As you will no doubt be aware two tracks have already been pre-released
and the Marvin Gaye featuring Beverly Knight has gone ballistic (on this
blog at least) with by far the most views of anything posted this year. I
don't listen to national radio but I would imagine that this has been all
over BBC Radio 2? Surprisingly the Jimmy Ruffin track featuring Mica Pars
isn't following suit!
When I posted the first pre-released track at the beginning of October I
quipped that the track listing was a bit unimaginative, which is still the
case. Indeed Beverly Knight has performed live versions of Stevie Wonder's
'hidden gem' "Ribbon In The Sky" (posted
here), so wouldn't it have been a treat to have something like that that
included instead of being all the tried and tested, 'run-of-the-mill',
'standard' Motown tunes? I'm not knocking what they have done as they
are all performed exquisitely but would have been nice to have
something a bit different, but then I would guess the timing of it's release
is for the Christmas market.
I think my pick of the bunch would have to be "Just My Imagination".
01/ Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
02/ Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There
03/ Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
04/ Jimmy Ruffin Feat. Mica Paris - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
05/ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown
06/ Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
07/ The Supremes - I Hear A Symphony
08/ Marvin Gaye Feat. Beverley Knight - Abraham, Martin & John
09/ The Temptations - My Girl
10/ The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
11/ Billy Preston & Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
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| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Classic Soul / Motown / Remixes |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Island |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 19/11/2021 |
| Value: | £8.99 |
