Best Of Motown 1980s Vol. 2-Millennium Collection (2002) (Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Universal Records UPC: 00044001825927 Release Date: 8/27/2002 Buy.com Sku: 60566886 Item#: MN3C4S Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Superfreak - Rick James ~ Various Artists 2. Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores ~ Various Artists 3. Dial My Heart - The Boys ~ Various Artists 4. Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson ~ Various Artists 5. All This Love - DeBarge ~ Various Artists 6. It's My Turn - Diana Ross ~ Various Artists 7. With You I'm Born Again - Billy Preston/Syreeta ~ Various Artists 8. I've Never Been to Me - Charlene ~ Various Artists 9. Respect Yourself - Bruce Willis ~ Various Artists 10. Lady Soul - The Temptations ~ Various Artists 11. Square Biz - Teena Marie ~ Various Artists 12. Love Always - El DeBarge ~ Various Artists (P) 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Recorded between 1979 & 1987. Includes liner notes by Stu Hackel. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: The Pointer Sisters (vocals). Liner Note Author: Stu Hackel. Arrangers: Chris Mostert; James Anthony Carmichael; David Shire; Don Costa; Duane Sciacqua; Danny Grenier; Greg "Frosty" Smith; Peter Bunetta; Rick Chudacoff; Rick James ; The Commodores; Carole Bayer Sager. As the title suggests, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1980s, Vol. 2 gathers a dozen more '80s hits from Motown artists, including DeBarge, Billy Preston, and the Boys. While the collection contains several good singles, it also reveals how scattered Motown's output was at the time: ranging from Rick James' sleek funk classic "Super Freak" to Smokey Robinson's lighter-than-air "Just to See Her" to Diana Ross' sweeping, orchestral "It's My Turn" -- with quirky detours like Bruce Willis' "Respect Yourself" besides -- the compilation shows that, unlike in the label's heyday, Motown in the '80s didn't have much of a unifying sound or theme to its music. Nevertheless, songs like the Commodores' "Lady (You Bring Me Up)," the Temptations' "Lady Soul," and Charlene's "I've Never Been to Me" prove that the label was still capable of releasing interesting and entertaining music from its new and veteran artists. And while 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1980s, Vol. 2 isn't quite as strong or cohesive a collection as the first Motown '80s compilation, it's still useful as a portrait of where the label was in that decade. ~ Heather Phares Producer: James Anthony Carmichael; David Shire; Don Costa; Eldra DeBarge; James Di Pasquale; Iris Gordy; Kayo; L.A. Reid; Michael Masser; Peter Bunetta; Rick Chudacoff; Rick James; Robert Kraft; The Commodores; Berry Gordy, Jr.; Carole Bayer-Sager; Harry Weinger (   Technical Info Release Date : 08/27/2002 Original Release Date : 2002 Catalog ID : 018259 Label : Motown Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00044001825927    Product Image