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Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible budget-priced summary of their prime Motown recordings. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of their best-known songs are here, including "The Tracks of My Tears," "Ooo Baby Baby," "The Tears of a Clown" and "I Second That Emotion." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Henry Cosby, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Producer - Brian Holland, Producer - Marv Tarplin, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren "Pete" Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Marv Tarplin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudette Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., ComposerLyricist - AL CLEVELAND, Producer, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Robinson, Jr., Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, MainArtist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Tarplin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Rainey, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Smith, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Ashford, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - SONNY BURKE, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie McNeir, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bongo Brown, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Rancifer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ivory Davis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - James Sledge, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Jacobsen, Horn, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Bunetta, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Chudacoff, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, MainArtist - Louis Joseph Pardini, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Pete Georgantones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1987 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, Producer, Assistant Producer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Griffin, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Freddie Perren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Moore, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wade Marcus, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Miracles, MainArtist - Ronnie White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Rogers, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible budget-priced summary of their prime Motown recordings. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of their best-known songs are here, including "The Tracks of My Tears," "Ooo Baby Baby," "The Tears of a Clown" and "I Second That Emotion." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:11
- Main artists: The Miracles
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1999 Motown Record Company L.P. This Compilation ℗ 1999 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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