.  Your Heart Belongs To Me [Single Version (Mono Without Echo)]
2.  (He's) Seventeen [Single Version (Mono)]
2.  (He's) Seventeen [Single Version (Mono)]
3.  Your Heart Belongs To Me [Single Version (Mono With Echo)]
3.  Your Heart Belongs To Me [Single Version (Mono With Echo)]
4.  Exodus [Single Version (Mono)]
4.  Exodus [Single Version (Mono)]
5.  I Remember You [Single Version (Mono)]
5.  I Remember You [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  Opus No. 3 [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  Opus No. 3 [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  March Lightly [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  March Lightly [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Because I Love Her [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Because I Love Her [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  While I'm Away [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  While I'm Away [Single Version (Mono)]
10.  I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues Pt. 1 [Single Version - Mono]
10.  I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues Pt. 1 [Single Version - Mono]
11.  I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues Pt. 2 [Single Version - Mono]
11.  I Call It Pretty Music But The Old People Call It The Blues Pt. 2 [Single Version - Mono]
12.  Sleep (Little One) [Single Version (Mono)]
12.  Sleep (Little One) [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  Uptight [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  Uptight [Single Version (Mono)]
14.  Dearest One [Single Version (Mono)]
14.  Dearest One [Single Version (Mono)]
15.  Fortune Teller (Tell Me) [Single Version (Mono)]
15.  Fortune Teller (Tell Me) [Single Version (Mono)]
16.  Same Old Story [Single Version (Mono)]
16.  Same Old Story [Single Version (Mono)]
17.  I'll Cry A Million Tears [Single Version (Mono)]
17.  I'll Cry A Million Tears [Single Version (Mono)]
18.  Do You Love Me [Single Version (Mono)]
18.  Do You Love Me [Single Version (Mono)]
19.  Move Mr. Man [Single Version (Mono)]
19.  Move Mr. Man [Single Version (Mono)]
20.  Back In My Arms [Single Version (Mono)]
20.  Back In My Arms [Single Version (Mono)]
21.  Is It True (What They Say About You) [Single Version (Mono)]
21.  Is It True (What They Say About You) [Single Version (Mono)]
22.  Fire [Single Version (Mono)]
22.  Fire [Single Version (Mono)]
23.  For This I Thank You [Single Version (Mono)]
23.  For This I Thank You [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  I Found Myself A Brand New Baby [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  I Found Myself A Brand New Baby [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  It's Too Bad [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  It's Too Bad [Single Version (Mono)]
26.  Mojo Hannah [Single Version (Mono)]
26.  Mojo Hannah [Single Version (Mono)]
27.  Break Down And Sing [Single Version (Mono)]
27.  Break Down And Sing [Single Version (Mono)]
28.  Beechwood 4-5789 [Single Version (Mono)]
28.  Beechwood 4-5789 [Single Version (Mono)]
29.  Someday, Someway [Single Version (Mono)]
29.  Someday, Someway [Single Version (Mono)]
Disc 3
1.  You Beat Me To The Punch [Single Version (Mono)]
1.  You Beat Me To The Punch [Single Version (Mono)]
2.  Old Love (Let's Try It Again) [Single (Mono - First Version)]
2.  Old Love (Let's Try It Again) [Single (Mono - First Version)]
3.  Old Love (Let's Try It Again) [Single (Mono - Second Version)]
3.  Old Love (Let's Try It Again) [Single (Mono - Second Version)]
4.  This Is Our Night [Single Version (Mono)]
4.  This Is Our Night [Single Version (Mono)]
5.  You're My Inspiration [Single Version (Mono)]
