- Audio CD (17 Jun 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Motown
- ASIN: B0000647GU
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 303,687 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Motown puts on a tux,
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This review is from: Motown Salutes Bacharach (Audio CD)
Motown always had an eye on the lucrative cabaret market and most of their top acts recorded a few lushly-scored standards amongst the more teen dance-oriented fare. For this collection of previously-available material, Universal has swept through the Motown back-catalogue and come up with 18 Burt Bacharach/Hal David compositions.The album kicks off with Gladys Knight's version of The Look Of Love, first recorded by Dionne Warwick, as with so many Bacharach songs, but best known by Dusty Springfield from the film Casino Royale. It ends with Stephanie Mills' 1975 funky revival of This Empty Place. Most of the selections are readily available, but a few are not in print elsewhere, such as the Marvelettes' great rendition of Message To Michael. In most other cases, the songs are the stars, rather than the artists, and one can only marvel again at the talents of the songwriters. Stevie Wonder's instrumental versions of Alfie and A House Is Not A Home are rather schmaltzy, but the least effective recording on this album is Do You Know The Way To San José, culled from a live TV special. It takes the combined forces of the Supremes and the Temptations to provide a snatch of the song which fizzles out after barely one minute. This is Motown in a tux, not at its best but a fascinating stroll down its side roads.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A nice little collaboration.................,
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This review is from: Motown Salutes Bacharach (Audio CD)
..........for fans of both Motown and Bacharach. Standout tracks for me are The Look Of Love sung elequently by Gladys & The Pips, a dreamy version of This Guy's In Love With You from Jimmy Ruffin and The Marvelette's Message To Michael. Pity there's nothing on here from Barbara McNair or Brenda Holloway as both of these voices would have done Bacharach & David's classics great justice. Slightly puzzled why there's no track by Chris Clark when her name features on the cover.
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Motown puts on a tux,
By Laurence Upton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motown Salutes Bacharach (Audio CD)
Motown always had an eye on the lucrative cabaret market and most of their top acts recorded a few lushly-scored standards amongst the more teen dance-oriented fare. For this collection of previously-available material, Universal has swept through the Motown back-catalogue and come up with 18 Burt Bacharach/Hal David compositions.
The album kicks off with Gladys Knight's version of The Look Of Love, first recorded by Dionne Warwick, as with so many Bacharach songs, but best known by Dusty Springfield from the film Casino Royale. It ends with Stephanie Mills' 1975 funky revival of This Empty Place. Most of the selections are readily available, but a few are not in print elsewhere, such as the Marvelettes' great rendition of Message To Michael. In most other cases, the songs are the stars, rather than the artists, and one can only marvel again at the talents of the songwriters. Stevie Wonder's instrumental versions of Alfie and A House Is Not A Home are rather schmaltzy, but the least effective recording on this album is Do You Know The Way To San José, culled from a live TV special. It takes the combined forces of the Supremes and the Temptations to provide a snatch of the song which fizzles out after barely one minute. This is Motown in a tux, not at its best but a fascinating stroll down its side roads. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awsome cd!!!,
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This review is from: Motown Salutes Bacharach (Audio CD)
Great Cd. It's rare to find those motown greats singing other peoples music. It is all of your favorite bacharach/david hits, funked up with the motown style. I think this is the perfect cd for anyone who likes motown and also bacharach/david.
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Motown Salutes Bacharach, The Ultimate Tribute, 13 Artist, 18 Tracks Between 1966 and 1975,
By Rob Stoneman ocean child - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motown Salutes Bacharach (Audio CD)
Motown Salutes Bacharach This compilation 2002, Motown and Universal Label
3 Tracks by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 2 Tracks by Gladys Knight & The Pips, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Stevie Wonder 1 Track by Tom Clay, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Four Tops, Eddie Kendricks, The Marvelettes, Stephanie Mills, Diana Ross, Jimmy Ruffin, The Supremes & The Temptations 18 TRACKS INN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER TRK# TITLE/ARTIST 1966 1 Song 04 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1967 2 SONGS 05 MESSAGE TO MICHAEL The Marvelettes 15 A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Stevie Wonder 1968 6 Songs 10 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Diana Ross & The Supremes 01 THE LOOK OF LOVE Gladys Knight & The Pips 02 I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 11 (THERE'S) ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 13 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE The Supremes & The Temptations 07 ALFIE Stevie Wonder 1969 1 SONG 17 WALK ON BY Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 1970 2 SONGS 08 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD Four Tops 03 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Jimmy Ruffin 1971 3 SONGS 09 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE Tom Clay 16 CLOSE TO YOU Diana Ross 12 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER Gladys Knight & The Pips 1972 1 SONG 14 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 1973 1 SONG 06 ANY DAY NOW Eddie Kendricks 1975 1 SONG 18 THIS EMPTY SPACE Stephanie Mills |
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