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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 and don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Martha Reeves & the Vandellas' 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 "Nowhere to Run," "Heatwave," "Jimmy Mack," and "Dancing in the Street." 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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Paul Riser, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Cosby, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - William Stevenson, ComposerLyricist - Jack Ashford, Percussion, Tambourine, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Gaye, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Bohannon, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Willis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ivy Jo Hunter, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ivy Joe Hunter, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Conway, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - James Jamerson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Reeves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas "Beans" Bowles, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Williams, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Messina, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Betty Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ashford, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jack Ashford, Percussion, Tambourine, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Willis, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ivy Jo Hunter, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Earl Van Dyke, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robert White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - James Jamerson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Reeves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Benjamin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Betty Kelly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ashford, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha & The Vandellas, MainArtist - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sylvia Rose Moy, ComposerLyricist - Martha & The Vandellas, MainArtist - Ivy Joe Hunter, Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Mickey Stevenson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Four Tops, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha & The Vandellas, MainArtist - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha & The Vandellas, MainArtist - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - Martha Reeves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ashford-Holmes, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Annette Beard-Helton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, ComposerLyricist - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - Holland-Dozier, Producer - The Funk Brothers, Instrumental Ensemble, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Reeves, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rosalind Ashford, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Annette Beard-Helton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Lamont Dozier, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Richard Morris, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, MainArtist - The Andantes, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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 and don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Martha Reeves & the Vandellas' 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 "Nowhere to Run," "Heatwave," "Jimmy Mack," and "Dancing in the Street." 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: 00:30:12
- Main artists: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
- 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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