5.  You're My Inspiration [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  Camel Walk [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  Camel Walk [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  It's Gonna Be Hard Times [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  It's Gonna Be Hard Times [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Stubborn Kind Of Fellow [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Stubborn Kind Of Fellow [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  It Hurt Me Too [Single Version (Mono)]
9.  It Hurt Me Too [Single Version (Mono)]
10.  That's What He Is To Me [Single Version (Mono)]
10.  That's What He Is To Me [Single Version (Mono)]
11.  Pilgrim Of Sorrow [Single Version (Mono)]
11.  Pilgrim Of Sorrow [Single Version (Mono)]
12.  If It's Love (It's Alright) [Single Version (Mono)]
12.  If It's Love (It's Alright) [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  It's Not Too Late [Single Version (Mono)]
13.  It's Not Too Late [Single Version (Mono)]
14.  If Your Mother Only Knew [Single (Mono - First Version)]
14.  If Your Mother Only Knew [Single (Mono - First Version)]
15.  If Your Mother Only Knew [Single (Mono - Second Version)]
15.  If Your Mother Only Knew [Single (Mono - Second Version)]
16.  Someday Pretty Baby
16.  Someday Pretty Baby
17.  Part Time Love
17.  Part Time Love
18.  Your Love Is Wonderful [First Version]
18.  Your Love Is Wonderful [First Version]
19.  Here You Come
19.  Here You Come
20.  Trouble Lover
20.  Trouble Lover
21.  Show Me Some Sign
21.  Show Me Some Sign
22.  I'll Have To Let Him Go [Single Version (Stereo)]
22.  I'll Have To Let Him Go [Single Version (Stereo)]
23.  My Baby Won't Come Back [Single Version (Mono)]
23.  My Baby Won't Come Back [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  I'll Love You 'Til I Die [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  I'll Love You 'Til I Die [Single Version (Mono)]
26.  Little Water Boy [Promo version]
26.  Little Water Boy [Promo version]
27.  La La La La La [Single Version - Mono]
27.  La La La La La [Single Version - Mono]
28.  Little Water Boy [Single Version - Mono]
28.  Little Water Boy [Single Version - Mono]
Disc 4
1.  Strange I Know [Single Version]
1.  Strange I Know [Single Version]
2.  Too Strong To Be Strung Along [Single Version (First)]
2.  Too Strong To Be Strung Along [Single Version (First)]
3.  Too Strong To Be Strung Along [Second Version]
3.  Too Strong To Be Strung Along [Second Version]
4.  You'll Never Cherish A Love So True ('Till You Lose It)
4.  You'll Never Cherish A Love So True ('Till You Lose It)
5.  There He Is (At My Door)
5.  There He Is (At My Door)
6.  Paradise [Single Version (Mono)]
6.  Paradise [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  Slow Down Heart [Single Version (Mono)]
7.  Slow Down Heart [Single Version (Mono)]
8.  Your Love Is Wonderful [Second Version]
8.  Your Love Is Wonderful [Second Version]
9.  Two Lovers [Single Version]
9.  Two Lovers [Single Version]
10.  Operator [Single Version]
10.  Operator [Single Version]
11.  Let Me Go The Right Way
11.  Let Me Go The Right Way
12.  Time Changes Things
12.  Time Changes Things
13.  Hold On Pearl
13.  Hold On Pearl
14.  Toodle Loo
14.  Toodle Loo
15.  Happy Landing [Single Version]
15.  Happy Landing [Single Version]
16.  You've Really Got A Hold On Me [Single Version (Mono)]
16.  You've Really Got A Hold On Me [Single Version (Mono)]
17.  Shake Sherrie [Single Version]
17.  Shake Sherrie [Single Version]
18.  You Better Get In Line
18.  You Better Get In Line
19.  Shake Sherrie [Radio Promo Version]
19.  Shake Sherrie [Radio Promo Version]
20.  Camel Walk
20.  Camel Walk
21.  The Chaperone [Single Version]
21.  The Chaperone [Single Version]
22.  Darling, I Hum Our Song
22.  Darling, I Hum Our Song
23.  Just A Few More Days
23.  Just A Few More Days
24.  Hitch Hike [Single Version (Mono)]
24.  Hitch Hike [Single Version (Mono)]
25.  Hello There Angel [Single Version]
25.  Hello There Angel [Single Version]
26.  Contract On Love [Single Version - Mono]
26.  Contract On Love [Single Version - Mono]
27.  Sunset [Single Version - Mono]
27.  Sunset [Single Version - Mono]

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