Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992

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Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992
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Box set by
Various artists
Released19 October 1993
Recorded1972 - 1992
GenreMotown, R&B, Soul
Length4:57:58
LabelMotown
Various artists chronology
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971
(1992) 		Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992
(1993)

Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection Volume 2 1972–1992 is a 1993 four-disc collection of Motown hits that were released after the original Motown studios relocated to Los Angeles.[1] The box set was preceded the previous year by Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959–1971.

Track listing[]

Disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Got To Be There" (1972)Elliot WillenskyMichael Jackson3:25
2."Floy Joy" (1972)William "Smokey" RobinsonThe Supremes2:35
3."A Simple Game" (1972)Michael PinderFour Tops2:58
4."Walk In the Night" (1972)Johnny Bristol; Marilyn McLeodJr. Walker & the All-Stars4:12
5."Ben" (1972)Walter Scharf; Donald BlackMichael Jackson2:47
6."Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" (1972)Barrett Strong; Norman WhitfieldThe Temptations7:00
7."Silly Wasn't I" (1972)Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson; Jo ArmsteadValerie Simpson2:11
8."Superstition" (1972)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder4:15
9."Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (1972)Jim WeatherlyGladys Knight & The Pips4:23
10."Touch Me in the Morning" (1973)Michael Masser; Ron MillerDiana Ross3:28
11."Let's Get It On" (1973)Marvin Gaye; Ed TownsendMarvin Gaye4:03
12."Keep On Truckin'" (1973)Leonard Caston Jr.; Frank Wilson; Anita PoreeEddie Kendricks3:34
13."Boogie Down" (1973)Leonard Caston Jr.; Frank Wilson; Anita PoreeEddie Kendricks3:52
14."Dancing Machine" (1974)Hal Davis; Weldon Dean Parks; Don FletcherJackson 52:42
15."Do It Baby" (1974)Freddie Perren; Christine YarianThe Miracles3:04
16."Shoe Shoe Shine" (1975)Nickolas Ashford; Valerie SimpsonThe Dynamic Superiors3:47
17."Harmour Love" (1975)Stevie WonderSyreeta3:38
18."Love Power" (1975)Frank HutchWillie Hutch3:34
19."It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (1975)Freddie Perren; Christine YarianG.C. Cameron3:26
20."Love Machine (Pt.1)" (1975)Billy Griffin; Warren MooreThe Miracles3:01
21."Walk Away from Love" (1975)Charles KippsDavid Ruffin3:18
Total length:75:13
Disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Quiet Storm" (1975)William "Smokey" Robinson; Rose Ella JonesSmokey Robinson4:04
2."Love Hangover" (1975)Marilyn McLeod; Pam SawyerDiana Ross3:50
3."I Want You" (1976)Arthur "T-Boy" Ross; Leon WareMarvin Gaye3:58
4."Don't Leave Me This Way" (1976)Kenny Gamble; Cary Gilbert; Leon HuffThelma Houston3:41
5."Got To Give It Up (Pt.1)" (1977)Marvin GayeMarvin Gaye4:15
6."Sir Duke" (1977)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder3:57
7."Easy" (1977)Lionel RichieCommodores4:24
8."You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)" (1977)Marilyn McLeod; Pam SawyerHigh Inergy3:33
9."Brick House" (1977)Lionel Richie; Ronald LaPread; Walter Orange; Milan Williams; William King; Thomas McClary; Shirley Hanna-KingCommodores3:35
10."You And I" (1978)Rick JamesRick James3:13
11."Three Times a Lady" (1978)Lionel RichieCommodores3:39
12."There'll Never Be" (1978)Bobby DeBargeSwitch3:36
13."Heaven Must Have Sent You" (1979)Eddie Holland; Lamont Dozier; Brian HollandBonnie Pointer3:35
14."Sail On" (1979)Lionel RichieCommodores3:57
