Standing in the Shadows of Motown [Soundtrack, Deluxe Edition]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Soundtrack, Deluxe Edition
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B00021LPLA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,358 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #27 in Music > R&B > Motown
  • #32 in Music > R&B > Funk > General

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Heat Wave

2. You've Really Got A Hold On Me

3. Do You Love Me

4. Bernadette

5. Reach Out I'll Be There

6. Ain't Too Proud To Beg

7. Shotgun

8. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

10. You Keep Me Hanging On

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Funk Brothers In The House

2. Standing In The Shadows Of Love

3. Dialogue: Joe Hunter

4. The One Who Really Loves You

5. Pride And Joy

6. Dialogue: Robert White

7. My Girl

8. Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart

9. Don't Mess With Bill

10. The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motown... the house that FUNK built!, December 21, 2005

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Kyle Mole "Fingers" (U.K.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Audio CD)

I almost crapped myself when i spotted this!

I had the one disc version and the DVD, both of which I enjoyed immensly. This, however, is the iceing on the cake! The 'snakepit' instrumentals is a joy to behold, and shows you that without the dynamics and unison of this band, Most of Motown acts would have scrubbed up no better or worse than Tom Jones or Dusty! The basswork of James Jamerson is self explanitory. Melodies that groove don't really sound this great, but James defined what that singing bass was alllll about. There's as much lyricism in his lines as in the vocal versions themselves!

The bonus tracks on disc one include 'Boom Boom Boom,' and the evergreen 'Higher' by Jackie Wilson, a perfect piece of pop, with Jamerson Sitting on the groove all the way. Dennis Coffey's 'Scorpio' is a breaks classic, the bongo break has long been a staple of Hip Hop sampling. I never knew it was the Funk Brothers on the groove!

The version of 'Heard it Through the Grapevine' kicks like a mule and hook you right in from the off. 'Don't Mess With Bill' is the instrumental side of the Motown revue, with very Jazzy guitar work and Jamerson's bass way out in front. This would be annoying if it weren't for his awesome melodic lines, dem lines!

The final track on disc 2 is Jamerson solo with the Temptations, real history...

If you play bass, start your melodic life here! If you don't, just dance!!!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your mind will be blown and you may not be able to handle it., August 1, 2005

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FoxyMamaQuilts - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Audio CD)

I thought that I loved Motown because of the terrific singers. I now realize that I love Motown because of the Funk Brothers. My favorite is the 2nd CD which is instrumentals. Whoa! I felt something real. And I realized that the singers, for the most part, were totally unneccessary. The Funk Brothers? Necessary. The music is tight, natural and raw -- yet beautiful, sweet, surprisingly thoughful. Cool but extremely heated. When you hear "It's A Shame" and "Ain't no mountain high enough..." Oooh. Get it.

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "the sound will stay with you forever ~ Motown", May 11, 2004

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (Audio CD)

Hip-O Records presents the long awaited deluxe edition "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", featuring a compilation of fifteen original soundtrack tunes from The funk Brothers ~ plus bonus tracks with John Lee Hooker, Jackie Wilson, Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band ~ and that's just the first disc ~ "COOL JERK" (Bootsy Collins), "(LOVE IS LIKE A) HEAT WAVE" (Joan Osborne), "CLOUD NINE" (Meshell Ndegeocello) ~ all in all an original Grammy Award winning album.

Disc two takes us "In The Snakepit: naked instrumental remixes of the original hits ~ "I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE", "FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE", "I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER" ~ twenty four tracks of non-stop Motown memories with dialogue introducing each cue ~ the last track "YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING", featuring The Temptations & James Jamerson is a rare highlight ~ you can't help but fall for this double beautiful collection of what made Motown so great...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Hip-O Records 66365 ~ (5/11/2004)