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Motown collectors can now obtain all the label’s foreign language recordings on a 2-CD set from Hip-o Select.

With the Motown Records fan base spreading across Europe in the 1960s, the company decided that its major stars should perform foreign language versions of their hits to appeal to these markets. This new 2-CD set includes all 38 of these tracks from The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Edwin Starr, Jimmy Ruffin, and the Velvelettes.

The package includes a 24-page booklet featuring rare photos of Motown stars in settings around the world, reproductions of the original single sleeves, a sticker sheet, and an essay by Dr. Andrew Flory

Tracks

Disc 1 – Italian
1. The Supremes – L’Amore Verrà [You Can’t Hurry Love]
2. The Supremes – Se Il Filo Spezzerai [You Keep Me Hangin’ On]
3. Four Tops – Piangono Gli Uomini [I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)]
4. The Temptations – Solamente Lei [My Girl]
5. The Temptations – Sei Solo Tu [The Way You Do The Things You Do]
6. Stevie Wonder – Il Sole E’ Di Tutti [A Place In The Sun]
7. Stevie Wonder – Passo Le Mie Notti Qui Da Solo [Music Talk]
8. The Miracles – Non Sono Quello Che Tu Vuoi [(Come ‘Round Here) I’m The One You Need]
9. Jimmy Ruffin – Se Decidi Cosi’ [What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted]
10. Four Tops – Gira, Gira [Reach Out I’ll Be There]
11. Four Tops – L’Arcobaleno [Walk Away, Renee]
12. Stevie Wonder – Dove Vai? [Travlin’ Man]
13. Stevie Wonder – Non Sono Un Angelo [I’m Wondering]
14. Stevie Wonder – Se Tu Ragazza Mia
15. Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amor [My Cherie Amour]
16. Stevie Wonder – Solo Te Solo Me Solo Noi [Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday]
17. Edwin Starr – Che Forza [Soul Master]
18. Edwin Starr – Dolce Amore [Oh How Happy].

Disc Two – German/French/Spanish
1. The Supremes – Moonlight And Kisses
2. The Supremes – Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe [Where Did Our Love Go]
3. The Supremes – Thank You Darling
4. The Supremes – Jonny Und Joe [Come See About Me]
5. The Tempations – Mein Girl [My Girl]
6. The Temptations – Blue Bird
7. Marvin Gaye – Wie Schön Das Ist [How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)]
8. Marvin Gaye – Sympatica
9. The Velvelettes – Puisque Je Sais Qu’il Est À Moi [As Long As I Know He’s Mine]
10. The Velvelettes – Tu Perds Le Plus Merveilleux Garcon Du Monde [You Lost The Sweetest Boy]
11. The Velvelettes – Le Hoky Poky [(Monkey) Hoky Poky]
12. The Velvelettes – Je Veux Crier [My Foolish Heart (Keeps Hanging On To A Memory)]
13. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – Yo Necesito De Tu Amor [I’m Ready For Love]
14. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – Jimmy Mack
15. Stevie Wonder – Mi Ayer Tu Ayer El Ayer [Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday]
16. Stevie Wonder – Mi Querido Amor [My Cherie Amour]
17. Stevie Wonder – Un Lugar En El Sol [A Place In The Sun]
18. Stevie Wonder – Por Primera Vez [For Once In My Life]
19. Bonus Track: 1. Jermaine Jackson – Seamos Serios [Let’s Get Serious]
20. Bonus Track: 2. Smokey Robinson – Aqui Con Tigo [Being With You].

Here’s a sample of how the Supremes sound singing one of their biggest hits in Italian…

The Supremes – “L’Amore Verrà”

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