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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 41 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 41. The Temptations – My Baby – TMG 541. The Temptations third UK Tamla Motown release was another record in the build-up to their own breakthrough to pop stardom. It was another writing and production credit for the talented and prolific Smokey Robinson and his Miracles colleagues. In the UK, neither record would appear on Tamla Motown for some time to come. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 40 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 40. The Miracles – My Girl Has Gone – TMG 540. This is not the best known of the Miracles catalogue and as the follow-up to The Tracks of My Tears. It simply isn’t a very strong song. The track was lifted from the Miracles album, Going To A Go Go, although I am not sure whether the single or the album actually came first. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). This entry was posted in Music.
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The Things That Obsess Me. Author Archives: Dave Thomas. Passionate about jewellery, crafting and volunteering - and keen to share the passion. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 42. The Four Tops – Something About You – TMG 542. That I featured a couple of days ago, it’s a weak follow-up to a great record. In the Four Tops case this followed up It’s The Same Old Song. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 22 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 22. The Miracles – Tracks Of My Tears – TMG 522. What is there to say about this track that hasn’t already said far more eloquently? It was the biggest hit of the prolific Tamla Motown group, The Miracles and their leader/singer Smokey Robinson. Written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore (bass vocalist) and Marv Tarplim (Guitarist). The story behind the song described by Smokey Robinson. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). August 8, 2014.
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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 42 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 42. The Four Tops – Something About You – TMG 542. The Four Tops were one of Holland-Dozier-Holland’s two favoured acts (the other being the Supremes). However, they didn’t give the Four Tops the best possible song or production for this single release. It’s a nice enough song, but like the Miracles release. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window).
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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 39 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 39. Marvin Gaye – Ain’t That Peculiar – TMG 539. Perhaps this was the record that sealed Marvin Gaye’s place in the top echelons of Motown’s stars. The transition from drummer to artist was complete with this song written by Smokey Robinson and the rest of the Miracles who had stuck pretty closely to the formula set by this team’s previous release, I’ll be Doggone. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). This entry was posted in Music.
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A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 28 | Chuffinghog
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The Things That Obsess Me. A Tamla Motown Collection – Part 28. The Four Tops – It’s The Same Old Song – TMG 528. August 1965 drew to a close with the release of this classic by the UK Tamla Motown label, which reached number 34 in the UK chart. At 3-o’clock PM that afternoon, the Holland brothers and Lamont Dozier wrote “It’s the Same Old Song”. Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the Four Tops tenor recalled:. The song itself stuck to the Motown formula of “keeping it similar”. “It’s the Sa...And tagged Berry Gordy.
