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In 1972, Gaye's success with the socially conscious album What's Going On helped in pressuring Motown to give the musician more creative autonomous control of his music, leading to a $1 million deal being offered by Motown, which made him for a time, the most lucrative R&B artist ever.
Motown was the most successful soul music label, with a net worth of $61 million. Between 1960 and 1969, Motown had 79 songs reach the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100. In March 1965, Berry Gordy and Dave Godin agreed to license the Tamla Motown label name for future UK releases through EMI Records Limited.
TheGrio counts down the greatest albums ever released by artists from Motown Records. This August, two legendary albums, Stevie Wonder’s The post Top 10 Motown albums of all time appeared first ...
Motown TLX 2207 United States " The Feeling Is So Fine" " (You Can) Depend on Me" The Miracles: Tamla T 54028 United States October 1959 "My Beloved" "Sugar Daddy" The Satintones: Motown M-1000 United States "You Never Miss a Good Thing" "Hold Me Tight" / "Gotta Have Your Lovin'" Eugene Remus: Motown M-1001 United States November 1959 " The Hunch"
"I Should Be Proud" is a 1970 protest song written by Henry Cosby, Pam Sawyer and Joe Hinton and recorded by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas (credited as Martha Reeves & the Vandellas). Background
Prog-soul artists often write songs around album-oriented concepts and socially conscious topics based in the African-American experience, left-wing politics, and bohemianism, sometimes employing thematic devices from Afrofuturism and science fiction. Their lyrics, while challenging, can also be marked by irony and humor.
Forty years ago, Michael Jackson took the stage and made an indelible impact on pop culture with his solo performance on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, a televised celebration of the famous ...
Diana & Marvin is a duets album by American soul musicians Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, released October 26, 1973 on Motown. [1] Recording sessions for the album took place between 1971 and 1973 at Motown Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. [2] Gaye and Ross were widely recognized at the time as two of the top pop music performers.