Motown Meets the Beatles [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 2002)
• Original Release Date: August 8, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal I.S.
• ASIN: B000001A7Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,714 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #84 in Music > Imports > R&B

Track Listings

1. A Hard Day's Night - The Supremes

2. Eleanor Rigby - The Four Tops

3. We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder

4. Hey Jude - The Temptations

5. Yesterday - Marvin Gaye

6. The Long and Winding Road - Diana Ross

7. Come Together - The Supremes

8. She's Leaving Home - Syreeta

9. You Can't Do That - The Supremes

10. Fool On The Hill - The Four Tops

11. Michelle - The Four Tops

12. And I Love Her - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

13. Something - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

14. Let It Be - Gladys Knight & The Pips

15. Imagine - Diana Ross

16. My Love - Jr. Walker

17. My Sweet Lord - Edwinn Starr

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Corrected track list, June 14, 2002

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"monstr66" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motown Meets the Beatles (Audio CD)

Track list is not correct. Here is the correct one:
1. A Hard Day's Night - Supremes
2. Eleanor Rigby - Four Tops
3. We Can Work It Out - Wonder, Stevie
4. Hey Jude - Temptations
5. Yesterday - Gaye, Marvin
6. Long and Winding Road, The - Ross, Diana
7. Come Together - Supremes
8. She's Leaving Home - Syreeta
9. You Can't Do That - Supremes
10. Fool on the Hill, The - Four Tops
11. Michelle - Four Tops
12. And I Love Her - Robinson, Smokey &
13. Something - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
14. Let It Be - Gladys Knight & The Pips
15. Imagine - Diana Ross
16. My Love - Walker, Jr.
17. My Sweet Lord - Starr, Edwin

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motown adds Soul To The Beatles, April 1, 2000

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This review is from: Motown Meets the Beatles (Audio CD)

This is Fantastic.Marvin Gaye Rips Up Yesterday and The Four Tops Sprinkle Mad Soul to Eleanor Rigby one of My Favorite Beatle songs.also Michelle&Gladys Knight&The Pips Take on Let It Be.this is a Must.MOTOWN does The Four Lads From LIVERPOOL JUSTICE.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pappa's Got a Brand New (Mixed) Bag, February 14, 2007

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Todd and In Charge (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motown Meets the Beatles (Audio CD)

Man. Oh man. I don't want to be too harsh on this collection, because these artists are great and so is the music they are covering.

But man. Oh man. Words cannot describe the butchering some of these classics receive. Listen to The Temps destroy "Hey Jude" and you will know what I mean. On second thought, don't. "Imagine" is a timeless classic, except in this cover version by Diana Ross. I hasten to put any version of a Beatles classic in the same category as Captain Kirk's delirious rendition of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," but we are getting close. I won't even mention the Supremes' cover of "Come Together." There goes ol' flat top, indeed.

That doesn't mean there aren't some solid tracks here. Marvin Gaye's version of "Yesterday" is moving and elegant. Syreeta is sweet in her take on "She's Leaving Home." And the other tracks are either ok, inoffensive, or mildly enjoyable.

But for me I saw this collection as evidence of some of the flaws of the Motown approach. Overuse of tamborines, too much sweetener applied, songs reduced to mid-tempo numbers, regardless of lyrics or structure.

In short, this record is a curio, worth purchasing only if you are trying to round out your collection of either Motown or the Beatles.

Oh, and to hear Diana passionately sing about "toejam football."