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Various Artists - Hitsville USA · The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Money (That's Barrett Strong
  2. Shop Around 196 The Miracles
  3. Please Mr. Postman The Marvelettes
  4. Jamie 1961 Eddie Holland
  5. The One Who Reall Mary Wells
  6. Do You Love Me The Contours
  7. Beechwood 4- The Marvelettes
  8. You Beat Me To Th Mary Wells
  9. Stubborn Kind Of Fellow Marvin Gaye
  10. Two Lovers 1962 Mary Wells
  11. You've Really Got a Hold On Me The Miracles
  12. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Martha & The Vandellas
  13. Pride And Joy 19 Marvin Gaye
  14. Fingertips Little Stevie Wonder
  15. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Martha & The Vandellas
  16. Mickey's Monkey The Miracles
  17. Leaving Here 1 Eddie Holland
  18. The Way You The Temptations
  19. My Guy 1964 Mary Wells
  20. Devil With The B Shorty Long
  21. Every Little Brenda Holloway
  22. Baby I Need Yo The Four Tops
  23. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Martha & The Vandellas
  24. My Smile Is Carolyn Crawford
  25. Needle In A The Velvelettes
  26. Baby Love 1964 The Supremes
  27. Come See About The Supremes
  28. How Sweet It Is Marvin Gaye
CD2
  1. My Girl 1964 The Temptations 2:53
  2. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' 1964 The Velvelettes 2:28
  3. Ask The Lonely 1965 The Four Tops 2:43
  4. Shotgun 1965 Jr. Walker & The All Stars 2:56
  5. Nowhere To Run 1965 Martha & The Vandellas 2:54
  6. When I'm Gone 1965 Brenda Holloway 2:05
  7. Ooo Baby Baby 1965 The Miracles 2:41
  8. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) 1965 The Four Tops 2:42
  9. First I Look At The Purse 1965 The Contours 3:01
  10. The Tracks Of My Tears 1965 The Miracles 2:58
  11. It's The Same Old Song 1965 The Four Tops 2:42
  12. Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) 1965 Martha & The Vandellas 2:53
  13. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) 1965 Kim Weston 2:54
  14. Uptight (Everything's Alright) 1965 Stevie Wonder 2:51
  15. Don't Mess With Bill 1965 The Marvelettes 2:47
  16. Darling Baby 1965 The Elgins 2:34
  17. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 1966 The Isley Brothers 2:43
  18. Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) 1966 The Monitors 3:00
  19. Function At The Junction 1966 Shorty Long 2:46
  20. (I'm A) Roadrunner 1966 Jr. Walker & The All Stars 2:44
  21. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 1966 The Temptations 2:30
  22. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted 1966 Jimmy Ruffin 2:59
  23. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 1966 Jr. Walker & The All Stars 2:58
  24. Love's Gone Bad 1966 Chris Clark 2:19
  25. You Can't Hurry Love 1966 The Supremes 2:47
  26. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 1966 The Temptations 2:20
  27. Heaven Must Have Sent You 1966 The Elgins 2:30
CD3
  1. Reach Out I'll Be There The Four Tops 3:01
  2. (I Know) I'm Losing You The Temptations
  3. Standing In The Shadows Of Love The Four Tops
  4. It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
  5. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game The Marvelettes
  6. Jimmy Mack Martha & The Vandellas
  7. Bernadette The Four Tops
  8. Ain't No Mountain High Enou Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  9. More Love Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
  10. I Heard It Through The Grape Gladys Knight & The Pips
  11. I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
  12. I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations
  13. I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You Rita Wright
  14. Does Your Mama Know Abo Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers
  15. Ain't Nothing Like The Re Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  16. Love Child Diana Ross & The Supremes
  17. For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder
  18. Cloud Nine The Temptations
  19. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
  20. Baby, Baby Don't Cry Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
  21. Twenty-Five Miles Edwin Starr
  22. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left David Ruffin
  23. What Does It Take (To Win Yo Jr. Walker & The All Stars
  24. I Can't Get Next To You The Temptations
  25. Baby I'm For Real The Originals
  26. Up The Ladder To The Roof The Supremes
CD4
  1. I Want You Back 1969 The Jackson 5 2:56
  2. The Bells 1970 The Originals 2:50
  3. Get Ready 1970 Rare Earth 2:46
  4. ABC 1970 The Jackson 5 2:54
  5. Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) 1970 The Temptations 4:00
  6. The Love You Save 1970 The Jackson 5 3:01
  7. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 1970 Stevie Wonder 2:44
  8. War 1970 Edwin Starr 3:23
  9. It's A Shame 1970 The Spinners 3:05
  10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1970 Diana Ross 3:26
  11. Still Water (Love) 1970 The Four Tops 3:08
  12. I'll Be There 1970 The Jackson 5 3:38
  13. The Tears Of A Clown 1970 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 3:01
  14. Stoned Love 1970 The Supremes 2:56
  15. If I Were Your Woman 1970 Gladys Knight & The Pips 3:09
  16. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 1971 The Temptations 3:49
  17. What's Going On 1971 Marvin Gaye 3:53
  18. Never Can Say Goodbye 1971 The Jackson 5 2:55
  19. Nathan Jones 1971 The Supremes 3:01
  20. I Don't Want To Do Wrong 1971 Gladys Knight & The Pips 3:19
  21. Smiling Faces Sometimes 1971 The Undisputed Truth 3:11
  22. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 1971 Marvin Gaye 2:25
  23. I Just Want To Celebrate 1971 Rare Earth 2:50

Notes

Instead of following Stax/Volt's pattern and delivering an exhaustive box set containing all of their singles, Motown decided to limit their singles box, Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971, to four discs that concentrated on the hits. There are a handful of wonderful lesser-known songs here, such as the Contours' "First I Look at the Purse," but the main strength of the 103-track box is that it features all of the biggest songs from Motown's golden era in one place. Collectors could have used a more comprehensive set, and the box itself could have been packaged with a little more care (there are no artists listed on the back of the individual discs, only songs), but Hitsville USA stands as a definitive overview and introduction to one of the most groundbreaking labels in pop music history.