Motor City Is Burning: A Michigan Anthology 1965–1972

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
recording of:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today)
composer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
The Temptations4:07
2I Call My Baby Pussycat
recording of:
I Call My Baby Pussycat
writer:
George Clinton (US funk musician), Eddie Hazel and William “Billy Bass” Nelson
Parliament4:23
3Psycha‐Soula‐Funkadelic
recording of:
Psycha‐Soula‐Funkadelic
writer:
Ruth Copeland, Melvin Jerome Griffin, Charles Hearndon (Guitarist from Detroit) and McKinley Jackson (Trombone player, songwriter, arranger and producer)
The Politicians3:49
4Reflections
producer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
recording of:
Reflections
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Songs, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and Stone Agate Music (in 1967)
Diana Ross & The Supremes42:52
5Flower Girl
recording of:
Flower Girl
writer:
Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Tarplin
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles3:49
6Scorpio
recording of:
Scorpio
lyricist and composer:
Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band4:06
7Inner City Blues
recording of:
Inner City Blues
lyricist and composer:
Sixto Rodriguez (Sixto Rodriguez, Mexican‐American folk musician, “Sugar Man”)
Rodriguez3:27
8The Motor City Is Burning
recording of:
The Motor City Is Burning
lyricist and composer:
Al Smith (US blues artist)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:53
9Hey Blackman, Part One
recording of:
Hey Blackman, Part One
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Robinson (singer, songwriter, musician, producer)
Eddie Robinson3:28
10Hanging On to a Memory
recording of:
Hanging on to a Memory
writer:
Daphne Dumas (songwriter), Ronald Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer) and Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland)
Chairmen of the Board4:14
11Bring the Boys Home
recording of:
Bring the Boys Home
writer:
Angelo Bond (R&B singer, active in the 1970s, songwriter and producer), General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer) and Greg Perry
Freda Payne3:31
12Indiana Wants Me
recording of:
Indiana Wants Me
lyricist and composer:
R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
R. Dean Taylor3:49
13Twenty Nine
recording of:
Twenty Nine
lyricist and composer:
Scott Newell (journalist / producer and guitar player)
Marshall & Newell3:12
14Sidewalk Cafe
recording of:
Sidewalk Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Paul Parrish
Rare Earth2:59
15Walk Down the Path of Freedom (single version)
recording of:
Walk Down the Path of Freedom
writer:
Ron Aitken and Richard Kosinski
Sunday Funnies3:01
16Can’t Turn Around Now
recording of:
Can’t Turn Around Now
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Robinson (singer, songwriter, musician, producer)
Fork in the Road2:31
17Crumbs Off the Table
recording of:
Crumbs Off the Table
lyricist:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland) and Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter)
composer:
Edith Wayne (songwriting pseudonym used by Holland‐Dozier‐Holland), Scherrie Payne (R&B singer-songwriter) and Ron Dunbar (Songwriter, A&R director and record producer)
The Glass House2:49
181200 Miles
recording of:
1200 Miles
writer:
General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer) and Greg Perry
Flaming Ember3:36
19Everyday Fun
recording of:
Everyday Fun
lyricist and composer:
Tony Johnson (Detroit soul singer & songwriter)
T.N.T.2:53
20Thrills of Love
recording of:
Thrills of Love
writer:
Jack Burningtree (bassist), Joey Finazzo (singer and guitar player) and Mike Mujadin (drummer)
Warlock3:22
21Gimme Shelter
recording of:
Gimme Shelter
written in:
Mayfair, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
writer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist) (in 1968)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Westminster Music Ltd.
Ruth Copeland8:05