Side A
Artist	Song
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles	Shop Around
Marvin Gaye	Hitch Hike
Temptations	Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
Stevie Wonder	Fingertips (Pt. 2)
Marvelettes	Too Many Fish in the Sea
Martha & the Vandellas	Nowhere to Run
the Supremes	Love is Like an Itching in My Heart
Marvin Gaye	Can I Get a Witness
Smokey & the Miracles	Going to a Go-Go
Temptations	Get Ready
Four Tops	Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
Stevie Wonder	Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Jackson 5	Little Bitty Pretty One
Marvin Gaye	How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You
Smokey & the Miracles	Ooh Baby Baby
Smokey & the Miracles	The Tracks of My Tears
Jackson 5	I Don't Know Why I Love You
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
Jackson 5	I Want You Back
Smokey & the Miracles	The Tears of a Clown
Temptations	Ain't Too Proud to Beg
Four Tops	I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)
Martha & the Vandellas	Dancing in the Street
the Supremes	You Keep Me Hangin' On
Stevie Wonder	Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Smokey & the Miracles	I Second That Emotion
Temptations	Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
Marvelettes	Don't Mess With Bill
Marvin Gaye	Pride and Joy
Four Tops	I'll Turn to Stone
Stevie Wonder	For Once in My Life
Temptations	Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
Marvin Gaye	What's Going On

Comment:

Several years ago, a friend requested an all Motown tape for her 30th birthday. Even back then, I was pretty burnt on Motown, and sick of some numnutz coming up to the stereo at parties hollering 'Motown!' as if it were the only officially sanctioned dance music. Anyway, I made the tape, and tried to mix in a few less obvious faves while ignoring certain played out hits (i.e. 'Stop! In the Name of Love'). Of course, with Motown, 'played out' is only a matter of degree. This is from before the CD reissue boom brought out all sorts of Motown rarities and vault items, which haven't bowled me over neither. Motown may be the most overrated label until Sub Pop (ooh! -- fighting words). Give me good ol' Atlantic, Stax or, gasp, Invictus any day. Here's the best I could do.

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