Motown Mania by Various artists (Vinyl record album review)

Record basics

Album name: Motown Mania

Group name: Various artists (including The Contours, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Edwin Starr, Michael Jackson, The Supremes and The Temptations)

Year: 1981

Number of discs: one discs / two sides

Collection: Selman

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’ve never heard of this compilation, but compilations of Motown hits are common because there’s a lot of demand from people like me who like the Motown sound and appreciate the style, while so many of the classic Motown songs are spread among a great variety of groups and singers.

What I expected

Motown hits!

What it was actually like

I overestimated this one. It included a few of my favorites, like Do You Love Me and This Old Heart Of Mine, though I wish it had included many others like It’s The Same Old Song or I Second That Emotion.

Side two was much weaker than side one. I had never heard of its songs, such as My Whole World Ended or Got To Be There before, and would not recommend many of them.

Grade

3/5

Buy it

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