's pattern and delivering an exhaustive box set containing all of their singles,
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
' "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
'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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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| Money (That's What I Want) |
Berry Gordy, Jr., Janie Bradford |
Barrett Strong |
(2:37) |
| Shop Around (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. |
Smokey Robinson, The Miracles |
(2:51) |
| Please Mr. Postman (Lyrics) |
Freddie Gorman, Robert Bateman, Georgia Dobbins, Brian Holland, William Garrett |
The Marvelettes |
(2:31) |
| Jamie (Lyrics) |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, Barrett Strong |
Eddie Holland |
(2:25) |
| The One Who Really Loves You |
Smokey Robinson |
Mary Wells |
(2:29) |
| Do You Love Me (Lyrics) |
Berry Gordy, Jr. |
The Contours |
(2:54) |
| Beechwood 4-5789 (Lyrics) |
Marvin Gaye, George Gordy, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Berry Gordy, Jr. |
The Marvelettes |
(2:14) |
| You Beat Me to the Punch (Lyrics) |
Ronald White, Smokey Robinson |
Mary Wells |
(2:45) |
| Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Lyrics) |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, George Gordy, Marvin Gaye |
Marvin Gaye |
(2:45) |
| Two Lovers (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
Mary Wells |
(2:48) |
| You've Really Got a Hold on Me (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
The Miracles |
(2:59) |
| Come and Get These Memories |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:25) |
| Pride and Joy (Lyrics) |
Norman J. Whitfield, Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson |
Marvin Gaye |
(2:08) |
| Fingertips, Pt. 2 [Live] |
Henry Cosby, Clarence Paul |
Stevie Wonder |
(3:12) |
| (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave |
Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:48) |
| Mickey's Monkey (Lyrics) |
Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland |
The Miracles |
(2:46) |
| Leaving Here (Lyrics) |
Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. |
Eddie Holland |
(2:33) |
| The Way You Do the Things You Do |
Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson |
The Temptations |
(2:41) |
| My Guy (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
Mary Wells |
(2:50) |
| Devil With a Blue Dress On |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, Fredrick Long |
Shorty Long |
(3:13) |
| Every Little Bit Hurts (Lyrics) |
Ed Cobb |
Brenda Holloway |
(2:59) |
| Baby I Need Your Loving |
Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier |
The Four Tops |
(2:45) |
| Dancing in the Streets |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:40) |
| My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford |
Carolyn Crawford |
(3:03) |
| Needle in a Haystack |
Norman J. Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson |
The Velvelettes |
(2:32) |
| Baby Love (Lyrics) |
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Holland |
The Supremes |
(2:37) |
| Come See About Me (Lyrics) |
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland |
The Supremes |
(2:42) |
| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland |
Marvin Gaye |
(2:58) |
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| My Girl (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson, Ronald White |
The Temptations |
(2:57) |
| He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' |
Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Holland, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Norman J. Whitfield |
The Velvelettes |
(2:32) |
| Ask the Lonely |
Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson |
The Four Tops |
(2:48) |
| Shotgun |
Autry DeWalt II |
Junior Walker & the All-Stars |
(3:00) |
| Nowhere to Run |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:58) |
| When I'm Gone (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
Brenda Holloway |
(2:09) |
| Ooo Baby Baby (Lyrics) |
Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson |
The Miracles |
(2:45) |
| I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) |
Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
The Four Tops |
(2:46) |
| First I Look at the Purse (Lyrics) |
Robert Rodgers, Smokey Robinson |
The Contours |
(3:06) |
| The Tracks of My Tears (Lyrics) |
Warren "Pete" Moore, Marvin Tarplin, Smokey Robinson |
The Miracles |
(3:02) |
| It's the Same Old Song |
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland |
The Four Tops |
(2:46) |
| Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things) |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:57) |
| Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) |
Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr. |
Kim Weston |
(2:58) |
| Uptight (Everything's Alright) |
Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby |
Stevie Wonder |
(2:54) |
| Don't Mess with Bill (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
The Marvelettes |
(2:50) |
| Darling Baby (Lyrics) |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
The Elgins |
(2:36) |
| This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) |
Eddie Holland, Sylvia Moy, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier |
The Isley Brothers |
(2:46) |
| Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) |
Robert Bateman, The Valadiers, Lawrence Horn, Ronnie Dunbar |
The Monitors |
(3:03) |
| Shorty Long |
Edward Holland, Jr., Fredrick Long |
|
(2:49) |
| (I'm A) Road Runner |
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland |
Junior Walker & the All-Stars |
(2:48) |
| Ain't Too Proud to Beg (Lyrics) |
Eddie Holland, Norman J. Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr. |
The Temptations |
(2:34) |
| What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (Lyrics) |
Paul Riser, James Dean, William Weatherspoon |
Jimmy Ruffin |
(3:03) |
| How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) |
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr. |
Junior Walker & the All-Stars |
(3:03) |
| Love's Gone Bad |
Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland |
Chris Clark |
(2:23) |
| You Can't Hurry Love (Lyrics) |
Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland |
The Supremes |
(2:52) |
| Beauty Is Only Skin Deep (Lyrics) |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Norman J. Whitfield |
