THE MOTOWN SOUND COLLECTION:
DECEMBER 13 MARKS THE RELEASE OF
Gladys Knight & the Pips’ Neither Certainly one of Us,
The Temptations’ Strong Rock,
And The Undisputed Fact’s Self-Titled Debut
Elemental Music’s Important Vinyl Reissue Sequence of Traditional and Collectible Albums from the Legendary Detroit Soul Label Continues with Month-to-month Releases By the Finish of 2024
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 (New York, NY) – As this yr attracts to a detailed, Elemental Music’s ongoing Motown Sound Assortment vinyl reissue sequence affords up three extra prestigious titles from the long-lasting Detroit label’s archives set for launch on December 13, 2024: Gladys Knight & the Pips’ Neither Certainly one of Us, The Temptations’ Strong Rock, and The Undisputed Fact’s self-titled.
With nineteen titles rolled out since Might, the indelible Motown titles ranged from The Temptations’ unforgettable I Want It Would Rain, the inimitable Supremes’ I Hear a Symphony and Marvin Gaye’s iconic Once I’m Alone I Cry.
Gladys Knight & the Pips’ Neither Certainly one of Us (Needs to Be the One to Say Goodbye)
Gladys Knight & the Pips’ Neither Certainly one of Us
Launched in 1973, Gladys Knight & the Pips’ ninth studio album was their most profitable album, having climbed Billboard’s High LPs chart to the #9 place and hitting pole place on the High Soul LPs chart. The album’s title observe which All Music Information referred to as “magnificent that includes gorgeous vocals by Gladys Knight” reached the #1 spot within the U.S. R&B chart and #2 within the Singles chart. Rolling Stone praised the track’s “outstanding string part, a rush of backing vocals from the Pips, electrical keyboards and feisty bass and Knight who had one of many sandiest voices on the Motown roster.” It’s follow-up single “Daddy Might Swear, I Declare” reached #2 within the R&B chart and touchdown within the High 20 at #19.
The Temptations “It’s Summer time”
The Temptations’ Strong Rock
The fifteenth studio album by The Temptations, Strong Rock topped Billboard’s R&B album chart at #1 when it was launched in 1972. The primary album by the band with out its founding members Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams, Strong Rock featured three singles. Initially a b-side to the band’s monumental single “Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Wants At present),” “It’s Summer time” simply missed the highest half of the Scorching 100, peaking at #51. Faring fairly a bit higher, The Temptations’ second single “Celebrity (Bear in mind How You Received The place You Are)” was a High Ten hit on the R&B Chart and peaked at #18 on the Scorching 100. “Take A Look Round” rounded out the album’s focus tracks, touchdown the band a High 30 hit.
The Undisputed Fact’s “Save My Love for a Wet Day”
The Undisputed Fact’s The Undisputed Fact
Launched in 1971 and produced by one of many undisputed creators of the traditional Motown Sound Norman Whitfield, the self-titled debut of The Undisputed Fact launched the band’s profession by combining the standard Motown Sound with psychedelia-laced soul. “A wonderful transitional document” (BBC), the primary single “Save My Love for a Wet Day” (peaked at #43 on the R&B chart), it set the stage for his or her second and career-high hit single “Smiling Faces Typically” which posited itself at #3 on Billboard’s Scorching 100. Imagined to be a testing floor by Whitfield, lots of the tracks had additionally been recorded by labelmates The Temptations and even features a “quiet, reflective take” on the track “Aquarius” (from the musical Hair).
Whereas 2024’s slate of releases concludes with these three legendary albums, 2025 will see much more Motown Sound classics set for launch together with Reflections from Diana Ross & The Supremes, Pure Smokey by Smokey Robinson, and Altering Occasions by The 4 Tops (full schedule beneath). These indelible Motown titles are a part of a unbroken sequence of long-playing vinyl reissues of crate digger favorites from the celebrated label’s unequalled catalog. All releases will replicate the daring sound and 12-by-12 full-color packaging of the ‘60s and ‘70s LPs.
Based in 2012, Elemental Music makes a speciality of releasing newly found and out-of-print recordings, primarily jazz, blues, and soul. These recordings are meticulously curated and reissued with love.
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