Release Date: January 20th, 2009
CD Edition limited to 8000 limited edition copies.
Motown proudly presents the newest installment in the critically acclaimed,
continuing series of every Motown single of the Detroit era, this time a 5-disc
set, with a 124-page booklet.
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971 picks up where Vol. 11A left off, covering July through December 1971, detailing the company’s transition from assembly-line hit singles to album projects¾and the new sounds of Los Angeles, California
It’s in these six months that Motown, with the Jackson 5 landing a TV special and hitting the top again with “Sugar Daddy,” spun off lead singer Michael Jackson as a solo artist MJ’s smash solo debut, “Got To Be There,” is the spotlighted vinyl 45 fronting Vol. 11B. Eddie Kendricks gained ground as a solo act while his Temptation-gone-solo counterpart David Ruffin did not. Stevie Wonder, inspired by Marvin Gaye’s success with What’s Going On, showed his mettle as an emerging independent adult artist with his LP Where I’m Coming From and the hit single “If You Really Love Me.” Diana Ross had two fine singles in a slight commercial slump.
Motown continued to experiment with rock on the Rare Earth label (Stoney and Meatloaf, the Rustix, Sunday Funnies, et al); with MOR (Tony & Carolyn); with singer-songwriters (Bobby Darin, Valerie Simpson); and with different slices of soul, from new signings Virgil Henry, Thelma Houston and Popcorn Wylie, a returning veteran. There were significant bumps in the road too: Motown was seeing the decline of some of its marquee acts, from the Four Tops to the Supremes, who still had significant hits—“MacArthur Park” and “Floy Joy,” respectively. Meanwhile, competition was getting hotter, as Philadelphia International would soon be a strong rival; Isaac Hayes was king; and even the fiercely independent James Brown would sign with Polydor, an international corporate label.
This is Volume 11B of a 12-part box series.
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SONGS FEATURED IN THE BOX: CD 61
CD 62
CD 63
CD 1 - 6 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 1
CD 64
CD 65
The whole story is laid out in rich detail across five discs that feature not only the hits and their B-sides,
but also rare mixes, pulled releases and more. And as is expected in this series, Vol. 11B is given a beautiful frame:
“album” style packaging with a 124-page booklet featuring detailed recording and release dates, and similarly detailed
track-by-track histories written by co-producers Keith Hughes and Harry Weinger, and Grammy®-nominated Bill Dahl.
Dr. Andrew Flory, author and Assistant Professor of Music History at Shenandoah Conservatory, continues his insightful
overview of the era first laid out in Vol. 11A. Introducing this package is an engaging personal essay by Scott Regan,
Detroit’s most popular DJ from the sixties who by 1971 was a Motown staff writer and producer.
Another great era, another great set: The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11B: 1971
completes the story of 1971, in an acclaimed series that has received Reissue of the Year honors from Mojo magazine,
SoulMusic.com and others, and that PitchforkMedia.com calls “a godsend... about as good a job as humanly possible.”
Included is an actual 45 RPM vinyl single — Michael Jackson “Got To Be There”.
1.Messengers - That's The Way A Woman Is
2.Messengers - In The Jungle
3.Messengers - That's The Way A Woman Is [Stereo Promo]
4.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready
5.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Right On Brothers And Sisters
6.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Take Me Girl, I'm Ready [Stereo Promo]
7.Originals - Keep Me
8.Originals - A Man Without Love
9.David & Jimmy Ruffin - Lo And Behold
10.David & Jimmy Ruffin - The Things We Have To Do
11.David & Jimmy Ruffin - Lo And Behold [Stereo Promo]
12.David Ruffin - You Can Come Right Back To Me
13.David Ruffin - Dinah
14.Stoney & Meatloaf - It Takes All Kinds Of People
15.Stoney & Meatloaf - The Way You Do The Things You Do
16.Stoney & Meatloaf - It Takes All Kinds Of People [Stereo Promo]
17.Stevie Wonder - If You Really Love Me
18.Stevie Wonder - Think Of Me As Your Soldier
19.Eddie Kendricks - Can I
20.Eddie Kendricks - I Did It All For You
21.Eddie Kendricks - Can I [Stereo Promo]
22.Rustix - My Piece Of Heaven
23.Rustix - Down Down
24.Rustix - My Piece Of Heaven [Stereo Promo]
1.Diana Ross – Surrender
2.Diana Ross - I'm A Winner
3.Valerie Simpson - Can't It Wait Until Tomorrow
4.Valerie Simpson - Back To Nowhere
5.Lodi – Happiness
6.Lodi - I Hope I See It In My Lifetime
7.Lodi - Happiness [Stereo Promo]
8.Four Tops - MacArthur Park (Part 2)
9.Four Tops - MacArthur Park (Part 1)
10.Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal)
11.Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Instrumental)
12.Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie - Funky Rubber Band (Vocal) [Stereo Promo]
13.My Friends - I'm An Easy Rider
14.My Friends - Concrete And Clay
15.My Friends - I'm An Easy Rider [Stereo Promo]
16.Chuck Jackson - Who You Gonna Run To