The Temptations |
(2:24) |
| Heaven Must Have Sent You (Lyrics) |
Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland |
The Elgins |
(2:32) |
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| Reach Out (I'll Be There) |
Eddie Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland |
The Four Tops |
(3:01) |
| (I Know) I'm Losing You |
Cornelius Grant, Norman J. Whitfield, Eddie Holland |
The Temptations |
(2:28) |
| Standing in the Shadows of Love |
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland |
The Four Tops |
(2:38) |
| It Takes Two (Lyrics) |
William "Mickey" Stevenson, Sylvia Moy |
Kim Weston, Marvin Gaye |
(3:00) |
| The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game |
Smokey Robinson |
The Marvelettes |
(2:52) |
| Jimmy Mack |
Edward Holland, Jr., Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland |
Martha & the Vandellas |
(2:54) |
| Bernadette |
Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier |
The Four Tops |
(3:02) |
| Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Lyrics) |
Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson |
Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye |
(2:29) |
| More Love (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
(2:49) |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Lyrics) |
Norman J. Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
(2:56) |
| I Second That Emotion (Lyrics) |
Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson |
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
(2:42) |
| I Wish It Would Rain (Lyrics) |
Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield, Roger Penzabene |
The Temptations |
(2:53) |
| I Can't Give Back the Love I Feel for You |
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Valerie Simpson, Edward Holland, Jr., Nickolas Ashford |
Rita Wright |
(2:40) |
| Does Your Mama Know About Me (Lyrics) |
Tommy Chong, Tom Baird |
Bobby Taylor |
(2:48) |
| Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Lyrics) |
Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson |
Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye |
(2:18) |
| Love Child (Lyrics) |
Frank Wilson, Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards |
Diana Ross, The Supremes |
(3:02) |
| For Once in My Life (Lyrics) |
Orlando Murden, Ron Miller |
Stevie Wonder |
(2:52) |
| Cloud Nine (Lyrics) |
Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield |
The Temptations |
(3:38) |
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Lyrics) |
Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield |
Marvin Gaye |
(3:15) |
| Baby, Baby Don't Cry (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson, Terry Johnson, Al Cleveland |
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
(3:59) |
| Twenty-Five Miles (Lyrics) |
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Edwin Starr |
Edwin Starr |
(3:22) |
| My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) |
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Pam Sawyer, Jimmy Roach |
David Ruffin |
(3:29) |
| What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) |
Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Vernon Bullock |
Junior Walker & the All-Stars |
(2:31) |
| I Can't Get Next to You (Lyrics) |
Norman J. Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
The Temptations |
(2:56) |
| Baby, I'm for Real (Lyrics) |
Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye |
The Originals |
(3:20) |
| Up the Ladder to the Roof (Lyrics) |
Frank Wilson, Vincent DiMirco |
The Supremes |
(3:16) |
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| I Want You Back (Lyrics) |
Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Berry Gordy, Jr., Deke Richards |
The Jackson 5 |
(3:01) |
| The Bells |
Elgie Stover, Marvin Gaye, Iris Gordy, Anna Gordy Gaye |
The Originals |
(2:56) |
| Get Ready (Lyrics) |
Smokey Robinson |
Rare Earth |
(2:49) |
| ABC (Lyrics) |
Deke Richards, Berry Gordy, Jr., Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell |
The Jackson 5 |
(2:59) |
| Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) |
Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield |
The Temptations |
(4:04) |
| The Love You Save |
Berry Gordy, Jr., The Corporation, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonso Mizell |
The Jackson 5 |
(3:05) |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours |
Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta Wright, Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett |
Stevie Wonder |
(2:48) |
| War (Lyrics) |
Barrett Strong, Norman J. Whitfield |
Edwin Starr |
(3:28) |
| It's a Shame |
Lee Garrett, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright |
The Spinners |
(3:09) |
| Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Lyrics) |
Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson |
Diana Ross |
(3:31) |
| Still Water (Love) |
Smokey Robinson, Frank Wilson |
The Four Tops |
(3:15) |
| I'll Be There (Lyrics) |
Hal Davis, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Berry Gordy, Jr. |
The Jackson 5 |
(3:45) |
| The Tears of a Clown |
Smokey Robinson, Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder |
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles |
(3:06) |
| Stoned Love (Lyrics) |
Yennik Samoht, Frank Wilson |
The Supremes |
(3:01) |
| If I Were Your Woman (Lyrics) |
Clay McMurray, Gloria Jones, LaVerne Ware, Pam Sawyer |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
(3:14) |
| Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) |
Norman J. Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
The Temptations |
(3:53) |
| What's Going On (Lyrics) |
Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson |
Marvin Gaye |
(3:56) |
| Never Can Say Goodbye |
Clifton Davis |
The Jackson 5 |
(3:02) |
| Nathan Jones (Lyrics) |
Leonard Caston, Kathy Wakefield |
The Supremes |
(3:04) |
| I Don't Want to Do Wrong (Lyrics) |
Merald "Bubba" Knight, Gladys Knight, Catherine Schaffner, William Guest, Johnny Bristol |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
(3:24) |
| Smiling Faces Sometimes (Lyrics) |
Norman J. Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
The Undisputed Truth |
(3:16) |
| Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) |
Marvin Gaye |
Marvin Gaye |
(2:31) |
| I Just Want to Celebrate (Lyrics) |
Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses |
Rare Earth |
(2:53) |