15."Cruisin'" (1979)William "Smokey" Robinson; Marvin TarplinSmokey Robinson4:30
16."Still" (1979)Lionel RichieCommodores3:47
17."With You I'm Born Again" (1979)David Shire; Carol ConnorsBilly Preston & Syreeta Wright3:42
18."Let's Get Serious" (1980)Lee Garrett; Stevie WonderJermaine Jackson3:36
19."I Need Your Lovin'" (1980)Teena MarieTeena Marie3:53
20."Being With You" (1981)William "Smokey" RobinsonSmokey Robinson4:00
Total length:76:45
Disc 3
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Upside Down" (1980)Bernard Edwards; Nile RodgersDiana Ross3:40
2."Give It to Me Baby" (1981)Rick JamesRick James3:54
3."One Day in Your Life" (1981)Renée Armand; Sam Brown IIIMichael Jackson4:18
4."Square Biz" (1981)Teena Marie; Allen McGrierTeena Marie3:44
5."Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981)Shirley King; Harold Hudson; William KingCommodores4:01
6."Super Freak (Pt.1)" (1981)Rick James; Alonzo MillerRick James3:21
7."Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)" (1982)Sam DeesBettye LaVette3:43
8."Let It Whip" (1982)Reggie Andrews; Leon ChanclerDazz Band4:08
9."All Night Long (All Night)" (1983)Lionel RichieLionel Richie4:19
10."Time Will Reveal" (1983)Bobby DeBarge; Etterlene "Bunny" DeBargeDeBarge4:07
11."Don't Look Any Further" (1984)Franne Golde; Duane Hitchings; Dennis LambertDennis Edwards (featuring Siedah Garrett)4:06
12."I Just Called to Say I Love You" (1984)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder4:25
13."Treat Her Like a Lady" (1984)Otis Williams; Ali-Ollie WoodsonThe Temptations4:09
14."Ebony Eyes" (1983)Rick JamesRick James & Smokey Robinson4:03
15."Nightshift" (1985)Franne Golde; Dennis Lambert; Walter OrangeCommodores4:25
16."Rhythm of the Night" (1985)Diane WarrenDeBarge3:55
17."Somebody's Watching Me" (1984)Kennedy GordyRockwell4:01
18."In My House" (1985)Rick JamesMary Jane Girls3:56
Total length:72:15
Disc 4
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Part-Time Lover" (1985)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder3:44
2."Who's Johnny" (1986)Ina Wolf; Peter WolfEl DeBarge4:11
3."Lady Soul" (1986)Mark HoldenThe Temptations4:46
4."Nail it to the Wall" (1986)Stephen Broughton Lunt; Arnie RomanStacy Lattisaw3:56
5."Talk To Me" (1986)Nick Mundy; Franne Golde; Paul FoxChico DeBarge3:52
6."Just to See Her" (1987)Jimmy George; Lou PardiniSmokey Robinson4:04
7."One Heartbeat" (1987)Steve LeGassick; Brian RaySmokey Robinson4:06
8."Dial My Heart" (1988)Kenneth Brian Edmonds; Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid; Daryl SimmonsThe Boys4:25
9."Him Or Me" (1988)Lee Drakeford; Gene Griffin; Wesley Adams; Larry McCain; Larry SingletaryToday4:22
10."Your Sweetness" (1989)Kymberli Armstrong; John BarnesThe Good Girls4:04
11."Where Do We Go from Here" (1989)LeMel HumesStacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill4:20
12."Rub You the Right Way" (1990)Terry Lewis; James HarrisJohnny Gill4:17
13."Slow Motion" (1990)Stan Sheppard; Aaron SmithGerald Alston5:08
14."Iesha" (1990)Dallas Austin; Michael BivinsAnother Bad Creation4:21
15."Motownphilly" (1991)Dallas Austin; Michael Bivins; Nathan Morris; Shawn StockmanBoyz II Men3:54
16."I Love Your Smile" (1991)Jarvis La Rue Baker; Sylvester Jackson; Narada Michael Walden; Shanice WilsonShanice4:25
17."End Of The Road" (1992)Kenneth Brian Edmonds; Antonio Marquis "L.A." Reid; Daryl SimmonsBoyz II Men5:50
Total length:73:45

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.wonderingsound.com/review/various-artists-hitsville-usa-the-motown-collection-1972-1992/
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