Holland-Dozier-Holland: 'Detroit' 1969-1977
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Release Date: 03/05/2024
Holland, Dozier and Holland are arguably the greatest songwriters ever. More prolific than Lennon and McCartney, they shaped 'the Sound of Young America' and propelled the Motown sound in the mid 1960s into a creative stratosphere unmatched by any other independent music label. Their trademark catchy teenage love songs were delivered energetically by previously unknown Detroit groups like The Supremes, the Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas & Marvin Gaye. Although synonymous with Berry Gordy's Motown, it was their departure from Motown after a stand-off strike in 1967 and a brutal legal battle that led them to run their own group of labels, Invictus, Hot Wax and Music Merchant. This compilation is a definitive look at this period in history, exploring how H-D-H, under a new guise 'The Creative Corporation', drove the next generation of soul music in a myriad of different ways, towards funk, underground disco and jazz. Featuring 55 tracks, this collection documents HDH's creativity and growth over this seminal 8 year period. During this time the trio developed new artists to rival Motown's success such as Chairman of the Board, Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Glass House, Flaming Ember, 8th Day, Laura Lee & Eloise Laws. The collection is complete with a detailed depiction of this period in history by award winning author Stuart Cosgrove who wrote the Soul Trilogy, a series of books on soul music and social change - 'Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul', 'Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul', which won the Penderyn Prize, as Music Book of the Year in 2018, and 'Harlem 69: The Future of Soul'. Stuart's notes detail the relationship with Motown in the final days, the immediate fall out after the trio left Motown and the creation of the new labels Hot Wax, Invictus & Music Merchant.
Disc 1
1: Band of Gold (Single Mix) - Freda Payne
2: Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen of the Board
3: Westbound #9 - Flaming Ember
4: Frightened Girl - Silent Majority
5: You've Got Me Dangling On a String - Chairmen of the Board
6: Girls It Ain't Easy - Honey Cone
7: Pay to the Piper - Chairmen of the Board
8: Everything's Tuesday - Chairmen of the Board
9: Unhooked Generation - Freda Payne
10: Crumbs Off the Table - Glass House
11: All We Need Is Understanding - Chairmen of the Board
12: Deeper and Deeper - Freda Payne
13: Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)
14: Want Ads - Honey Cone
Disc 2
1: Bring the Boys Home - Freda Payne
2: I Shall Not Be Moved - The Barrino Brothers
3: You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk) - 8th Day
4: Don't You (Think the Time's A-comin') - Lucifer
5: Sunday Morning People - Honey Cone
6: I Surrendered - Glass House
7: You Brought the Joy - Freda Payne
8: I'm in Love Darling - General Johnson
9: Working On a Building of Love - Chairmen of the Board
10: Stick Up - Honey Cone
11: She's Not Just Another Woman (Single Mix) - 8th Day
12: Gotta Get Away - Flaming Ember
13: Eeny-Meeny-Miny Mo - 8th Day
Disc 3
1: Why Can't We Be Lovers (Feat. Lamont Dozier) - Holland-Dozier
2: Elmo James - Chairmen of the Board
3: Something New About You - Silent Majority
4: Try It, You'll Like It - The Barrino Brothers
5: Let Me Ride - Danny Woods
6: Thanks I Needed That - Glass House
7: Crumbs Off the Table - Laura Lee
8: You've Been My Rock - Warlock
9: Woman's Love Rights - Laura Lee
10: Don't Leave Me Starvin' for Your Love (Feat. Brian Holland) - Holland-Dozier
11: Free Your Mind - The Politicians
12: Sunday Morning People - Harrison Kennedy
13: Let's Change the Subject - Satisfaction Unlimited
14: Nothing Sweeter Than Love - 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)
Disc 4
1: Love Factory - Eloise Laws
2: We've Got to Find a Way Back to Love - Freda Payne
3: I'm So Glad Pt. 1 - Brian Holland
4: If I Can't Fly - Honey Cone
5: Can't Get Enough of You - Tyrone Edwards
6: Skin I'm In - Chairmen of the Board
7: I Got It Pt. 1 - New York Port Authority
8: Finders Keepers - Chairmen of the Board
9: That's Love - The Hi-Lites
10: Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right - Freda Payne
11: New Breed Kinda Woman (Feat. Lamont Dozier) - Holland-Dozier
12: Put a Little Love Into It (When You Do It) - Eloise Laws
13: You Made Me Over - Melvin Davis
14: Somebody Is Always Messing Up a Good Thing (Feat. Sharon Cash) - Honey Cone