You Must Be Love (The Love Collection) - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Advantages: Great tunes
Disadvantages: Not a lot of info on sleeve notes

...interesting, with a sentence or two about each track, but I would have expected something more extensive for such a huge collection of music. Maybe it's because I like a story, but on one track (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell), it states that another singer may have stood in for Terrell because of her illness but it is frustrating as it is not expanded upon. Perhaps I should know a bit more about Tammi Terrell, and at least it will encourage me to find out more. The music itself is great, but then I am biased, having grown up with Smokey Robinson and Co. There are addictive melodies and harmonies, driving drum beats and thought provoking lyrics. The CDs include - I Second That Emotion (Smokey Robinson version and the Supremes version, Get Ready, I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Walk Away Renee, You can't Hurry Love - and that's just a quick... Read review

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Advantages: The superb Ball Of Confusion and the sublime Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Disadvantages: None

...blended fantastically well together which gelled neatly into the state-of-the-art soul production. However catapulting them into wider recognition was their 1965 hit, My Girl, which soon became a chart-topper and one of their most distinguished classics. This was also one of Smokey Robinsons most lyrically and evocative compostions. With its sweeping strings and unforgetable vocal trade-offs on the chrous, this has easily become one of Motowns signature tunes. They also conveyed their versatality on such lush, romantic ballads that steered narrowly into pop with such offerings as I Wish It Would Rain, Since I Lost My Baby and You're My Everything as well as enjoying a dynamic tour de force with Diana Ross and the Supremes on such fabulous cuts such as I'm Gonna Make You Love Me, which are all included on this superbly compiled collection... Read review

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Advantages: 38 tracks
Disadvantages: some fillers

.... Something Stupid - Sinatra, Frank & Nancy 18. Feeling Good - Simone, Nina 19. Wild World - Stevens, Cat 20. She's The One - World Party 21. I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - Rotary Connection 22. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players 23. Take Me Home - Cher 24. Love Machine - Miracles 25. Ready Or Not Here I Come - Delphonics 26. California Soul - 5th Dimension (1) 27. When Did You Stop Loving Me When Did I Stop Loving You - Gaye, Marvin 28. Relight My Fire - Hartman, Dan 29. Gimme Some Lovin' - Davis, Spencer Group 30. Tainted Love - Jones, Gloria 31. Tears Of A Clown - Robinson, Smokey 32. Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers 33. Tide Is High - Holt, John 34. Mas Que Nada - Ben, Jorge 35. Oye Como Va - Puente, Tito 36. Can't Get Used To Losing You - Williams, Andy (1) 37. Be Thankful For What You've Got - DeVaughn, William 38. Les... Read review

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