17.Chuck Jackson - Forgive My Jealousy
18.G.C. Cameron - Act Like A Shotgun
19.G.C. Cameron - Girl I Really Love You
20.G.C. Cameron - Act Like A Shotgun [Stereo Promo]
21.Sunday Funnies - Walk Down The Path Of Freedom
22.Sunday Funnies - It's Just A Dream
23.Sunday Funnies - Walk Down The Path Of Freedom [Stereo Promo]
24.Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You [Stereo Promo]
1.Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
2.Marvin Gaye - Wholy Holy
3.Supremes - Touch
4.Supremes - It's So Hard For Me To Say Goodbye
5.Supremes - Touch [Stereo Promo]
6.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You
7.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke
8.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Bless You [Stereo Promo]
9.Jack Hammer - Color Combination
10.Jack Hammer - Swim
11.Jack Hammer - Color Combination [Stereo Promo]
12.Michael Jackson - Got To Be There
13.Michael Jackson - Maria (You Were The Only One)
14.Michael Jackson - Got To Be There [Stereo Promo]
15.Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
16.Diana Ross - A Simple Thing Like Cry
17.Suzee Ikeda - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
18.Suzee Ikeda - Bah-Bah-Bah
19.Suzee Ikeda - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah [Stereo Promo]
20.Tom Clay - Whatever Happened To Love
21.Tom Clay - Baby I Need Your Loving
22.Tom Clay - Whatever Happened To Love [Stereo Promo]
23.Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - When Sundown Comes
24.Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Flower Girl
CD 7-10 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 2
CD 11-15 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 3
CD 16-21 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 4
CD 22-27 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5
CD 28-32 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6
CD 33-37 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7
CD 38-43 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 8
CD 44-49 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9
CD 50-55 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10
CD 56-60 are on The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 11A
1.Temptations - Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)
2.Temptations - Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
3.Temptations - Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) [Stereo Promo]
4.Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Satisfaction [1st Pressing]
5.Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Satisfaction [2nd Pressing]
6.Tony & Carolyn - We've Only Just Begun / I'll Be There
7.Tony & Carolyn - I Can Get Away From You (But I Can't Get Over You)
8.Tony & Carolyn - We've Only Just Begun / I'll Be There [Stereo Promo]
9.Bobby Taylor - Hey Lordy
10.Bobby Taylor - Just A Little Bit Closer
11.Thelma Houston - I Want To Go Back There Again
12.Thelma Houston - Pick Of The Week
13.Thelma Houston - I Want To Go Back There Again [Stereo Promo]
14.Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother
15.Rare Earth - Under God's Light
16.Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother [Stereo Promo]
17.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Way Back Home (Vocal)
18.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Way Back Home (Instrumental)
19.Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Way Back Home (Vocal)[Stereo Promo]
20.Rustix - We All End Up In Boxes
21.Rustix - We All End Up In Boxes [Stereo Promo]
22.Virgil Henry - I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving
23.Virgil Henry - You Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
24.Virgil Henry - I Can't Believe You're Really Leaving [Stereo Promo]
1.Undisputed Truth - You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth
2.Undisputed Truth - Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today)
3.Gladys Knight & The Pips - Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To
4.Gladys Knight & The Pips - It's All Over But The Shoutin'
5.Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy
6.Jackson 5 - I'm So Happy
7.Jackson 5 - Sugar Daddy [Stereo Promo]
8.Bobby Darin - Simple Song Of Freedom [1st Pressing]
9.Bobby Darin - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [1st Pressing]
10.Bobby Darin - Simple Song Of Freedom [2nd Pressing]
11.Bobby Darin - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [2nd Pressing]
12.Dave Prince - The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived
13.Dave Prince - A Child Is Waiting
14.Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
15.Stevie Wonder - Bedtime For Toys
16.Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me [Stereo Promo]
17.Supremes - Floy Joy
18.Supremes - This Is The Story
19.Supremes - Floy Joy [Stereo Promo]
20.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - In And Out Of My Life
21.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile
22.Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - In And Out Of My Life [Stereo Promo]
23.P.J. - T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care)
24.P.J. - T.L.C. (Tender Loving Care) [Stereo Promo]
